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
[edit]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 |
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1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 7–9 April | TCR Australia Touring Car Series Trans Am Australia Series |
2 | Wanneroo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 28–30 April | Supercars Championship |
3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 May | TCR Australia Touring Car Series Trans Am Australia Series |
4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 28–30 July | Supercars Championship |
5 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 11–13 August | TCR Australia Touring Car Series Trans Am Australia Series |
6 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 23–25 November | Supercars Championship |
Entry list
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Race results
[edit]Bold indicates the overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners | GT3 Trophy Winners | GT4 Cup Winners | Invitational Winners | |
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1 | R1 | Bathurst | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services | No Entries | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport |
Max Hofer Liam Talbot |
Max Hofer Liam Talbot |
Brad Schumacher | Marcos Flack | Geoff Taunton | ||||
R2 | No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport | |||
Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim |
Max Hofer Liam Talbot |
Brad Schumacher | Marcos Flack | Geoff Taunton | ||||
2 | R1 | Wanneroo | No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 1 EMA Motorsport | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | No Entries |
Geoff Emery | Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin |
Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | ||||
R2 | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | |||
Max Hofer | Max Hofer Liam Talbot |
Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | ||||
3 | R1 | Phillip Island | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 48 M Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No Entries | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport |
Fraser Ross Liam Talbot |
Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis |
Justin McMillan Glen Wood |
Renee Gracie | Darren Currie | ||||
R2 | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport | |||
Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis |
Geoff Emery Max Hofer |
Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Darren Currie | ||||
4 | R1 | Sydney | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 1 EMA Motorsport | No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | No. 50 M Motorsport |
Fraser Ross Liam Talbot |
Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin |
Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell |
Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | David Crampton Trent Harrison | |||
R2 | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | No. 50 M Motorsport | ||
Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis |
Fraser Ross Liam Talbot |
Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | David Crampton Trent Harrison | |||
5 | R1 | Queensland | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No Entries | No. 20 Milldun Mootrsport |
Liam Talbot Garth Tander |
Geoff Emery Max Hofer |
Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell |
Renee Gracie | Daniel Jilesen Geoff Taunton | ||||
R2 | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 20 Milldun Mootrsport | |||
Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis |
Liam Talbot Garth Tander |
Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Daniel Jilesen Geoff Taunton | ||||
6 | R1 | Adelaide | ||||||
R2 | ||||||||
Championship standings
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Bold – Pole |
See also
[edit]- 2023 British GT Championship
- 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- 2023 GT World Challenge Asia
- 2023 GT World Challenge America
- 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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".[8]
- ^ Car #19 ran under the commercial title "Daimler Trucks Brisbane", and Car #181 ran under the commercial title "OnlyFans".[11]
- ^ Car #101, Car #102 and Car #TBA entered under the commercial title "Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport".
- ^ Cars #88 and #888 ran under the commercial title "Triple Eight Race Engineering - JMR".[18]
- ^ Hofer was ineligible for points from the third round onwards.
References
[edit]- ^ "Three Supercars rounds on GTWC Australia calendar". Speedcafe. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (16 November 2023). "Campbell called in for last-gasp Adelaide title shot". V8Sleuth. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff, Sportscar365 (21 April 2023). "MARC GT ready to race". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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- ^ a b O'Brien, Connor (20 November 2023). "Audi deploys aces for Adelaide title scrap". V8Sleuth. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Audi Sport Factory stars to race in Perth". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (21 November 2023). "Top Mercedes seat up for grabs in GT World Challenge Australia". Speedcafe. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.