# 2013 Australian GT Championship

The 2013 Australian GT Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to GT style closed production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as Australian GTs. It was sanctioned by CAMS as a National Championship with Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. It was the 17th Australian GT Championship, the twelfth to be contested over a multi-event championship, and the eighth to be contested since the title was revived in 2005.
The championship was won by reigning Australian GT champion Klark Quinn, driving a Porsche 911 GT3-R Type 997.

## Race calendar

The championship was contested over a six round series.
| Rd. | Circuit | Location/ state | Date | Format | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner |
| Rd. | Circuit | Location/ state | Date | Format | Championship | Trophy | Challenge | Sports |
| 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 8–10 February | One race | Klark Quinn, Shane van Gisbergen, Matt Kingsley | | Ben Foessel | Michael Hovey |
| 2 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 28 February – 3 March | Two races | Craig Baird | Jordan Ormsby | Michael Almond | Darren Berry, Liam Talbot |
| 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 24–26 May | Two races | Jack Le Brocq | Steven McLaughlan | George Foessel | Mark Griffith, Jack Perkins |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 12–14 July | Two races | Jack Le Brocq | Steven McLaughlan | Brendon Cook, Matt Kingsley | Mark Griffith Jack Perkins |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August | Three races | Klark Quinn | Steven McLaughlan | Brendon Cook, Matt Kingsley | Mark Griffith, Jack Perkins |
| 6 | Highlands Motorsport Park | Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand | 8–10 November | Two races | Tony Quinn, Fabian Coulthard | Andrew Waite, Simon Evans | Ben Foessel, Michael Almond | Mark Griffith, Jack Perkins |
The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the number of points scored by each driver within their division at that round.
During each race in Rounds 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Championship, each automobile was required to complete one compulsory pit stop during a prescribed pit stop window. During the compulsory pit stop, each automobile was required to remain stationary for a prescribed minimum time plus any additional time required dependent on Driver Classification (i.e. Pro, Master or Gold).
Round 1 at Mount Panorama was contested over the first 50 minutes of the 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour race. With no compulsory pit stop at the event, time was added to the race time of each automobile, equivalent to double the time prescribed for the Driver Classification of the driver that started the race.

## Divisions

Drivers' titles were awarded in four divisions.
* GT Championship – for FIA GT3 specification vehicles
* GT Trophy – for older specification FIA GT3 vehicles
* GT Challenge – for cars that no longer fit within the GT Championship and GT Trophy divisions
* GT Sports – for GT4 specification cars

## Points system

Championship points were awarded to each eligible Driver, based on their qualifying position at each round of the Championship and on their finishing position in each race of the Championship, relative to the other Drivers within their division, in accordance with the following table.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | All other finishers |
| Qualifying | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Races | 50 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Each Competitor who had registered for the entire series could nominate one Round for each automobile, selected from Rounds 2, 3, 4 or 5 only, where double points would be awarded to each Driver entered in that automobile for that Round.

