# 2024 GT World Challenge Australia

The 2024 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" and the "GT3 Trophy Series". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship was the 28th running of an Australian GT Championship. This was the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season began on 18 February at the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Circuit and ended on 10 November, also at Mount Panorama Circuit.

## Calendar

The provisional seven-race calendar was released on 2 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia. The calendar was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event promoted by SRO Motorsports Australia.
| Round | Event | Circuit | City / State | Date | Map |
| End. 1 | Repco Bathurst 12 Hour | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 16–18 February | BathurstPhillip IslandTailem BendIpswichEastern Creek |
| 1 | Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 April | BathurstPhillip IslandTailem BendIpswichEastern Creek |
| 2 | Race Tailem Bend | The Bend Motorsport Park (West) | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 31 May–2 June | BathurstPhillip IslandTailem BendIpswichEastern Creek |
| 3 | Eventelec Race Queensland | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August | BathurstPhillip IslandTailem BendIpswichEastern Creek |
| 4 | GT Festival | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 23–25 August | BathurstPhillip IslandTailem BendIpswichEastern Creek |
| End. 2 | ColorSpec Race Sydney | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 18–19 October | BathurstPhillip IslandTailem BendIpswichEastern Creek |
| 5 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst International | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 8–10 November | BathurstPhillip IslandTailem BendIpswichEastern Creek |

## Entry list

| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Arise Racing GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 1 | Chaz Mostert | PA | All |
| Arise Racing GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 1 | Liam Talbot | PA | All |
| Arise Racing GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 8 | Jaxon Evans | PA | All |
| Arise Racing GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 8 | Elliott Schutte | PA | All |
| Grove Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4 | Brenton Grove | PA | 1, 3–5 |
| Grove Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4 | Stephen Grove | PA | 1, 3–5 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 7 | Brendon Leitch | PA | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 7 | Tim Miles | PA | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 9 | Marc Cini | Am | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 22 | Ash Samadi | Am | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 87 | Will Brown | PA | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 87 | Brad Schumacher | PA | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 88 | Steve Brooks | PA | 2 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 88 | Nick McBride | PA | 2 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 181 | Renee Gracie | PA | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 181 | Paul Stokell | PA | All |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 14 | Alex Gardner | PA | 3–4 |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 14 | Ben Porter | PA | 3 |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 14 | Ross Poulakis | PA | 4 |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 34 | Chris Batzios | Am 3 PA 4 | 3–4 |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 34 | Ross Poulakis | Am 3 PA 4 | 3 |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 34 | David Brabham | Am 3 PA 4 | 4 |
| Black Wolf Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 16 | Ben Schoots | Am | All |
| Black Wolf Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 16 | Shane Woodman | Am | All |
| Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 21 | Alex Fontana | PA | 5 |
| Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 21 | 'Hash' | PA | 5 |
| Tony Bates Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 24 | Tony Bates | Am | 1 |
| KMB Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 | 38 | Valentino Astuti | T | All |
| KMB Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 | 38 | Michael Bailey | T | 1 |
| KMB Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 | 38 | Darren Currie | T | 2–4 |
| KMB Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 | 38 | Liam Dunn | T | 5 |
| Tigani Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 44 | Sergio Pires | Am | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Tigani Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 44 | Marcel Zalloua | Am | 1–2, 4 |
| Tigani Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 47 | James Koundouris | Am | All |
| Tigani Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 47 | Theo Koundouris | Am | All |
| Tigani Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 66 | Paul Lucchitti | PA | All |
| Tigani Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 66 | Jayden Ojeda | PA | All |
| RAM Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 45 | Mike Sheargold | Am | All |
| RAM Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 45 | Garth Walden | Am | All |
| Stephen Coe Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari F136 F 4.5 L V8 | 56 | Stephen Coe | T | 5 |
| Team BRM | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 81 | Alex Peroni | PA | All |
| Team BRM | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 81 | Mark Rosser | PA | All |
| Wall Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 93 | Tony D'Alberto | PA | 2 |
| Wall Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 93 | Adrian Deitz | PA | 2 |
| 111 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 111 | Darren Currie | Am | 5 |
| 111 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 111 | Grant Donaldson | Am | 5 |
| Scott Taylor Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 222 | Paul Morris | T | 3–4 |
| Scott Taylor Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 222 | Scott Taylor | T | 3–4 |
| Triple Eight Race Engineering | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 888 | Declan Fraser | PA | All |
| Triple Eight Race Engineering | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 888 | Peter Hackett | PA | All |
| Icon | Class |
| PA | Pro-Am class |
| Am | Am class |
| T | Trophy |

