2023 GT World Challenge Australia

The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporates the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship", the "GT3 Trophy Series" and the "GT4 Cup". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 27th running of an Australian GT Championship. This is the third season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.

Calendar The provisional six-race calendar was released on 16 January 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.

RdCircuitCity / StateDateSupporting Events 1 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7–9 April TCR Australia Touring Car SeriesTrans Am Australia Series 2 Wanneroo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 28–30 April Supercars Championship 3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 May TCR Australia Touring Car SeriesTrans Am Australia Series 4 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 28–30 July Supercars Championship 5 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 11–13 August TCR Australia Touring Car SeriesTrans Am Australia Series 6 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 23–25 November Supercars Championship

Entry list Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds GT2 M Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 50 David Crampton INV 4 Trent Harrison GT3 EMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 1 Yasser Shahin PA All Garnet Patterson 1–5 Matt Campbell 6 Grove Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Brenton Grove PA 3 Stephen Grove Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6 Adrian Deitz PA 3 David Wall Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Michael Kokkinos Am 1–3 10 Andrew Fawcet PA 3 Dylan O'Keeffe 22 Ash Samadi Am 1–5 23 Paul Stokell Am All Matt Stoupas 65 Liam Talbot PA All Max Hofer 1–2 Fraser Ross 3–4 Garth Tander 5 Christopher Mies 6 75 Geoff Emery PA All Christer Jöns 1 Christopher Mies 2 Max Hofer 3–6 Dutton Garage Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 18 George Nakas Am 3 Ben Stack Nineteen Corporation Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 181 Renee Gracie T 2–5 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 Am 6 Tony Bates Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 Tony Bates PA 2 Jordan Love Volante Rosso Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Chris Batzios PA 6 Jayden Ojeda 6 101 PA 2–5 Ross Poulakis 1–5 Sam Brabham 1 102 Chris Batzios PA 3, 5 Sam Brabham 3 Josh Hunt 5 Valmont Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 44 Sergio Pires Am 1, 3–5 Marcel Zalloua RAM Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Michael Sheargold Am All Garth Walden 96 Michael Bailey PA All Brett Hobson Supabarn Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 47 Theo Koundouris Am 4, 6 James Koundouris 6 M Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 Justin McMillan PA Am 1–4 Roger Lago 1 Glen Wood 2–3 Schumacher Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 55 Brad Schumacher Am All Coe Property Group Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 56 Stephen Coe T 1 Tigani Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 66 Paul Luchitti T 3–6 Triple Eight Race Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim PA 1–2, 4–5 Jamie Whincup 888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim PA 1–2, 4–5 Broc Feeney 1, 5 Richie Stanaway 2, 4 GTC Sonic Motor Racing Services Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 78 Marcos Flack T 1, 6 Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 81 Tom McLennan T 6 GT4 Nineteen Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19 Mark Griffith 2, 4 Invitation Milldun Motorsport MARC Mazda 3 V8 Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 4 Darren Currie INV 1 MARC II V8 Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 5–6 Geoff Taunton 6 95 INV 1 Darren Currie 3 MARC GT GM LS3 6.2 L V8 6 John Goodacre INV 6 20 Daniel Jilesen INV 3, 5 Geoff Taunton Adam Hargraves 6 MARC Focus GTC Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 111 Grant Donaldson INV 1 MARC II V8 Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 6 Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup T Trophy Cup INV Invitational

Race results Bold indicates the overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am winners Am winners Trophy winners 1 1 Bathurst No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services Max Hofer Liam Talbot Max Hofer Liam Talbot Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack R2 No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim Max Hofer Liam Talbot Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack 2 1 Wanneroo No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Geoff Emery Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie R2 No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Max Hofer Max Hofer Liam Talbot Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie 3 1 Phillip Island No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 48 M Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Fraser Ross Liam Talbot Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis Justin McMillan Glen Wood Renee Gracie R2 No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis Geoff Emery Max Hofer Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie 4 1 Sydney No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Fraser Ross Liam Talbot Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell Renee Gracie R2 No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis Fraser Ross Liam Talbot Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie 5 1 Queensland No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Liam Talbot Garth Tander Geoff Emery Max Hofer Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell Renee Gracie R2 No. 101 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 181 Nineteen Corporation Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis Liam Talbot Garth Tander Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie 6 1 Adelaide No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services Matt Campbell Yasser Shahin Matt Campbell Yasser Shahin Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack R2 No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services Christopher Mies Liam Talbot Christopher Mies Liam Talbot Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell Marcos Flack R3 No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 1 EMA Motorsport No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services Matt Campbell Yasser Shahin Matt Campbell Yasser Shahin Brad Schumacher Marcos Flack