## Championship results
### GT Championship

GT Championship results
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Competitor / Team | Points |
| 1 | Klark Quinn | 5 1 | Porsche 911 GT3-R Type 997 | VIP Petfoods | 627 |
| 2 | Tony Quinn | 7 | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | VIP Petfoods, Darrell Lea | 523 |
| 3 | Rod Salmon | 6 | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Melbourne Performance Centre | 352 |
| 4 | John Bowe | 88 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Maranello Motorsport | 334 |
| 5 | Dean Koutsoumidis | 71 | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Equity-One Mortgage Fund | 305 |
| 6 | Peter Edwards | 88 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Maranello Motorsport | 252 |
| 7 | Roger Lago | 11 23 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 | Lago Racing | 234 |
| 8 | Craig Baird | 33 63 1 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Porsche 911 GT3-R Type 997 | Clearwater Racing Erebus Motorsport VIP Petfoods | 220 |
| 9 | Jack Le Brocq | 36 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 220 |
| 10 | Justin McMillan | 48 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | M Motorpsort | 195 |
| 11 | Andrew McInnes | 71 | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Equity-One Mortgage Fund | 183 |
| 12 | Jim Manolios | 29 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3R | Trofeo Motorsport / Pirelli | 106 |
| 13 | Andrew Taplin | 2 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Taplin Real Estate | 100 |
| 14 | Ivan Capelli | 29 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3R | Trofeo Motorsport / Pirelli | 73 |
| 15 | Nathan Antunes | 6 | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Melbourne Performance Centre | 63 |
| 16 | Shane van Gisbergen | 5 | Porsche 911 GT3-R Type 997 | VIP Petfoods | 54 |
| 17 | Allan Simonsen | 88 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Maranello Motorsport | 50 |
| 18 | Mika Salo | 88 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Maranello Motorsport | 50 |
| 19 | James Winslow | 6 | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Melbourne Performance Centre | 42 |
| 20 | Greg Murphy | 29 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3R McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | Trofeo Motorsport / Pirelli VIP Petfoods Racing | 37 |
| 21 | Simon Middleton | 71 | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Equity-One Mortgage Fund | 30 |
| 22 | Darryl O'Young | 71 | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Equity-One Mortgage Fund | 30 |
| 23 | Lee Holdsworth | 63 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 26 |
| 24 | Tim Slade | 63 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 26 |
| 25 | Peter Hackett | 63 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 26 |
| 26 | Matt Griffin | 33 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Clearwater Racing | 25 |
| 27 | Mok Weng Sun | 33 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Clearwater Racing | 25 |
| 28 | Warren Luff | 6 | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Melbourne Performance Centre | 21 |
| 29 | Craig Lowndes | 6 | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Melbourne Performance Centre | 21 |
| 30 | Thomas Jäger | 36 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 19 |
| 31 | Bernd Schneider | 36 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 19 |
| 32 | Alex Roloff | 36 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 19 |
| 33 | Steven Richards | 48 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | M Motorpsort | 18 |
| 34 | Peter Kox | 11 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 | Lago Racing | 16 |
| 35 | David Russell | 11 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 | Lago Racing | 16 |
| 36 | Christian Klien | 47 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Erebus Motorsport | 0 |
| 37 | Ross Lilley | 48 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | M Motorpsort | 0 |

### GT Trophy

GT Trophy results
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Competitor / Team | Points |
| 1 | Steven McLaughlan | 75 | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Series II | Jamec Pem Racing | 308 |
| 2 | Jan Jinadasa | 77 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT3 | Jan Jinadasa | 220 |
| 3 | Jordan Ormsby | 61 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Golf Car Solutions | 102 |
| 4 | Kevin Weeks | 8 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT3 | Supaloc | 58 |

### GT Challenge

GT Challenge results
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Competitor / Team | Points |
| 1 | Ben Foessel | 4 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Motor School | 596 |
| 2 | Brendon Cook | 25 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | McElrea Racing | 460 |
| 3 | George Foessel | 3 | Porsche 911 GT3 Type 997 | Motor School | 391 |
| 4 | Matt Kingsley | 25 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | McElrea Racing | 346 |
| 5 | Michael Almond | 46 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Copyworld | 218 |
| 6 | John Goodacre | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | GapSolutions / Sketor | 91 |
| 7 | Kiang Kuan Wong | 15 | Porsche 911 GT3 R Type 996 | ULX110 Custom | 61 |
| 8 | Brenton GriGuol | 36 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Koala Car Rentals | 39 |
| 9 | Keith Wong | 15 | Porsche 911 GT3 R Type 996 | ULX110 Custom | 0 |

### GT Sports

GT Sports results
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Competitor / Team | Points |
| 1 | Mark Griffith | 19 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Mark Griffith | 607 |
| 2 | Jack Perkins | 19 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Mark Griffith | 600 |
| 3 | Michael Hovey | 73 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | ES Australia | 538 |
| 4 | Tony Martin | 9 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | TM Motorsports | 507 |
| 5 | Liam Talbot | 50 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Refresh Cosmetic & Laser Clinic | 324 |
| 6 | Darren Berry | 50 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Refresh Cosmetic & Laser Clinic | 219 |
| 7 | Lee Castle | 9 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | TM Motorsports | 142 |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 Driver appears twice on GT Championship results published at www.gtchampionship.com.au. The GT Championship table has been adjusted to remove these double entries.