2017 Australian GT Championship

2017 Australian GT Championship
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The 2017 Australian GT Championship is the 21st running of the Australian GT Championship, a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The season will begin on 2 March 2017 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and will end on 19 November at Wakefield Park, with two rounds held in New Zealand.

Following the success of the previous year, the season is divided into the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, both featuring GT3 cars. A third series for older-specification GT3 and GT4 class cars, the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, is also held.[1]

The Australian GT Championship events are held in support of five V8 Supercar events. The Australian Endurance Championship shares an event with the Shannons Nationals, another with V8 Supercars, and its final two rounds are staged at Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park, both owned by series owner Tony Quinn. The Australian GT Trophy Series is contested exclusively at Shannons Nationals events.[1]

Series

The 2017 season included three separate series:

All competitors are able to enter the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, and all were eligible to win the championships outright, however only older-specification cars could enter the Australian GT Trophy Series.

Race calendar

The Australian GT Championship is contested over five rounds, the Australian Endurance Championship over four rounds and the Australian GT Trophy Series over five rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, includes at least one compulsory timed pit stop.[1]

Australian GT Championship
Round Circuit Location Race format Date
1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 3 x 40 min 2–5 March
2 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 4 x 25 min 23–26 March
3 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 2 x 60 min 5–7 May
4 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 3 x 40 min 8–10 July
5 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 15–17 September
Australian Endurance Championship
Round Name Circuit Location Race format Date
1 AEC Philip Island 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 500 km 26–28 May
2 AEC Sydney 501 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 August
3 Hampton Downs 500 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Waikato, New Zealand 27–29 October
4 Highlands 501 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 10–12 November
Australian GT Trophy Series
Round Circuit Location Race format Date
1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 2 x 50 min 8–9 April
2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 10–11 June
3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 5–6 August
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–10 September
5 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 18–19 November

