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2022 GT World Challenge Australia

The 2022 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 26th running of an Australian GT Championship. This is the second 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 1 March 2022 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[1] The season was to begin on 18 March at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and will end on 4 December at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide.[2] In August, it was announced that Adelaide would join the calendar as final round, replacing the cancelled May round at Sydney Motorsport Park.[3]

Rd Circuit City / State Date
1   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 18–20 March
2   Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 5–7 August
3   Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 16–18 September
4   The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 21–23 October
5   Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 11–13 November
6   Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 1–4 December

Entry list edit

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
  The Bend Motorsport Park[4] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[4] Audi 5.2 L V10 1   Yasser Shahin[4] GT3 PA 1–4
  Christopher Mies[4] 1
  Garth Tander[5] 2–4
  KFC Racing[6][7] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 2   Gary Higgon[6] GT3 Am 1–3
  Paul Stokell[6]
23   Matt Soupas[7] GT3 TPH 1–3
  Grove Motorsport[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4   Brenton Grove[6] GT3 PA 1
  Stephen Grove[6]
  Wall Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6   Tony D'Alberto[8] GT3 PA 1
  Adrian Deitz[8]
  Launch Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 8   Michael Kokkinos GT3 TPH 2
  Hallmarc[7] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[7] Audi 5.2 L V10 9   Marc Cini[7] GT3 Am 3
  OK Communication[6] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[6] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 11   Eric Constantinidis[6] GTC TPH 1
  Team BRM[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 17   Mark Rosser[6] GT3 TPH 1–2
  Daimler Trucks Brisbane[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19   Mark Griffith[6] GT4 1, 3
  Grifcorp Racing[6] Ginetta G56 GT4[6] GM LS3 6.2 L V8 22   Madeline Stewart[6] GT4 INV 1
  C-Tech Laser Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[9] Audi 5.2 L V10 24   Tony Bates[9] GT3 PA 1–3
  David Reynolds[9]
  Perfect Auto Body[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3[6] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33   Vince Muriti[6] GT3 TPH 1
  Harrolds Racing[10] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 34   Sam Brabham[10] GT4 1, 3
  Ross Poulakis[10] 1
  Cristos Batzios 3
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 101   Ross Poulakis[10] GT3 PA 2–3
  Peter Hackett
  KMB Motorsport[6] Bentley Continental GT3 (2016)[6] Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 38   Michael Bailey[6] GT3 TPH 1
  RAM Motorsport[11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[11] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45   Michael Sheargold[11] GT3 Am 1, 3
  Garth Walden[11]
  Supabarn Motorsport[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 47   James Koundouris[6] GT3 Am 1-2
  Theo Koundouris[6]
  M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight KTM X-Box GT2 2.5 L Audi TFSI I5 50   David Crampton GT2 INV 3
  Trent Harrison
  AMAC Motorsport[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[6] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 51   Andrew Macpherson[6] GT3 Am 1
  Ben Porter[6]
  Schumacher Motorsport[6] Audi R8 LMS (2015)[6] Audi 5.2 L V10 55   Brad Schumacher[6] GT3 TPH 1–2
  CoinSpot Racing Team[12]
  Gtechniq Racing Team 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II[12] Audi 5.2 L V10 20   Liam Talbot[12] GT3 PA 1–4
  Chaz Mostert[12] 1
  Fraser Ross[5] 2–4
  Equity-One[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (997)[6] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 71   Dale Paterson[6] GT3 TPH 1
  Hobson Motorsport[13] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015)[13] Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 96   Brett Hobson[13] GT3 TPH 1
  Scott Taylor Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 222   Scott Taylor GT3 TPH 2
  JMR Triple Eight Race Engineering[14] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[14] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888   Prince Jefri Ibrahim[14] GT3 PA 1–4
  Shane van Gisbergen[14] 1–3
Icon Class
Car
GT2 GT2 Cars
GT3 GT3 Cars
GTC GT Cup Cars
GT4 GT4 Cars
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
TPH Trophy Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational

