2019 Australian GT Championship

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The 2019 Australian GT Championship is the 23rd running of the Australian GT Championship, a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars, FIA GT4 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The championship will commence on 14 March 2018 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and conclude on 10 November at Sandown Raceway. The championship will be contested over seven rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round, will include at least one compulsory timed pit stop.

The 2019 calendar was unveiled on 20 October 2018[1]

Rnd Circuit Location Date Supporting
1 Victoria (state) Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 14–17 March Australian Grand Prix
Supercars Championship
2 Western Australia Barbagallo Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 2–4 May Supercars Championship
3 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 7–8 June Shannons Nationals
4 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 12–13 July Shannons Nationals
5 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 20-21 September Shannons Nationals
6 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 25–27 October Supercars Championship
7 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 8–9 November Supercars Championship
NC New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 28 November Challenge Bathurst
  Event is part of Australian GT Championship, Australian GT4 Championship and Australian Endurance Championship
  Event is part of Australian GT Championship, Australian GT4 Championship, Australian GT Trophy Series and Tropheo Challenge
  Event is a Sprint event to which Australian GT Championship was invited to attend in a non-championship capacity

Entry list

Australian GT Championship

Team Vehicle No. Drivers Rounds
Australia Melbourne Performance Centre[2][3][4] Audi R8 LMS Evo[2] 1 Australia Geoff Emery[2] All
Australia Garth Tander[4] 3–5
24 Australia Tony Bates[3] 1, 3, 7
Australia John Martin[5] 3
33 Australia Vince Muriti[4] 3
Australia Luke Youlden[4]
Audi R8 LMS Ultra[4] 125 Australia Nick Kelly[4] 3
Australia Barton Mawer[4]
Australia Wall Racing[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[6] 6 Australia Adrian Deitz[4] 3
Australia Cameron McConville[4]
Australia Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing[3] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3[3] 7 United Kingdom Tony Quinn[3] 1, 3, 6
New Zealand Daniel Gaunt[4] 3
AustraliaUnited States Scott Taylor Motorsport[3][7][4][8][N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT3[3] 8 Australia Max Twigg[3] 1–4
Australia Tony D'Alberto[4] 3–4
75 Australia Kenny Habul[7] 1
222 Australia Scott Taylor[4] 3–4
Australia Craig Baird[4]
777 Australia Yasser Shahin[8] 3–4
Australia Jamie Whincup[8]
Australia Totally 4X4 Wheels[6] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX[6] 14 Australia Peter Major[6] 2
Australia Nineteen Corporation P/L[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3[6] 19 Australia Mark Griffith[6] 2, 7
Australia Aussie Driver Search[9] Audi R8 LMS[9] 28 Australia Lee Partridge[9] 1
Australia Team 59Racing[10] McLaren 720S GT3[10] 59 Australia Fraser Ross[10] 1, 3–7
Australia Ryan Simpson 3–5, 7
Australia Eggleston Motorsport[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3[3] 63 Australia Peter Hackett[11] All
New Zealand Dominic Storey[4] 3–4
Australia Safe-T-Stop[12] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX[12] 69 Australia Richard Gartner[12] 4
Australia Hadrian Morrall[12]
Australia Trofeo Motorsport[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[6] 129 Australia Ryan Millier[6] 2, 6
Australia Joseph Ensabella[13] 3, 5
Australia Tim Blanchard[13] 3
Australia Liam Talbot[12] 4–5, 7
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[12] 4

Australian Endurance Championship

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Australia Melbourne Performance Center[4][5] Audi R8 LMS Evo[4] 1 Australia Geoff Emery[4] All
Australia Garth Tander[4]
24 Australia Tony Bates[5] 1
Australia John Martin[5]
33 Australia Vince Muriti[4] 1
Australia Luke Youlden[4]
Audi R8 LMS Ultra[4] 99 Australia Nick Kelly[4] 1
Australia Barton Mawer[4]
Australia Wall Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[4] 6 Australia Adrian Deitz[4] 1
Australia Cameron McConville[4]
Australia Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing[4] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3[4] 7 United Kingdom Tony Quinn[4] 1
New Zealand Daniel Gaunt[4]
Australia Scott Taylor Motorsport[4][8] Mercedes-AMG GT3[4] 8 Australia Max Twigg[4] 1–2
Australia Tony D'Alberto[4]
222 Australia Scott Taylor[4] 1–2
Australia Craig Baird[4]
777 Australia Yasser Shahin[8] 1–2
Australia Jamie Whincup[8]
Australia Team 59Racing[4] McLaren 720S GT3[4] 59 Australia Fraser Ross[4] All
Australia Ryan Simpson
Australia Eggleston Motorsport[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3[4] 63 Australia Peter Hackett[4] All
New Zealand Dominic Storey[4] 1–2
Australia Safe-T-Stop[12] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX[12] 69 Australia Richard Gartner[12] 2
Australia Hadrian Morrall[12]
Australia Trofeo Motorsport[13] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[4] 129 Australia Joseph Ensabella[13] 1, 3
Australia Tim Blanchard[13] 1
Australia Liam Talbot[12] 2–3
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[12] 2

