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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]

Round Circuit City / State Date Supporting Duration Map of circuit locations
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 4 Hours
4   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August 4 Hours
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.[4]

Entry List edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Method Motorsport[5] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 1   Lachlan Mineeff[6] PA 1
  Shane Smollen[7]
McLaren Artura GT4 24   Jesse Bryan[8] S 1
  Nathan Morcom[8]
25   Marcos Flack[8] S 1
  Tom Hayman[8]
  Thunder Buddies Racing[9] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 3   Steve Jakic[9] PA 1
  Ryder Quinn[9]
  Gee Up[10][11] McLaren 570S GT4 8   Chris Pappas[11] Am TBA
  GB Galvanising Racing[11] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 12   Vince Gucciardo[11] Am 1
  Love Racing by EMS[12] Mercedes-AMG GT4 17   Sam Brabham[12] S 1
  Bailey Love[12]
27   Antonio Astuti[12] PA 1
  Rob Love[12]
  Nineteen Corporation[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 19   Mark Griffith[11] Am 1
  Central West Prestige BMW[11] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 22   Tim Leahey[11] Am 1
  Buckby Motors[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 23   Eddie Maguire[11] Am 1
  Ben Newman[11]
  Team DNA Racing[13] McLaren Artura GT4 26   Josh Buchan[13] PA 1
  Jason Yu[13]
  Randall Racing[14] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 32   John Bowe[14] Am 1
  Jacob Lawrence[14]
BMW M4 GT4 33   Jamie Augustine[11] Am 1
  Peter Lawrence[11]
  Miedecke Motorsport Group with Lubrimaxx[15] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) 35   Rylan Gray[15] S 1
  George Miedecke[15]
  Gomersall Motorsports[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 36   Jake Camilleri[11] S 1
  GT4 Australia[10] McLaren 570S GT4 40   Karl Begg TBA
  TBA
  Game Over by Keltic Racing[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 101   Tony Quinn[11] Am 1
  TekworkX Motorsport[16] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 210   Zoe Woods[16] S 1
  Daniel Stutterd[16] TBA
  Mark Cotterell Motorsport[17] Ginetta G55 GT4 750   Mark Cotterell[17] PA 1
  Jarrod Hughes[17]
  Fierce Racing[10] Ginetta G55 GT4 TBA   Rob Rubis TBA
  Scott Turner
  Verve Racing[10] BMW M4 GT4 TBA   Steve Jukes TBA
  TBA
Source:[18]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Notes:

  • Gee Up and Chris Pappas were originally set to compete in the opening round at Phillip Island,[11] but later withdrew.

Race Results edit

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole Position Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Results
1 R1   Phillip Island   #17 Love Racing by EMS   #35 Miedecke Motorsport   #26 DNA AutoSport   #22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
  Sam Brabham
  Bailey Love 		  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Josh Buchan
  Jason Yu 		  Tim Leahey
R2   #35 Miedecke Motorsport   #35 Miedecke Motorsport   #1 Method Motorsport   #22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Lachlan Mineeff
  Shane Smollen 		  Tim Leahey
2 R1   The Bend
R2
3 R1   Queensland
R2
4 R1   Phillip Island
R2
5 R1   Sydney
R2
6 R1   Bathurst
R2

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ O'Brien, Connor (11 October 2023). "SRO to promotes standalone GT4 Australia series". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Monochrome GT4 Australia Announces Standalone Series in 2024". Motorsport Australia. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ Goodwin, Graham (20 December 2023). "SRO To Promote & Operate New For 2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Connor (1 February 2024). "GT4 out of Sandown SpeedSeries, TV details announced". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (9 October 2023). "Method Motorsport To Make Debut At Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Lachlan Mineeff joins Monochrome GT4 Australia with Shane Smollen and Method Motorsport". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (29 January 2024). "Reigning champion joins Mostert GT team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c O'Brien, Connor (24 January 2024). "Ryder Quinn to race GT4 with stepfather". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d "Entries Flowing for GT4 Maiden Season". Motorsport Australia. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Strong 19-car field debut for Monochrome GT4 Australia". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c Bartholomaeus, Stefan (3 April 2024). "TCR champ scores McLaren drive". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  14. ^ a b c O'Brien, Garry (2 February 2024). "Lawrence and Bowe launch new BMW M4 GT4". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b c van Leeuwen, Andrew (9 April 2024). "Ford Mustang GT4 to debut at Phillip Island". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Zoe Woods set for GT4 debut in 2024". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - Phillip Island - Round 1" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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