2017 Australian GT Championship

The 2017 Australian GT Championship was the 21st running of the Australian GT Championship, a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The championship commenced on 2 March 2017 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 19 November at Wakefield Park, with two rounds held in New Zealand.

2017 Australian GT Championship
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018
Geoff Emery won the 2017 Australian GT Championship driving an Audi R8 LMS
Tony Walls placed 12th in the 2017 Australian GT Championship driving a McLaren 650S GT3
Steven Richards and James Burgmuller shared 14th place in the 2017 Australian GT Championship driving a BMW M6 GT3
Mark Griffith placed 15th in the 2017 Australian GT Championship driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3
Ash Samadi placed 16th in the 2017 Australian GT Championship driving an Audi R8 LMS
Michael Hovey placed 33rd driving a Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX
Brenton Griguol & Tim Macrow placed 35th driving a Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX

Following the success of the previous year, a second series for GT3 cars, the Australian Endurance Championship was also contested. A third series for older-specification GT3 and GT4 class cars, the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, was also held.[1]

The Australian GT Championship events were held in support of five V8 Supercar events. The Australian Endurance Championship shared an event with the Shannons Nationals, another with V8 Supercars, and its final two rounds were staged at Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park, both owned by series owner Tony Quinn. The Australian GT Trophy Series [2] was contested exclusively at Shannons Nationals events.[1]

The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery [3] driving an Audi R8 LMS.

Series

The 2017 season included three separate series:

  • CAMS Australian GT Championship, shorter races for current-specification GT3 cars.
  • CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, longer endurance races featuring multiple drivers and current-specification GT3 cars.
  • CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, shorter races for older-specification GT3 and GT4 cars.

All competitors are able to enter the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, and all were eligible to win the championships outright, however only older-specification cars could enter the Australian GT Trophy Series.

Race calendar

The Australian GT Championship is contested over five rounds, the Australian Endurance Championship over four rounds and the Australian GT Trophy Series over five rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, includes at least one compulsory timed pit stop.[1]

Australian GT Championship
Round Circuit Location Race format Date
1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 3 x 40 min 2–5 March
2 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 4 x 25 min 23–26 March
3 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 2 x 60 min 5–7 May
4 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 3 x 40 min 8–10 July
5 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 15–17 September
Australian Endurance Championship
Round Name Circuit Location Race format Date
1 AEC Philip Island 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 500 km 26–28 May
2 AEC Sydney 501 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 August
3 Hampton Downs 500 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Waikato, New Zealand 27–29 October
4 Highlands 501 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 10–12 November
Australian GT Trophy Series
Round Circuit Location Race format Date
1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 2 x 50 min 8–9 April
2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 10–11 June
3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 5–6 August
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–10 September
5 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 18–19 November

