2024 GT World Challenge Australia

Australian motorsport championship season

2024 GT World Challenge Australia

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The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporates the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship" and the "GT3 Trophy Series". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 28th running of an Australian GT Championship. This will be the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group.[1] The season will begin on 18 February at the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Circuit and end on 10 November, also at Mount Panorama Circuit.[2]

## Calendar[edit]

The provisional seven-race calendar was released on 2 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[2] The calender was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event prometed by SRO Motorsports Australia.[3]

Round  | Event  | Circuit  | City / State  | Date  | Map

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1  | Repco Bathurst 12 Hour[4] |  Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 16–18 February  |

Bathurst

Phillip Island

Tailem Bend

Ipswich

Eastern Creek

2  | Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island[5] |  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 April
3  | Race Tailem Bend[6] |  The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 31 May – 2 June
4  | Race Queensland II[7] |  Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August
5  | GT Festival[8] |  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 23–25 August
6  | Race Sydney[9] |  Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 18–20 October
7  | Supercheap Auto Bathurst International[10] |  Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 8–10 November

## Entry list[edit]

| Team  | Car  | Engine  | No. | Drivers  | Class  | Rounds

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Arise Racing[11][12] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 1  |  Chaz Mostert[13] | PA | 2
Liam Talbot[13]
8  |  Jaxon Evans[13] | PA | 2
Elliott Schutte[13]
Melbourne Performance Centre[14][15][16][N 1] | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 2  |  Ricardo Feller[14] | P | 1
Brad Schumacher[14]
Markus Winkelhock[14]
7  |  Brendon Leitch[17] | PA | 2
Tim Miles[17]
9  |  Marc Cini[18] | PA | 1–2
Dean Fiore[14] | 1
Lee Holdsworth[14]
22  |  Christopher Haase[14] | P | 1
Kelvin van der Linde[14]
Liam Talbot[14]
Ash Samadi[16] | Am | 2
87  |  Will Brown[19] | PA | 2
Brad Schumacher[19]
181  |  Renee Gracie[20] | PA | 2
Paul Stokell[20]
Grove Racing[21][a] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4  |  Brenton Grove[21] | PA | 2
Stephen Grove[21]
Phantom Global Racing[22][b] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 13  |  Bastian Buus[22] | P | 1
Joel Eriksson[22]
Jaxon Evans[22]
Black Wolf Motorsport[23] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 16  |  Ben Schoots[23] | Am | 2
Shane Woodman[23]
Tony Bates Racing[23] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 24  |  Tony Bates[23] | Am | 2
SPS Automotive Performance[24][c] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 27  |  Ian James[24] | PA | 1
Ross Gunn[24]
Alex Riberas[24]
Team WRT[25] | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 32  |  Sheldon van der Linde[25] | P | 1
Dries Vanthoor[25]
Charles Weerts[25]
46  |  Raffaele Marciello[25] | P | 1
Maxime Martin[25]
Valentino Rossi[25]
Trading Garage[23] | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 | 38  |  Valentino Astuti[26] | T[27] | 2
Michael Bailey[23]
Tigani Motorsport[28][29][N 2] | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 44  |  Sergio Pires[30] | S 1
Am 2 | 1–2
Marcel Zalloua[30]
Brad Shiels[28] | 1
Luke Youlden[28]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 47  |  James Koundouris[29] | S 1
Am 2 | 1–2
Theo Koundouris[29]
David Russell[29] | 1
Jonathon Webb[29]
66  |  Paul Lucchitti[30] | PA | 2
Jayden Ojeda[30]
RAM Motorsport[31] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 45  |  Michael Sheargold[31] | Am | 2
Garth Walden[31]
M-Motorsport[32][d] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 48  |  Jack Le Brocq[32] | PA | 1
Justin McMillan[32]
Garth Walden[32]
Glen Wood[32]
SunEnergy1 Racing[33] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 75  |  Jules Gounon[34] | P | 1
Kenny Habul[34]
Luca Stolz[34]
Craft-Bamboo Racing[15][e] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 77  |  Maximilian Götz[34] | P | 1
Daniel Juncadella[34]
Jayden Ojeda[34]
Team BRM[35][N 3] | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 81  |  Alex Peroni[35] | PA | 2
Mark Rosser[35]
Triple Eight Race Engineering[36][N 4] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 88  |  Prince Jeffri Ibrahim[36] | PA | 1
Jordan Love[36]
Jamie Whincup[36]
888  |  Will Brown[37] | P | 1
Broc Feeney[37]
Mikaël Grenier[37]
Declan Fraser[38] | PA | 2
Peter Hackett[38]
Wall Racing[39] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 93  |  Tony D'Alberto[39] | S | 1
Adrian Deitz[39]
Grant Denyer[39]
David Wall[39]
GruppeM Racing[40][41][f] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 130  |  Maro Engel[34] | P | 1
Felipe Fraga[34]
David Reynolds[34]
Scott Taylor Motorsport[42] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 222  |  Craig Lowndes[42] | P | 1
Thomas Randle[43]
Cameron Waters[43]
Manthey EMA Motorsport[44][N 5] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 911  |  Harry King[44] | PA | 1
Alessio Picariello[44]
Yasser Shahin[44]
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 912  |  Matt Campbell[44] | P | 1
Ayhancan Güven[44]
Laurens Vanthoor[44]
Volante Rosso Motorsport[45] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | TBA  |  Chris Batzios  |  | TBA
TBA
TBA  |  TBA  |  | TBA
TBA
TBA[46] | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | TBA  |  TBA  |  | TBA
TBA
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P | Pro Cup
S | Silver Cup
PA | Pro-Am Cup
Am | Am Cup
T | Trophy Cup