## Race results

Bold indicates overall winner
| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro-Am winners | Am winners | Trophy winners | Ref. |
| 1 | R1 | Phillip Island | No. 8 Arise Racing GT | No. 1 Arise Racing GT | No. 44 Valmont Racing | No. 38 KMB Motorsport | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Phillip Island | Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot | Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua | Valentino Astuti Michael Bailey | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Phillip Island | No. 1 Arise Racing GT | No. 7 Dayle ITM | No. 22 Team MPC | No. 38 KMB Motorsport | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Phillip Island | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot | Brendon Leitch Tim Miles | Ash Samadi | Valentino Astuti Michael Bailey | Report |
| 2 | R1 | The Bend (West) | No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical | No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering | No. 44 Valmont Racing | No. 38 KMB Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | R1 | The Bend (West) | Will Brown Brad Schumacher | Declan Fraser Peter Hackett | Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua | Valentino Astuti Darren Currie | Report |
| 2 | R2 | The Bend (West) | No. 8 Arise Racing GT | No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical | No. 45 RAM Motorsport | No. 38 KMB Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | R2 | The Bend (West) | Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte | Will Brown Brad Schumacher | Mike Sheargold Garth Walden | Valentino Astuti Darren Currie | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Queensland | No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical | No. 81 Team BRM | No. 16 Black Wolf Motorsport | No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Queensland | Will Brown Brad Schumacher | Alex Peroni Mark Rosser | Ben Schoots Shane Woodman | Paul Morris Scott Taylor | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Queensland | No. 66 Realta | No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical | No. 45 RAM Motorsport | No. 38 KMB Motorsport | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Queensland | Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda | Will Brown Brad Schumacher | Mike Sheargold Garth Walden | Valentino Astuti Darren Currie | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Phillip Island | No. 1 Arise Racing GT | No. 1 Arise Racing GT | No. 44 Valmont Racing | No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Phillip Island | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot | Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua | Paul Morris Scott Taylor | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Phillip Island | No. 1 Arise Racing GT | No. 8 Arise Racing GT | No. 45 RAM Motorsport | No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Phillip Island | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot | Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte | Mike Sheargold Garth Walden | Paul Morris Scott Taylor | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Bathurst | No. 1 Arise Racing GT | No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical | No. 44 Valmont Racing | No. 38 KMB Motorsport | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Bathurst | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot | Will Brown Brad Schumacher | Sergio Pires | Valentino Astuti Liam Dunn | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Bathurst | No. 7 Dayle ITM | No. 81 Team BRM | No. 44 Valmont Racing | No. 56 Stephen Coe Racing | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Bathurst | Brendon Leitch Tim Miles | Alex Peroni Mark Rosser | Sergio Pires | Stephen Coe | Report |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | Team | PHI | PHI | BEN | BEN | QUE | QUE | PHI | PHI | BAT | BAT | Points |
| Pro-Am ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot | Arise Racing GT | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 174 |
| 2 | Will Brown Brad Schumacher | Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 143 |
| 3 | Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte | Arise Racing GT | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 126 |
| 4 | Declan Fraser Peter Hackett | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 121 |
| 5 | Alex Peroni Mark Rosser | Team BRM | 12 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 116 |
| 6 | Brendon Leitch Tim Miles | Dayle ITM | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 112 |
| 7 | Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda | Realta | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 75 |
| 8 | Renee Gracie Paul Stokell | OnlyFans | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 60 |
| 9 | Brenton Grove Stephen Grove | Grove Racing | 6 | WD | | | Ret | WD | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 41 |
| 10 | Steve Brooks Nick McBride | Team MPC | | | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 11 | Chris Batzios David Brabham | Harrolds Racing | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | | | 6 |
| 12 | Alex Gardner | Volante Rosso Motorsport | | | | | WD | WD | 11 | Ret | | | 4 |
| 13 | Ross Poulakis | Volante Rosso Motorsport | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | 4 |
| 14 | Tony D'Alberto Adrian Deitz | Wall Racing | | | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 15 | Alex Fontana 'Hash' | Car Collection Motorsport | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| | Ben Porter | Volante Rosso Motorsport | | | | | WD | WD | | | | | |
| Am ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mike Sheargold Garth Walden | RAM Motorsport | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 192 |
| 2 | Sergio Pires | Valmont Racing | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | | | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 137 |
| 3 | James Koundouris Theo Koundouris | Supabarn Supermarkets | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | Ret | WD | 130 |
| 4 | Ben Schoots Shane Woodman | Black Wolf Motorsport | Ret | WD | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 109 |
| 5 | Ash Samadi | Team MPC | Ret | 8 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 106 |
| 6 | Marcel Zalloua | Valmont Racing | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | | | 7 | 14 | | | 87 |
| 7 | Marc Cini | Hallmarc | 13 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 86 |
| 8 | Chris Batzios Ross Poulakis | Harrolds Racing | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | 24 |
| 9 | Darren Currie Grant Donaldson | 111 Racing | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | 20 |
| 10 | Tony Bates | Tony Bates Racing | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| Trophy ||||||||||||||
| | Valentino Astuti | KMB Motorsport | 14 | 12 | 17 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | |
| | Darren Currie | KMB Motorsport | | | 17 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | | | |
| | Michael Bailey | KMB Motorsport | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Morris Scott Taylor | Scott Taylor Motorsport | | | | | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | |
| | Liam Dunn | KMB Motorsport | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | |
| | Stephen Coe | Stephen Coe Racing | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | |
| Pos. | Driver | Team | PHI | PHI | BEN | BEN | QUE | QUE | PHI | PHI | BAT | BAT | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |