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.
RoundEvent Circuit City / State Date Map 1 Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April 2 Race Tailem Bend The Bend Motorsport Park (West) Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May–2 June 3 Eventelec Race Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August 4 GT Festival Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August 5 Supercheap Auto Bathurst International Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November Repco Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 16–18 February ColorSpec Race Sydney Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–19 October
Entry list Sprint Cup Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds Arise Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 1 Chaz Mostert PA All Liam Talbot 8 Jaxon Evans PA All Elliott Schutte Grove Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Brenton Grove PA 1, 3–5 Stephen Grove Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 7 Brendon Leitch PA All Tim Miles 9 Marc CiniAm All 22 Ash Samadi Am All 87 Will Brown PA All Brad Schumacher 88 Steve Brooks PA 2 Nick McBride 181 Renee Gracie PA All Paul Stokell Volante Rosso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 Alex Gardner PA 3–4 Ben Porter 3 Ross Poulakis 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Chris Batzios Am PA 3–4 Ross Poulakis 3 David Brabham 4 Black Wolf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 Ben Schoots Am All Shane Woodman Car Collection Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 21 Alex Fontana PA 5 'Hash' 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 Michael Bailey 1 Darren Currie 2–4 Liam Dunn 5 Tigani Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 44 Sergio Pires Am 1–2, 4–5 Marcel Zalloua 1–2, 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 47 James Koundouris Am All Theo Koundouris 66 Paul Lucchitti PA All Jayden Ojeda RAM Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Mike Sheargold Am All Garth Walden Stephen Coe Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 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 Mark Rosser Wall Racing Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Tony D'Alberto PA 2 Adrian Deitz 111 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 111 Darren Currie Am 5 Grant Donaldson Scott Taylor Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 222 Paul Morris T 3–4 Scott Taylor Triple Eight Race Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888 Declan Fraser PA All Peter Hackett Icon Class PA Pro-Am class Am Am class T Trophy Cup
Endurance Cup Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds Arise Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 1 Chaz Mostert PA 2 Liam Talbot 8 Jaxon Evans PA 2 Elliott Schutte Grove Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Brenton Grove PA 2 Stephen Grove Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 2 Brad Schumacher PA 1 7 Brendon Leitch PA 2 Tim Miles 22 Liam Talbot PA 1 87 Will Brown PA 2 Brad Schumacher 181 Renee Gracie PA 2 Paul Stokell Volante Rosso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 Andre Canard PA 2 Jamie Day Black Wolf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 Ben Schoots Am 2 Shane Woodman Tigani Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 44 Sergio Pires Am All Marcel Zalloua Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 47 James Koundouris Am All Theo Koundouris 66 Paul Lucchitti PA 2 Jayden Ojeda RAM Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Mike Sheargold Am 2 Garth Walden 2 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 Am 1 Team BRM Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 81 Alex Peroni PA 2 Mark Rosser Triple Eight Race Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888 Declan Fraser PA 2 Peter Hackett Icon Class PA Pro-Am class Am Am class
