2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia

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The 2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Series presented by Pirelli was the ninth running of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia. The series commenced at Sandown Raceway on April 1st & concluded at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on September 11th.[1]

The series would be won by Hamish Hardeman.

Team Class No. Driver Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services A 1 Australia Ryan Simpson 1
10 Australia Hamish Hardeman All
CSF Radiators/Miles Advisory Partners A 4 New Zealand Tim Miles All
Logicar Australia A 6 Australia Michael Stillwell 2-3,6
Asset Partner/Racing Dynamic B 8 Australia Neville Stewart 2,4
Triffle Bar + Venue A 9 Australia Tony Martin 1-2,4-6
OLOF/Cosmetic Dental Spa B 12 Australia Brendan Cook 5-6
htfu A 13 Australia Sam Shahin All
Chris Stillwell A 16 Australia Chris Stillwell 3
Zoo York A 17 Australia Michael Vati 1
Hallmark Homes/Motiv8 Racing
Movie 8 Racing		 A 19 Australia Anthony Gilbertson All
Melbourne Orthopaedic Group B 21 Australia Shane Barwood 1,3-6
Wrightlands GAM Soltronic A 30 Australia David Ryan 1-4
FREEM B 32 Australia Daniel Stutterd 1-3,5
Motorsport Leasing A 34 Australia Phil Morriss 1
Australia John Morriss 2,4-5
GAP Solutions / Ezi-POS A 66 Australia John Goodacre 1
Safe-T-Stop B 69 Australia Richard Gartner 2
Power Street Racing A 72 Australia Jim Campbell 2-5
Hunter French Real Estate B 81 Australia Michael Tsigeridis 1,3,6
Laser 3D/Force Accessories A 82 Australia Brian Finn All
Kalus Kenny Itelex Lawyers A 90 Australia Sven Burchartz 6
Simulate-It/Willship A 91 New Zealand Jaxon Evans All
Super Rooster
Scott Taylor Motorsport		 A 95 Australia Jake Klarich All
B 222 Australia Scott Taylor 5
Southern Star Window A 99 Australia Ross McGregor All

All A class teams used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2010-2012) all B class team used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2006-2009). They all used Pirelli Tyres.[2][3]

Race calendar

The series is being contested over eight rounds with rounds 3 & 4 being part of the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy.[4]

Round Circuit City / state Date Format Winning driver(s)
1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 1–3 April Three races Australia Ryan Simpson
2 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 29 April-1 May Three races New Zealand Jaxon Evans
3 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway Winton, Victoria 10–12 June Three races Australia Hamish Hardeman
4 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 1–3 July Three races Australia Hamish Hardeman
5 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 29–31 July Three races New Zealand Jaxon Evans
6 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–11 September Three races New Zealand Jaxon Evans

Series standings

Pos. Driver SAN
Victoria (state)		 SMP
New South Wales		 WIN
Victoria (state)		 SMP
New South Wales		 QLD
Queensland		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 Pts.
1 Hamish Hardeman 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 433
2 Jaxon Evans 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 Ret 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 414
3 Jake Klarich 8 5 7 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 Ret 3 3 3 Ret DNS 311
4 Tim Miles 4 4 3 8 4 4 4 11 6 5 6 4 3 Ret Ret 9 3 3 242
5 Sam Shahin 6 6 5 5 10 7 8 6 5 6 7 6 5 5 Ret 4 10 5 238
6 Anthony Gilbertson 9 7 8 9 6 6 9 Ret 7 9 10 5 13 6 4 5 4 4 194
7 Brian Finn 7 9 9 7 9 8 6 Ret 11 10 8 9 6 7 5 6 11 7 186
8 Jim Campbell Ret 8 Ret 7 3 4 7 Ret 7 4 4 10 144
9 David Ryan Ret Ret DNS 4 5 5 5 4 10 4 4 DNS 142
10 Ross McGregor 16 11 11 Ret 7 10 12 Ret 15 11 9 8 12 8 6 10 5 9 108
11 Ryan Simpson 1 1 1 93
12 Danny Stutterd† 12 13 13 11 12 11 11 8 12 8 12 8 74
13 Michael Stillwell 12 13 9 10 5 8 7 6 8 68
14 Shane Barwood† 15 16 16 15 9 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 9 10 54
15 John Goodacre 5 8 6 46
16 John Morriss 6 DNS DNS 8 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 46
17 Tony Martin 14 15 15 13 15 14 13 12 10 9 13 9 13 8 Ret 45
18 Scott Taylor† 10 9 7 32
19 Brendon Cook† 7 10 Ret 11 7 Ret 28
20 Chris Stillwell 13 7 9 26
21 Phil Morriss 11 10 10 22
22 Richard Gartner† 10 11 12 18
23 Michael Vati 10 12 12 16
24 Michael Tsigeridis† 13 14 14 14 10 14 14 Ret 15
25 Sven Burchartz 8 Ret 6 12
26 Neville Steward† 14 14 13 14 Ret 12 9
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
† - B Class

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