Race results edit

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Overall Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners GT3 Trophy Winners GT4 Cup Winners Invitational Winners
1 R1   Phillip Island   No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team   No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team   No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team   No. 2 KFC Racing   No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport   No. 34 Harrolds Racing No Invitational Entries
  Chaz Mostert
  Liam Talbot 		  Chaz Mostert
  Liam Talbot 		  Chaz Mostert
  Liam Talbot 		  Gary Higgon
  Paul Stokel 		  Brad Schumacher   Sam Brabham
  Ross Poulakis
R2   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 23 KFC Racing   No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport   No. 34 Harrolds Racing
  Christopher Mies
  Yasser Shahin 		  Christopher Mies
  Yasser Shahin 		  Matt Soupas   Brad Schumacher   Sam Brabham
  Ross Poulakis
2 R1   Queensland   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 17 Team BRM   No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No GT4 Entries No Invitational Entries
  Garth Tander
  Yasser Shahin 		  Shane van Gisbergen
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Shane van Gisbergen
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Mark Rosser   Brad Schumacher
R2   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 17 Team BRM   No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport
  Garth Tander
  Yasser Shahin 		  Garth Tander
  Yasser Shahin 		  Mark Rosser   Scott Taylor
3 R1   Sandown   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 101 Harrolds Racing No Trophy Entries   No. 102 Harrolds Racing   No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight
  Garth Tander
  Yasser Shahin 		  Shane van Gisbergen
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Shane van Gisbergen
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Ross Poulakis   Christos Batzios
  Sam Brabham 		  David Crampton
  Trent Harrison
R2   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 23 KFC Racing   No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane   No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight
  Garth Tander
  Yasser Shahin 		  Garth Tander
  Yasser Shahin 		  Matt Stoupas   Declan Fraser   David Crampton
  Trent Harrison
4 R1   The Bend   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 101 Harrolds Racing   No. 44 Trigani Motorsport   No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No Invitational Entries
  Shane van Gisbergen
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Shane van Gisbergen
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Shane van Gisbergen
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Ross Poulakis   Sergio Pires
  Marcel Zalloua 		  Mark Griffith
  Nash Morris
R2 Race cancelled
5 R1   Bathurst   No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   No. 45 RAM Motorsport   No. 44 Trigani Motorsport   No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No Finishers
  Brad Schumacher
  Tim Slade 		  Broc Feeney
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Broc Feeney
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Michael Sheargold
  Garth Walden 		  Sergio Pires
  Marcel Zalloua 		  Mark Griffith
  Nash Morris
6 R1   Adelaide   No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 101 Harrolds Racing   No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport   No. 102 Harrolds Racing No Invitational Entries
  Liam Talbot
  Fraser Ross 		  Christopher Mies
  Yasser Shahin 		  Christopher Mies
  Yasser Shahin 		  Ross Poulakis   Sergio Pires
  Brad Schumacher 		  Christos Batzios
  Sam Brabham
R2   No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team   No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team   No. 101 Harrolds Racing   No. 8 Launch Racing   No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
  Liam Talbot
  Fraser Ross 		  Liam Talbot
  Fraser Ross 		  Ross Poulakis   Michael Kokkinos   Mark Griffith
  Paul Morris
R3   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park   No. 45 RAM Motorsport   No. 8 Launch Racing   No. 102 Harrolds Racing
  Christopher Mies
  Yasser Shahin 		  Christopher Mies
  Yasser Shahin 		  Michael Sheargold
  Garth Walden 		  Michael Kokkinos   Christos Batzios
  Sam Brabham

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule for Season Opening Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS Round Reveled". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ Dagys, John (2 February 2022). "Bathurst 12H Included in Expanded Seven-Round Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "High-profile support categories locked in for Adelaide 500". Speedcafe. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Staff, Sportscar365 (8 March 2022). "Mies Confirmed for Phillip Island Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "New co-drivers for GTWC contenders". 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "21-car field for GT World Challenge Australia at Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Reigning GT World Challenge Australia Winning Team Returns to The Track". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "Tony D'Alberto Set to Return to Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d Chapman, Simon (15 March 2022). "Reynolds joins GT World Challenge Australia grid". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "Sam Brabham Set For Australian Racing Debut This Weekend". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d "Productive Test Prepares GWR Drivers For GT Openers". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "Mostert in late GT World Challenge call-up for Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  13. ^ a b c Herrero, Daniel (10 March 2022). "Hobson coming to grips with Bathurst GT-R". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d "VIDEO: Triple Eight reveals new-look GT contender". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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