2023 GT World Challenge Australia

The 2023 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", the "GT3 Trophy Series" and the "GT4 Cup". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 27th running of an Australian GT Championship. This is the third season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.

Calendar

The provisional six-race calendar was released on 16 January 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[1]

Rd Circuit City / State Date Supporting Events
1 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7–9 April TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Trans Am Australia Series
2 Wanneroo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 28–30 April Supercars Championship
3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 May TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Trans Am Australia Series
4 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 28–30 July Supercars Championship
5 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 11–13 August TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Trans Am Australia Series
6 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 23–25 November Supercars Championship

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT2
M Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 50 David Crampton INV 4
Trent Harrison
GT3
EMA Motorsport[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R[2] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 1 Yasser Shahin[2] PA All
Garnet Patterson[2] 1–5
Matt Campbell[3] 6
Grove Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Brenton Grove PA 3
Stephen Grove
Wall Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[4] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6 Adrian Deitz[4] PA 3
David Wall[4]
Melbourne Performance Centre[a] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[5] Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Michael Kokkinos[5] Am 1–3
10 Andrew Fawcet PA 3
Dylan O'Keeffe
22 Ash Samadi Am 1–5
23 Paul Stokell Am All
Matt Stoupas
65 Liam Talbot PA All
Max Hofer 1–2
Fraser Ross 3–4
Garth Tander 5
Christopher Mies[6] 6
75 Geoff Emery PA All
Christer Jöns 1
Christopher Mies[7] 2
Max Hofer[6] 3–6
Dutton Garage Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 18 George Nakas Am 3
Ben Stack
Nineteen Corporation Audi R8 LMS Ultra[8] Audi 5.2 L V10 181 Renee Gracie[8] T 2–5
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 Am 6
Tony Bates Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 Tony Bates PA 2
Jordan Love
Volante Rosso Motorsport[b] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Chris Batzios[9] PA 6
Jayden Ojeda[10] 6
101 PA 2–5
Ross Poulakis[11] 1–5
Sam Brabham 1
102 Chris Batzios[9] PA 3, 5
Sam Brabham 3
Josh Hunt 5
Valmont Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 44 Sergio Pires Am 1, 3–5
Marcel Zalloua
RAM Motorsport[12] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[12] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Michael Sheargold Am All
Garth Walden
96 Michael Bailey[12] PA All
Brett Hobson[12]
Supabarn Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 47 Theo Koundouris Am 4, 6
James Koundouris 6
M Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 Justin McMillan PA 2
Am 2 		1–4
Roger Lago 1
Glen Wood 2–3
Schumacher Motorsport[13] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[13] Audi 5.2 L V10 55 Brad Schumacher[13] Am All
Coe Property Group Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 56 Stephen Coe T 1
Tigani Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 66 Paul Luchitti T 3–6
Triple Eight Race Engineering[c] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[14] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim[14] PA 1–2, 4–5
Jamie Whincup[14]
888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim[14] PA 1–2, 4–5
Broc Feeney[14] 1, 5
Richie Stanaway 2, 4
GTC
Sonic Motor Racing Services[15] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[15] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 78 Marcos Flack[15] T 1, 6
Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 81 Tom McLennan T 6
GT4
Nineteen Corporation[d] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19 Mark Griffith 2, 4
Invitation
Milldun Motorsport[16] MARC Mazda 3 V8[16] Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 4 Darren Currie[16] INV 1
MARC II V8[16] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 5–6
Geoff Taunton[16] 6
95 INV 1
Darren Currie[16] 3
MARC GT[17] GM LS3 6.2 L V8 6 John Goodacre INV 6
20 Daniel Jilesen[18] INV 3, 5
Geoff Taunton[18]
Adam Hargraves 6
MARC Focus GTC[16] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 111 Grant Donaldson[16] INV 1
MARC II V8[16] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 6
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
T Trophy Cup
INV Invitational

