2020 Australian GT Championship explained

The 2020 Australian GT Championship was scheduled to be the 24th running of the Australian GT Championship, a Motorsport Australia-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars, FIA GT4 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in only the first round of the Australian Endurance Championship, and the first & second rounds of the Australian GT Trophy Series taking place before the rest of the season was abandoned.

Race calendar

The 2020 calendar was unveiled on 31 October 2019.^[1]
A revised calendar was announced on 26 June 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]
Ultimately, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in all further rounds being cancelled.

		Circuit	Location	Date	Supporting
1		Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	30 January – 2 February	Intercontinental GT Challenge
	1	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	15–16 February	Victorian State Series
	2	Sydney Motorsport Park	Eastern Creek, New South Wales	7–8 March	NSW State Series

Entry list

Australian Endurance Championship

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Wall Racing^[3] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 6 Adrian Deitz S 1 Tony D'Alberto Cameron McConville Jules Westwood Hallmarc Racing^[4] Audi R8 LMS Evo 9 Marc Cini PA 1 Dean Fiore Lee Holdsworth Nineteen Corp. With Multimatic Motorsports^[5] Mercedes-AMG GT4 19 Mark Griffith^[6] GT4 1 Dirk Müller Harrison Newey T2 Racing MARC II Mustang 20 Adam Hargraves I 1 Daniel Jilesen Cedric Sbirraz-zuoli Steve Owen Tony Bates Racing^[7] Audi R8 LMS Evo 24 Tony Bates S 1 Geoff Emery Dylan O'Keeffe Max Twigg Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29 Dean Canto PA 1 Grant Denyer Liam Talbot Marcel Zalloua Team 59Racing^[8] McLaren 720S GT3 59 Martin Kodrić^[9] S 1 Fraser Ross Dominic Storey SCANDIA Racing - by Racer Industries MARC II Mustang 91 Aaron Cameron I 1 Broc Feeney Nick Percat 92 Tyler Everingham I 1 James Kaye Hadrian Morrall GJ Motorsport MARC II Mustang 95 Bayley Hall I 1 Warren Luff Brad Schumacher Geoff Taunton Hobson/Garth Walden Racing^[10] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2017) 96 Brett Hobson S 1 Garth Walden Kurt Kostecki Triple Eight Race Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 777 Anton de Pasquale^[11] PA 1 Nick Foster Sam Shahin Yasser Shahin

Icon Class S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup GT4 GT4 Class I Invitational Class

Australian GT Trophy Series

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Trophy Series KFC Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra 23 Matt Stoupas Am 1–2 Audi R8 LMS 24 Gary Higgon Am 1–2 Nathan Antunes 2 REN Racing Audi R8 LMS 33 Vince Muriti Am 2 99 Nick Kelly Am 2 Mack Bros Racing^[12] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 47 Wayne Mack Am 1 Wall Racing Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 69 Richard Gartner Am 2 DPM Motorsports^[13] Chevrolet Camaro SS GT3 71 Dale Paterson Am 1 Showergrate Shop Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73 Peter Corbett Am 2 Trofeo Challenge Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 19 Arthur Abrahams Am 1–2 29 Tayla Heath^[14] Am 1 Stillwell Family Racing Ford S197 Mustang 60 Michael Stillwell Am 1–2 Dave Stillwell 2 GJ Motorsport MARC II Mustang 95 Geoff Taunton Am 2

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Class Am Am Class

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Australian Endurance Championship

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Silver winners	Pro-am winners	GT4 winners	Invitational winners
1	Bathurst	No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 59 Team 59Racing	No. 9 Hallmarc Racing	No. 19 Nineteen Corp. with Multimatic Motorsports	No. 91 SCANDIA Racing - by Racer Industries
		Martin Kodrić Fraser Ross Dominic Storey	Martin Kodrić Fraser Ross Dominic Storey	Marc Cini Dean Fiore Lee Holdsworth	Mark Griffith Dirk Müller Harrison Newey	Aaron Cameron Broc Feeney Nick Percat

Australian GT Trophy Series

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Am Winners	Am Winners
1	1	Sandown	No. 23 KFC Racing	No. 23 KFC Racing	No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
			Matt Stoupas	Matt Stoupas	Tayla Heath
	R2			No. 23 KFC Racing	No. 19 Trofeo Motorsport
				Matt Stoupas	Arthur Abrahams
2	R1	Sydney	No. 23 KFC Racing	No. 23 KFC Racing	No. 95 GJ Motorsport
			Matt Stoupas	Matt Stoupas	Geoff Taunton
	R2			No. 24 KFC Racing	No. 95 GJ Motorsport
				Nathan Antunes Gary Higgon	Geoff Taunton

