2021 GT World Challenge Australia

The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS was an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporated the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship", the "GT3 Trophy Series" and the "GT4 Cup",[1] however the Endurance Championship could not be contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The Motorsport Australia GT Championship was the 25th running of an Australian GT Championship. This was the first season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.[3]

Calendar

The provisional six-race calendar was released on 16 December 2020 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[4] The first round at Phillip Island was postponed to 13–14 March from its original 20–21 February date, after a snap lockdown was enacted in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.[5][6][7] The round at Sandown and the two Endurance Championship races at Tailem Bend and Bathurst were cancelled and replaced by one round at Bathurst due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Round Circuit Date
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Victoria 13–14 March
2 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW 3–4 April
3 The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, SA 8–9 May
4 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW 2–3 December

Entry list
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
OK Communication[8][N 1]
Hallmarc[9][N 1]
KFC Racing[10][N 1]
Bostik Racing[11][N 1]
Perfect Auto Body[10][N 1]
Forum Group[8][N 1]
CoinSpot[12][N 1]
Supabarn[13][N 1]
Forum[10][N 1]
Canon Foods[10][N 1]
The Bend Motorsport Park[14][N 1]
 Audi R8 LMS Evo[8] 3 Eric Constantinidis[8] GT3 Am 3
9 Marc Cini[9] GT3 Am 2, 4
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[10] 23 Matt Stoupas[10] TPH 1, 3
Max Twigg[15] 2
Audi R8 LMS Evo[11] 24 Tony Bates[11] GT3 PA 1–3
Chaz Mostert[11] 1–2
Dylan O'Keeffe[16] 3
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[10] 33 Vince Muriti[10] TPH 1–2
Audi R8 LMS Evo[12] 65 Fraser Ross[12] GT3 PA 4
Liam Talbot[12]
67 Bill Papadimitriou[8] GT3 Am 3
69 James Koundouris[13] GT3 Am 4
Theo Koundouris[13]
Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 77 Vince Tesoriero[10] TPH 1, 3
Bill Papadimitriou[10] 1
Audi R8 LMS Evo[10] 91 Arthur Abrahams[10] GT3 Am 1–3
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[10] 124 Gary Higgon[10] TPH 1–3
Paul Stokell[10]
Audi R8 LMS Evo[14] Gary Higgon[13] GT3 Am 4
Paul Stokell[13]
777 Yasser Shahin[14] GT3 PA All
Garth Tander[14] 1–3
Christopher Mies[17] 4
Grove Motorsport[18] Porsche 911 GT3 R[18] 4 Brenton Grove[18] GT3 PA All
Stephen Grove[18]
Arris Property Developments[10] Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 5 Greg Taylor[10] TPH 1–3
Wall Racing[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[9] 6 Adrian Deitz[9] GT3 PA 2
David Wall[9]
Keltic Racing[10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[10] 7 Tony Quinn[10] GT3 Am 1–3
What do you Meme?[8] Audi R8 LMS ultra[8] 17 Mark Rosser[8] TPH 3
Audi R8 LMS Evo[19] Roberto Merhi[13] GT3 PA 4
Mark Rosser[19]
Daimler Trucks Brisbane[10] Mercedes-AMG GT4[10] 19 Mark Griffith[10] GT4 1–2, 4
Perfect Auto Body[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3[8] 33 Vince Muriti[8] TPH 3
KMB Motorsport[10] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3[10][N 2] 38 Michael Bailey[10] TPH All
RAM Motorsport[21][N 3]
Hobson Motorsport[10][N 3]
 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[21] 45 Mike Sheargold[21] GT3 Am 4
Garth Walden[21]
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015)[10] 96 Brett Hobson[10] TPH All
Mack Brothers Racing[10] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[10] 47 Wayne Mack[10] TPH 1
AMAC Motorsport[10] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[10] 51 Andrew Macpherson[10] GT3 Am 1–3
Ben Porter[10]
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017)[13] Andrew Macpherson[13] 4
Ben Porter[13]
Schumacher Motorsport[10] Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 55 Brad Schumacher[10] TPH 1–3
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[22] 4
Dale Paterson Motorsport[10] Chevrolet Camaro SS GT3[10] 71 Dale Paterson[10] TPH 1
Maranello Motorsport[10] Ferrari 488 GT3[10] 88 Adrian Deitz[10] GT3 Am 1
Peter Edwards[10]
Industrie[10] Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 99 Nick Kelly[10] TPH 1
Mercedes-AMG GT3[9] 2–3
Ashley Seward Motorsport[23] Porsche 911 GT3 R (997)[23] 222 Scott Taylor[23] TPH 4
Triple Eight Race Engineering[24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[24] 888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim[24] GT3 PA All
Jamie Whincup[25] 1
Shane van Gisbergen[24] 2
Broc Feeney[26] 3
Peter Hackett[27] 4
Icon Class
Car
GT3 GT3
TPH GT3 Trophy
GT4 GT4
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am winners Am winners Trophy winners GT4 winners Ref.
1 R1 Phillip Island No. 24 Bostik Racing No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 7 Keltic Racing No. 23 KFC Racing No Starters [28]
Tony Bates
Chaz Mostert		 Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Tony Quinn Matt Stoupas
R2 No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 91 Canon Foods No. 96 Hobson Motorsport
Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Arthur Abrahams Brett Hobson
2 R1 Bathurst No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 7 Keltic Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim		 Tony Quinn Brad Schumacher Mark Griffith
R2 No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 7 Keltic Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Shane van Gisbergen
Prince Jefri Ibrahim		 Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Tony Quinn Brad Schumacher Mark Griffith
3 R1 Tailem Bend No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 51 AMAC Motorsport No. 96 Hobson Motorsport No Entries [29]
Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Andrew Macpherson
Ben Porter		 Brett Hobson
R2 No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 51 AMAC Motorsport No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport
Broc Feeney
Prince Jefri Ibrahim		 Yasser Shahin
Garth Tander		 Andrew Macpherson
Ben Porter		 Brad Schumacher
4 R1 Bathurst No. 65 CoinSpot No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 124 KFC Racing No. 96 Hobson Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Fraser Ross
Liam Talbot		 Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin		 Gary Higgon
Paul Stokell		 Brett Hobson Mark Griffith
R2 No. 4 Grove Motorsport No. 65 CoinSpot No. 9 Hallmarc No. 96 Hobson Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove		 Fraser Ross
Liam Talbot		 Marc Cini Brett Hobson Mark Griffith