Australian GT Championship

Teams and drivers

Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events
Ah Apartments Audi R8 LMS 3 Australia Ash Samadi GT 1–4
McElrea Racing Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 4 Australia Tim Miles GT 1
GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 5 Australia Greg Taylor GT 1, 3
Australia Nathan Antunes 1
Zagame Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 6 Australia Adrian Deitz GT 2
Australia Cameron McConville
Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing McLaren 650S GT3 7 United Kingdom Tony Quinn GT 1–4
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 8 Australia Max Twigg GT 1–4
222 New Zealand Craig Baird GT 1
Australia Scott Taylor 1–4
Hallmarc Constructions Audi R8 LMS 9 Australia Marc Cini GT 1–2, 4
Australia Dean Fiore 2
Objective Racing McLaren 650S GT3 11 Australia Tony Walls GT 1–4
PM Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 14 Australia Peter Major GT 1–3
Veloce Motorsport - ULX110 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 15 Australia Keith Wong GT-I 1
Hog's Breath Cafe/Griffith Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3 19 Australia Mark Griffith GT 1–3
Australia Jake Camilleri 2–3
Rosso Verde Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 21 Republic of Ireland Hector Lester GT-I 2
Denmark Benny Simonsen
JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 23 Australia Roger Lago GT 1–4
Australia David Russell 2
Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 24 Australia Tony Bates GT 1–4
Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29 Australia Dean Canto GT 1
Australia Jim Manolios
Australia Ryan Millier 2
Italy Ivan Capelli
Supabarn Supermarkets Audi R8 LMS 44 Australia Ash Walsh GT 1–4
Australia James Koundouris 1–3
Australia Duvashen Padayachee 4
M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 48 Australia Justin McMillan GT 1
Australia Glen Wood 1–2, 4
Australia Yasser Shahin 2
AMAC Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 51 Australia Andrew MacPherson GT 1, 4
Australia Brad Shiels 4
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Australia Andrew MacPherson GT 2–3
Australia Brad Shiels 3
Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 59 Australia Fraser Ross GT 1–4
France Côme Ledogar 1
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson 2
Michael O'Donnell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 68 Australia Michael O'Donnell GT-I 1–2
Koala Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 69 Australia Brenton Griguol GT 1
Australia Tim Macrow
Triffid Bar Venue Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73 Australia Michael Hovey GT 1–2
New Zealand Daniel Jilesen 1
JAMEC PEM Racing Audi R8 LMS 74 Australia Geoff Emery GT 1–4
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
75 Australia Steve McLaughlan GT 1
Australia Tim Miles 2
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 88 Australia Peter Edwards GT 2
Fire Rating Solutions Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 99 Australia Matthew Turnbull GT-I 2
BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100 Australia James Bergmuller GT 1–4
New Zealand Steven Richards
DJS Racing BMW M6 GT3 101 Australia Danny Stutterd GT 2–3
KFC Racing Audi R8 LMS 124 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt GT 2–3
Australia Gary Higgon
Mack Roofing Products Ferrari 458 GT3 147 Australia Wayne Mack GT-I 2
Industrie Clothing Audi R8 LMS ultra 199 Australia Nick Kelly GT 2
The Bend Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 777 Australia Yasser Shahin GT 1
Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911 Australia Liam Talbot GT 1–4
Class Meaning
GT Australian GT Championship
GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Race Winner
1 R1 Adelaide No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 24 Eggleston Motorsport
Australia Geoff Emery
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde		 Australia Tony Bates
R2 No. 14 PM Motorsport
Australia Peter Major
R3 No. 24 Eggleston Motorsport
Australia Tony Bates
2 R1 Albert Park No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing
Australia Geoff Emery
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde		 Australia Geoff Emery
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
R2 No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport No. 23 JBS Australia
Australia Max Twigg Australia Roger Lago
Australia David Russell
R3 No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing
Australia Geoff Emery
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
R4 No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing
Australia Liam Talbot
3 R1 Barbagallo No. 44 Supabarn Supermarkets No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing
Australia James Koundouris
Australia Ash Walsh		 Australia Liam Talbot
R2 No. 14 PM Motorsport
Australia Peter Major
4 R1 Townsville No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing
Australia Geoff Emery
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde		 Australia Liam Talbot
R2 No. 48 M Motorsport
Australia Glen Wood
R3 No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport
Australia Max Twigg
5 R1 Sandown
R2
R3

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:[2]

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   25th   26th+ 
Qualifying session 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Rounds 1, 4–5 67 56 57 40 33 27 24 21 19 16 15 13 12 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1
Round 2 R1 25 21 18 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Round 2 R2 45 38 32 27 23 18 16 14 13 11 10 9 8 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Round 2 R3 50 42 35 30 25 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Round 2 R4 80 67 56 48 40 32 29 26 22 19 18 16 14 13 10 8 6 6 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1
Round 3 100 84 70 60 50 40 36 32 28 24 23 20 18 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1

