The 2018 Australian GT Championship was the 22nd running of the Australian GT Championship, a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The championship commenced on 23 March 2018 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on 14 October at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The 2018 Australian Endurance Championship was contested concurrently with Rounds 2, 4 and 6 of the GT Championship.[1] It was the 15th Australian Endurance Championship.
The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery[2] driving an Audi R8 LMS and the Australian Endurance Championship by Max Twigg and Tony D'Alberto[3] who shared a Mercedes-AMG GT3.
The Australian GT Championship was contested over six rounds and the Australian Endurance Championship over three rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, included at least one compulsory timed pit stop.[4]
- Australian GT Championship
- Australian Endurance Championship
| Team
|
Vehicle
|
No.
|
Drivers
|
Events
|
| JAMEC PEM Racing
|
Audi R8 LMS
|
1
|
Australia Geoff Emery
|
1-5
|
| Switzerland Marcel Fässler
|
1
|
| Australia Garth Tander
|
2, 4
|
| Ah Apartments
|
Audi R8 LMS
|
3
|
Australia Ash Samadi
|
1–2, 4
|
| Australia Dylan O'Keeffe
|
2, 4
|
| Wall Racing
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
|
6
|
Australia Adrian Deitz
|
2, 4-5
|
| Australia Cameron McConville
|
| Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing
|
McLaren 650S GT3
|
7
|
United Kingdom Tony Quinn
|
1-5
|
| New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
|
2
|
| Australia Grant Denyer
|
4
|
| Scott Taylor Motorsport
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3
|
8
|
Australia Max Twigg
|
1–2, 4
|
| Australia Tony D'Alberto
|
| 222
|
Australia Scott Taylor
|
1-5
|
| New Zealand Craig Baird
|
1–2, 4
|
| Hallmarc Constructions
|
Audi R8 LMS
|
9
|
Australia Marc Cini
|
3
|
| International Motorsport
|
Audi R8 LMS
|
10
|
New Zealand Andrew Fawcett
|
4
|
| New Zealand Jonny Reid
|
| Objective Racing
|
McLaren 650S GT3
|
11
|
Australia Tony Walls
|
2, 4
|
| Australia Warren Luff
|
Erebus Motorsport
Griffith Corporation/ Aussie Driver Search
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3
|
19
|
Australia Mark Griffith
|
3, 5
|
| 98
|
Australia Jaie Robson
|
1-3
|
| Australia David Reynolds
|
2
|
| KFC Racing
|
Audi R8 LMS
|
24
|
Australia Tony Bates
|
1-5
|
| New Zealand Daniel Gaunt
|
1–2, 4
|
| Trofeo Motorsport
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
|
29
|
Australia Jim Manolios
|
1–3, 5
|
| Australia Dean Canto
|
1-2
|
| M Motorsport
|
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX
|
49
|
Australia Dean Koutsoumidis
|
3, 5
|
| Australia Glen Wood
|
3
|
| Australia Justin McMillan
|
5
|
| McElrea Racing
|
McLaren 650S GT3
|
58
|
Australia Duvashen Padayachee
|
4
|
| New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
|
| 59
|
Australia Fraser Ross
|
1-5
|
| Australia Duvashen Padayachee
|
2
|
| New Zealand Jaxon Evans
|
4
|
| Eggleston Motorsport
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3
|
63
|
Australia Peter Hackett
|
1-5
|
| New Zealand Dominic Storey
|
1
|
| Australia Jake Fouracre
|
2, 4
|
| 777
|
Australia Yasser Shahin
|
2, 4-5
|
| Australia Luke Youlden
|
2, 4
|
| Maranello Motorsport
|
Ferrari 488 GT3
|
88
|
Australia Peter Edwards
|
1
|
| Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
|
| Miedecke Motorsport
|
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
|
95
|
Australia Andrew Miedecke
|
5
|
| Australia George Miedecke
|
| Hobson Motorsport
|
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3
|
96
|
Australia Brett Hobson
|
5
|
| BMW Team SRM
|
BMW M6 GT3
|
100
|
New Zealand Steven Richards
|
1-5
|
| Australia Dean Grant
|
1
|
| Australia Michael Almond
|
2, 4
|
| Australia Ricky Capo
|
3, 5
|
| Walkinshaw Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R
|
911
|
Australia Liam Talbot
|
1-5
|
| Australia John Martin
|
1–2, 4
|
|
Points were awarded as follows:[1]
| Position
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
7th
|
8th
|
9th
|
10th
|
11th
|
12th
|
13th
|
14th
|
15th
|
16th
|
17th
|
18th
|
19th
|
20th
|
21st
|
22nd
|
23rd
|
24th+
|
| Qualifying session
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
| Round 1 R1
|
25
|
21
|
18
|
15
|
13
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Round 1 R2
|
45
|
38
|
32
|
27
|
23
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
| Round 1 R3
|
50
|
42
|
35
|
30
|
25
|
20
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
| Round 1 R4
|
80
|
67
|
56
|
48
|
40
|
32
|
29
|
26
|
22
|
19
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
| Rounds 3, 5
|
67
|
56
|
47
|
40
|
33
|
27
|
24
|
21
|
19
|
16
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Rounds 2, 4, 6
|
300
|
265
|
230
|
195
|
190
|
180
|
165
|
150
|
143
|
135
|
128
|
120
|
113
|
105
|
98
|
90
|
83
|
75
|
68
|
60
|
45
|
30
|
15
|
5
|
The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery.[2]
Championship standings after five of six rounds were as follows:
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points classification
|
| Blue |
Non-points classification
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired, not classified (Ret)
|
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White |
Did not start (DNS)
|
| Withdrew (WD)
|
| Race cancelled (C)
|
| Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| Excluded (EX)
|
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
|
The GT4 Division was won by Jeremy Gray[6] driving an Aston Martin Vantage.
|
Points are awarded as follows:[1]
| Position
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
7th
|
8th
|
9th
|
10th
|
11th
|
12th
|
13th
|
14th
|
15th
|
16th
|
17th
|
18th
|
19th
|
20th
|
21st
|
22nd
|
23rd
|
24th+
|
| Qualifying session
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
| Rounds
|
300
|
265
|
230
|
195
|
190
|
180
|
165
|
150
|
143
|
135
|
128
|
120
|
113
|
105
|
98
|
90
|
83
|
75
|
68
|
60
|
45
|
30
|
15
|
5
|
The Australian Endurance Championship was won by Max Twigg and Tony D'Alberto.[3]
Championship standings after two of three rounds were as follows:
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points classification
|
| Blue |
Non-points classification
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired, not classified (Ret)
|
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White |
Did not start (DNS)
|
| Withdrew (WD)
|
| Race cancelled (C)
|
| Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| Excluded (EX)
|
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
|
|
|
|
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