Australian GT Trophy Series

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Australia Motorsport Leasing[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (19)[3] 34 Australia John Morriss[3] 1
Australia Aaron Laboratories[3] Porsche 997 GT3 Cup[3] 64 Australia Joseph Ensabella[3] All
Australia Safe-T-Stop[3] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX[3] 69 Australia Richard Gartner[3] 1–3
Australia DPM Motorsports[3] Chevrolet Camaro SS GT3[3] 71 Australia Dale Paterson[3] All
Australia Showergrate Shop Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73 Australia Peter Corbett 3
Australia Industrie Motorsport[3] Audi R8 LMS Ultra[3] 99 Australia Nick Kelly[3] 1
Australia REN Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra[3] 125 Australia Ryan How[3] 1–2
Australia Scott Taylor Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (19)[3] 222 Australia Scott Taylor[3] 1–2

Tropheo Challenge

Team Vehicle No. Drivers Rounds
Australia MARC Cars Australia MARC II V8 20 Australia Adam Hargraves 3
95 Australia Geoff Taunton 3
MARC I V8 28 Australia Bayley Hall 3
93 Australia Broc Feeney 3
Australia Melbourne Orthopaedic[3] Porsche 991 GT3 Cup[3] 21 Australia Shane Barwood[3] 1
Australia Seidler Group[3] Porsche 991 GT3 Cup[3] 22 Australia Chris Seidler[3] 1
Australia Luke Seidler[3]
Australia Earth Electrical Contractors[3] Porsche 991 GT3 Cup[3] 25 Australia Nick Karnaros[3] All
Australia Trofeo Motorsport[3] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo[3] 29 Australia Jim Manolios[3] 1–2
Australia Ryan Millier 4
Australia Daikin Air Conditioning[3] Porsche 991 GT3 Cup[3] 87 Australia David Greig[3] 1, 4

Australian GT4 Championship

Team Vehicle No. Drivers Rounds
Australia MPD Steak Kitchen[3] Audi R8 LMS GT4[14] 16 Australia Victor Zagame[14] 1
Australia M-Motorsport[14] KTM X-Bow GT4[14] 48 Australia Justin McMillan[14] 1–6
Australia Glen Wood[14]
Australia Dean Koutsoumidis 7
50 Australia David Crampton[14] 1–5, 7
Australia Trent Harrison[14] 1, 3–6
Australia Griffith Corporation[3] Ginetta G55 GT4[14] 55 Australia Mark Griffith[14] 1
Australia Team 59Racing[10] McLaren 570S GT4[10] 74 Australia Ryan Simpson 1
Australia Christian Fitzgerald 5
United Kingdom Michael O'Brien
Australia Solar & Energy Finance Ginetta G50 GT4 211 Australia Todd O'Brien 6

