The 2010 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to closed production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GTs.2010 Australian GT Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations – Version 4, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The championship, which was the 14th Australian GT Championship, incorporated drivers titles in three divisions, GT Championship, GT Challenge and GT Production. The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the championship, which was promoted as the "Vodka O Australian GT Championship".Stefan Bartholomaeus, Gone Large – Vodka O Australian GT Championship, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 8/2010, pages 78–80

Defending champion David Wall became the first multiple championship winner in the history of the title with a 30-point victory over fellow Porsche driver, James Koundouris. Wall, driving the family team's Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S, won five races and claimed round wins at Adelaide and Eastern Creek. Third places at Albert Park and at Bathurst were enough to hold off Phillip Island round winner Koundouris, even after being excluded from the first race at Sandown. Dean Grant (Lamborghini Gallardo and Mosler MT900) was third in the championship. Other round winners were Porsche driver Max Twigg, at Albert Park, and Tony Quinn. Quinn drove an Aston Martin DBRS9 and a Mosler MT900, winning the Bathurst round in the former and the Sandown round in the latter, allowing him to climb into fourth in the championship.

In the GT Challenge division, Shane Smollen took a 120-point win over fellow Porsche 911 GT3 drivers, Michael Loccisano and Ray Angus.

Chevrolet Corvette driver Paul Freestone came from behind at the final round of the series to defeat Tony Alford (Nissan GT-R) and take victory in the GT Production division. Mark O'Connor (Lotus Exige) was third.

Controversy erupted after two major accidents at the second round of the series, which supported the 2010 Australian Grand Prix. A multi-car accident caused heavy damage to several vehicles at the start of one race and resulted in changes to regulations for rolling restarts, which have had consequences beyond GT racing. Additionally a multi-car accident that occurred under yellow flag conditions saw penalties levied against Porsche drivers Ray Angus and Andrew Taplin after they tangled with a slow moving damaged car and the parked Ascari KZ1-R of John Bowe.CAMS HEARING RESULT – ROUND 2 AGP, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2010 Australian GT Championship. TeamCarDivisionNoDriver Wall Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 1 David Wall Jocaro Motorsport Lamborghini GallardoMosler MT900R Championship 2 Dean Grant Dodge Viper GT3 3 Ross Lilley Audi R8 GT3 8 Mark Eddy Consolidated Chemical Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 4 Peter Hackett Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 5 Andrew Taplin Kevin Weeks Golf Car Solutions Porsche 911 GT3 RS Type 996 Challenge 6 Jordan Ormsby VIP Petfoods Racing Mosler MT900 Aston Martin DBRS9Round Points – GT Championship, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Championship 7 Tony Quinn Mosler MT900 Championship 12 Klark Quinn Hallmarc Developments Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 9 Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 19 Michael Loccisano Marc Cini Dutton Insurance Lotus Exige S Production 10 Mark O'Connor MJR Airconditioning Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 11 Mark Seamons Jim Richards Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 15 Jim Richards Weeks Building Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 16 Gary Dann Inca Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 17 Ray Angus Twigg Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 18 Max Twigg Magnapool Dodge Viper GT3 Championship 20 Ian Palmer Greg Crick Interauto Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 21 Ross Zampatti Beta Tools Mosler MT900R Championship 22 Ash Samadi Freestones Transport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production 25 Paul Freestone Excen Corporate Centre Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production 26 Barrie Nesbitt Maranello Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 27 Nick O'Halloran Trofeo Motorsport Maserati Trofeo GT3 Challenge 29 Jim Manolios Maserati GranTurismo GT3 Championship Kirrapak Sheetmetal Lotus Elise HPE Challenge 31 Tim Mackie 32 David Mackie Bayside Church Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 37 Hector Lester Pelorus Property Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 39 Paul Tresidder Supabarn Supermarkets Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 47 Theo Koundouris 69 James Koundouris DFO Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 50 Calvin Pusterla AMAC Motorsport Mosler MT900R Championship 51 Andrew MacPherson Donut King Racing Nissan GT-R Production 54 Tony Alford Castrol Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 55 Greg Crick McGrath Estate Agents Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 56 Shane Smollen Adrenalin.com.au Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 58 Richard Kimber Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge Austral Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 63 Richard Green Globe Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 66 Peter Hill Pick Up Truck Pictures Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 67 Eric Bana ULX 110 Proven Custom Blend Oil Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Challenge 74 Keith Wong Graeme Cook Kiang Kuan Wong Dodge Viper GT3 Championship 75 Rob Sherrard One of a Kind Lotus Exige S Challenge 77 Timothy Poulton Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 360 Challenge Challenge 77 Peter Edwards Vic Air Supplies Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Challenge 88 Simon Middleton Lamborghini Gallardo Championship Clipper Motoryachts Ascari KZ1-R Championship 89 Darren Berry John Bowe World Link International Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 89 Ivan Klasen Pariah Motorsport Lotus Exige GT3 Championship 98 Angelo Lazaris Livi Bathroom Tissue Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 99 Damien Flack Adrian Flack

Race calendar The championship was contested over a six-round series.

Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner Championship Challenge Production Rd 1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 11–14 March David Wall Jordan Ormsby Mark O'Connor Rd 2 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 25–28 March Max Twigg Damien Flack Mark O'Connor Rd 3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 20–30 May David Wall Damien Flack Adrian Flack Paul Freestone Rd 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 10–11 July James Koundouris Shane Smollen Tony Alford Rd 5 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7–10 October Tony Quinn Shane Smollen Paul Freestone Rd 6 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 19–21 November Tony Quinn Shane Smollen Paul Freestone

Points system Points were awarded in each division at each race according to the following table. 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 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th Two race format 57 52.5 49.5 48 46.5 45 43.5 42 40.5 39 37.5 36 34.5 33 31.5 30 28.5 27 25.5 24 22.5 21 19.5 18 16.5 15 13.5 12 10.5 9 7.5 6 4.5 3 1.5 Three race format 38 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Within each division, each driver could count only his/her best five round results.

Championship standings