## Race Results[edit]

Bold indicates overall winner

Round  | Circuit  | Pole position  | IGTC Pro Winners  | Pro/Am Winners  | IGTC Silver Winners  | Am Winners  | Trophy Winners  | Ref. /
Report

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1  |  Bathurst |  No. 32 Team WRT |  No. 912 Manthey EMA Motorsport |  No. 911 The Bend Manthey EMA |  No. 93 Wall Racing | No Entries | No Entries | report
Sheldon van der Linde
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts |  Matthew Campbell
Ayhancan Güven
Laurens Vanthoor |  Harry King
Alessio Picariello
Yasser Shahin |  Tony D'Alberto
Adrian Deitz
Grant Denyer
David Wall
2  | R1  |  Phillip Island |  No. 1 Arise Racing  | Did not participate |  No. 1 Arise Racing | Did not participate |  No. 44 Valmont Tigani Motorsport  |  No. 38 KMB Motorsport  |
Chaz Mostert
Liam Talbot  |  Chaz Mostert
Liam Talbot |  Sergio Pires
Marcel Zalloua  |  Valentino Astuti
Michael Bailey
R2  |  |  #7 Dayle ITM Team MPC |  No. 22 Audi Sport Customer Racing Australia  |  No. 38 KMB Motorsport  |
Brendon Leitch
Tim Miles |  Ash Samadi  |  Valentino Astuti
Michael Bailey
3  | R1  |  The Bend |  |  |  |  |
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R2  |  |  |  |  |
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4  | R1  |  Queensland |  |  |  |  |
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R2  |  |  |  |  |
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5  | R1  |  Phillip Island |  |  |  |  |
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R2  |  |  |  |  |
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6  | R1  |  Sydney |  |  |  |  |
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R2  |  |  |  |  |
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7  | R1  |  Bathurst |  |  |  |  |
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R2  |  |  |  |  |
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## See also[edit]

* 2024 British GT Championship
* 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
* 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
* 2024 GT World Challenge Asia
* 2024 GT World Challenge America
* 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Car #4 is supported by Earl Bamber Motorsport.
2. ^ Car #13 is supported by Team75.
3. ^ Car #27 ran under the commercial title "Heart of Racing by SPS".
4. ^ Car #48 is supported by Erebus Motorsport and ran under the commercial title "M-Motorsport with Erebus".
5. ^ Car #77 ran under commercial title "Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing".
6. ^ Car #130 ran under the commercial title "Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing".

1. ^ Car No. 2 entered as Audi Sport Team MPC. Car No. 7 entered as Dayle ITM Team MPC. Car No. 9 entered as Hallmarc Team MPC. Car No. 22 entered as Audi Sport Team MPC at round 1, and as Audi Sport Customer Racing Australia at round 2. Car No. 87 entered as Shaw & Partners/Kelso Electrical/Team MPC. Car No. 181 entered as OnlyFans Team MPC.
2. ^ Car No. 44 entered as Valmont Tigani Motorsport. Car No. 47 entered as Supabarn Supermarkets Tigani Motorsport. Car No. 66 entered as Realta Tigani Motorsport.
3. ^ Car No. 81 entered as Team BRM ACM Finance
4. ^ Car No. 88 entered as Triple Eight JMR, and Car No. 888 entered as National Storage Racing at round 1, and as Triple Eight Race Engineering at round 2.
5. ^ Car No. 911 entered as The Bend Manthey EMA, Car No. 912 entered as Manthey EMA Motorsport.

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