2024 GT4 Australia Series

The 2024 GT4 Australia Series (commercially titled 2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series) was an Australian motorsport competition for GT4 cars. The championship was the inaugural running of a standalone GT4 Australia series having split from the Australian Production Car Series at the end of 2023, and was the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group.[1] Events were held on the Australian Racing Group's SpeedSeries bill, with the season starting on 14 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ending on 10 November at Mount Panorama Circuit.[2][3]

Calendar

The provisional six-race calendar was released on 17 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[2] The calendar was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event promoted by SRO Motorsports Australia.[4]

Round Circuit City / State Date Supporting Duration Map of circuit locations
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April GT World Challenge Australia 2 x 60mins
2 The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May – 2 June 2 x 60mins
3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August 1 x 60mins
1 x 3 Hours
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August 2 x 60mins
5 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 October 2 x 60mins
6 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November 2 x 60mins
Cancelled events
Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 9–11 February TCR Australia Touring Car Series 3 Hours
  • A non-championship 3-hour race was scheduled to be held at Sandown Raceway but was cancelled due to shipping delays.[5]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Method Motorsport[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 1 Lachlan Mineeff[7] PA All
Shane Smollen[8]
McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 24 Nathan Morcom[9] S 1–3
Tom McLennan[10] 2–3
Jesse Bryan[9] 1
Anthony Levitt[11] Am 4
PA 6 		4–6
Luke King[11] 4
25 Marcos Flack[9] S All
Tom Hayman[9]
Thunder Buddies Racing[12] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 3 Steve Jakic[12] PA All
Ryder Quinn[12]
Property Investment Store McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren M838T 3.8 L Turbo V8 4 Anthony Soole Am 5–6
Grant Denyer 6
Gee Up[13][14] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren M838T 3.8 L Turbo V8 8 Chris Pappas[14] Am TBA
Nemo Racing[11] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren M838T 3.8 L Turbo V8 8 Nash Morris[11] PA 4
Paul Morris[11]
Verve Racing[11] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 11 Steve Jukes[11] Am 4
GB Galvanising Racing[14] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Porsche MA1.24 3.8 L Flat-6 12 Vince Gucciardo[14] Am 1–2
Gomersall Motorsports[14] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 14 Glenn Walker Am 5
Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 36 Jake Camilleri[14] S All
Aaron Seton[15] 3
Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 71 Jason Gomersall Am 5
PA 6 		5–6
Aaron Seton 6
Love Racing[16][17][N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 17 Bailey Love[16] S 1–2
PA 3
Am 4 		All
Sam Brabham[16] 1–3
Rob Love[11] 4–6
27 Antonio Astuti[16] PA 1–3
S 4 		1–5
Rob Love[16] 1–3
Sam Brabham[11] 4–5
Nineteen Corporation[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 19 Mark Griffith[14] Am 1–2, 4
PA 3 		All
Nash Morris[18] 3
Ginetta G56 GT4 GM LS3 6.2 L V8 56 Jesse Bryan[11] S 4
Oscar Targett[11]
Central West Prestige BMW[14][N 2] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 22 Tim Leahey[14] Am 1
S 2, 4 		1–2, 4–6
Cody Burcher[11] 4–6
Buckby Motors[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 23 Ben Newman[14] Am
PA 		1, 3, 5–6
Eddie Maguire[14] 1
Beric Lynton[18] 3
Lachlan Dalton 5–6
Team DNA Racing[19] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 Jason Yu[19] PA 1–2, 5–6
Josh Buchan[19] 1–2, 5
John Collins 6
Mackay Goodwin Lloyds Auctions[20] Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 29 Rob Rubis[20] Am 2–3, 5–6
Scott Turner[20]
Randall Racing[21] BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 32 Jacob Lawrence[21] Am All
John Bowe[21] 1, 3–6
BMW M4 GT4 (F82) BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 33 Jamie Augustine[14] Am 1
Peter Lawrence[14]
BMW M4 GT4 (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 Jamie Augustine[14] 2–6
Peter Lawrence[14]
Miedecke Motorsport Group with Lubrimaxx[22] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 35 Rylan Gray[22] S All
George Miedecke[22]
Game Over by Keltic Racing[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 101 Tony Quinn[14] Am 1
PA 2–3 		1–2
Jackson Rooney[23] 2
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 Tony Quinn[18] 3, 5–6
Matthew McCutcheon[18] 3
TekworkX Motorsport[24] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Porsche MA1.24 3.8 L Flat-6 210 Zoe Woods[24] S