Australian GT Championship

Teams and drivers

Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events
Audi Sport Customer Racing
Ah Apartments
Audi R8 LMS 3 Ash Samadi GT All
Audi Sport Customer Racing
Hallmarc Constructions
9 Marc Cini GT 1–2, 4
Dean Fiore 2
Audi Sport Customer Racing
Supabarn Supermarkets
44 Ash Walsh GT All
James Koundouris 1–3
Duvashen Padayachee 4–5
Audi Sport Customer Racing
JAMEC PEM Racing
74 Geoff Emery GT All
Kelvin van der Linde 1–4
75 Steve McLaughlan GT 1, 5
Tim Miles 2
Audi Sport Customer Racing
KFC Racing
124 Daniel Gaunt GT 2–3
Gary Higgon
McElrea Racing Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 4 Tim Miles GT 1
McElrea Racing
Objective Racing
McLaren 650S GT3 11 Tony Walls GT 1–4
GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 5 Greg Taylor GT 1, 3
Nathan Antunes 1
Zagame Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 6 Adrian Deitz GT 2
Cameron McConville
Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing McLaren 650S GT3 7 Tony Quinn GT All
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 8 Max Twigg GT All
222 Craig Baird GT 1
Scott Taylor 1–4
PM Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 14 Peter Major GT 1–3
Veloce Motorsport - ULX110 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 15 Keith Wong GT-I 1
Erebus Motorsport
Hog's Breath Cafe/Griffith Corporation
Mercedes-AMG GT3 19 Mark Griffith GT 1–3, 5
Jake Camilleri 2–3
Rosso Verde Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 21 Hector Lester GT-I 2
Benny Simonsen
JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 23 Roger Lago GT 1–4
David Russell 2
Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 24 Tony Bates GT 1–4
Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29 Dean Canto GT 1
Ivan Capelli 2
Jim Manolios 1, 5
Ryan Millier 2, 5
M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 48 Justin McMillan GT 1
Glen Wood 1–2, 4
Yasser Shahin 2
AMAC Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 51 Andrew MacPherson GT 1, 4
Brad Shiels 4
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Andrew MacPherson GT 2–3
Brad Shiels 3
Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 58 Fraser Ross GT 5
59 Fraser Ross GT 1–4
Côme Ledogar 1
Lewis Williamson 2
Michael O'Donnell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 68 Michael O'Donnell GT-I 1–2
Koala Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 69 Brenton Griguol GT 1
Tim Macrow
Triffid Bar Venue Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73 Michael Hovey GT 1–2
Daniel Jilesen 1
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 88 Peter Edwards GT 2
Fire Rating Solutions Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 99 Matthew Turnbull GT-I 2
BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100 James Bergmuller GT All
Steven Richards
DJS Racing BMW M6 GT3 101 Danny Stutterd GT 2–3
Mack Roofing Products Ferrari 458 GT3 147 Wayne Mack GT-I 2
Industrie Clothing Audi R8 LMS ultra 199 Nick Kelly GT 2
The Bend Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 777 Yasser Shahin GT 1
Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911 Liam Talbot GT All
Class Meaning
GT Australian GT Championship
GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Race Winner
1 R1 Adelaide No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 24 Eggleston Motorsport
Geoff Emery
Kelvin van der Linde
Tony Bates
R2 No. 14 PM Motorsport
Peter Major
R3 No. 24 Eggleston Motorsport
Tony Bates
2 R1 Albert Park No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing
Geoff Emery
Kelvin van der Linde
Geoff Emery
Kelvin van der Linde
R2 No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport No. 23 JBS Australia
Max Twigg Roger Lago
David Russell
R3 No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing
Geoff Emery
Kelvin van der Linde
R4 No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing
Liam Talbot
3 R1 Barbagallo No. 44 Supabarn Supermarkets No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing
James Koundouris
Ash Walsh
Liam Talbot
R2 No. 14 PM Motorsport
Peter Major
4 R1 Townsville No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing
Geoff Emery
Kelvin van der Linde
Liam Talbot
R2 No. 48 M Motorsport
Glen Wood
R3 No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport
Max Twigg
5 R1 Sandown No. 44 Supabarn Supermarkets No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing
Duvashen Padayachee
Ash Walsh
Geoff Emery
R2 No. 7 Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing
Tony Quinn
R3 No. 58 Tekno Autosports
Fraser Ross

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:[4]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th+ 
Qualifying session 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Rounds 1, 4–5 67 56 47 40 33 27 24 21 19 16 15 13 12 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1
Round 2 R1 25 21 18 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Round 2 R2 45 38 32 27 23 18 16 14 13 11 10 9 8 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Round 2 R3 50 42 35 30 25 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Round 2 R4 80 67 56 48 40 32 29 26 22 19 18 16 14 13 10 8 6 6 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1
Round 3 100 84 70 60 50 40 36 32 28 24 23 20 18 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1