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position GT3 winners GT4 winners GT Trophy winners Tropheo Challenge winners
1 R1 Victoria (state) Albert Park Australia No. 8 STM - WM Waste Australia No. 59 Team 59Racing Australia No. 48 M Motorsport Australia No. 125 REN Racing Australia No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
Australia Max Twigg Australia Fraser Ross Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood		 Australia Ryan How Australia Nick Karnaros
R2 Australia No. 59 Team 59Racing United States No. 75 Scott Taylor Motorsport Australia No. 74 Team 59Racing Australia No. 125 REN Racing Australia No. 21 Melbourne Orthopaedic Group
Australia Fraser Ross Australia Kenny Habul Australia Ryan Simpson Australia Ryan How Australia Shane Barwood
R3 Australia No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport Australia No. 48 M Motorsport Australia No. 125 REN Racing Australia No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
Australia Peter Hackett Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood		 Australia Ryan How Australia Nick Karnaros
R4 United States No. 75 Scott Taylor Motorsport Australia No. 74 Team 59Racing Australia No. 125 REN Racing Australia No. 21 Melbourne Orthopaedic Group
Australia Kenny Habul Australia Ryan Simpson Australia Ryan How Australia Shane Barwood
2 R1 Western Australia Barbagallo Australia No. 14 Totally 4X4 Wheels Australia No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 48 M-Motorsport Australia No. 125 REN Racing Australia No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
Australia Peter Major Australia Geoff Emery Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood		 Australia Ryan How Australia Nick Karnaros
R2 Australia No. 14 Totally 4X4 Wheels Australia No. 48 M-Motorsport Australia No. 125 REN Racing Australia No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
Australia Peter Major Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood		 Australia Ryan How Australia Nick Karnaros
R3 Australia No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 48 M-Motorsport Australia No. 71 DPM Motorsports Australia No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
Australia Geoff Emery Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood		 Australia Dale Paterson Australia Nick Karnaros
3 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australia No. 59 Team 59Racing Australia No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 48 M-Motorsport Did Not Participate
Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Ryan Simpson		 Australia Geoff Emery
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood
4 South Australia The Bend Australia No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport Australia No. 129 Trofeo Motorsport Australia No. 50 M-Motorsport
Australia Peter Hackett
New Zealand Dominic Storey		 Australia Liam Talbot
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen		 Australia David Crampton
Australia Trent Harrison
5 Victoria (state) Sandown Australia No. 59 Team 59Racing Australia No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport Australia No. 48 M-Motorsport
Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Ryan Simpson		 Australia Peter Hackett Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood
6 R1 Queensland Surfers Paradise Australia No. 59 Team 59Racing Australia No. 129 Trofeo Motorsport Australia No. 48 M Motorsport Australia No. 64 Aaron Laboratories Australia No. 95 MARC Cars Australia
Australia Fraser Ross Australia Ryan Millier Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood		 Australia Joseph Ensabella Australia Geoff Taunton
R2 Australia No. 59 Team 59Racing Australia No. 50 M Motorsport Australia No. 71 DPM Motorsports Australia No. 20 MARC Cars Australia
Australia Fraser Ross Australia Trent Harrison Australia Dale Paterson Australia Adam Hargraves
7 R1 Victoria (state) Sandown Australia No. 59 Team 59Racing Australia No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport Australia No. 48 M Motorsport Australia No. 64 Aaron Laboratories Australia No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Ryan Simpson		 Australia Peter Hackett Australia Dean Koutsoumidis Australia Joseph Ensabella Australia Ryan Millier
R2 Australia No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport Australia No. 48 M Motorsport Australia No. 64 Aaron Laboratories Australia No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
Australia Peter Hackett Australia Dean Koutsoumidis Australia Joseph Ensabella Australia Ryan Millier
R3 Australia No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 50 M Motorsport Australia No. 64 Aaron Laboratories Australia No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
Australia Geoff Emery Australia David Crampton Australia Joseph Ensabella Australia Ryan Millier

Championship Standings

Points system

Points were awarded as follows:[15][16]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th+ 
Qualifying 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 N/a
Round 1 50 44 39 33 31 30 27 25 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 15 14 13 12 10 8 5 2 2
Rounds 2, 7 67 59 51 44 42 40 37 34 32 30 28 27 25 23 22 20 18 17 15 13 10 7 3 3
Round 6 100 88 77 65 65 60 55 50 48 45 43 40 38 35 33 30 28 25 23 20 15 10 5 5
Rounds 3–5 300 265 230 195 190 180 165 150 143 135 128 120 113 105 98 90 83 75 68 60 45 30 15 5

Australian GT Championship

Pos Driver ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 BEN
South Australia		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 Points
QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R QP R QP R QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Geoff Emery 13 4 4 5 4 14 1 2 1 12 1 10 2 14 2 10 5 5 16 5 4 1 1537
2 Australia Peter Hackett 12 3 6 1 3 16 2 4 4 10 9 16 3 14 1 15 2 3 11 1 1 2 1438
3 Australia Garth Tander 12 1 10 2 14 2 868
4 Australia Max Twigg 17 2 3 2 2 12 3 3 2 12 3 15 4 824
5 Australia Fraser Ross[N 2] 0 1 2 6 Ret 17 2 14 6 18 Ret 20 3 1 20 4 2 DNS 814
6 Australia Liam Talbot 13 1 14 3 6 3 3 3 715
7 Australia Ryan Simpson 17 2 14 6 18 Ret 20 4 2 DNS 617
8 Australia Tony D'Alberto 12 3 15 4 452
9 Australia Dom Storey 10 9 16 3 399
10 Australia Joseph Ensabella 0 8 14 3 394
11 Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Jamie Whincup		 15 10 12 5 352
12 Australia Tony Bates 9 6 8 7 5 4 4 7 Ret DNS DNS 343
13 Australia Ryan Millier 9 6 5 5 15 1 2 336
14 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 13 1 313
15 Australia Mark Griffith 9 5 6 3 11 2 5 4 298
16 United Kingdom Tony Quinn 6 7 Ret 8 7 11 Ret 12 4 4 248
17 Australia John Martin 4 4 199
18 Australia Vince Muriti
Australia Luke Youlden		 1 5 191
19 Australia Craig Baird
Australia Scott Taylor		 4 6 6 Ret 184
20 Australia Aaron Deitz
Australia Cameron McConville		 6 7 171
21 Australia Richard Gartner
Australia Hadrian Morrall		 4 7 169
22 Australia Kenny Habul 16 Ret 1 3 1 157
23 Australia Tim Blanchard 0 8 150
24 Australia Peter Major 20 4 1 Ret 131
25 Australia Lee Partridge 11 9 7 Ret 7 102
26 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt 11 Ret 11
Australia Nick Kelly
Australia Barton Mawer		 0 Ret 0
Pos Driver QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R QP R QP R QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3 Points
ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 BEN
South Australia		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)
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 Notes:

