2023 GT World Challenge Australia

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The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporates the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship", the "GT3 Trophy Series" and the "GT4 Cup". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 27th running of an Australian GT Championship. This is the third season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.

Calendar

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The provisional six-race calendar was released on 16 January 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[1]

Rd Circuit City / State Date Supporting Events
1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7–9 April TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Trans Am Australia Series
2 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 28–30 April Supercars Championship
3 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 May TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Trans Am Australia Series
4 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 28–30 July Supercars Championship
5 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 11–13 August TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Trans Am Australia Series
6 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 23–25 November Supercars Championship

Entry list

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT2
Australia M Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 50 Australia David Crampton INV 4
Australia Trent Harrison
GT3
Australia EMA Motorsport[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R[2] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 1 Australia Yasser Shahin[2] PA All
Australia Garnet Patterson[2] 1–5
Australia Matt Campbell[3] 6
Australia Grove Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Australia Brenton Grove PA 3
Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Wall Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[4] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6 Australia Adrian Deitz[4] PA 3
Australia David Wall[4]
Australia Melbourne Performance Centre[a] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[5] Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Australia Michael Kokkinos[5] Am 1–3
10 New Zealand Andrew Fawcet PA 3
Australia Dylan O'Keeffe
22 Australia Ash Samadi Am 1–5
23 Australia Paul Stokell Am All
Australia Matt Stoupas
65 Australia Liam Talbot PA All
Austria Max Hofer 1–2
Australia Fraser Ross 3–4
Australia Garth Tander 5
Germany Christopher Mies[6] 6
75 Australia Geoff Emery PA All
Germany Christer Jöns 1
Germany Christopher Mies[7] 2
Austria Max Hofer[6] 3–6
Australia Dutton Garage Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 18 Australia George Nakas Am 3
Australia Ben Stack
Australia Nineteen Corporation Audi R8 LMS Ultra[8] Audi 5.2 L V10 181 Australia Renee Gracie[8] T 2–5
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 Am 6
Australia Tony Bates Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 Australia Tony Bates PA 2
Australia Jordan Love
Australia Volante Rosso Motorsport[b] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Australia Chris Batzios[9] PA 6
Australia Jayden Ojeda[10] 6
101 PA 2–5
Australia Ross Poulakis[11] 1–5
Australia Sam Brabham 1
102 Australia Chris Batzios[9] PA 3, 5
Australia Sam Brabham 3
Australia Josh Hunt 5
Australia Valmont Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 44 Australia Sergio Pires Am 1, 3–5
Australia Marcel Zalloua
Australia RAM Motorsport[12] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[12] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Australia Michael Sheargold Am All
Australia Garth Walden
96 Australia Michael Bailey[12] PA All
Australia Brett Hobson[12]
Australia Supabarn Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 47 Australia Theo Koundouris Am 4, 6
Australia James Koundouris 6
Australia M Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 Australia Justin McMillan PA 2
Am 2 		1–4
Australia Roger Lago 1
Australia Glen Wood 2–3
Australia Schumacher Motorsport[13] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[13] Audi 5.2 L V10 55 Australia Brad Schumacher[13] Am All
Australia Coe Property Group Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 56 Australia Stephen Coe T 1
Australia Tigani Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 66 Australia Paul Luchitti T 3–6
Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering[c] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[14] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 Malaysia Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim[14] PA 1–2, 4–5
Australia Jamie Whincup[14]
888 Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim[14] PA 1–2, 4–5
Australia Broc Feeney[14] 1, 5
New Zealand Richie Stanaway 2, 4
GTC
Australia Sonic Motor Racing Services[15] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[15] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 78 Australia Marcos Flack[15] T 1, 6
New Zealand Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 81 Australia Tom McLennan T 6
GT4
Australia Nineteen Corporation[d] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19 Australia Mark Griffith 2, 4
Invitation
Australia Milldun Motorsport[16] MARC Mazda 3 V8[16] Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 4 Australia Darren Currie[16] INV 1
MARC II V8[16] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 5–6
Australia Geoff Taunton[16] 6
95 INV 1
Australia Darren Currie[16] 3
MARC GT[17] GM LS3 6.2 L V8 6 Australia John Goodacre INV 6
20 New Zealand Daniel Jilesen[18] INV 3, 5
Australia Geoff Taunton[18]
Australia Adam Hargraves 6
MARC Focus GTC[16] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 111 Australia Grant Donaldson[16] INV 1
MARC II V8[16] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 6
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
T Trophy Cup
INV Invitational

