2019 Australian GT Championship

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.

Race calendar

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

Rnd	Circuit	Location	Date	Supporting
1	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	14–17 March	Australian Grand Prix Supercars Championship
2	Barbagallo Wanneroo Raceway	Neerabup, Western Australia	2–4 May	Supercars Championship
3	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	7–8 June	Shannons Nationals
4	The Bend Motorsport Park	Tailem Bend, South Australia	12–13 July	Shannons Nationals
5	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	20-21 September	Shannons Nationals
6	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	25–27 October	Supercars Championship
7	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	8–9 November	Supercars Championship
NC	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
Melbourne Performance Centre^[2]^[3]^[4]	Audi R8 LMS Evo^[2]	1	Geoff Emery^[2]	All
		1	Garth Tander^[4]	3–5
		24	Tony Bates^[3]	1, 3, 7
		24	John Martin^[5]	3
		33	Vince Muriti^[4]	3
		33	Luke Youlden^[4]	3
	Audi R8 LMS Ultra^[4]	125	Nick Kelly^[4]	3
	Audi R8 LMS Ultra^[4]	125	Barton Mawer^[4]	3
Wall Racing^[6]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3^[6]	6	Adrian Deitz^[4]	3
Wall Racing^[6]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3^[6]	6	Cameron McConville^[4]	3
Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing^[3]	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3^[3]	7	Tony Quinn^[3]	1, 3, 6
Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing^[3]	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3^[3]	7	Daniel Gaunt^[4]	3
Scott Taylor Motorsport^[3]^[7]^[4]^[8]^{[N 1]}	Mercedes-AMG GT3^[3]	8	Max Twigg^[3]	1–4
		8	Tony D'Alberto^[4]	3–4
		75	Kenny Habul^[7]	1
		222	Scott Taylor^[4]	3–4
		222	Craig Baird^[4]	3–4
		777	Yasser Shahin^[8]	3–4
		777	Jamie Whincup^[8]	3–4
Totally 4X4 Wheels^[6]	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX^[6]	14	Peter Major^[6]	2
Nineteen Corporation P/L^[6]	Mercedes-AMG GT3^[6]	19	Mark Griffith^[6]	2, 7
Aussie Driver Search^[9]	Audi R8 LMS^[9]	28	Lee Partridge^[9]	1
Team 59Racing^[10]	McLaren 720S GT3^[10]	59	Fraser Ross^[10]	1, 3–7
Team 59Racing^[10]	McLaren 720S GT3^[10]	59	Ryan Simpson	3–5, 7
Eggleston Motorsport^[3]	Mercedes-AMG GT3^[3]	63	Peter Hackett^[11]	All
Eggleston Motorsport^[3]	Mercedes-AMG GT3^[3]	63	Dominic Storey^[4]	3–4
Safe-T-Stop^[12]	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX^[12]	69	Richard Gartner^[12]	4
Safe-T-Stop^[12]	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX^[12]	69	Hadrian Morrall^[12]	4
Trofeo Motorsport^[6]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3^[6]	129	Ryan Millier^[6]	2, 6
			Joseph Ensabella^[13]	3, 5
			Tim Blanchard^[13]	3
			Liam Talbot^[12]	4–5, 7
			Shane van Gisbergen^[12]	4

