2022 GT World Challenge Australia

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS was an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporated the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship", the "GT3 Trophy Series" and the "GT4 Cup". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship was the 26th running of an Australian GT Championship. This was the second season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.

The Motorsport Australia GT Championship Pro Am award was won by Yasser Shahin driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, the Motorsport Australia GT Championship Am award by Gary Higgon and Paul Stokell driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, the GT3 Trophy Series by Michael Kokkinos in a Audi R8 LMS Ultra and the GT4 Cup by Mark Griffith driving a Mercedes-AMG GT4.

Calendar

The provisional six-race calendar was released on 1 March 2022 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[1] The season was to begin on 18 March at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and will end on 4 December at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide.[2] In August, it was announced that Adelaide would join the calendar as final round, replacing the cancelled May round at Sydney Motorsport Park.[3]

Rd Circuit City / State Date
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 18–20 March
2 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 5–7 August
3 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 16–18 September
4 The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 21–23 October
5 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 11–13 November
6 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 1–4 December

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
The Bend Motorsport Park[4] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[4] Audi 5.2 L V10 1 Yasser Shahin[4] GT3 PA 1–4
Christopher Mies[4] 1
Garth Tander[5] 2–4
KFC Racing[6][7] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 2 Gary Higgon[6] GT3 Am 1–3
Paul Stokell[6]
23 Matt Soupas[7] GT3 TPH 1–3
Grove Motorsport[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Brenton Grove[6] GT3 PA 1
Stephen Grove[6]
Wall Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6 Tony D'Alberto[8] GT3 PA 1
Adrian Deitz[8]
Launch Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Michael Kokkinos GT3 TPH 2
Hallmarc[7] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[7] Audi 5.2 L V10 9 Marc Cini[7] GT3 Am 3
OK Communication[6] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[6] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 11 Eric Constantinidis[6] GTC TPH 1
Team BRM[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 17 Mark Rosser[6] GT3 TPH 1–2
Daimler Trucks Brisbane[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19 Mark Griffith[6] GT4 1, 3
Grifcorp Racing[6] Ginetta G56 GT4[6] GM LS3 6.2 L V8 22 Madeline Stewart[6] GT4 INV 1
C-Tech Laser Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[9] Audi 5.2 L V10 24 Tony Bates[9] GT3 PA 1–3
David Reynolds[9]
Perfect Auto Body[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3[6] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33 Vince Muriti[6] GT3 TPH 1
Harrolds Racing[10] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 34 Sam Brabham[10] GT4 1, 3
Ross Poulakis[10] 1
Cristos Batzios 3
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 101 Ross Poulakis[10] GT3 PA 2–3
Peter Hackett
KMB Motorsport[6] Bentley Continental GT3 (2016)[6] Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 38 Michael Bailey[6] GT3 TPH 1
RAM Motorsport[11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[11] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Michael Sheargold[11] GT3 Am 1, 3
Garth Walden[11]
Supabarn Motorsport[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 47 James Koundouris[6] GT3 Am 1-2
Theo Koundouris[6]
M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight KTM X-Bow GT2 2.5 L Audi TFSI I5 50 David Crampton GT2 INV 3
Trent Harrison
AMAC Motorsport[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[6] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 51 Andrew Macpherson[6] GT3 Am 1
Ben Porter[6]
Schumacher Motorsport[6] Audi R8 LMS (2015)[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 55 Brad Schumacher[6] GT3 TPH 1–2
CoinSpot Racing Team[12]
Gtechniq Racing Team 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II[12] Audi 5.2 L V10 20 Liam Talbot[12] GT3 PA 1–4
Chaz Mostert[12] 1
Fraser Ross[5] 2–4
Equity-One[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (997)[6] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 71 Dale Paterson[6] GT3 TPH 1
Hobson Motorsport[13] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015)[13] Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 96 Brett Hobson[13] GT3 TPH 1
Scott Taylor Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 222 Scott Taylor GT3 TPH 2
JMR Triple Eight Race Engineering[14] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[14] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim[14] GT3 PA 1–4
Shane van Gisbergen[14] 1–3
Icon Class
Car
GT2 GT2 Cars
GT3 GT3 Cars
GTC GT Cup Cars
GT4 GT4 Cars
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
TPH Trophy Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Overall Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners GT3 Trophy Winners GT4 Cup Winners Invitational Winners
1 R1 Phillip Island No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 2 KFC Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 34 Harrolds Racing No Invitational Entries
Chaz Mostert
Liam Talbot 		Chaz Mostert
Liam Talbot 		Chaz Mostert
Liam Talbot 		Gary Higgon
Paul Stokel 		Brad Schumacher Sam Brabham
Ross Poulakis
R2 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 23 KFC Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 34 Harrolds Racing
Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin 		Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin 		Matt Soupas Brad Schumacher Sam Brabham
Ross Poulakis
2 R1 Queensland No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 17 Team BRM No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No GT4 Entries No Invitational Entries
Garth Tander
Yasser Shahin 		Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Mark Rosser Brad Schumacher
R2 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 17 Team BRM No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport
Garth Tander
Yasser Shahin 		Garth Tander
Yasser Shahin 		Mark Rosser Scott Taylor
3 R1 Sandown No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 101 Harrolds Racing No Trophy Entries No. 102 Harrolds Racing No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight
Garth Tander
Yasser Shahin 		Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Ross Poulakis Christos Batzios
Sam Brabham 		David Crampton
Trent Harrison
R2 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 23 KFC Racing No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight
Garth Tander
Yasser Shahin 		Garth Tander
Yasser Shahin 		Matt Stoupas Declan Fraser David Crampton
Trent Harrison
4 R1 The Bend No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 101 Harrolds Racing No. 44 Trigani Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No Invitational Entries
Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Ross Poulakis Sergio Pires
Marcel Zalloua 		Mark Griffith
Nash Morris
R2 Race cancelled
5 R1 Bathurst No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 44 Trigani Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No Finishers
Brad Schumacher
Tim Slade 		Broc Feeney
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Broc Feeney
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Michael Sheargold
Garth Walden 		Sergio Pires
Marcel Zalloua 		Mark Griffith
Nash Morris
6 R1 Adelaide No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 101 Harrolds Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 102 Harrolds Racing No Invitational Entries
Liam Talbot
Fraser Ross 		Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin 		Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin 		Ross Poulakis Sergio Pires
Brad Schumacher 		Christos Batzios
Sam Brabham
R2 No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 101 Harrolds Racing No. 8 Launch Racing No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Liam Talbot
Fraser Ross 		Liam Talbot
Fraser Ross 		Ross Poulakis Michael Kokkinos Mark Griffith
Paul Morris
R3 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 8 Launch Racing No. 102 Harrolds Racing
Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin 		Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin 		Michael Sheargold
Garth Walden 		Michael Kokkinos Christos Batzios
Sam Brabham

See also

References

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