2006 Australian GT Championship

The 2006 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of closed, production based sports cars. It was open to vehicles approved by the FIA for International GT3 competition and to similar models as approved by CAMS. 2006 Australian GT Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was recognised by CAMS as the Category Manager and Administrator for championship.

The title, which was the tenth Australian GT Championship, was won by Greg Crick driving a Dodge Viper GTS ACR.

Teams and Drivers

EntrantCarNo.DriversRoundsSecondary DriverRoundsADRAD Radiator ExpertsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Bryce WashingtonAllProperty Solutions GroupFerrari F4302 Kevin Miller7–8Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car44 Bill Pye2Crickcars.comDodge Viper GTS ACR3 Greg CrickAllConsolidated Chemical CompanyFerrari 360 GT4 Allan Simonsen1, 4Dare Shots / Supabarn SupermarketsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car19 Theo Koundouris1–3, 5–769 James KoundourisAll Allan Simonsen6 Theo Koundouris8Team Lamborghini AustraliaLamborghini Diablo GTR5 Peter Hackett2Bob Jane T-MartsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car6 David Reynolds2Witches Chase Cheese Co.Lotus Exige Andre Morriss7–8 Andrew Fisher8DupontDodge Viper GTS ACR7 D'Arcy Russell1–2, 4, 6, 8 Dean Lindstrom8HallmarcPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car9 Marc Cini2, 8 Dean Fiore8Jim Beam RacingFord Mustang10 Geoff Munday1Quarterback ShirtsPorsche 911 GT3 R12 Mark Eddy1–2, 7PROMATPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car13 Matthew Turnbull1–3, 5Greg Ward RacingPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car14 Greg Ward4, 8 David Giugni8Twigg Waste ManagementPorsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Max Twigg1–6, 8 Andrew Luxton6, 8Instant Fountains Paluki HoHonda NSX20 Ian Palmer1, 3–4Steel ForceLotus Exige22 Paul Ryan7–8N/AWynn Tresidder ManagementPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car23 Paul Tresidder1–3, 6, 8 Bill Pye8Betterdeal.com.auFerrari 360 Challenge25 Neil Bryson4–5BuildwisePorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car29 Claudie Giorgi 5Juniper RacingPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car30 Shaun Juniper5–6Lynn Building SuppliesPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car32 Blake Lynn8 Malcolm Lynn8RDSPorsche 911 GT3 RSR38 David Wall1–3, 5–6, 8Bennanit Secure TelecomPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car43 David Stevens2Ferrari F430 Challenge4–6Bolin RacingPorsche 911 GT345 Paul Bolinowsky1–2, 6–8 Christian D'Agostin6 Paul Pizzati8Travelplan Ski HolidayPorsche 911 GT346 Anthony Skinner1–2, 7Loloa Furniture InternationalPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car51 Ross Lilley1–2RoockPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car55 Ash Samandi1 Ash Samandi8 Damien Flack3–4, 6, 8Urban ArrangementLotus Exige56 Tim Poulton8Lotus Elise86 Angela Coradine8 Glen Townsend8Speed Energy DrinkFerrari 360 Challenge66 Garth Rainsbury1PHR ScuderiaPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car70 Maher Algadri3 Stuart Kostera4ABCOR Preston General EnginePorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car77 John Kaias1–2, 4AutoHaus HamiltonLotus Elise Motorsport 20078 Justin Levis2Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car6 Bill Pye6Industry Central StahlwilleFerrari 360 Challenge88 John Teulan1–4, 6–8Ferrari F430 ChallengeCargraphic AGPorsche 911 GT390 Sven Burchartz2, 6–8 David Reynolds6, 8Container SolutionsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car91 Graeme Cook1, 5Urban DevelopmentsLotus Elise Motorsport 20099 Peter Lucas1, 5, 8 Scott Bargwanna8

Round schedule The championship was contested over eight rounds.

Round Circuit State Date Format Race Results Archive, www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Winning driverAustralian GT, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 2 / 2006, pages 144 to 147 Car 1 Wakefield Park Raceway New South Wales 5 March Three races Allan Simonsen Ferrari F360 GT 2 Mount Panorama Circuit New South Wales 15 April Two races Greg Crick Dodge Viper GTS ACR 3 Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 7 May Three races Bryce Washington Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 21 May Three races Allan Simonsen Ferrari F360 GT 5 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 25 June Three races Bryce Washington Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 20 August One race D'Arcy Russell Dodge Viper GTS ACR 7 Queensland Raceway Queensland 3 September One race Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 GT3 Type 997 8 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 26 November Two races David Wall Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996

Points system Three championship points were awarded to the fastest qualifier for each round. For rounds composed of three races, points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 to the first 25 finishers in each race. All other rounds attracted the same total number of points regardless of the number of races.

