The 2012 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship open to GT style closed production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GTs.[1]
It was the 16th Australian GT Championship, the twelfth to be contested over a multi-event championship, and the eighth to be contested since the title was revived in 2005.
The series had a new owner for 2012, with seasoned GT racer Tony Quinn taking over the series towards the end of the 2011 season.
The championship was won by Klark Quinn driving a Porsche 911 GT3-R.
After consolidation from three divisions to two in 2011, the 2012 series saw an expansion to four divisions, based on vehicle eligibility and specification.[1]
The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian GT Championship.
The championship was contested over a seven round series.[4]
| Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Date | Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT Championship | GT Trophy | GT Challenge | GT Sports | |||||
| 1 | Adelaide Street Circuit[5] | Adelaide, South Australia | 1–4 March | Klark Quinn | Jordan Ormsby | Jan Jinadasa | Darren Berry | |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit[6] | Phillip Island, Victoria | 25–27 May | Greg Crick | Andrew Taplin | Jan Jinadasa | Darren Berry | |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria[7] | 22–24 June | Peter Hackett | Andrew Taplin | Peter Boylan | no entries | |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 13–15 July | Peter Hackett | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes | Jan Jinadasa | Graham Lusty | |
| 5 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 21–23 September | Maro Engel | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes | Rob Knight Marcus Marshall | no entries | |
| 6 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 19–21 October | Klark Quinn | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes | Michael Almond | Darren Berry | |
| 7 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 30 November–2 December | Bernd Schneider | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes | Scott Taylor | no entries | |
Points were awarded in each division for each qualifying session and each race at each round according to the following table. Points were allocated according to positions attained in each division rather than for outright positions.[1]
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The 2012 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the driver accumulating the highest aggregate points total from the Phillip Island and Sydney Motorsport Park rounds of the Australian GT Championship.[12] The title, which was the 23rd Australian Tourist Trophy,[12] was won by Peter Hackett driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.[12]
Mark Eddy
Jacky Yeung
Keith Kassulke