Race results Bold indicates overall winner Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am winners Am winners Trophy winners 1 1 Phillip Island No. 8 Arise Racing GT No. 1 Arise Racing GT No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Valentino Astuti Michael Bailey R2 No. 1 Arise Racing GT No. 7 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 22 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Brendon Leitch Tim Miles Ash Samadi Valentino Astuti Michael Bailey 2 R1 The Bend (West) No. 87 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report Will Brown Brad Schumacher Declan Fraser Peter Hackett Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Valentino Astuti Darren Currie R2 No. 8 Arise Racing GT No. 87 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Will Brown Brad Schumacher Mike Sheargold Garth Walden Valentino Astuti Darren Currie 3 R1 Queensland No. 87 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 81 Team BRM No. 16 Black Wolf Motorsport No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Report Will Brown Brad Schumacher Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Ben Schoots Shane Woodman Paul Morris Scott Taylor R2 No. 66 Tigani Motorsport No. 87 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Will Brown Brad Schumacher Mike Sheargold Garth Walden Valentino Astuti Darren Currie 4 R1 Phillip Island No. 1 Arise Racing GT No. 1 Arise Racing GT No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Report Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Paul Morris Scott Taylor R2 No. 1 Arise Racing GT No. 8 Arise Racing GT No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Report Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Mike Sheargold Garth Walden Paul Morris Scott Taylor 5 R1 Bathurst No. 1 Arise Racing GT No. 87 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Will Brown Brad Schumacher Sergio Pires Valentino Astuti Liam Dunn R2 No. 7 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 81 Team BRM No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 56 Stephen Coe Racing Report Brendon Leitch Tim Miles Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Sergio Pires Stephen Coe Bathurst No. 22 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 22 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No Entrants Liam Talbot Liam Talbot Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Eastern Creek No. 45 RAM Motorsport No. 66 Tigani Motorsport No. 45 RAM Motorsport No Entrants Mike Sheargold Garth Walden Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Mike Sheargold Garth Walden
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 Sprint Cup Driver Team PHI BEN QUE PHI 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 Melbourne Performance Centre 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 Melbourne Performance Centre 4 1 5 4 3 2 14 12 3 9 112 7 Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Tigani Motorsport 7 2 8 8 2 5 Ret Ret 7 7 75 8 Renee Gracie Paul Stokell Melbourne Performance Centre 9 6 6 Ret Ret 7 6 5 8 5 60 9 Brenton Grove Grove Racing 6 WD Ret WD 4 3 5 8 41 9 Stephen Grove Grove Racing WD WD Ret WD 4 3 5 8 41 10 Steve Brooks Nick McBride Melbourne Performance Centre 9 7 8 11 Chris Batzios David Brabham Volante Rosso Motorsport 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 WD0 Am 1 Mike Sheargold Garth Walden RAM Motorsport 10 13 13 11 7 8 8 7 1211 192 2 Sergio Pires Tigani Motorsport 8 Ret 10 Ret 7 14 10 10 137 3 James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Tigani Motorsport 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 Melbourne Performance Centre Ret 8 16 14 12 9 16 10 16 Ret 106 6 Marcel Zalloua Tigani Motorsport 8 Ret 10 Ret 7 14 87 7 Marc Cini Melbourne Performance Centre 13 11 15 Ret Ret 14 15 13 15 15 86 8 Chris Batzios Ross Poulakis Volante Rosso Motorsport 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 Ret0— Darren Currie KMB Motorsport 17 9 Ret 10 Ret 160— Michael Bailey KMB Motorsport 14 120— Paul Morris Scott Taylor Scott Taylor Motorsport 9 15 17 150— Liam Dunn KMB Motorsport 14 Ret0— Stephen Coe Stephen Coe Racing Ret 160 Driver Team PHI BEN QUE PHI BAT PointsBold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap
Endurance Cup Driver BAT EASPoints Pro-Am 1 Liam Talbot 1 2 43 2 Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda 1 25 3 Chaz Mostert 2 18 4 Brad Schumacher 2 DNS 18 5 Brendon Leitch Tim Miles 3 18 6 Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte 4 12 7 Renee Gracie Paul Stokell 5 10 8 Alex Peroni Mark Rosser 6 8 9 Declan Fraser Peter Hackett 7 8 — Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Ret 0 — Will Brown DNS 0 — Andre Canard Jamie Day WD 0 Am 1 Marcel Zalloua Sergio Pires 1 3 40 1 Garth Walden 3 1 25 2 James Koundouris Theo Koundouris 2 4 30 3 Mike Sheargold 1 25 4 Ben Schoots Shane Woodman 2 18 Driver EAS BATPoints
See also 2024 British GT Championship 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2024 GT World Challenge Asia 2024 GT World Challenge America 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge
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