Race results

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Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners Trophy Winners
1 R1 New South Wales Bathurst Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Austria Max Hofer
Australia Liam Talbot 		Austria Max Hofer
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Marcos Flack
R2 Australia No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Australia Broc Feeney
Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		Austria Max Hofer
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Marcos Flack
2 R1 Western Australia Wanneroo Australia No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 1 EMA Motorsport Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Australia Geoff Emery Australia Garnet Patterson
Australia Yasser Shahin 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Renee Gracie
R2 Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Austria Max Hofer Austria Max Hofer
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Renee Gracie
3 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport Australia No. 48 M Motorsport Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Jayden Ojeda
Australia Ross Poulakis 		Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood 		Australia Renee Gracie
R2 Australia No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport Australia No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Australia Jayden Ojeda
Australia Ross Poulakis 		Australia Geoff Emery
Austria Max Hofer 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Renee Gracie
4 R1 New South Wales Sydney Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 1 EMA Motorsport Australia No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Garnet Patterson
Australia Yasser Shahin 		Australia Matt Stoupas
Australia Paul Stokell 		Australia Renee Gracie
R2 Australia No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Australia Jayden Ojeda
Australia Ross Poulakis 		Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Renee Gracie
5 R1 Queensland Queensland Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Australia Liam Talbot
Australia Garth Tander 		Australia Geoff Emery
Austria Max Hofer 		Australia Matt Stoupas
Australia Paul Stokell 		Australia Renee Gracie
R2 Australia No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 181 Nineteen Corporation
Australia Jayden Ojeda
Australia Ross Poulakis 		Australia Liam Talbot
Australia Garth Tander 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Renee Gracie
6 R1 South Australia Adelaide Australia No. 1 EMA Motorsport Australia No. 1 EMA Motorsport Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Australia Matt Campbell
Australia Yasser Shahin 		Australia Matt Campbell
Australia Yasser Shahin 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Marcos Flack
R2 Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Australia Christopher Mies
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Christopher Mies
Australia Liam Talbot 		Australia Matt Stoupas
Australia Paul Stokell 		Australia Marcos Flack
R3 Australia No. 1 EMA Motorsport Australia No. 1 EMA Motorsport Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services
Australia Matt Campbell
Australia Yasser Shahin 		Australia Matt Campbell
Australia Yasser Shahin 		Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Marcos Flack