Championship standings
Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver Team PHI
 BAT
 BEN
 BAT
 Points
GT Pro-Am
1 Yasser Shahin The Bend Motorsport Park 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 186
2 Garth Tander The Bend Motorsport Park 1 1 2 1 2 1 143
3 Prince Jefri Ibrahim Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 3 1 2 6 3 4 Ret 121
4 Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove		 Grove Motorsport 6 2 5 4 12 2 7 4 111
5 Tony Bates Bostik Racing 3 5 3 3 3 5 87
6 Chaz Mostert Bostik Racing 3 5 3 3 57
7 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 2 43
8 Christopher Mies The Bend Motorsport Park 1 3 43
9 Fraser Ross
Liam Talbot		 CoinSpot 2 1 43
10 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 3 33
11 Dylan O'Keeffe Bostik Racing 3 5 30
12 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 3 30
13 Adrian Deitz
David Wall		 Wall Racing 6 10 20
14 Peter Hackett Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 Ret 15
15 Roberto Merhi
Mark Rosser		 What do you Meme? Ret 5 12
GT Am
1 Andrew Macpherson
Ben Porter		 AMAC Motorsport 14 10 11 11 7 10 9 Ret 131
2 Tony Quinn Keltic Racing 8 9 9 6 9 Ret 111
3 Arthur Abrahams Canon Foods 12 7 13 Ret 13 11 88
4 Marc Cini Hallmarc 16 13 10 8 64
5 Gary Higgon
Paul Stokell		 KFC Racing 5 10 40
6 Mike Sheargold
Garth Walden		 RAM Motorsport 6 9 36
7 Bill Papadimitriou Forum Group 11 14 27
8 Eric Constantinidis OK Communication 18 13 25
James Koundouris
Theo Koundouris		 Supabarn Ret Ret
Adrian Deitz
Peter Edwards		 Maranello Motorsport Ret DNS
GT Trophy
1 Brad Schumacher Schumacher Motorsport 5 Ret 4 5 8 4 8 7 138
2 Brett Hobson Hobson Motorsport 7 4 8 DNS 1 Ret 3 2 130
3 Michael Bailey KMB Motorsport Ret DNS 14 9 17 9 11 6 65
4 Greg Taylor Arris Property Developments 10 11 10 Ret 4 8 64
5 Nick Kelly Industrie 9 Ret 12 8 14 6 63
6 Matt Stoupas KFC Racing 4 DSQ 10 7 50
7 Max Twigg KFC Racing 7 7 36
8 Gary Higgon
Paul Stokell		 KFC Racing Ret 8 15 12 16 Ret 35
9 Dale Paterson Dale Paterson Motorsport 13 6 24
10 Scott Taylor Ashley Seward Motorsport 12 11 24
11 Vince Muriti Perfect Auto Body 11 Ret WD WD 15 12 22
12 Vince Tesoriero Forum 15 12 Ret 15 20
13 Mark Rosser What do you Meme? 5 Ret 15
14 Bill Papadimitriou Forum 15 12 14
Wayne Mack Mack Brothers Racing Ret DNS
GT4
1 Mark Griffith Daimler Trucks Brisbane WD WD 17 14 13 12 100
Pos. Driver Team PHI
 BAT
 BEN
 BAT
 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

See also

Notes
  1. Car No. 3 entered as OK Communication, car No. 9 entered as Hallmarc, cars No. 23 and 124 entered as KFC Racing, car No. 24 entered as Bostik Racing, car No. 33 entered as Perfect Auto Body, car No. 65 entered as CoinSpot, car No. 67 entered as Forum Group, car No. 69 entered as Supabarn, car No. 77 entered as Forum, car No. 91 entered as Canon Foods and car No. 777 entered as The Bend Motorsport Park. All twelve entries were run by Melbourne Performance Centre.
  2. Michael Bailey initially entered a Bentley Continental GT3 (2017) for the final round at Bathurst,[20] but he wrote that car off in a crash in a practice session. He then switched back to the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 for qualifying and the races.
  3. Car No. 45 entered as RAM Motorsport and car No. 96 entered as Hobson Motorsport. Both entries were run by GWR Australia.

References
  1. GT World Challenge Australia – Sporting Regulations 2021 –Version 2, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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