Australian Endurance Championship

Pos. Drivers PHI
Victoria (state)		 BEN
South Australia		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 Points
QP R QP R QP R
1 Australia Geoff Emery
Australia Garth Tander		 12 1 10 2 14 2 868
2 Australia Peter Hackett 10 9 16 3 14 1 713
3 Australia Liam Talbot 13 1 14 3 557
4 Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Ryan Simpson		 17 2 14 6 18 Ret 494
5 Australia Tony D'Alberto
Australia Max Twigg		 12 3 15 4 452
6 Australia Dom Storey 10 9 16 3 399
7 Australia Joseph Ensabella 0 8 14 3 394
8 Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Jamie Whincup		 15 10 12 5 352
9 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 13 1 313
10 Australia Tony Bates
Australia John Martin		 4 4 199
11 New Zealand Craig Baird
Australia Scott Taylor		 4 6 6 Ret 190
12 Australia Vince Muriti
Australia Luke Youlden		 1 5 191
13 Australia Aaron Deitz
Australia Cameron McConville		 5 7 171
14 Australia Richard Gartner
Australia Hadrian Morrall		 4 7 169
15 Australia Tim Blanchard 0 8 150
16 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt
United Kingdom Tony Quinn		 11 Ret 11
Australia Nick Kelly
Australia Barton Mawer		 0 Ret 0
Pos. Drivers QP R QP R QP R Points
PHI
Victoria (state)		 BEN
South Australia		 SAN
Victoria (state)

Australian GT4 Championship

Pos Driver ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 BEN
South Australia		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 Points
QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R QP R QP R QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood		 18 1 3 1 3 20 1 1 1 20 1 20 2 18 1 18 1 2 1546
2 Australia David Crampton 11 4 Ret 3 5 16 2 2 2 16 Ret 16 1 15 2 8 2 2 1 1112
3 Australia Trent Harrison 11 4 Ret 3 5 16 Ret 16 1 15 2 18 2 1 932
4 Australia Ryan Simpson 18 2 1 2 1 206
5 Australia Dean Koutsoumidis 10 1 1 DNS 144
6 Australia Mark Griffith 14 3 2 Ret 2 141
7 Australia Victor Zagame 11 5 4 4 4 141
8 Australia Todd O'Brien 14 3 Ret 91
9 Australia Christian Fitzgerald
United Kingdom Michael O'Brien		 17 Ret 17
Pos Driver QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R QP R QP R QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3 Points
ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 BEN
South Australia		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)

Australian GT Trophy Series

Pos Driver ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 Points
QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Dale Paterson 11 5 5 5 5 14 2 2 1 20 2 1 0 2 2 DNS 660
2 Australia Joseph Ensabella 6 7 Ret 4 7 10 4 4 3 15 1 Ret 10 1 1 1 579
3 Australia Ryan How 17 1 1 1 1 20 1 1 Ret 371
4 Australia Richard Gartner 8 6 Ret 3 6 14 5 3 2 15 Ret 3 365
5 Australia John Morriss 17 3 2 2 3 183
6 Australia Scott Taylor 11 4 3 Ret 4 14 3 Ret DNS 181
7 Australia Peter Corbett 12 3 2 177
8 Australia Nick Kelly 16 2 4 Ret 2 137
Pos Driver QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3 Points
ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)

Trofeo Challenge

Pos Driver ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 Points
QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Nick Karnaros 18 1 2 1 2 20 1 1 1 10 5 4 8 2 2 2 750
2 Australia Jim Manolios 10 3 4 2 4 16 2 2 2 355
3 Australia David Greig 12 2 3 4 3 7 3 3 3 327
4 Australia Ryan Millier 10 1 1 1 211
5 Australia Adam Hargraves 12 2 1 200
6 Australia Geoff Taunton 15 1 3 192
7 Australia Shane Barwood 15 4 1 3 1 187
8 Australia Broc Feeney 20 3 2 185
9 Australia Bayley Hall 15 4 Ret 80
10 Australia Chris Seidler
Australia Luke Seidler		 17 Ret DNS DNS DNS 17
Pos Driver QP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP R1 R2 R3 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 R3 Points
ALB
Victoria (state)		 BAR
Western Australia		 SUR
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)

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