2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia

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The 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia) is a scheduled sports car racing series open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The season started at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on March 27 and will conclude at Sandown Raceway on November 8.

The reigning champion, Jake Santalucia, would not return to the series to defend his title as he would graduate to the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia category for 2026.[1]

The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.[2]

Rd Circuit Dates Event Maps
1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		 27–29 March GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Ferrari Challenge Australasia
Mustang Cup Australia
2 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)		 8–10 May GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Ferrari Challenge Australasia
Mustang Cup Australia
3 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(Ipswich, Queensland)		 12–14 June GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Mustang Cup Australia
Radical Cup Australia
4 Queensland Reid Park Street Circuit
(Townsville, Queensland)		 10–12 July Supercars Championship
Aussie Racing Car Series
Touring Car Masters
GR Cup
5 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)		 18–20 September GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Ferrari Challenge Australasia
Mustang Cup Australia
Radical Cup Australia
6 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)		 6–8 November Supercars Championship
Super2 Series
Australian National Trans Am Series
GR Cup

Teams and drivers

Entrant No Driver Class Rounds
TekworkX Motorsport 2 Australia Josh Thomas[3] P 1
3 Australia Diesel Thomas[3] P 1
11 Australia Eric Constantinidis[3] PA 1
29 Australia Lincoln Evans[3] P 1
78 Australia Lincoln Taylor[3] P 1
McElrea Racing 7 Australia Kamal Mrad[3] P 1
14 Australia Kent Leicester[3] PA 1
19 Australia Anthony Gilbertson[3] PA 1
24 Australia Daniel Quimby[3] P 1
51 Australia Tim Farrell[3] PA 1
Pinnacle Road & Race Works 16 Australia Jesse Lacey[3] P 1
Sonic Motor Racing Services 22 Australia Ruairi Avern[4] P 1
55 Australia Xavier Avramides[5] P 1
81 Malaysia Hayden Haikal[6] P 1
Jones Motorsport 25 Australia Ben Taylor[3] P 1
69 New Zealand Hunter Robb[7] P 1
Willani Investments 35 South Africa Indiran Padayachee[3] PA 1
Effect Building Projects 47 Australia Stephen Moylan[3] PA 1
GWR 56 Australia John McInnes[3] PA 1
Tyler Greenbury Racing 57 Australia Brandon Madden[3] P 1
94 Australia Kobi Williams[3] P 1
Wanless 75 Australia Dean Wanless[3] PA 1
Bunya Bush Mechanics / The Cover Shop 91 Australia Lachlan Harburg[3] PA 1
Entertainment Park 96 Australia John Papantoniou[3] PA 1
SPM Investment Group 272 Australia Mark Darling[3] PA 1
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Guest Starter

Results and standings

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Drivers' Winner Teams' Winner Pro-Am Winner
1 1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit New Zealand Hunter Robb Australia Kobi Williams New Zealand Hunter Robb Jones Motorsport Australia Anthony Gilbertson
2 New Zealand Hunter Robb New Zealand Hunter Robb Jones Motorsport Australia Anthony Gilbertson
3 Australia Kobi Williams Australia Kobi Williams Tyler Greenbury Racing Australia Anthony Gilbertson
2 1 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
2
3
3 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway
2
3
4 1 Queensland Reid Park Street Circuit
2
3
5 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
2
3
6 1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
2
3

Championship standings

Pro standings

Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 New Zealand Hunter Robb 1 1 20 144
2 Australia Kamal Mrad 2 3 8 134
3 Australia Xavier Avramides 6 4 2 118
4 Australia Lincoln Taylor 3 2 13 118
5 Australia Kobi Williams 17 6 1 116
6 Australia Josh Thomas 7 9 4 90
7 Malaysia Hayden Haikal 21 8 3 84
8 Australia Ben Taylor 10 11 9 80
9 Australia Ruairi Avern 20 22 5 72
10 Australia Daniel Quimby 4 5 Ret 70
11 Australia Diesel Thomas 5 7 Ret 64
12 Australia Lincoln Evans Ret 12 6 52
13 Australia Jesse Lacey 14 21 Ret 46
14 Australia Brandon Madden WD WD WD 0
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN

Pro-Am standings

Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Anthony Gilbertson 8 10 7 180
2 Australia Stephen Moylan 11 13 11 134
3 Australia Lachlan Harburg 9 14 14 126
4 South Africa Indiran Padayachee 15 16 12 102
5 Australia Tim Farrell 12 15 17 100
6 Australia Kent Leicester 19 20 15 84
7 Australia Mark Darling 18 18 19 82
8 Australia Eric Constantinidis 16 Ret 10 80
9 Australia John McInnes Ret 17 16 62
10 Australia John Papantoniou Ret 19 18 54
11 Australia Dean Wanless 13 Ret DNS 34
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN

See also

References

External links

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