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers Team BAT
New South Wales 		WAN
Western Australia 		PHI
Victoria (state) 		SYD
New South Wales 		QUE
Queensland 		ADL
South Australia 		Points
GT3 Pro-Am
1 Australia Liam Talbot Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 6 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 238
2 Australia Yasser Shahin Australia EMA Motorsport 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 1 2 1 226
3 Australia Geoff Emery Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 3 2 3 1 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 211
4 Australia Garnet Patterson Australia EMA Motorsport 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 158
5 Australia Ross Poulakis Australia Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 123
6 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Volante Rosso Motorsport 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 Ret 11 Ret 117
7 Malaysia Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim
Australia Jamie Whincup 		Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 6 2 7 6 3 3 3 101
8 Australia Michael Bailey
Australia Brett Hobson 		Australia RAM Motorsport 15 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 8 98
9 Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 4 3 2 Ret 6 5 91
10 Germany Christopher Mies Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 3 2 2 1 3 81
11 Austria Max Hofer[e] Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 75
12 Australia Matt Campbell Australia EMA Motorsport 1 2 1 68
13 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 6 5 46
14 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 3 2 Ret 45
15 Germany Christer Jöns Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 30
16 Australia Sam Brabham Australia Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 11 14 28
17 Australia Justin McMillan Australia M Motorsport 16 16 5 7 11 14 26
18 Australia Glen Wood Australia M Motorsport 5 7 26
19 Australia Tony Bates
Australia Jordan Love 		Australia Tony Bates Racing 6 8 14
20 Australia Chris Batzios Australia Volante Rosso Motorsport Ret 11 Ret 10
Entries ineligible for points
— Australia Fraser Ross Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 6 2 3 1 0
— Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove 		Australia Grove Motorsport 2 5 0
— New Zealand Andrew Fawcet
Australia Dylan O'Keeffe 		Australia Melbourne Performance Centre Ret 10 0
— Australia Chris Batzios Australia Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 11 14 0
— Australia Josh Hunt Australia Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 0
— Australia Adrian Deitz
Australia David Wall 		Australia Wall Racing Ret DNS 0
GT Am
1 Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Schumacher Motorsport 3 3 7 5 8 6 9 6 Ret 7 4 7 4 279
2 Australia Matt Stoupas
Australia Paul Stokell 		Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 9 7 9 5 4 6 247
3 Australia Michael Sheargold
Australia Garth Walden 		Australia RAM Motorsport 12 9 9 13 7 Ret 10 11 10 12 8 15 7 172
4 Australia Marcel Zalloua
Australia Sergio Pires 		Australia Valmont Racing 10 11 12 11 14 7 13 11 104
5 Australia Ash Samadi Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 11 13 10 14 19 16 13 12 12 10 93
6 Australia Michael Kokkinos Australia Melbourne Performance Centre 14 14 13 12 16 18 59
7 Australia George Nakas
Australia Ben Stack 		Australia Dutton Garage 17 17 12
8 Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Glen Wood 		Australia M Motorsport Ret 10 12
Entries ineligible for points
— Australia Renee Gracie Australia Nineteen Corporation 6 5 5 0
— Australia Theo Koundouris Australia Supabarn Motorsport 10 12 10 8 9 0
— Australia James Koundouris Australia Supabarn Motorsport 10 8 9 0
GT Trophy
1 Australia Renee Gracie Australia Nineteen Corporation 12 15 15 15 15 13 14 15 200
2 Australia Paul Luchitti Australia Tigani Motorsport 18 19 16 15 Ret 16 16 17 17 162
3 Australia Marcos Flack Australia Sonic Motor Racing Services 12 15 12 10 10 125
4 Australia Stephen Coe Australia Coe Property Group 18 19 36
GT4
1 Australia Mark Griffith Australia Nineteen Corporation 14 16 18 17 100
Invitational entries ineligible for points
— Australia Geoff Taunton Australia Milldun Motorsport 13 15 14 13 9 13 Ret 13 11 0
— New Zealand Daniel Jilesen Australia Milldun Motorsport 14 13 9 13 0
— Australia Darren Currie Australia Milldun Motorsport 17 17 13 12 15 17 Ret 13 11 0
— Australia John Goodcare
Australia Adam Hargraves 		Australia Milldun Motorsport 11 14 13 0
— Australia David Crampton
Australia Trent Harrison 		Australia M Motorsport 17 16 0
— Australia Grant Donaldson Australia Milldun Motorsport Ret 18 13 18 16 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Car #8 ran under the commercial title "Launch Racing", Car #10 run under the commercial title "Myland", Car #23 ran under the commercial title "KFC Racing", Car #65 ran under the commercial title "Shannons Insurance Racing", and Car #75 ran under the commercial title "Jamec Racing".[5]
  2. ^ Car #101, Car #102 and Car #TBA entered under the commercial title "Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport".
  3. ^ Cars #88 and #888 ran under the commercial title "Triple Eight Race Engineering - JMR".[14]
  4. ^ Car #19 ran under the commercial title "Daimler Trucks Brisbane", and Car #181 ran under the commercial title "OnlyFans".[8]
  5. ^ Hofer was ineligible for points from the third round onwards.

References

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  1. ^ "Three Supercars rounds on GTWC Australia calendar". Speedcafe. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "EMA Motorsport confirms GTWC Australia entry as part of further 2023 plans". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Connor (16 November 2023). "Campbell called in for last-gasp Adelaide title shot". V8Sleuth. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Lamborghini confirmed for Fanatec GT World Challenge return". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Michael Kokkinos set to launch his season entry with a new car and new class in 2023". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b O'Brien, Connor (20 November 2023). "Audi deploys aces for Adelaide title scrap". V8Sleuth. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Audi Sport Factory stars to race in Perth". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Renee Gracie ready for Audi GT debut in Perth". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Chelsea Angelo joins Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Jayden Ojeda joins Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport for the remainder of 2023". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (21 November 2023). "Top Mercedes seat up for grabs in GT World Challenge Australia". Speedcafe. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d "Brett Hobson set for Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS return". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "Brad Schumacher confirmed for Bathurst Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS opener". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Johor Motorsports Racing announces 2023 season entry with cyberpunk video clip". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Rising star Marcos Flack set to make Mount Panorama debut". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i "MARC Cars to run invitational class at Mount Panorama". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  17. ^ Staff, Sportscar365 (21 April 2023). "MARC GT ready to race". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ a b "Taunton to debut brand new Australian-made GT". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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