Championship standings

Pos Driver ADE
ALB
BAR
TOW
SAN
Pts
R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP RP R1 R2 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP
1 Geoff Emery 13 12 9 15 59 1 8 1 3 17 162 4 3 14 144 4 2 4 15 151 1 2 5 8 164 680
2 Liam Talbot 4 4 6 4 111 10 4 10 1 4 129 1 6 13 153 1 3 5 4 151 3 10 2 7 126 670
3 Ash Walsh 6 6 16 14 76 3 6 4 6 10 108 6 2 11 135 5 5 2 14 136 4 5 3 10 130 585
4 Kelvin van der Linde 13 12 9 15 59 1 8 1 3 17 162 4 3 14 144 4 2 4 15 151 516
5 Fraser Ross 8 7 11 6 66 7 2 5 15 7 89 2 9 10 122 10 Ret 14 11 37 2 6 1 5 155 469
6 Max Twigg 21 9 5 57 11 3 11 2 10 126 5 5 4 104 12 8 1 7 108 8 8 9 1 62 457
7 Roger Lago 2 2 2 12 180 4 1 3 4 14 157 Ret 11 5 28 13 6 6 10 76 441
8 Tony Bates 1 3 1 8 189 14 23 12 8 6 48 11 4 83 Ret DNS DNS 6 6 326
9 Peter Major 3 1 4 7 161 12 5 Ret Ret 5 33 13 1 8 126 320
10 James Koundouris 6 6 16 14 76 3 6 4 6 10 108 6 2 11 135 319
11 Glen Wood 11 Ret DNS 15 6 12 9 5 2 75 3 1 3 17 178 268
12 Tony Walls 5 13 3 92 26 11 21 7 42 3 Ret 7 77 8 7 13 57 268
13 Duvashen Padayachee 5 5 2 14 136 4 5 3 10 130 266
14= James Bergmuller 16 Ret 19 1 14 8 17 8 12 5 50 10 7 1 61 11 10 12 1 45 9 4 8 6 86 256
14= Steven Richards 16 Ret 19 1 14 8 17 8 12 5 50 10 7 1 61 11 10 12 1 45 9 4 8 6 86 256
15 Mark Griffith 7 8 8 66 18 14 13 11 36 9 8 3 63 7 9 4 83 248
16 Ash Samadi 15 Ret 10 2 26 16 DNS DNS DNS 4 12 13 5 43 6 4 7 1 92 5 Ret 10 2 51 216
17 Tony Quinn Ret DNS DNS 0 20 21 19 17 14 16 12 30 9 9 9 57 10 1 7 107 208
18 Scott Taylor 10 15 18 4 35 23 7 17 21 26 8 Ret 32 2 13 8 89 182
19 David Russell 4 1 3 4 14 157 157
20 Marc Cini 18 Ret 13 17 5 16 6 9 4 64 7 11 10 55 136
21 Andrew MacPherson 17 DSQ 14 16 24 22 24 18 11 7 10 4 64 Ret 12 11 6 34 125
22 Steve McLaughlan 9 DNS DNS 1 20 6 3 6 3 104 124
23 Jake Camilleri 18 14 13 11 36 9 8 3 63 99
24 Brad Shiels 7 10 4 64 Ret 12 11 6 34 98
25= Daniel Gaunt 2 25 2 23 7 75 15 DNS 7 20 95
25= Gary Higgon 2 25 2 23 7 75 15 DNS 7 20 95
26 Lewis Williamson 7 2 5 15 7 89 89
27 Yasser Shahin WD WD WD 0 6 12 9 5 2 75 75
28 Ryan Millier 13 9 14 Ret 26 11 7 Ret 4 43 69
29 Jim Manolios 22 11 Ret 5 24 11 7 Ret 4 43 67
30 Côme Ledogar 8 7 11 6 66 66
31 Dean Fiore 5 16 6 9 4 64 64
32 Tim Miles 23 5 Ret 36 15 27 18 10 27 63
33 Michael Hovey 14 18 7 41 22 18 22 16 15 56
34 Daniel Jilesen 14 18 7 41 41
35= Brenton Griguol 12 14 12 3 39 39
35= Tim Macrow 12 14 12 3 39 39
36 Craig Baird 10 15 18 4 35 35
37 Nick Kelly 17 10 15 14 32 32
38= Adrian Deitz 9 26 7 20 31 31
38= Cameron McConville 9 26 7 20 31 31
39 Daniel Stutterd 19 13 16 Ret 15 14 Ret 15 30
40 Ivan Capelli 13 9 14 Ret 26 26
41 Greg Taylor Ret 10 Ret 10 26 Ret DNS 0 26
42 Nathan Antunes Ret 10 Ret 10 26 26
43 Dean Canto 22 11 Ret 5 24 24
44 Peter Edwards 21 19 20 13 22 22
45 Justin McMillan 11 Ret DNS 15 15
Invitational class cars ineligible for championship points
Keith Wong 19 17 15 0 0
Hector Lester DSQ 15 Ret Ret 0 0
Benny Simonsen DSQ 15 Ret Ret 0 0
Michael O'Donnell 20 16 17 0 28 28 26 24 0 0
Wayne Mack 25 20 23 19 0 0
Matthew Turnbull 27 24 25 22 0 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 R4 QP RP R1 R2 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP R1 R2 R3 QP RP Pts
ADE
ALB
BAR
TOW
SAN
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)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Australian Endurance Championship

