2006 Australian GT Championship

The 2006 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of closed, production based sports cars. It was open to vehicles approved by the FIA for International GT3 competition and to similar models as approved by CAMS. [1] The title, which was the tenth Australian GT Championship, was won by Greg Crick driving a Dodge Viper GTS ACR.

2006 Australian GT Championship
Previous: 2005 Next: 2007

Round schedule

Greg Crick (Dodge Viper GTS ACR) won the championship
Bryce Washington (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996) placed second
James Koundouris (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996) placed third
Theo Koundouris (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996) placed fourth
Sven Burchartz (Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996) placed fifth
David Stevens placed 13th driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 & a Ferrari 430 Challenge (pictured)
Peter Lucas (Lotus Elise Motorsport 200) placed 31st
Neil Bryson (Ferrari 360 Challenge) placed 39th

The championship was contested over eight rounds.

Round Circuit State Date Format [2] Winning driver [3] Car
1 Wakefield Park Raceway New South Wales 5 March Three races Allan Simonsen Ferrari F360 GT
2 Mount Panorama Circuit New South Wales 15 April Two races Greg Crick Dodge Viper GTS ACR
3 Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 7 May Three races Bryce Washington Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 21 May Three races Allan Simonsen Ferrari F360 GT
5 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 25 June Three races Bryce Washington Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 20 August One race D'Arcy Russell Dodge Viper GTS ACR
7 Queensland Raceway Queensland 3 September One race Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 GT3 Type 997
8 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 26 November Two races David Wall Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996

Points system

Three championship points were awarded to the fastest qualifier for each round. For rounds composed of three races, points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 to the first 25 finishers in each race. All other rounds attracted the same total number of points regardless of the number of races.

Championship results

Position [4] Driver No. Car Entrant Wak Mou Ora Phi Mal Phi Que Eas Total
1 Greg Crick 3 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Crickcars.com 98 108 91 72 98 96 60 90 713
2 Bryce Washington 1 & 54 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 ADRAD Radiator Experts 85 79.5 104 42 102 84 75 79.5 651
3 James Koundouris 69 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Dare Shots
Supabarn Supermarkets
76 28.5 78 84 69 30 96 63 524.5
4 Theo Koundouris 19 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Dare Shots
Supabarn Supermarkets
74 57 55 - 79 75 84 63 487
5 Sven Burchartz 90 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Cargraphic AG 32 18 - 63 57 69 114 85.5 438.5
6 David Wall 38 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 RDS 32 37.5 63 - 80 33 - 117 362.5
7 John Teulan 88 Ferrari 360 Challenge
Ferrari F430 Challenge
Industry Central - Stahlwille 47 48 61 77 - 48 48 19.5 348.5
8 Max Twigg 18 & 17 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Twigg Waste Management
Luxton Plan
45 33 51 14 37 57 - 66 303
9 D'Arcy Russell 7 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Dupont 34 31.5 - 23 - 117 - 60 265.5
10 David Reynolds 6 & 90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996
Bob Jane T-marts
Cargraphics
- 90 - - - 69 - 85.5 244.5
11 Allan Simonsen 4 Ferrari 360 GT
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
Consolidated Chemical Company
Dare Shots
Supabarn Supermarkets
104 - - 102 - 30 - - 236
12 Paul Bolinowsky 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Bolin Racing 24 30 - - - 42 54 45 195
13 Dave Stevens 43 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
Ferrari F430 Challenge
Bennanit
Secure Telecom
- 37.5 - 45 72 36 - - 190.5
14 Paul Tressider 23 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Wynn Tressider Management 29 22.5 49 - - 45 - 43.5 189
15 Mark Eddy 12 Porsche 911 GT3R Type 996 Quarterback Shirts 41 15 - - - 63 - 52.5 171.5
16 Damien Flack 55 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Roock - - 69 12 - 54 - 25.5 160.5
17 Matthew Turnbull 13 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 PROMAT 43 49.5 38 - 27 - - - 157.5
18 Bill Pye 44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 AutoHaus Hamilton
Property Solutions Group
- 58.5 - - - 39 - 43.5 141
19 Anthony Skinner 46 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Travelplan Ski Holiday 52 18 - - - - 69 - 139
20 Andrew Luxton 17 & 18 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Luxton Plant
Twigg Waste Management
- - - - - 57 - 66 123
21 John Kaias 77 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 ABCOR
Preston General Engine
53 25.5 - 42 - - - - 120.5
22 Ian Palmer 20 Honda NSX Instant Fountains
Paluky Ho
25 - 33 53 - - - - 111
23 Ross Lilley 51 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Loala Furniture International 29 36 - - 46 - - - 111
24 Kevin Miller 2 Ferrari F430 Property Solutions Group - - - - - - 63 36 99
25 Shaun Juniper 30 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Juniper Racing - - - - 43 51 - - 94
26 Peter Hackett 5 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia - 91.5 - - - - - - 91.5
27 Marc Cini 9 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Hallmarc - 45 - - - - - 42 87
28 Graeme Cook 91 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Container Solutions 27 - - - 58 - - - 85
29 Ash Samadi 55 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Rook 54 - - - - - - 25.5 79.5
30 Greg Ward 14 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Greg Ward - - - 48 - - - 30 78
31 Peter Lucas 99 Lotus Elise Motorsport 200 Urban Developments 10 - - - 42 - - 24 76
32 Stuart Kostera 70 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 PHR Scuderia - - - 73 - - - - 73
33 Paul Ryan 22 Lotus Exige Steel Force
Choice Petroleum
- - - - - - 45 27 72
34 Justin Levis 78 Lotus Elise Motorsport 200
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
CUE
AutoHaus Hamilton
- 24 - - - 39 - - 63
35 Dean Lindstrom 7 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Dupont - - - - - - - 60 60
36 Maher Algadri 70 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 PHR Scuderia - - 51 - - - - - 51
37 Andre Morriss 6 Lotus Exige Witches Chase Cheese Co - - - - - - 42 9 51
38 Paul Pizzati 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Bolin Racing - - - - - - - 45 45
39 Neil Bryson 25 Ferrari 360 Challenge Betterdeal.com.au - - - 18 25 - - - 43
40 Christian D'Agostin 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Bolin Racing - - - - - 42 - - 42
41 Dean Fiore 9 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Hallmarc - - - - - - - 42 42
42 Blake Lynn 32 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Lynn Building Supplies - - - - - - - 36 36
43 Malcolm Lynn 32 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Lynn Building Supplies - - - - - - - 36 36
44 Claude Giorgi 29 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Buildwise - - - - 32 - - - 32
45 David Giugni 14 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Ech Ridge Wines - - - - - - - 30 30
46 Garth Rainsbury 66 Ferrari 360 Challenge Speed Energy Drink 24 - - - - - - - 24
47 Scott Bargwanna 99 Lotus Elise Motorsport 200 Urban Developments - - - - - - - 24 24
48 Tim Poulton 56 Lotus Exige Urban Arrangement - - - - - - - 13.5 13.5
49 Angela Coradine 86 Lotus Elise Urban Arrangement - - - - - - - 12 12
50 Glenn Townsend 86 Lotus Elise Urban Arrangement - - - - - - - 12 12
51 Andrew Fisher 6 Lotus Exige Witches Chase Cheese Co - - - - - - - 9 9
52 Geoff Munday 10 Ford Mustang Jim Beam Racing 8 - - - - - - - 8

Note: Total points scored and championship positions attained have been adjusted to override points summation errors in the published results retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au

References

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