2015 Australian GT Championship

The 2015 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship.[1] The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the championship.[1] The title, which was the 19th Australian GT Championship, was won by Christopher Mies, driving an Audi R8 Ultra.

2015 Australian GT Championship
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Race calendar

Christopher Mies won the Championship driving an Audi R8 Ultra
Klark Quinn placed third driving a McLaren MP4-12C (pictured) and a McLaren 650S GT3
Max Twigg placed ninth in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
Morgan Haber placed 13th in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
James Koundouris placed 14th in a Porsche 911 GT3-R
Tony Walls placed 15th in a McLaren 650S GT3
John Magro placed 27th in a Lamborghini Gallardo
Jan Jinadasa placed 5th in GT Trophy in a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
Kevin Weeks placed 8th in GT Trophy in a Ford GT GT3
Ben Foessel placed 15th in GT Trophy in a Ginetta G50Z
Brenton Griguol placed 19th in GT Trophy in a Ferrari 430 GT3

The championship was contested over six rounds.[1]

Rnd [1] Circuit [1] Date [1] Pole Position [1] Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Vehicle
1 Adelaide Street Circuit 28 February Jono Lester Jono Lester Nathan Antunes Audi R8 Ultra
Christopher Mies
Greg Crick
Nathan Antunes Audi R8 Ultra
1 March Christopher Mies Tony Quinn McLaren MP4-12C
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 22–23 May Jono Lester
Graeme Smyth
Christopher Mies
Greg Crick
Christopher Mies
Greg Crick
Audi R8 Ultra
3 Townsville Street Circuit 11 July Jono Lester Christopher Mies
Greg Crick
Tony D'Alberto
Grant Denyer
Ferrari 458 Italia
12 July Christopher Mies
Greg Crick
Nathan Antunes Audi R8 Ultra
4 Sydney Motorsport Park 22 August Steve Owen
Kevin Weeks
Matt Campbell Christopher Mies
Ryan Millier
Audi R8 Ultra
23 August Christopher Mies
Ryan Millier
Grant Denyer Ferrari 458 Italia
5 Sandown International Raceway 12 September Jono Lester Morgan Haber Tony D'Alberto
Grant Denyer
Ferrari 458 Italia
13 September Jono Lester
Graeme Smyth
Christopher Mies
Ryan Millier
Audi R8 Ultra
6 Highlands Motorsport Park 14 November Christopher Hasse
Steve McLaughlan
Klark Quinn
Shane van Gisbergen
Klark Quinn
Shane van Gisbergen
McLaren 650S GT3
15 November Klark Quinn
Shane van Gisbergen
Morgan Haber Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

Divisions

Drivers' titles were awarded in four divisions.[2]

  • GT Championship - for FIA GT3 specification vehicles [2]
  • GT Trophy - for older specification FIA GT3 vehicles [2]
  • GT Challenge - for cars that no longer fitted within the GT Championship and GT Trophy divisions [2]
  • GT Sports - for GT4 specification cars [2]

Championship standings

Pos Driver [3] Vehicle [3][4][5] Pts [3]
GT Championship
1 Christopher Mies Audi R8 Ultra 643
2 Grant Denyer Ferrari 458 Italia 549
3 Klark Quinn McLaren MP4-12C
McLaren 650S GT3
531
4 Nathan Antunes Audi R8 Ultra 514
5 Jono Lester Ferrari 458 Italia 496
6 Tony Quinn McLaren 650S GT3 433
7 Tony D'Alberto Ferrari 458 Italia 432
8 Graeme Smyth Ferrari 458 Italia 416
9 Max Twigg Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 366
10 Ryan Millier Audi R8 Ultra 343
11 Greg Crick Audi R8 Ultra 300
12 Geoff Emery Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 300
13 Morgan Haber Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 291
14 James Koundouris Porsche 911 GT3-R 274
15 Tony Walls McLaren 650S GT3 273
16 Steve McLaughlan Audi R8 Ultra 233
17 Andrew Macpherson Porsche 911 GT3-R 208
18 Bradley Shiels Porsche 911 GT3-R 180
19 Garth Tander McLaren 650S GT3 176
20 Scott Taylor Porsche 911 GT3-R 139
21 Shane van Gisbergen McLaren 650S GT3 130
22 Justin McMillan Chevrolet Camaro 129
23 Glen Wood Audi R8 GT3 Ultra 126
24 Marcus Marshall Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup-S
122
25 Peter Fitzgerald Audi R8 Ultra 101
26 Peter Edwards Bentley Continental 99
27 John Magro Lamborghini Gallardo 94
28 Craig Baird Porsche 911 GT3-R 81
29 Paul Kelly Ferrari 458 Italia 80
30 Elliot Barbour Lamborghini Gallardo 70
31 Michael Hovey Ginetta G55 GT3 68
32 Jack LeBrocq Chevrolet Camaro 67
33 Adrian Deitz Ferrari 458 Italia 66
34 Shae Davies Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 66
35 Dale Paterson Chevrolet Camaro 63
36 John Bowe Bentley Continental 63
37 Aaron Seton Porsche 911 GT3-R 58
38 Roger Lago Lamborghini Gallardo 57
39 Jonathon Webb McLaren MP4-12C 54
40 Warren Luff McLaren 650S GT3 50
41 Cameron McConville Ferrari 458 Italia 48
42 Nathan Morcom Lamborghini Gallardo 45
43 Steven Richards Chevrolet Camaro 44
44 Rod Salmon Audi R8 Ultra 38
45 Ross Lilley Lamborghini Gallardo 33
GT Trophy
Pos Driver Vehicle Pts
1 Greg Taylor Audi R8 LMS 752
Barton Mawer Audi R8 LMS 752
2 Mark Griffith Audi R8 LMS 731
3 Theo Koundouris Porsche 911 GT3-S 718
4 Simon Ellingham Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 543
5 Jan Jinadasa Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 387
6 Steve Owen Porsche 911 GT3-S & Ford GT GT3 225
7 Daniel Gaunt Audi R8 LMS 173
8 Kevin Weeks Ford GT GT3 149
9 Steve Voight Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 142
Scott Taylor Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 142
10 Daniel Gaunt Audi R8 LMS 130
11 Andre Heimgartner Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 90
12 John Goodacre Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 86
13 Danny Stutterd Lamborghini Gallardo 75
14 Xavier West Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 74
Tim Macrow Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 74
15 Ben Foessel Ginetta G50Z 69
16 Indiran Padayachee Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 67
17 Simon McLennan Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 65
18 Tim Macrow Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 65
19 Brenton Griguol Ferrari 430 GT3 46
20 Rob Smith Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 39
21 Peter Conroy Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 38
22 Sean Varney Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 38
23 Keith Wong Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 35
24 Kuang Wong Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 35
25 Matthew Turnbull Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 33
GT Challenge
Pos Driver Vehicle Pts
1 Richard Gartner Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 726
2 Tony Alford Lotus Exige Cup Car 692
3 Michael O'Donnell Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 677
4 Brendan Cook Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 365
5 Mark O'Connor Lotus Exige Cup Car 281
6 Matt Kingsley Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 253
GT Sports
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  • The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds of the Championship, within their division, was declared the winner of that division.[1]
  • If two drivers competed in the same automobile for all, or the majority of the rounds, then the final division position was awarded to both drivers.[1]

2015 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2015 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the driver accumulating the highest aggregate points total from Rounds 2 and 4 of the Australian GT Championship.[1] The title, which was the 25th Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by Christopher Mies driving an Audi R8 Ultra.[6]

References

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