Championship results PositionOutright Standings, 2006, www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Driver No. Car Entrant Wak Mou Ora Phi Mal Phi Que Eas Total 1 Greg Crick 3 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Crickcars.com 98 108 91 72 98 96 60 90 713 2 Bryce Washington 1 & 54 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 ADRAD Radiator Experts 85 79.5 104 42 102 84 75 79.5 651 3 James Koundouris 69 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Dare ShotsSupabarn Supermarkets 76 28.5 78 84 69 30 96 63 524.5 4 Theo Koundouris 19 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Dare ShotsSupabarn Supermarkets 74 57 55 - 79 75 84 63 487 5 Sven Burchartz 90 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Cargraphic AG 32 18 - 63 57 69 114 85.5 438.5 6 David Wall 38 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 RDS 32 37.5 63 - 80 33 - 117 362.5 7 John Teulan 88 Ferrari 360 Challenge Ferrari F430 Challenge Industry Central - Stahlwille 47 48 61 77 - 48 48 19.5 348.5 8 Max Twigg 18 & 17 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Twigg Waste Management Luxton Plan 45 33 51 14 37 57 - 66 303 9 D'Arcy Russell 7 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Dupont 34 31.5 - 23 - 117 - 60 265.5 10 David Reynolds 6 & 90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Bob Jane T-marts Cargraphics - 90 - - - 69 - 85.5 244.5 11 Allan Simonsen 4 Ferrari 360 GT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Consolidated Chemical Company Dare Shots Supabarn Supermarkets 104 - - 102 - 30 - - 236 12 Paul Bolinowsky 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Bolin Racing 24 30 - - - 42 54 45 195 13 Dave Stevens 43 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Ferrari F430 Challenge Bennanit Secure Telecom - 37.5 - 45 72 36 - - 190.5 14 Paul Tressider 23 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Wynn Tressider Management 29 22.5 49 - - 45 - 43.5 189 15 Mark Eddy 12 Porsche 911 GT3R Type 996 Quarterback Shirts 41 15 - - - 63 - 52.5 171.5 16 Damien Flack 55 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Roock - - 69 12 - 54 - 25.5 160.5 17 Matthew Turnbull 13 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 PROMAT 43 49.5 38 - 27 - - - 157.5 18 Bill Pye 44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 AutoHaus Hamilton Property Solutions Group - 58.5 - - - 39 - 43.5 141 19 Anthony Skinner 46 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Travelplan Ski Holiday 52 18 - - - - 69 - 139 20 Andrew Luxton 17 & 18 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Luxton Plant Twigg Waste Management - - - - - 57 - 66 123 21 John Kaias 77 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 ABCOR Preston General Engine 53 25.5 - 42 - - - - 120.5 22 Ian Palmer 20 Honda NSX Instant Fountains Paluky Ho 25 - 33 53 - - - - 111 23 Ross Lilley 51 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Koala Furniture International 29 36 - - 46 - - - 111 24 Kevin Miller 2 Ferrari F430 Property Solutions Group - - - - - - 63 36 99 25 Shaun Juniper 30 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Juniper Racing - - - - 43 51 - - 94 26 Peter Hackett 5 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia - 91.5 - - - - - - 91.5 27 Marc Cini 9 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Hallmarc - 45 - - - - - 42 87 28 Graeme Cook 91 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Container Solutions 27 - - - 58 - - - 85 29 Ash Samadi 55 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Rook 54 - - - - - - 25.5 79.5 30 Greg Ward 14 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Greg Ward - - - 48 - - - 30 78 31 Peter Lucas 99 Lotus Elise Motorsport 200 Urban Developments 10 - - - 42 - - 24 7632 Stuart Kostera 70 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 PHR Scuderia - - - 73 - - - - 73 33 Paul Ryan 22 Lotus Exige Steel Force Choice Petroleum - - - - - - 45 27 72 34 Justin Levis 78 Lotus Elise Motorsport 200 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 CUE AutoHaus Hamilton - 24 - - - 39 - - 63 35 Dean Lindstrom 7 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Dupont - - - - - - - 60 60 36 Maher Algadri 70 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 PHR Scuderia - - 51 - - - - - 51 37 Andre Morriss 6 Lotus Exige Witches Chase Cheese Co - - - - - - 42 9 51 38 Paul Pizzati 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Bolin Racing - - - - - - - 45 45 39 Neil Bryson 25 Ferrari 360 Challenge Betterdeal.com.au - - - 18 25 - - - 43 40 Christian D'Agostin 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Bolin Racing - - - - - 42 - - 42 41 Dean Fiore 9 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Hallmarc - - - - - - - 42 42 42 Blake Lynn 32 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Lynn Building Supplies - - - - - - - 36 36 43 Malcolm Lynn 32 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Lynn Building Supplies - - - - - - - 36 36 44 Claude Giorgi 29 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Buildwise - - - - 32 - - - 32 45 David Giugni 14 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996 Ech Ridge Wines - - - - - - - 30 30 46 Garth Rainsbury 66 Ferrari 360 Challenge Speed Energy Drink 24 - - - - - - - 24 47 Scott Bargwanna 99 Lotus Elise Motorsport 200 Urban Developments - - - - - - - 24 24 48 Tim Poulton 56 Lotus Exige Urban Arrangement - - - - - - - 13.5 13.5 49 Angela Coradine 86 Lotus Elise Urban Arrangement - - - - - - - 12 12 50 Glenn Townsend 86 Lotus Elise Urban Arrangement - - - - - - - 12 12 51 Andrew Fisher 6 Lotus Exige Witches Chase Cheese Co - - - - - - - 9 9 52 Geoff Munday 10 Ford Mustang Jim Beam Racing 8 - - - - - - - 8

Note: Total points scored and championship positions attained have been adjusted to override points summation errors in the published results retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au

References

External links Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 24 August 2006