2009 Australian GT Championship

The 2009 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of closed production based sports cars which are either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GTs.[1]

2009 Australian GT Championship
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The GT Championship division for FIA GT3 specification vehicles[2] was won by former Carrera Cup racer David Wall driving a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S for the family owned Wall Racing team, which included race victories at Albert Park, Phillip Island, Eastern Creek and Mount Panorama for a comfortable victory margin of almost 90 points over another former Carrera Cup racer James Koundouris. Veteran Jim Richards, driving Wall's 2008 Carrera Cup car, finished third in the championship. Neither Koundouris or Richards took race wins in the series. The other race winners were Craig Baird, whose Mosler dominated the opening round at Adelaide but the team was sold mid-season leaving Baird without a drive; Dean Grant, whose Lamborghini gained a win at Eastern Creek, and Max Twigg, who debuted a 997 GT3 Cup S similar to Wall's at the final round at Sydney Olympic Park to dominate the event.

The GT Challenge division for older cars,[2] (mostly Porsche 996 Carrera Cup cars and one-make specification Ferraris and Maseratis), was won by Jordan Ormsby whose old Porsche GT3-RS dominated the series after Klark Quinn was moved from the Challenge division to the Championship division. Quinn won the first five races for the season prior to that. Michael Loccisano was second driving a 996 Carrera Cup with Keith Wong third driving a Ferrari 360.

The GT Production division for production based sportscars[2] was won by Chevrolet Corvette driver, Paul Freestone. Lotus Exige drivers Mark O'Connor and Tim Poulton completed the top three.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2009 Australian GT Championship.

Team Manufacturer Car model Division No Driver
Jocaro Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 1 Mark Eddy
2 Dean Grant
Dodge Viper GTS ACR 3 Ross Lilley
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Challenge 50 Calvin Pusterla
Consolidated Chemical Company Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 4 Ted Hughlin
John Bowe
Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 5 Andrew Taplin
Golf Car Solutions Porsche 996 GT3 RS Challenge 6 Jordan Ormsby
VIP Petfoods Racing Aston Martin DBRS9 Championship 7 Tony Quinn
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
997 GT3 Cup		 Challenge
Championship		 12 Klark Quinn
Greg Murphy Racing Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Championship 8 Simon Middleton
Creative Colour Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Challenge 8 Jeff Bobik
Hallmarc Developments Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Championship 9 Marc Cini
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Challenge 19 Michael Loccisano
SMS Commander Lotus Exige S Production 10 Mark O'Connor
Briggs Motor Sport Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 11 John Briggs
Jim Richards Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Championship 15 Jim Richards
Twigg Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
997 GT3 Cup S		 Championship 18 Max Twigg
Team Palmer Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 20 Ian Palmer
Bayside Church Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 21 Hector Lester
Bruce Lynton BMW BMW M3 Production 23 Beric Lynton
Freestone's Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production 25 Paul Freestone
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 27 Nick O'Halloran
Allan Simonsen
360 Challenge Challenge 37 Andrew Barlow
Trofeo Motorsport Maserati Trofeo Light Challenge 29 Jim Manolios
Rod Wilson
Warrin Mining Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Challenge 30 Adam Wallis
Kirchner Constructions Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Challenge 33 Fraser Kirchner
PR Racing Technology
Wall Racing		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Championship 38 David Wall
996 GT3 RSR Championship 39 Des Wall
Championship
Challenge		 Paul Tresidder
996 GT3 Cup Challenge 58 Richard Kimber
Maserati Trofeo Production 42 Kai Mysliwiecz
Brennan Voice Data & IT Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 43 David Stevens
Supabarn Supermarkets Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Championship 47 Theo Koundouris
997 GT3 Cup
997 GT3 Cup S		 69 James Koundouris
AMAC Motorsport Lotus Exige S Production 51 Andrew MacPherson
Mike Reedy
Mosler MT900R Championship Andrew MacPherson
Donut King Racing HSV
Nissan		 Coupé GTS
GT-R		 Production 54 Tony Alford
John Teulan Racing Mosler MT900R Championship 55 Craig Baird
88 John Teulan
McGrath Estate Agents Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Championship 56 Shane Smollen
HSV Coupé GTS Production 56 Barrie Nesbitt
Austral Racing Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Challenge 63 Richard Green
Racing Incident Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Championship 66 Peter Hill
Eric Bana Racing Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Challenge 67 Eric Bana
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Championship 71 Shaun Juniper
Bicycle Express Motorsport Ferrari 360 Challenge Challenge 74 Keith Wong
OOAK Racing Lotus Exige S Production 77 Timothy Poulton
Cue Lotus Elise HDPE Championship 78 Justin Levis
Pariah Motorsport Lotus Exige GT3 Championship 98 Angelo Lazaris
Ferrari 430 Challenge Challenge 99 Maher Algadrie

Season review

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series.[3] Within each division, each driver could count only his/her best five round results.[4]

Rd. Event Circuit City / State Date Winner
Championship Challenge Production
Rd 1 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 19–22 March Craig Baird Klark Quinn Mark O'Connor
Rd 2 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 26–29 March David Wall Klark Quinn Paul Freestone
Rd 3 Australian GT Classic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 16–17 May David Wall Jordan Ormsby Paul Freestone
Rd 4 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 18–19 July David Wall Jordan Ormsby Paul Freestone
Rd 5 Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–11 October David Wall Paul Tresidder Paul Freestone
Rd 6 Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 4–6 December Max Twigg Michael Loccisano Tony Alford

Drivers Championship

Points score sourced from:[5][6]

Pos Driver Round 1 – ADE[7]Round 2 – ALB[8]Round 3 – PHI[9]Round 4 – EAS[10]Round 5 – BAT[11]Round 6 – SOP[12] Pts
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2
GT Championship
1 David Wall 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 4th 544
2 James Koundouris 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 6th 10th 8th 5th 4th 5th 4th 5th 6th 9th 455.5
3 Jim Richards Ret 13th 8th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 7th 6th 451
4 Ross Lilley 15th 18th 12th 14th 11th 3rd 4th 6th 5th 6th 7th 8th 8th 7th 431.5
5 Dean Grant 9th 8th 6th 8th Ret 11th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd Ret 13th 10th 8th 404
6 Marc Cini 10th 9th 7th 11th 12th 9th Ret 7th 10th 9th 9th 9th 9th 5th 389
7 Theo Koundouris Ret 11th Ret 10th 8th Ret 10th 8th 8th 7th 6th 7th 3rd 2nd 371.5
8 Tony Quinn Ret Ret DNS 2nd 2nd 14th 16th Ret 9th Ret 11th 2nd 4th 3rd 355
9 Max Twigg 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th Ret 11th Ret 6th Ret 1st 1st 340.5
10 Mark Eddy 8th 7th 11th 7th 7th 11th 2nd 3rd 7th 2nd DNS DNS 334.5
11 Peter Hill 5th 6th 10th 18th 13th 12th 6th 11th 10th 297
12 Ted Huglin 20th 21st 18th 21st 19th 5th 9th 17th 18th 24th Ret 294
13 Simon Middleton 8th 12th 15th 19th 17th 24th 216
14 Andrew Macpherson 15th 14th 11th 12th 16th 25th 21st 213
15 Nick O'Halloran 12th 10th 14th 15th 31st 4th 7th 212.5
16 Ian Palmer 17th 15th Ret Ret 23rd DNS 13th 19th Ret DNS 8th 10th Ret DNS 210.5
17 Andrew Taplin 7th Ret 19th 12th 9th 6th 5th 197.5
18 Klark Quinn 2nd 3rd 5th Ret 148.5
19 Craig Baird 1st 1st 1st Ret Ret 114
20 Allan Simonsen 4th 7th 91.5
Shaun Juniper 5th 6th 91.5
22 John Bowe 5th 9th 87
23 Angelo Lazaris Ret Ret 10th 11th 10th Ret Ret Ret Ret 78
24 Des Wall 14th 16th 13th 73
25 Shane Smollen 13th 11th 72
David Stevens 12th 16th 72
27 Justin Levis 17th 15th 47
28 Paul Tresidder 20th 18th 44
Hector Lester 4th 4th
John Teulan Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS
John Briggs Ret Ret DNS
GT Challenge
1 Jordan Ormsby 11th 12th 9th 13th 14th 17th 14th 11th 13th 9th 21st 15th 14th 15th 531(601)
2 Michael Loccisano 18th 19th 15th Ret 20th 7th Ret 19th Ret 15th 12th 345
3 Keith Wong 19th 23rd 17th 22nd 21st 21st 20th 238
4 Andrew Barlow 16th 17th 16th 19th 17th 12th 12th DNS 233
5 Paul Tresidder 13th 11th 16th 13th 216
6 Richard Kimber 21st 20th Ret Ret DNS 20th Ret 20th 19th 198.5
7 Klark Quinn 3rd 5th 5th 9th 10th 190
8 Eric Bana 23rd 22nd 18th 14th 156.5
9 Jim Manolios 18th 15th 102
Rod Wilson 18th 15th 102
11 Calvin Pusterla 19th 17th 93
12 Adam Wallis 13th 14th Ret 66
Jeff Bobik 16th 16th 66
14 Fraser Kirchner 24th 24th 57
15 Richard Green 27th 26th 55
Maher Algadrie DNS DNS
GT Production
1 Paul Freestone 26th 25th 16th 17th 13th 15th 14th 10th 12th 23rd 23rd 504.5
2 Mark O'Connor 22nd 24th 20th 32nd 28th 15th 18th Ret DNS DNS 14th 14th Ret 18th 440
3 Tim Poulton Ret 22nd 21st 28th 29th 13th Ret 16th 18th 12th 16th Ret Ret Ret 347.5
4 Tony Alford 29th 33rd Ret 16th 13th 18th 17th 22nd 22nd 338
5 Beric Lynton 24th Ret 22nd 25th 27th 139
6 Kai Mysliwiecz 14th 17th 15th 100
7 Andrew Macpherson 23rd Ret DNS 30th 30th DNS DNS 97
8 Barrie Nesbitt 31st 32nd 60
Mike Reedy DNS DNS
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Note: Three races held during the Adelaide and Eastern Creek rounds, the others had two races. Albert Park has only two rounds although three were scheduled. The third race was nullified by CAMS because of only one green flag lap.[13]

Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2009 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the driver gaining the highest aggregate points total in the Eastern Creek and Phillip Island rounds of the 2009 Australian GT Championship.[14] The title, which was the twentieth Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by David Wall driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997.[14]

References
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  4. 2009 AGTC Sporting Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org on 7 January 2010
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  9. "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 17/05/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2009 – Round 3". National Software. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  10. "Eastern Creek International Raceway 19/07/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 6". National Software. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  11. "Mount Panorama – Bathurst 11/10/2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 – 2009 V8 Supercars – Race 18". National Software. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  12. "Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit 06/12/2009 Sydney Telstra 500 – 2009 V8 Supercars – Race 25 & 26". National Software. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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  14. Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
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