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.

2022 GT World Challenge Australia

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2023

Calendar

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

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

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

• 2022 British GT Championship
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2022 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2022 GT World Challenge America
• 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge

References

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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. 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. "New co-drivers for GTWC contenders". 5 August 2022.
6. Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "21-car field for GT World Challenge Australia at Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
7. "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. "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. Chapman, Simon (15 March 2022). "Reynolds joins GT World Challenge Australia grid". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
10. "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. "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. Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "Mostert in late GT World Challenge call-up for Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
13. Herrero, Daniel (10 March 2022). "Hobson coming to grips with Bathurst GT-R". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
14. "VIDEO: Triple Eight reveals new-look GT contender". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

External links

• Official website