Championship standings

Pos Driver ADE
South Australia		 ALB
Victoria (Australia)		 BAR
Western Australia		 TOW
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (Australia)		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP RP R1 R2 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP
1 Liam Talbot 4 4 6 4 111 10 4 10 1 4 129 1 6 13 153 1 3 5 4 151 544
2= Geoff Emery 13 12 9 15 59 1 8 1 3 17 162 4 3 14 144 4 2 4 15 151 516
2= Kelvin van der Linde 13 12 9 15 59 1 8 1 3 17 162 4 3 14 144 4 2 4 15 151 516
3 Ash Walsh 6 6 16 14 76 3 6 4 6 10 108 6 2 11 135 5 5 2 14 136 455
4 Roger Lago 2 2 2 12 180 4 1 3 4 14 157 Ret 11 5 28 13 6 6 10 76 441
5 Max Twigg 21 9 5 57 11 3 11 2 10 126 5 5 4 104 12 8 1 7 108 395
6 Tony Bates 1 3 1 8 189 14 23 12 8 6 48 11 4 83 Ret DNS DNS 6 6 326
7 Peter Major 3 1 4 7 161 12 5 Ret Ret 5 33 13 1 8 126 320
8 James Koundouris 6 6 16 14 76 3 6 4 6 10 108 6 2 11 135 319
9 Fraser Ross 8 7 11 6 66 7 2 5 15 7 89 2 9 10 122 10 Ret 14 11 37 314
10 Glen Wood 11 Ret DNS 15 6 12 9 5 2 75 3 1 3 17 178 268
11 Tony Walls 5 13 3 92 26 11 21 7 42 3 Ret 7 77 8 7 13 57 268
12 Scott Taylor 10 15 18 4 35 23 7 17 21 26 8 Ret 32 2 13 8 89 182
13= James Bergmuller 16 Ret 19 1 14 8 17 8 12 5 50 10 7 1 61 11 10 12 1 45 170
13= Steven Richards 16 Ret 19 1 14 8 17 8 12 5 50 10 7 1 61 11 10 12 1 45 170
14 Ash Samadi 15 Ret 10 2 26 16 DNS DNS DNS 4 12 13 5 43 6 4 7 1 92 165
15 Mark Griffith 7 8 8 66 18 14 13 11 36 9 8 3 63 165
16 David Russell 4 1 3 4 14 157 157
17 Duvashen Padayachee 5 5 2 14 136 136
18 Marc Cini 18 Ret 13 17 5 16 6 9 4 64 7 11 10 55 136
19 Andrew MacPherson 17 DSQ 14 16 24 22 24 18 11 7 10 4 64 Ret 12 11 6 34 125
20 Tony Quinn Ret DNS DNS 0 20 21 19 17 14 16 12 30 9 9 9 57 101
21 Jake Camilleri 18 14 13 11 36 9 8 3 63 99
22 Brad Shiels 7 10 4 64 Ret 12 11 6 34 98
23= Daniel Gaunt 2 25 2 23 7 75 15 DNS 7 20 95
23= Gary Higgon 2 25 2 23 7 75 15 DNS 7 20 95
24 Lewis Williamson 7 2 5 15 7 89 89
25 Yasser Shahin WD WD WD 0 6 12 9 5 2 75 75
26 Côme Ledogar 8 7 11 6 66 66
27 Dean Fiore 5 16 6 9 4 64 64
28 Tim Miles 23 5 Ret 36 15 27 18 10 27 63
29 Michael Hovey 14 18 7 41 22 18 22 16 15 56
30 Daniel Jilesen 14 18 7 41 41
31= Brenton Griguol 12 14 12 3 39 39
31= Tim Macrow 12 14 12 3 39 39
32 Craig Baird 10 15 18 4 35 35
33 Nick Kelly 17 10 15 14 32 32
34= Adrian Deitz 9 26 7 20 31 31
34= Cameron McConville 9 26 7 20 31 31
35 Daniel Stutterd 19 13 16 Ret 15 14 Ret 15 30
36= Ivan Capelli 13 9 14 Ret 26 26
36= Ryan Millier 13 9 14 Ret 26 26
37 Greg Taylor Ret 10 Ret 10 26 Ret DNS 0 26
38 Nathan Antunes Ret 10 Ret 10 26 26
39= Dean Canto 22 11 Ret 5 24 24
39= Jim Manolios 22 11 Ret 5 24 24
40 Peter Edwards 21 19 20 13 22 22
41 Steve McLaughlan 9 DNS DNS 1 20 20
42 Justin McMillan 11 Ret DNS 15 15
Invitational class cars ineligible for championship points
Keith Wong 19 17 15 0 0
Hector Lester DSQ 15 Ret Ret 0 0
Benny Simonsen DSQ 15 Ret Ret 0 0
Michael O'Donnell 20 16 17 0 28 28 26 24 0 0
Wayne Mack 25 20 23 19 0 0
Matthew Turnbull 27 24 25 22 0 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP RP R1 R2 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP Pts
ADE
South Australia		 ALB
Victoria (Australia)		 BAR
Western Australia		 TOW
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (Australia)
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Australian Endurance Championship