PA

All
Daniel Stutterd[24] 3
Tom McLennan[11] 4
Daniel Jilesen 5–6
290 Lachlan Evennett PA 5
Rob Woods
Andrew Georgiadis Am 6
Ramu Farrell
Mark Cotterell Motorsport[25] Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 750 Mark Cotterell[25] PA 1–3, 5
Jarrod Hughes[25]
Source:[26][27][28][29]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Notes:

  • Gee Up and Chris Pappas were originally set to compete in the opening round at Phillip Island,[14] but later withdrew.

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole Position Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Results
1 R1 Phillip Island No. 17 Love Racing by EMS No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 26 DNA AutoSport No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Sam Brabham
Bailey Love 		Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Josh Buchan
Jason Yu 		Tim Leahey
R2 No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 1 Method Motorsport No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Lachlan Mineeff
Shane Smollen 		Tim Leahey
2 R1 The Bend No. 26 Zagame Autosport No. 25 Method Motorsport No. 1 Method Motorsport No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Josh Buchan
Jason Yu 		Tom Hayman
Marcos Flack 		Lachlan Mineeff
Shane Smollen 		Jacob Lawrence
R2 No. 25 Method Motorsport No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 1 Method Motorsport No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Tom Hayman
Marcos Flack 		Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Lachlan Mineeff
Shane Smollen 		Jacob Lawrence
3 R1 Queensland No. 750 Mark Cotterell Motorsport No. 24 Method Motorsport No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Mark Cotterell
Jarrod Hughes 		Tom McLennan
Nathan Morcom 		Steve Jakic
Ryder Quinn 		John Bowe
Jacob Lawrence
R2 No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 101 Game Over by Keltic Racing No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Matthew McCutcheon
Tony Quinn 		John Bowe
Jacob Lawrence
4 R1 Phillip Island No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW No. 1 Method Motorsport No. 24 Method Motorsport Result
Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Cody Burcher
Tim Leahey 		Lachlan Mineeff
Shane Smollen 		Anthony Levitt
R2 No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing No. 19 Nineteen Corporation Result
Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Cody Burcher
Tim Leahey 		Steve Jakic
Ryder Quinn 		Mark Griffith
5 R1 Sydney No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing No. 25 Method Motorsport No. 210 TekworkX Motorsport No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Steve Jakic
Ryder Quinn 		Tom Hayman
Marcos Flack 		Zoe Woods
Daniel Jilesen 		John Bowe
Jacob Lawrence
R2 No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW No. 25 Method Motorsport No. 26 Zagame Autosport No. 24 Method Motorsport Result
Cody Burcher
Tim Leahey 		Tom Hayman
Marcos Flack 		Josh Buchan
Jason Yu 		Anthony Levitt
6 R1 Bathurst No. 23 Buckby Motors No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW No. 71 Gomersall Motorsports No. 4 Property Investment Store Result
Ben Newman
Lachlan Dalton 		Cody Burcher
Tim Leahey 		Jason Gomersall
Aaron Seton 		Anthony Soole
Grant Denyer
R2 No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group No. 23 Buckby Motors No. 4 Property Investment Store Result
Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Rylan Gray
George Miedecke 		Ben Newman
Lachlan Dalton 		Anthony Soole
Grant Denyer

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Car No. 17 entered as Love Racing in rounds 1 and 2, and as Love Racing by Volante Rosso Motorsport in rounds 3 and 4. Car No. 27 entered as Love Racing in rounds 1 to 3, and as Love Racing by Volante Rosso Motorsport in round 4.
  2. ^ Car No. 22 operated by Ashley Seward Motorsport.

References

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  23. ^ "Kiwi talent Jackson Rooney to partner Tony Quinn in GT4 Australia at The Bend". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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  25. ^ a b c "Mark Cotterell Master Jeweller adds class to Monochrome GT4 Australia". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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