Teams and drivers

Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events
Ah Apartments Audi R8 LMS 3 Chris Pither GT 1
Ash Samadi
GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 5 Grant Denyer GT 2
Greg Taylor
Zagame Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 6 Adrian Deitz GT All
Cameron McConville
Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing McLaren 650S GT3 7 Tony Quinn GT All
Mike Whiddett 1
Jonny Reid 2
Andrew Waite 3–4
77 Shane van Gisbergen GT 4
Mike Whiddett
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 8 Tony D'Alberto GT All
Max Twigg
Porsche 911 GT3-R 22 Craig Baird GT 1
Scott Taylor
Mercedes-AMG GT3 222 Craig Baird GT 2
Scott Taylor
Hog's Breath Cafe/Griffith Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3 19 Mark Griffith GT All
Jake Camilleri 1
Dominik Baumann 2
Scott Hookey 3–4
International Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Ultra 22 Neil Foster GT 3
Jonny Reid
36 John Udy GT 3
Matt Whittaker
Audi R8 LMS 82 Andrew Bagnall GT 3–4
Matt Halliday
JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 23 Roger Lago GT All
David Russell
Trass Family Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 27 Andrew Fawcett GT 3
Gene Rollinson
Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29 Jim Manolios GT 1–2
Ryan Millier
M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 48 Glen Wood GT 1, 4
Peter Major 1
Justin McMillan 4
AMAC Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 51 Andrew MacPherson GT All
Brad Shiels
Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 58 Fraser Ross GT 2–4
Warren Luff 2
Álvaro Parente 3–4
59 Warren Luff GT 1
Fraser Ross
Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 63 Peter Hackett GT All
Dominic Storey
JAMEC PEM Racing Audi R8 LMS 74 Geoff Emery GT 1–2
Garth Tander 1
Kelvin van der Linde 2
75 Jaxon Evans GT All
Tim Miles
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 88 Peter Edwards GT 1–2
Graeme Smyth
BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100 Steven Richards GT All
James Bergmuller 1–2
Dylan O'Keeffe 3–4
DJS Racing BMW M6 GT3 101 Sam Fillmore GT 1
Danny Stutterd
KFC Racing Audi R8 LMS 124 Daniel Gaunt GT 1–2
Matt Stoupas 1
Dylan O’Keeffe 2
Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911 John Martin GT All
Liam Talbot
Class Meaning
GT Australian GT Championship
GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)