Teams and drivers

Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events
Ah Apartments Audi R8 LMS 3 New Zealand Chris Pither GT 1
Australia Ash Samadi
Zagame Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 6 Australia Adrian Deitz GT 1
Australia Cameron McConville
Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing McLaren 650S GT3 7 United Kingdom Tony Quinn GT 1
New Zealand Mike Whiddett
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 8 Australia Tony D'Alberto GT 1
Australia Max Twigg
Porsche 911 GT3-R 22 New Zealand Craig Baird GT 1
Australia Scott Taylor
Hog's Breath Cafe/Griffith Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3 19 Australia Jake Camilleri GT 1
Australia Mark Griffith
JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 23 Australia Roger Lago GT 1
Australia David Russell
Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29 Australia Jim Manolios GT 1
Australia Ryan Millier
M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 48 Australia Peter Major GT 1
Australia Glen Wood
AMAC Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 51 Australia Andrew MacPherson GT 1
Australia Brad Shiels
Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 59 Australia Warren Luff GT 1
Australia Fraser Ross
Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 63 Australia Peter Hackett GT 1
New Zealand Dominic Storey
JAMEC PEM Racing Audi R8 LMS 74 Australia Geoff Emery GT 1
Australia Garth Tander
75 Australia Jaxon Evans GT 1
Australia Tim Miles
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 88 Australia Peter Edwards GT 1
New Zealand Graeme Smyth
BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100 Australia James Bergmuller GT 1
New Zealand Steven Richards
DJS Racing BMW M6 GT3 101 New Zealand Sam Fillmore GT 1
Australia Danny Stutterd
KFC Racing Audi R8 LMS 124 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt GT 1
Australia Matt Stoupas
Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911 Australia John Martin GT 1
Australia Liam Talbot
Class Meaning
GT Australian GT Championship
GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)

Race results

Round Circuit Pole Position Race Winner
1 Phillip Island No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport No. 75 JAMEC PEM Racing
Australia Peter Hackett
New Zealand Dominic Storey		 Australia Jaxon Evans
Australia Tim Miles
2 Sydney
3 Hampton Downs
4 Highlands

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:[3]

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 session 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Rounds 1, 3 180 159 138 117 114 108 99 90 86 81 77 72 68 63 59 54 50 45 41 36 27 18 9 5
Rounds 2, 4 220 197 174 153 146 132 121 110 105 99 94 88 83 77 72 66 61 55 50 44 33 22 11 6

Championship standings

Pos Driver PHI
Victoria (Australia)		 SMP
New South Wales		 HAM
New Zealand		 HIG
New Zealand		 Pts
R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP
1 Jaxon Evans
Tim Miles		 1 8 188 188
2 Peter Hackett
Dominic Storey		 2 16 175 175
3 Warren Luff
Fraser Ross		 3 138 138
4 Geoff Emery
Garth Tander		 4 12 129 129
5 John Martin
Liam Talbot		 6 12 120 120
6 Jake Camilleri
Mark Griffith		 5 114 114
7 Peter Edwards
Graeme Smyth		 7 8 107 107
8 Roger Lago
David Russell		 9 13 99 99
9 Adrian Deitz
Cameron McConville		 8 2 92 92
10 Tony D'Alberto
Max Twigg		 10 8 89 89
11 Jim Manolios
Ryan Millier		 11 77 77
12 Daniel Gaunt
Matt Stoupas		 12 72 72
13 Sam Fillmore
Dan Stutterd		 13 68 68
14 Tony Quinn
Mike Whiddett		 14 63 63
15 Andrew MacPherson
Brad Shiels		 15 59 59
16 Chris Pither
Ash Samadi		 16 4 58 58
17 James Bergmuller
Steven Richards		 17 2 52 52
18 Peter Major
Glen Wood		 Ret 6 6 6
19 Craig Baird
Scott Taylor		 Ret 1 1 1
Pos Driver R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP Pts
PHI
Victoria (Australia)		 SMP
New South Wales		 HAM
New Zealand		 HIG
New Zealand
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Revised calendar marks biggest season ever". Australian GT. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 CAMS Australian GT Championship - Sporting and Technical Regulations" (PDF). CAMS. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship - Sporting and Technical Regulations" (PDF). CAMS. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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