The 2022 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". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship was the 26th running of an Australian GT Championship. This was the second season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.

The Motorsport Australia GT Championship Pro Am award was won by Yasser Shahin driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, the Motorsport Australia GT Championship Am award by Gary Higgon and Paul Stokell driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, the GT3 Trophy Series by Michael Kokkinos in a Audi R8 LMS Ultra and the GT4 Cup by Mark Griffith driving a Mercedes-AMG GT4.

Calendar The provisional six-race calendar was released on 1 March 2022 with all rounds taking place in Australia. The season was to begin on 18 March at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and will end on 4 December at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide. In August, it was announced that Adelaide would join the calendar as final round, replacing the cancelled May round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

RdCircuitCity / StateDate 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 18–20 March 2 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 5–7 August 3 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 16–18 September 4 The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 21–23 October 5 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 11–13 November 6 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 1–4 December

Entry list

Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds Car Driver The Bend Motorsport Park Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 1 Yasser Shahin GT3 PA 1–4 Christopher Mies1 Garth Tander2–4 KFC Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 2 Gary Higgon GT3 Am 1–3 Paul Stokell 23 Matt Soupas GT3 TPH 1–3 Grove Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Brenton Grove GT3 PA 1 Stephen Grove Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6 Tony D'Alberto GT3 PA 1 Adrian Deitz Launch Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Michael Kokkinos GT3 TPH 2 Hallmarc Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 9 Marc Cini GT3 Am3 OK Communication Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 11 Eric Constantinidis GTC TPH 1 Team BRM Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 17 Mark Rosser GT3 TPH 1–2 Daimler Trucks Brisbane Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19 Mark Griffith GT4 1, 3 Grifcorp Racing Ginetta G56 GT4 GM LS3 6.2 L V8 22 Madeline Stewart GT4 INV 1 C-Tech Laser Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 24 Tony Bates GT3 PA 1–3 David Reynolds Perfect Auto Body Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33 Vince Muriti GT3 TPH 1 Harrolds Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 Sam Brabham GT4 1, 3 Ross Poulakis1 Cristos Batzios 3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 101 Ross Poulakis GT3 PA 2–3 Peter Hackett KMB Motorsport Bentley Continental GT3 (2016) Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 38 Michael Bailey GT3 TPH 1 RAM Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Michael Sheargold GT3 Am 1, 3 Garth Walden Supabarn Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 47 James Koundouris GT3 Am 1-2 Theo Koundouris M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight KTM X-Bow GT2 2.5 L Audi TFSI I5 50 David Crampton GT2 INV 3 Trent Harrison AMAC Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 51 Andrew Macpherson GT3 Am 1 Ben Porter Schumacher Motorsport Audi R8 LMS (2015) Audi 5.2 L V10 55 Brad Schumacher GT3 TPH 1–2 CoinSpot Racing Team Gtechniq Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 Liam Talbot GT3 PA 1–4 Chaz Mostert1 Fraser Ross2–4 Equity-One Porsche 911 GT3 R (997) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 71 Dale Paterson GT3 TPH 1 Hobson Motorsport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015) Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 96 Brett Hobson GT3 TPH 1 Scott Taylor Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 222 Scott Taylor GT3 TPH 2 JMR Triple Eight Race EngineeringMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8888 Prince Jefri IbrahimGT3PA1–4 Shane van Gisbergen 1–3 Icon Class Car GT2 GT2 Cars GT3 GT3 Cars GTC GT Cup Cars GT4 GT4 Cars Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup TPH Trophy Cup Am Am Cup INV Invitational

Race results Bold indicates the overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Overall winners Pro-Am winners Am winners GT3 Trophy winners GT4 Cup winners Invitational winners 1 1 Phillip Island No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 2 KFC Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 34 Harrolds Racing No Invitational Entries Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Gary Higgon Paul Stokel Brad Schumacher Sam Brabham Ross Poulakis R2 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 23 KFC Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 34 Harrolds Racing Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin Matt Soupas Brad Schumacher Sam Brabham Ross Poulakis 2 1 Queensland No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 17 Team BRM No. 55 Schumacher MotorsportNo GT4 Entries No Invitational Entries Garth Tander Yasser Shahin Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim Mark Rosser Brad Schumacher R2 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 17 Team BRM No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Garth Tander Yasser Shahin Garth Tander Yasser Shahin Mark Rosser Scott Taylor 3 1 Sandown No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 101 Harrolds Racing No Trophy Entries No. 102 Harrolds Racing No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight Garth Tander Yasser Shahin Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim Ross Poulakis Christos Batzios Sam Brabham David Crampton Trent Harrison R2 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 23 KFC Racing No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight Garth Tander Yasser Shahin Garth Tander Yasser Shahin Matt Stoupas Declan Fraser David Crampton Trent Harrison 4 1 The Bend No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 101 Harrolds Racing No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No Invitational Entries Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim Ross Poulakis Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Mark Griffith Nash Morris R2 Race cancelled 51 Bathurst No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane No Finishers Brad Schumacher Tim Slade Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim Michael Sheargold Garth Walden Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Mark Griffith Nash Morris 6 1 Adelaide No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 101 Harrolds Racing No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 102 Harrolds Racing No Invitational Entries Liam Talbot Fraser Ross Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin Ross Poulakis Sergio Pires Brad Schumacher Christos Batzios Sam Brabham R2 No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team No. 101 Harrolds Racing No. 8 Launch Racing No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane Liam Talbot Fraser Ross Liam Talbot Fraser Ross Ross Poulakis Michael Kokkinos Mark Griffith Paul Morris R3 No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 8 Launch Racing No. 102 Harrolds Racing Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin Michael Sheargold Garth Walden Michael Kokkinos Christos Batzios Sam Brabham

See also 2022 British GT Championship 2022 GT World Challenge Europe 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2022 GT World Challenge Asia 2022 GT World Challenge America 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge

References

External links

2022 Standings, gt-world-challenge-australia.com, as archived at web.archive.org