Race results

Round Circuit Pole Position Race Winner
1 Phillip Island No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport No. 75 JAMEC PEM Racing
Peter Hackett
Dominic Storey
Jaxon Evans
Tim Miles
2 Sydney No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing No. 75 JAMEC PEM Racing
John Martin
Liam Talbot
Jaxon Evans
Tim Miles
3 Hampton Downs No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport
John Martin
Liam Talbot
Peter Hackett
Dominic Storey
4 Highlands No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport
Peter Hackett
Dominic Storey
Tony D'Alberto
Max Twigg

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:[5]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th+ 
Qualifying session 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Rounds 1, 3 180 159 138 117 114 108 99 90 86 81 77 72 68 63 59 54 50 45 41 36 27 18 9 5
Rounds 2, 4 220 197 174 153 146 132 121 110 105 99 94 88 83 77 72 66 61 55 50 44 33 22 11 6

Championship standings

Pos Driver PHI
SMP
HAM
HIG
Pts
R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP
1 Peter Hackett
Dominic Storey
2 16 175 6 13 145 1 10 190 6 18 150 660
2 Jaxon Evans
Tim Miles
1 8 188 1 8 228 2 11 170 Ret 12 12 598
3 John Martin
Liam Talbot
6 12 120 2 15 212 4 20 137 Ret 11 11 480
4 Tony D'Alberto
Max Twigg
10 8 89 Ret 12 12 3 5 143 1 12 232 476
5 Tony Quinn 14 63 12 88 5 1 115 2 1 198 464
6 Adrian Deitz
Cameron McConville
8 2 92 8 110 11 2 79 3 0 174 455
7 Fraser Ross 3 138 9 8 113 6 16 124 Ret 11 11 386
8 Andrew MacPherson
Brad Shiels
15 59 10 99 8 5 95 7 121 374
9 Mark Griffith 5 114 7 121 Ret 0 8 110 345
10 Geoff Emery 4 12 129 3 14 188 317
11 Andrew Waite 5 1 115 2 1 198 313
12 Roger Lago
David Russell
9 13 99 DNS 5 5 DNS 0 5 5 151 255
13 Peter Edwards
Graeme Smyth
7 8 107 5 146 253
14 Warren Luff 3 138 9 8 113 251
15 Daniel Gaunt 12 72 4 8 161 233
16 Kelvin van der Linde 3 14 188 188
17 Andrew Bagnall
Matt Halliday
10 81 9 1 106 187
18 Dylan O'Keeffe 4 8 161 Ret 10 10 Ret 12 12 183
19 Jonny Reid 12 88 9 9 95 183
20 Jim Manolios
Ryan Millier
11 77 11 94 171
21 Steven Richards 17 2 52 13 4 87 Ret 10 10 Ret 12 12 161
22 Glen Wood Ret 6 6 4 153 159
23 Justin McMillan 4 153 153
24 James Bergmuller 17 2 52 13 4 87 139
25 Álvaro Parente 6 16 124 Ret 11 11 135
26 Garth Tander 4 12 129 129
27 Dominik Baumann 7 121 121
28 Jake Camilleri 5 114 114
29 Scott Hookey Ret 0 8 110 110
30 John Udy
Matt Whittaker
7 3 102 102
31 Neil Foster 9 9 95 95
32 Matt Stoupas 12 72 72
33 Mike Whiddett 14 63 Ret 9 72
34 Sam Fillmore
Dan Stutterd
13 68 68
35 Chris Pither
Ash Samadi
16 4 58 58
36 Shane van Gisbergen Ret 9 9
37 Craig Baird
Scott Taylor
Ret 1 1 Ret 5 5 6
38 Peter Major Ret 6 6 6
39 Grant Denyer
Greg Taylor
Ret 0 0
Pos Driver R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP R QP RP Pts
PHI
SMP
HAM
HIG
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)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap


Australian GT Trophy Series

The Australian GT Trophy Series was won by Steve McLaughlan [6] driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra.

References

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