2021 GT World Challenge Australia explained

The 2021 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",^[1] however the Endurance Championship could not be contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] The Motorsport Australia GT Championship was the 25th running of an Australian GT Championship. This was the first season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.^[3]

Calendar

The provisional six-race calendar was released on 16 December 2020 with all rounds taking place in Australia.^[4] The first round at Phillip Island was postponed to 13–14 March from its original 20–21 February date, after a snap lockdown was enacted in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.^{[5] [6] [7]} The round at Sandown and the two Endurance Championship races at Tailem Bend and Bathurst were cancelled and replaced by one round at Bathurst due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Victoria	13–14 March
2	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW	3–4 April
3	The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, SA	8–9 May
4	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW	2–3 December

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Car Driver OK Communication^[8] Hallmarc KFC Racing Bostik Racing^[9] Perfect Auto Body Forum Group CoinSpot^[10] Supabarn^[11] Forum Canon Foods The Bend Motorsport Park^[12] Audi R8 LMS Evo 3 Eric Constantinidis GT3 Am 3 9 Marc Cini GT3 Am 2, 4 Audi R8 LMS (2015) 23 Matt Stoupas TPH 1, 3 Max Twigg^[13] 2 Audi R8 LMS Evo 24 Tony Bates GT3 PA 1–3 Chaz Mostert 1–2 Dylan O'Keeffe^[14] 3 Audi R8 LMS (2015) 33 Vince Muriti TPH 1–2 Audi R8 LMS Evo 65 Fraser Ross GT3 PA 4 Liam Talbot 67 Bill Papadimitriou GT3 Am 3 69 James Koundouris GT3 Am 4 Theo Koundouris Audi R8 LMS ultra 77 Vince Tesoriero TPH 1, 3 Bill Papadimitriou 1 Audi R8 LMS Evo 91 Arthur Abrahams GT3 Am 1–3 Audi R8 LMS (2015) 124 Gary Higgon TPH 1–3 Paul Stokell Audi R8 LMS Evo Gary Higgon GT3 Am 4 Paul Stokell 777 Yasser Shahin GT3 PA All Garth Tander 1–3 Christopher Mies^[15] 4 Grove Motorsport^[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R 4 Brenton Grove GT3 PA All Stephen Grove Arris Property Developments Audi R8 LMS ultra 5 Greg Taylor TPH 1–3 Wall Racing^[17] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 6 Adrian Deitz GT3 PA 2 David Wall Keltic Racing^[18] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 7 Tony Quinn GT3 Am 1–3 What do you Meme? Audi R8 LMS ultra 17 Mark Rosser TPH 3 Audi R8 LMS Evo^[19] Roberto Merhi GT3 PA 4 Mark Rosser Daimler Trucks Brisbane Mercedes-AMG GT4 19 Mark Griffith GT4 1–2, 4 Perfect Auto Body Mercedes-AMG GT3 33 Vince Muriti TPH 3 KMB Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 38 Michael Bailey TPH All RAM Motorsport^[20] Hobson Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 45 Mike Sheargold GT3 Am 4 Garth Walden Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015) 96 Brett Hobson TPH All Mack Brothers Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 47 Wayne Mack TPH 1 AMAC Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 51 Andrew Macpherson GT3 Am 1–3 Ben Porter Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017) Andrew Macpherson 4 Ben Porter Schumacher Motorsport Audi R8 LMS ultra 55 Brad Schumacher TPH 1–3 Audi R8 LMS (2015)^[21] 4 Dale Paterson Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro SS GT3 71 Dale Paterson TPH 1 Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 88 Adrian Deitz GT3 Am 1 Peter Edwards Industrie Audi R8 LMS ultra 99 Nick Kelly TPH 1 Mercedes-AMG GT3 2–3 Ashley Seward Motorsport^[22] Porsche 911 GT3 R (997) 222 Scott Taylor TPH 4 Triple Eight Race Engineering^[23] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim GT3 PA All Jamie Whincup^[24] 1 Shane van Gisbergen 2 Broc Feeney^[25] 3 Peter Hackett^[26] 4

Icon Class Car GT3 GT3 TPH GT3 Trophy GT4 GT4 Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro-Am winners	Am winners	Trophy winners	GT4 winners
1	1	Phillip Island	No. 24 Bostik Racing	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 7 Keltic Racing	No. 23 KFC Racing	No Starters	^[27]
			Tony Bates Chaz Mostert	Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Tony Quinn	Matt Stoupas
	R2		No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 91 Canon Foods	No. 96 Hobson Motorsport
			Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Arthur Abrahams	Brett Hobson
2	R1	Bathurst	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 7 Keltic Racing	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
			Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Tony Quinn	Brad Schumacher	Mark Griffith
	R2		No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 7 Keltic Racing	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
			Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Tony Quinn	Brad Schumacher	Mark Griffith
3	R1	Tailem Bend	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 51 AMAC Motorsport	No. 96 Hobson Motorsport	No Entries	^[28]
			Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Andrew Macpherson Ben Porter	Brett Hobson
	R2		No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 51 AMAC Motorsport	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport
			Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Yasser Shahin Garth Tander	Andrew Macpherson Ben Porter	Brad Schumacher
4	R1	Bathurst	No. 65 CoinSpot	No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 124 KFC Racing	No. 96 Hobson Motorsport	No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
			Fraser Ross Liam Talbot	Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin	Gary Higgon Paul Stokell	Brett Hobson	Mark Griffith
	R2		No. 4 Grove Motorsport	No. 65 CoinSpot	No. 9 Hallmarc	No. 96 Hobson Motorsport	No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
			Brenton Grove Stephen Grove	Fraser Ross Liam Talbot	Marc Cini	Brett Hobson	Mark Griffith

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Driver Team PHI BAT BEN BAT Points GT Pro-Am 1 Yasser Shahin The Bend Motorsport Park 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 186 2 Garth Tander The Bend Motorsport Park 1 1 2 1 2 1 143 3 Prince Jefri Ibrahim Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 3 1 2 6 3 4 Ret 121 4 Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Grove Motorsport 6 2 5 4 12 2 7 4 111 5 Tony Bates Bostik Racing 3 5 3 3 3 5 87 6 Chaz Mostert Bostik Racing 3 5 3 3 57 7 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 2 43 8 Christopher Mies The Bend Motorsport Park 1 3 43 9 Fraser Ross Liam Talbot CoinSpot 2 1 43 10 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 3 33 11 Dylan O'Keeffe Bostik Racing 3 5 30 12 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 3 30 13 Adrian Deitz David Wall Wall Racing 6 10 20 14 Peter Hackett Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 Ret 15 15 Roberto Merhi Mark Rosser What do you Meme? Ret 5 12 GT Am 1 Andrew Macpherson Ben Porter AMAC Motorsport 14 10 11 11 7 10 9 Ret 131 2 Tony Quinn Keltic Racing 8 9 9 6 9 Ret 111 3 Arthur Abrahams Canon Foods 12 7 13 Ret 13 11 88 4 Marc Cini Hallmarc 16 13 10 8 64 5 Gary Higgon Paul Stokell KFC Racing 5 10 40 6 Mike Sheargold Garth Walden RAM Motorsport 6 9 36 7 Bill Papadimitriou Forum Group 11 14 27 8 Eric Constantinidis OK Communication 18 13 25 James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Supabarn Ret Ret Adrian Deitz Peter Edwards Maranello Motorsport Ret DNS GT Trophy 1 Brad Schumacher Schumacher Motorsport 5 Ret 4 5 8 4 8 7 138 2 Brett Hobson Hobson Motorsport 7 4 8 DNS 1 Ret 3 2 130 3 Michael Bailey KMB Motorsport Ret DNS 14 9 17 9 11 6 65 4 Greg Taylor Arris Property Developments 10 11 10 Ret 4 8 64 5 Nick Kelly Industrie 9 Ret 12 8 14 6 63 6 Matt Stoupas KFC Racing 4 DSQ 10 7 50 7 Max Twigg KFC Racing 7 7 36 8 Gary Higgon Paul Stokell KFC Racing Ret 8 15 12 16 Ret 35 9 Dale Paterson Dale Paterson Motorsport 13 6 24 10 Scott Taylor Ashley Seward Motorsport 12 11 24 11 Vince Muriti Perfect Auto Body 11 Ret WD WD 15 12 22 12 Vince Tesoriero Forum 15 12 Ret 15 20 13 Mark Rosser What do you Meme? 5 Ret 15 14 Bill Papadimitriou Forum 15 12 14 Wayne Mack Mack Brothers Racing Ret DNS GT4 1 Mark Griffith Daimler Trucks Brisbane WD WD 17 14 13 12 100 valign=middle valign=middle Driver valign=middle Team PHI BAT BEN BAT valign=middle Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap

See also

• 2021 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2021 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2021 GT World Challenge America

External links

• • GT World Challenge Australia – Sporting Regulations 2021 –Version 2, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702101633/https://motorsport.org.au/docs/default-source/sporting-technical/national/2021/2021-fanatec-gt-challenge-australia-powered-by-aws-sporting-regulations.pdf?sfvrsn=9caf2d4b_6 GT World Challenge Australia – Sporting Regulations 2021 –Version 2, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
2. News: Double Round at The Bend Removed from Racing Calendar. 16 September 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
3. News: GT World Challenge Australia Joins SRO Family in 2021. 19 November 2020. Graham. Goodwin. dailysportscar.com. Daily Sports Car. 9 January 2021.
4. News: Six-Event 2021 Calendar Revealed. 16 December 2020. Slade. Perrins. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 9 January 2021.
5. Web site: Victoria Lockdown Forces Phillip Island Postponement. Slade. Perrins. 12 February 2021. 12 February 2021. SportsCar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC..
6. Web site: New Phillip Island date locked in for March. 16 February 2021. 16 February 2021. australianracinggroup.com. Australian Racing Group.
7. Web site: Australian GT gets new calendar, global recognition. 5 March 2021.
8. Web site: Field set for The Bend. 4 May 2021. 4 May 2021. Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.
9. Web site: Mostert to Drive Audi as First Entry Announced. 14 January 2021. Perrins. Slade. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 14 January 2021.
10. News: CoinSpot Enters Australian Motorsport with Fraser Ross and Liam Talbot at Bathurst. 23 November 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
11. News: International Stars Join GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS Finale. 26 November 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
12. Web site: Tander Lands Audi GT3 Drive with Shahin. 10 February 2021. 10 February 2021. Perrins. Slade. SportsCar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC..
13. Web site: GT World Challenge Australia Mount Panorama results. 2 April 2021. 4 May 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia.
14. News: O'Keefe to replace Mostert in GT for the Bend. 27 April 2021. Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 April 2021.
15. News: Christopher Mies Excited for Bathurst Return. 26 November 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
16. Web site: Grove Motorsport announces GT World Challenge Australia campaign in Porsche. 2 March 2021. 2 March 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia.
17. News: Shane van Gisbergen headlines GT Entry List for Round 2 at Mount Panorama. 29 March 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 2 April 2021.
18. News: Strong field set for first-ever Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS. 9 March 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 9 March 2021.
19. News: Mark Rosser Reveals New Livery before Bathurst. 14 October 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
20. News: RAM Motorsport To Make GT World Challenge Australia Debut at Bathurst. 24 November 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
21. News: Brad Schumacher Upgrades ahead of Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS Finale. 8 November 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
22. News: Scott Taylor Links Up with Ashley Seward Motorsport for Bathurst. 29 November 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
23. Web site: Triple Eight announces GT programme. 8 February 2021. Coch. Matt. Speedcafe. 8 February 2021.
24. Web site: Whincup to Sub for Injured Van Gisbergen. 6 March 2021. 7 March 2021. Slade. Perrins. SportsCar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC..
25. News: Feeney to replace Van Gisbergen in GT for the Bend. 27 April 2021. Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 April 2021.
26. News: Peter Hackett Joins Triple Eight for Bathurst Finale. 12 November 2021. gt-world-challenge-australia.com. ARG. 30 November 2021.
27. News: GT World Challenge Australia Phillip Island results. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.com. 6 April 2021.
28. News: GT World Challenge Australia The Bend results. speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.com. 10 May 2021.