Australian Endurance Championship

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

Australian GT Trophy Series

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

Tropheo Challenge

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

Australian GT4 Championship

Team	Vehicle	No.	Drivers	Rounds
MPD Steak Kitchen^[3]	Audi R8 LMS GT4^[14]	16	Victor Zagame^[14]	1
M-Motorsport^[14]	KTM X-Bow GT4^[14]	48	Justin McMillan^[14]	1–6
			Glen Wood^[14]	1–6
			Dean Koutsoumidis	7
		50	David Crampton^[14]	1–5, 7
		50	Trent Harrison^[14]	1, 3–6
Griffith Corporation^[3]	Ginetta G55 GT4^[14]	55	Mark Griffith^[14]	1
Team 59Racing^[10]	McLaren 570S GT4^[10]	74	Ryan Simpson	1
			Christian Fitzgerald	5
			Michael O'Brien	5
Solar & Energy Finance	Ginetta G50 GT4	211	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	Albert Park	No. 8 STM - WM Waste	No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 48 M Motorsport	No. 125 REN Racing	No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
	R1		Max Twigg	Fraser Ross	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	Ryan How	Nick Karnaros
	R2		No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 75 Scott Taylor Motorsport	No. 74 Team 59Racing	No. 125 REN Racing	No. 21 Melbourne Orthopaedic Group
	R2		Fraser Ross	Kenny Habul	Ryan Simpson	Ryan How	Shane Barwood
	R3			No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport	No. 48 M Motorsport	No. 125 REN Racing	No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
	R3			Peter Hackett	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	Ryan How	Nick Karnaros
	R4			No. 75 Scott Taylor Motorsport	No. 74 Team 59Racing	No. 125 REN Racing	No. 21 Melbourne Orthopaedic Group
	R4			Kenny Habul	Ryan Simpson	Ryan How	Shane Barwood
2	R1	Barbagallo	No. 14 Totally 4X4 Wheels	No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 48 M-Motorsport	No. 125 REN Racing	No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
	R1		Peter Major	Geoff Emery	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	Ryan How	Nick Karnaros
	R2			No. 14 Totally 4X4 Wheels	No. 48 M-Motorsport	No. 125 REN Racing	No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
	R2			Peter Major	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	Ryan How	Nick Karnaros
	R3			No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 48 M-Motorsport	No. 71 DPM Motorsports	No. 25 Earth Electrical Contractors
	R3			Geoff Emery	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	Dale Paterson	Nick Karnaros
3		Phillip Island	No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 48 M-Motorsport	Did Not Participate
3		Phillip Island	Fraser Ross Ryan Simpson	Geoff Emery Garth Tander	Justin McMillan Glen Wood
4		The Bend	No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport	No. 129 Trofeo Motorsport	No. 50 M-Motorsport
4		The Bend	Peter Hackett Dominic Storey	Liam Talbot Shane van Gisbergen	David Crampton Trent Harrison
5		Sandown	No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport	No. 48 M-Motorsport
5		Sandown	Fraser Ross Ryan Simpson	Peter Hackett	Justin McMillan Glen Wood
6	R1	Surfers Paradise	No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 129 Trofeo Motorsport	No. 48 M Motorsport	No. 64 Aaron Laboratories	No. 95 MARC Cars Australia
	R1		Fraser Ross	Ryan Millier	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	Joseph Ensabella	Geoff Taunton
	R2			No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 50 M Motorsport	No. 71 DPM Motorsports	No. 20 MARC Cars Australia
	R2			Fraser Ross	Trent Harrison	Dale Paterson	Adam Hargraves
7	R1	Sandown	No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport	No. 48 M Motorsport	No. 64 Aaron Laboratories	No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
	R1		Fraser Ross Ryan Simpson	Peter Hackett	Dean Koutsoumidis	Joseph Ensabella	Ryan Millier
	R2			No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport	No. 48 M Motorsport	No. 64 Aaron Laboratories	No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
	R2			Peter Hackett	Dean Koutsoumidis	Joseph Ensabella	Ryan Millier
	R3			No. 1 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 50 M Motorsport	No. 64 Aaron Laboratories	No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
	R3			Geoff Emery	David Crampton	Joseph Ensabella	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	—
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					BAR				PHI		BEN		SAN		SUR			SAN				Points
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
1	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	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	Garth Tander										12	1	10	2	14	2								868
4	Max Twigg	17	2	3	2	2	12	3	3	2	12	3	15	4										824
5	Fraser Ross^{[N 2]}	0	1	2	6	Ret					17	2	14	6	18	Ret	20	3	1	20	4	2	DNS	814
6	Liam Talbot												13	1	14	3				6	3	3	3	715
7	Ryan Simpson										17	2	14	6	18	Ret				20	4	2	DNS	617
8	Tony D'Alberto										12	3	15	4										452
9	Dom Storey										10	9	16	3										399
10	Joseph Ensabella										0	8			14	3								394
11	Yasser Shahin Jamie Whincup										15	10	12	5										352
12	Tony Bates	9	6	8	7	5					4	4								7	Ret	DNS	DNS	343
13	Ryan Millier						9	6	5	5							15	1	2					336
14	Shane van Gisbergen												13	1										313
15	Mark Griffith						9	5	6	3										11	2	5	4	298
16	Tony Quinn	6	7	Ret	8	7					11	Ret					12	4	4					248
17	John Martin										4	4												199
18	Vince Muriti Luke Youlden										1	5												191
19	Craig Baird Scott Taylor										4	6	6	Ret										184
20	Aaron Deitz Cameron McConville										6	7												171
21	Richard Gartner Hadrian Morrall												4	7										169
22	Kenny Habul	16	Ret	1	3	1																		157
23	Tim Blanchard										0	8												150
24	Peter Major						20	4	1	Ret														131
25	Lee Partridge	11	9	7	Ret	7																		102
26	Daniel Gaunt										11	Ret												11
	Nick Kelly 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
Pos	Driver	ALB					BAR				PHI		BEN		SAN		SUR			SAN				Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole positionNotes:

Australian Endurance Championship

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

Australian GT4 Championship

Pos	Driver	ALB					BAR				PHI		BEN		SAN		SUR			SAN				Points
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
1	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	18	1	3	1	3	20	1	1	1	20	1	20	2	18	1	18	1	2					1546
2	David Crampton	11	4	Ret	3	5	16	2	2	2	16	Ret	16	1	15	2				8	2	2	1	1112
3	Trent Harrison	11	4	Ret	3	5					16	Ret	16	1	15	2	18	2	1					932
4	Ryan Simpson	18	2	1	2	1																		206
5	Dean Koutsoumidis																			10	1	1	DNS	144
6	Mark Griffith	14	3	2	Ret	2																		141
7	Victor Zagame	11	5	4	4	4																		141
8	Todd O'Brien																14	3	Ret					91
9	Christian Fitzgerald 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
Pos	Driver	ALB					BAR				PHI		BEN		SAN		SUR			SAN				Points

Australian GT Trophy Series

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

Trofeo Challenge

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

Notes

References

External links

Official website

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