The 2018 Australian GT Championship was the 22nd running of the Australian GT Championship , a CAMS -sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The championship commenced on 23 March 2018 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on 14 October at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park . The 2018 Australian Endurance Championship was contested concurrently with Rounds 2, 4 and 6 of the GT Championship.[1] It was the 15th Australian Endurance Championship .
The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery[2] driving an Audi R8 LMS and the Australian Endurance Championship by Max Twigg and Tony D'Alberto [3] who shared a Mercedes-AMG GT3 .
Race calendar [ edit ] The Australian GT Championship was contested over six rounds and the Australian Endurance Championship over three rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, included at least one compulsory timed pit stop.[4]
Australian GT Championship Australian Endurance Championship Australian GT Championship [ edit ] Teams and drivers [ edit ] Team Vehicle No. Drivers Events JAMEC PEM Racing Audi R8 LMS 1 Geoff Emery 1-5 Marcel Fassler 1 Garth Tander 2, 4 Ah Apartments Audi R8 LMS 3 Ash Samadi 1–2, 4 Dylan O'Keeffe 2, 4 Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 6 Adrian Deitz 2, 4-5 Cameron McConville Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing McLaren 650S GT3 7 Tony Quinn 1-5 Shane van Gisbergen 2 Grant Denyer 4 Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 8 Max Twigg 1–2, 4 Tony D'Alberto 222 Scott Taylor 1-5 Craig Baird 1–2, 4 Hallmarc Constructions Audi R8 LMS 9 Marc Cini 3 International Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 10 Andrew Fawcett 4 Jonny Reid Objective Racing McLaren 650S GT3 11 Tony Walls 2, 4 Warren Luff Erebus Motorsport Griffith Corporation/ Aussie Driver Search Mercedes-AMG GT3 19 Mark Griffith 3, 5 98 Jaie Robson 1-3 David Reynolds 2 KFC Racing Audi R8 LMS 24 Tony Bates 1-5 Daniel Gaunt 1–2, 4 Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29 Jim Manolios 1–3, 5 Dean Canto 1-2 M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 49 Dean Koutsoumidis 3, 5 Glen Wood 3 Justin McMillan 5 McElrea Racing McLaren 650S GT3 58 Duvashen Padayachee 4 Shane van Gisbergen 59 Fraser Ross 1-5 Duvashen Padayachee 2 Jaxon Evans 4 Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 63 Peter Hackett 1-5 Dominic Storey 1 Jake Fouracre 2, 4 777 Yasser Shahin 2, 4-5 Luke Youlden 2, 4 Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 88 Peter Edwards 1 Giancarlo Fisichella Miedecke Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 95 Andrew Miedecke 5 George Miedecke Hobson Motorsport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 96 Brett Hobson 5 BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100 Steven Richards 1-5 Dean Grant 1 Michael Almond 2, 4 Ricky Capo 3, 5 Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911 Liam Talbot 1-5 John Martin 1–2, 4
Race results [ edit ] Points system [ edit ] Points were awarded as follows:[1]
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th+ Qualifying session 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Round 1 R1 25 21 18 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Round 1 R2 45 38 32 27 23 18 16 14 13 11 10 9 8 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Round 1 R3 50 42 35 30 25 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Round 1 R4 80 67 56 48 40 32 29 26 22 19 18 16 14 13 10 8 6 6 5 5 3 3 1 1 Rounds 3, 5 67 56 47 40 33 27 24 21 19 16 15 13 12 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 Rounds 2, 4, 6 300 265 230 195 190 180 165 150 143 135 128 120 113 105 98 90 83 75 68 60 45 30 15 5
Championship standings [ edit ] The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery.[2]
Championship standings after five of six rounds were as follows:
Australian GT4 standings [ edit ] The GT4 Division was won by Jeremy Gray[6] driving an Aston Martin Vantage .
Australian Endurance Championship [ edit ] Teams and drivers [ edit ] Race results [ edit ] Points system [ edit ] Points are awarded as follows:[1]
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th+ Qualifying session 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Rounds 300 265 230 195 190 180 165 150 143 135 128 120 113 105 98 90 83 75 68 60 45 30 15 5
Championship standings [ edit ] The Australian Endurance Championship was won by Max Twigg and Tony D'Alberto .[3]
Championship standings after two of three rounds were as follows:
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Bold - Pole positionItalics - Fastest lap
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c "2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship/2018 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 3, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018 . ^ a b Championship Standings, 2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org ^ a b Championship Standings, 2018 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org ^ "Revised calendar marks biggest season ever" . Australian GT. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017 . ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (14 October 2018). "Tander/Emery win electrifying Aus GT finale" . www.speedcafe.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020 . ^ Australian GT4 Standings, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org