Championship standings Drivers Team BAT WAN PHI SYD QUE ADL RC1 RC2 RC1 RC2 RC1 RC2 RC1 RC2 RC1 RC2 RC1 RC2 RC3 GT3 Pro-Am 1 Liam Talbot Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 6 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 238 2 Yasser Shahin EMA Motorsport 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 1 2 1 226 3 Geoff Emery Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 3 2 3 1 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 211 4 Garnet Patterson EMA Motorsport 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 158 5 Ross Poulakis Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 123 6 Jayden Ojeda Volante Rosso Motorsport 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 Ret 11 Ret 117 7 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 6 2 7 6 3 3 3 101 8 Michael Bailey Brett Hobson RAM Motorsport 15 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 8 98 9 Prince Jefri Ibrahim Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 4 3 2 Ret 6 5 91 10 Christopher Mies Melbourne Performance Centre 3 2 2 1 3 81 11 Max Hofer Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 75 12 Matt Campbell EMA Motorsport 1 2 1 68 13 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 6 5 46 14 Richie Stanaway Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 3 2 Ret 45 15 Christer Jöns Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 30 16 Sam Brabham Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 11 14 28 17 Justin McMillan M Motorsport 16 16 5 7 11 14 26 18 Glen Wood M Motorsport 5 7 26 19 Tony Bates Jordan Love Tony Bates Racing 6 8 14 20 Chris Batzios Volante Rosso Motorsport Ret 11 Ret 10 Entries ineligible for points — Fraser Ross Melbourne Performance Centre 6 2 3 1 0 — Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Grove Motorsport 2 5 0 — Andrew Fawcet Dylan O'Keeffe Melbourne Performance Centre Ret 10 0 — Chris Batzios Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 11 14 0 — Josh Hunt Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 0 — Adrian Deitz David Wall Wall Racing Ret DNS 0 GT Am 1 Brad Schumacher Schumacher Motorsport 3 3 7 5 8 6 9 6 Ret 7 4 7 4 279 2 Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell Melbourne Performance Centre 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 9 7 9 5 4 6 247 3 Michael Sheargold Garth Walden RAM Motorsport 12 9 9 13 7 Ret 10 11 10 12 8 15 7 172 4 Marcel Zalloua Sergio Pires Valmont Racing 10 11 12 11 14 7 13 11 104 5 Ash Samadi Melbourne Performance Centre 11 13 10 14 19 16 13 12 12 10 93 6 Michael Kokkinos Melbourne Performance Centre 14 14 13 12 16 18 59 7 George Nakas Ben Stack Dutton Garage 17 17 12 8 Justin McMillan Glen Wood M Motorsport Ret 10 12 Entries ineligible for points — Renee Gracie Nineteen Corporation 6 5 5 0 — Theo Koundouris Supabarn Motorsport 10 12 10 8 9 0 — James Koundouris Supabarn Motorsport 10 8 9 0 GT Trophy 1 Renee Gracie Nineteen Corporation 12 15 15 15 15 13 14 15 200 2 Paul Luchitti Tigani Motorsport 18 19 16 15 Ret 16 16 17 17 162 3 Marcos Flack Sonic Motor Racing Services 12 15 12 10 10 125 4 Stephen Coe Coe Property Group 18 19 36 GT4 1 Mark Griffith Nineteen Corporation 14 16 18 17 100 Invitational entries ineligible for points — Geoff Taunton Milldun Motorsport 13 15 14 13 9 13 Ret 13 11 0 — Daniel Jilesen Milldun Motorsport 14 13 9 13 0 — Darren Currie Milldun Motorsport 17 17 13 12 15 17 Ret 13 11 0 — John Goodcare Adam Hargraves Milldun Motorsport 11 14 13 0 — David Crampton Trent Harrison M Motorsport 17 16 0 — Grant Donaldson Milldun Motorsport Ret 18 13 18 16 0Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap

See also 2023 British GT Championship 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2023 GT World Challenge Asia 2023 GT World Challenge America 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge

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