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners Trophy Winners
1 R1 Bathurst No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Max Hofer
Liam Talbot 		Max Hofer
Liam Talbot 		Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack
R2 No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Broc Feeney
Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Max Hofer
Liam Talbot 		Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack
2 R1 Wanneroo No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Geoff Emery Garnet Patterson
Yasser Shahin 		Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie
R2 No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Max Hofer Max Hofer
Liam Talbot 		Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie
3 R1 Phillip Island No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 48 M Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Fraser Ross
Liam Talbot 		Jayden Ojeda
Ross Poulakis 		Justin McMillan
Glen Wood 		Renee Gracie
R2 No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Jayden Ojeda
Ross Poulakis 		Geoff Emery
Max Hofer 		Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie
4 R1 Sydney No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Fraser Ross
Liam Talbot 		Garnet Patterson
Yasser Shahin 		Matt Stoupas
Paul Stokell 		Renee Gracie
R2 No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Jayden Ojeda
Ross Poulakis 		Fraser Ross
Liam Talbot 		Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie
5 R1 Queensland No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Liam Talbot
Garth Tander 		Geoff Emery
Max Hofer 		Matt Stoupas
Paul Stokell 		Renee Gracie
R2 No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Jayden Ojeda
Ross Poulakis 		Liam Talbot
Garth Tander 		Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie
6 R1 Adelaide No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Matt Campbell
Yasser Shahin 		Matt Campbell
Yasser Shahin 		Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack
R2 No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Christopher Mies
Liam Talbot 		Christopher Mies
Liam Talbot 		Matt Stoupas
Paul Stokell 		Marcos Flack
R3 No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Matt Campbell
Yasser Shahin 		Matt Campbell
Yasser Shahin 		Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers Team BAT
 WAN
 PHI
 SYD
 QUE
 ADL
 Points
GT3 Pro-Am
1 Liam Talbot Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 6 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 238
2 Yasser Shahin EMA Motorsport 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 1 2 1 226
3 Geoff Emery Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 3 2 3 1 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 211
4 Garnet Patterson EMA Motorsport 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 158
5 Ross Poulakis Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 123
6 Jayden Ojeda Volante Rosso Motorsport 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 Ret 11 Ret 117
7 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim
Jamie Whincup 		Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 6 2 7 6 3 3 3 101
8 Michael Bailey
Brett Hobson 		RAM Motorsport 15 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 8 98
9 Prince Jefri Ibrahim Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 4 3 2 Ret 6 5 91
10 Christopher Mies Melbourne Performance Centre 3 2 2 1 3 81
11 Max Hofer[e] Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 75
12 Matt Campbell EMA Motorsport 1 2 1 68
13 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 6 5 46
14 Richie Stanaway Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 3 2 Ret 45
15 Christer Jöns Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 30
16 Sam Brabham Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 11 14 28
17 Justin McMillan M Motorsport 16 16 5 7 11 14 26
18 Glen Wood M Motorsport 5 7 26
19 Tony Bates
Jordan Love 		Tony Bates Racing 6 8 14
20 Chris Batzios Volante Rosso Motorsport Ret 11 Ret 10
Entries ineligible for points
— Fraser Ross Melbourne Performance Centre 6 2 3 1 0
— Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove 		Grove Motorsport 2 5 0
— Andrew Fawcet
Dylan O'Keeffe 		Melbourne Performance Centre Ret 10 0
— Chris Batzios Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 11 14 0
— Josh Hunt Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 0
— Adrian Deitz
David Wall 		Wall Racing Ret DNS 0
GT Am
1 Brad Schumacher Schumacher Motorsport 3 3 7 5 8 6 9 6 Ret 7 4 7 4 279
2 Matt Stoupas
Paul Stokell 		Melbourne Performance Centre 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 9 7 9 5 4 6 247
3 Michael Sheargold
Garth Walden 		RAM Motorsport 12 9 9 13 7 Ret 10 11 10 12 8 15 7 172
4 Marcel Zalloua
Sergio Pires 		Valmont Racing 10 11 12 11 14 7 13 11 104
5 Ash Samadi Melbourne Performance Centre 11 13 10 14 19 16 13 12 12 10 93
6 Michael Kokkinos Melbourne Performance Centre 14 14 13 12 16 18 59
7 George Nakas
Ben Stack 		Dutton Garage 17 17 12
8 Justin McMillan
Glen Wood 		M Motorsport Ret 10 12
Entries ineligible for points
— Renee Gracie Nineteen Corporation 6 5 5 0
— Theo Koundouris Supabarn Motorsport 10 12 10 8 9 0
— James Koundouris Supabarn Motorsport 10 8 9 0
GT Trophy
1 Renee Gracie Nineteen Corporation 12 15 15 15 15 13 14 15 200
2 Paul Luchitti Tigani Motorsport 18 19 16 15 Ret 16 16 17 17 162
3 Marcos Flack Sonic Motor Racing Services 12 15 12 10 10 125
4 Stephen Coe Coe Property Group 18 19 36
GT4
1 Mark Griffith Nineteen Corporation 14 16 18 17 100
Invitational entries ineligible for points
— Geoff Taunton Milldun Motorsport 13 15 14 13 9 13 Ret 13 11 0
— Daniel Jilesen Milldun Motorsport 14 13 9 13 0
— Darren Currie Milldun Motorsport 17 17 13 12 15 17 Ret 13 11 0
— John Goodcare
Adam Hargraves 		Milldun Motorsport 11 14 13 0
— David Crampton
Trent Harrison 		M Motorsport 17 16 0
— Grant Donaldson Milldun Motorsport Ret 18 13 18 16 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Car #8 ran under the commercial title "Launch Racing", Car #10 run under the commercial title "Myland", Car #23 ran under the commercial title "KFC Racing", Car #65 ran under the commercial title "Shannons Insurance Racing", and Car #75 ran under the commercial title "Jamec Racing".[5]
  2. ^ Car #101, Car #102 and Car #TBA entered under the commercial title "Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport".
  3. ^ Cars #88 and #888 ran under the commercial title "Triple Eight Race Engineering - JMR".[14]
  4. ^ Car #19 ran under the commercial title "Daimler Trucks Brisbane", and Car #181 ran under the commercial title "OnlyFans".[8]
  5. ^ Hofer was ineligible for points from the third round onwards.

References

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  3. ^ O'Brien, Connor (16 November 2023). "Campbell called in for last-gasp Adelaide title shot". V8Sleuth. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  5. ^ a b c "Michael Kokkinos set to launch his season entry with a new car and new class in 2023". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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