2024 GT4 Australia Series
The 2024 GT4 Australia Series (commercially titled 2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series) is an Australian motorsport competition for GT4 cars. The championship is the inaugural running of a standalone GT4 Australia Series having split from the Australian Production Car Series at the end of 2023, and will be the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group.[1] Events will be held on the Australian Racing Group's SpeedSeries bill, with the season starting on 14 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ending on 10 November at Mount Panorama Circuit.[2][3]
Calendar
[edit]The provisional six-race calendar was released on 17 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[2] The calendar was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event promoted by SRO Motorsports Australia.[4]
Round | Circuit | City / State | Date | Supporting | Duration | Map of circuit locations |
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1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 April | GT World Challenge Australia | 2 x 60mins | |
2 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 31 May – 2 June | 2 x 60mins | ||
3 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August | 1 x 60mins 1 x 3 Hours | ||
4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 23–25 August | 2 x 60mins | ||
5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 18–20 October | 2 x 60mins | ||
6 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 8–10 November | 2 x 60mins | ||
Cancelled events | ||||||
Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 9–11 February | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 3 Hours |
- A non-championship 3-hour race was scheduled to be held at Sandown Raceway but was cancelled due to shipping delays.[5]
Entry List
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Notes:
- Gee Up and Chris Pappas were originally set to compete in the opening round at Phillip Island,[14] but later withdrew.
Race Results
[edit]Bold indicates overall winner
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Silver Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | Results | |
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1 | R1 | Phillip Island | No. 17 Love Racing by EMS | No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group | No. 26 DNA AutoSport | No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW | Result |
Sam Brabham Bailey Love |
Rylan Gray George Miedecke |
Josh Buchan Jason Yu |
Tim Leahey | ||||
R2 | No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group | No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group | No. 1 Method Motorsport | No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW | Result | ||
Rylan Gray George Miedecke |
Rylan Gray George Miedecke |
Lachlan Mineeff Shane Smollen |
Tim Leahey | ||||
2 | R1 | The Bend | No. 26 Zagame Autosport | No. 25 Method Motorsport | No. 1 Method Motorsport | No. 32 Randall Racing | Result |
Josh Buchan Jason Yu |
Tom Hayman Marcos Flack |
Lachlan Mineeff Shane Smollen |
Jacob Lawrence | ||||
R2 | No. 25 Method Motorsport | No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group | No. 1 Method Motorsport | No. 32 Randall Racing | Result | ||
Tom Hayman Marcos Flack |
Rylan Gray George Miedecke |
Lachlan Mineeff Shane Smollen |
Jacob Lawrence | ||||
3 | R1 | Queensland | No. 750 Mark Cotterell Motorsport | No. 24 Method Motorsport | No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing | No. 32 Randall Racing | Result |
Mark Cotterell Jarrod Hughes |
Tom McLennan Nathan Morcom |
Steve Jakic Ryder Quinn |
John Bowe Jacob Lawrence | ||||
R2 | No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group | No. 101 Game Over by Keltic Racing | No. 32 Randall Racing | Result | |||
Rylan Gray George Miedecke |
Matthew McCutcheon Tony Quinn |
John Bowe Jacob Lawrence | |||||
4 | R1 | Phillip Island | No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group | No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW | No. 1 Method Motorsport | No. 24 Method Motorsport | Result |
Rylan Gray George Miedecke |
Cody Burcher Tim Leahey |
Lachlan Mineeff Shane Smollen |
Anthony Levitt | ||||
R2 | No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group | No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW | No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | Result | ||
Rylan Gray George Miedecke |
Cody Burcher Tim Leahey |
Steve Jakic Ryder Quinn |
Mark Griffith | ||||
5 | R1 | Sydney | |||||
R2 | |||||||
6 | R1 | Bathurst | |||||
R2 | |||||||
See also
[edit]- 2024 British GT Championship
- 2024 GT4 European Series
- 2024 French GT4 Cup
- 2024 GT4 America Series
- 2024 GT World Challenge Asia
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ O'Brien, Connor (11 October 2023). "SRO to promotes standalone GT4 Australia series". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Monochrome GT4 Australia Announces Standalone Series in 2024". Motorsport Australia. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (20 December 2023). "SRO To Promote & Operate New For 2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (9 May 2024). "New Phillip Island GT Festival Completes 2024 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (1 February 2024). "GT4 out of Sandown SpeedSeries, TV details announced". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (9 October 2023). "Method Motorsport To Make Debut At Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Lachlan Mineeff joins Monochrome GT4 Australia with Shane Smollen and Method Motorsport". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (29 January 2024). "Reigning champion joins Mostert GT team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Method Motorsport confirm driver line-ups for inaugural Monochrome GT4 Australia round". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Tom McLennan to race McLaren GT4 at The Bend". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "New Manufacturers, cars and drivers in expanded Monochrome GT4 Island field". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, Connor (24 January 2024). "Ryder Quinn to race GT4 with stepfather". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Entries Flowing for GT4 Maiden Season". Motorsport Australia. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Strong 19-car field debut for Monochrome GT4 Australia". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e O'Brien, Garry (3 April 2024). "Brabham and Astuti join new Mercedes AMG GT4 team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Garry (1 August 2024). "Love Motorsport's GT4 team aligns with Volante Rosso". Speedcafe. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "SVG protégé scores GT4 call-up". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (30 April 2024). "Race winning TCR team expands GT4 fleet". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Bartholomaeus, Stefan (3 April 2024). "TCR champ scores McLaren drive". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, Connor (27 May 2024). "Bathurst 6 Hour winner joins GT4 Australia". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, Garry (2 February 2024). "Lawrence and Bowe launch new BMW M4 GT4". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b c van Leeuwen, Andrew (9 April 2024). "Ford Mustang GT4 to debut at Phillip Island". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (25 July 2024). "Mercedes to power Seton's racing return". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Kiwi talent Jackson Rooney to partner Tony Quinn in GT4 Australia at The Bend". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Zoe Woods set for GT4 debut in 2024". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mark Cotterell Master Jeweller adds class to Monochrome GT4 Australia". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - Phillip Island - Round 1" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - The Bend - Round 2" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - Queensland - Round 3" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - Phillip Island - Round 4" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.