Championship standings

Points system

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	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	colspan=15
	50	44	39	33	31	30	27	25	24	23	22	20	19	18	17	15	14	13	12	10	8	5	2	2
	450	398	345	293	285	270	248	225	215	203	192	180	170	158	147	135	125	113	102	90	68	45	23	8

Australian Endurance Championship

Drivers BAT Points Pro-Am Cup 1 Marc Cini Dean Fiore Lee Holdsworth 10 1 460 2 Nick Foster Anton de Pasquale Sam Shahin Yasser Shahin 8 DNS 8 Silver Cup 1 Fraser Ross Dominic Storey 10 1 460 2 Dean Canto Grant Denyer Liam Talbot 8 2 406 3 Brett Hobson Garth Walden Kurt Kostecki 5 3 350 4 Adrian Deitz Tony D'Alberto Cameron McConville 7 Ret 7 5 Tony Bates Geoff Emery Dylan O'Keeffe Max Twigg 6 Ret 6 Ineligible to score points in Silver Cup Martin Kodrić 1 – Marcel Zalloua 2 – Jules Westwood Ret – GT4 Cup 1 Mark Griffith 10 1 460 Ineligible to score points in GT4 Cup Dirk Müller Harrison Newey 1 – Invitational Cup 1 Aaron Cameron Broc Feeney 10 1 460 2 Bayley Hall Warren Luff Brad Schumacher Geoff Taunton 8 NC 8 3 Adam Hargraves Daniel Jilesen Cedric Sbirraz-zuoli 7 NC 7 4 Tyler Everingham Hadrian Morrall 6 DNS 6 Ineligible to score points in Invitational Cup Nick Percat 1 – Steve Owen NC – James Kaye DNS – Drivers BAT Points

Bold - Pole position in class

Australian GT Trophy Series

	Drivers	SAN			SMP			Points
			1	R2	QP	R1	R2
1	Matt Stoupas	10	1	1	8	1	4	201
2	Gary Higgon	7	3	2	10	3	1	189
3	Nathan Antunes				10	3	1	99
4	Wayne Mack	8	2	3				91
5	Vince Muriti				6	4	2	83
6	Nick Kelly				7	2	5	82
7	Richard Gartner				5	Ret	3	44
8	Dale Paterson	6	DNS	Ret				6
9	Peter Corbett				0	DNS	DNS	0
	Drivers	SAN			SMP			Points

Trofeo Challenge

	Drivers	SAN			SMP			Points
			1	R2	QP	R1	R2
1	Arthur Abrahams	8	2	1	8	2	2	198
2	Michael Stillwell	7	3	3	7	3	3	170
3	Geoff Taunton				10	1	1	110
4	Tayla Heath	10	1	2				104
5	Dave Stillwell				7	3	3	85
	Drivers	SAN			SMP			Points

References

1. Web site: Australian GT Finalizes 2020 Endurance Schedule. 31 October 2019. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 31 October 2019.
2. Web site: Australian GT locks in New Dates for Racing Return. 26 June 2020. australiangt.com.au. Sean. Henshelwood. 28 June 2020.
3. News: Wall Racing confirm B12hr return. 9 December 2019. bathurst12hour.com. 9 December 2019.
4. News: Bathurst 12 Hour hosts opening round of Australian Endurance Season. 1 February 2020. australiangt.com.au. Australian GT Championship. 2 February 2020.
5. News: Mercedes AMG GT4 to make Australian debut at B12hr. 21 January 2020. bathurst12hour.com. 21 January 2020.
6. News: Mueller, Newey in Late Mercedes-AMG GT4 Entry. Dagys. John. 28 January 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 28 January 2020.
7. News: Sponsor, drivers confirmed for Bates' B12hr attack. 13 January 2020. bathurst12hour.com. 13 January 2020.
8. News: Pro Lineup for McLaren 720S GT3's Bathurst 12H Debut. Lloyd. Daniel. 20 January 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 20 January 2020.
9. News: 59 Racing names Silver class squad. 21 January 2020. bathurst12hour.com. 21 January 2020.
10. News: Late change to GWR / Hobson GTR squad. 29 January 2020. bathurst12hour.com. 29 January 2020.
11. News: Triple Eight unveil 12 Hour entries. 15 January 2020. supercars.com. 15 January 2020.
12. News: Sydney prepares for round two of the Australian GT Trophy Series. 4 March 2020. Sean. Henshelwood. australiangt.com.au. 4 March 2020.
13. News: Sandown signals start of 2020 AGT Trophy Series. 13 February 2020. Sean. Henshelwood. australiangt.com.au. 14 February 2020.
14. News: 18-year old Tayla Heath to campaign Lamborghini in AGT. 15 February 2020. Sean. Henshelwood. australiangt.com.au. 15 February 2020.