The 2025 GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS was an Australian motor sport competition for GT3 cars. This was the second season since the SRO Motorsports Group took over sole management of the series. The season started at Phillip Island on April 5 and finished at Hampton Downs in New Zealand on November 2.
Calendar
The provisional six-round calendar was announced at the 2024 SRO Press conference at the 24 Hours of Spa. For the first time the series had a media day at Phillip Island. On 18 October, the calendar was updated, in which the Queensland round was shifted to June and the championship will return to Sandown Raceway after 3 years.
Unlike previous years where most race weekends were run by another promoter as part of the SpeedSeries event series, in 2025 the SRO has taken over as event promoter as well as category promoter. Other categories at the race meetings will include the Radical Cup Australia and GT4 Australia.
Round Circuit City / State DateMap 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 4–6 April 2 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 2–4 May 3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 30 May–1 June 4 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 25–27 July 5 The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 5–7 September 6 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park North Waikato, New Zealand 31 October–2 NovemberSource
Entry list
Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds GT3 ProAm & Am Volante Rosso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 1 Liam TalbotPA All Declan Fraser 1–3 Jamie Day 4–5 Josh Hunt 6 Dayle ITM / Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 7 Brendon Leitch PA1–3 Tim Miles Hallmarc / Melbourne Performance Centre 9 Lee Holdsworth PA 4 Marc Cini Wolfbrook / Melbourne Performance Centre 88 Steve Brooks PA 1–2, 4–6 Ryan Wood OnlyFans / Melbourne Performance Centre 181 Renee Gracie Am 1–5PA 6 Damon Leitch 6 Kelso Electrical / Melbourne Performance Centre 888 Broc FeeneyPA All Brad Schumacher Black Wolf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 Ben Schoots Am 1–2, 4–6 Shane Woodman Zagame Autosport Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 23 Josh Buchan PA 6 Cameron Campbell Arise Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 Jaxon Evans PA All Elliott Schutte 77 Steve Wyatt PA All Jordan Love 1–2, 4–6 Aaron Love 3 IMS Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 27 Samuel Fillmore PA 6 Jonny Reid Geyer Valmont Racing / Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44 Thomas Randle PA 2 Marcel Zalloua 2 55 PA 5–6 George King All Sergio Pires 1–4 Realta / Tigani Motorsport 66 Paul Lucchitti PA All Jayden Ojeda Supabarn Supermarkets / Tigani Motorsport 47 James Koundouris Am 3–5 Theo KoundourisAudi R8 LMS Evo IIAudi DAR 5.2 L V10 James Koundouris Am 1–2 Theo Koundouris Wall RacingLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Adrian Deitz PA1–3, 5–6 Tony D'Alberto1–2, 5–6 David Wall3 Claymark / Mach 1 Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 96 Ant PedersenPA 1, 6 Paul Pedersen 1 Shane Smollen 6 111 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 111 Grant Donaldson Am 1, 3–6 Darren Currie 1, 3–4, 6 Team BRM Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 268 Alex Peroni PA 1–5 Mark Rosser EMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 911 Dorian Boccolacci PA 1 Shane Smollen GT3 Trophy cup KFC / Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 24 Gary Higgon 2–3, 5 Matt Stoupas 2, 4–5 Paul Stokell 3–4 AED Consulting / Tigani MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3 R (991)Porsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat 6 71 Nathan Halstead3 Luke Youlden Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup
Race results Bold indicates the overall winner. +RoundCircuitPole positionPro-Am winnersAm winnersTrophy winners1R1 Phillip Island No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 16 Black Wolf Motorsport No entries Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Ben Schoots Shane WoodmanR2 No. 911 EMA Motorsport No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 181 Melbourne Performance Centre Dorian Boccolacci Shane Smollen Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie2R1 Eastern Creek No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 181 Melbourne Performance Centre No finishers Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Renee GracieR2 No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 181 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Renee Gracie Gary Higgon Matt Stoupas3R1 Queensland No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 181 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Renee Gracie Gary Higgon Paul StokellR2 No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 268 Team BRM No. 181 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Renee Gracie Gary Higgon Paul Stokell4R1 Sandown No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 26 Arise Racing GT No. 16 Black Wolf Motorsport No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Ben Schoots Shane Woodman Paul Stokell Matt StoupasR2 No. 77 Arise Racing GT No. 1 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 181 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Jordan Love Steve Wyatt Jamie Day Liam Talbot Renee Gracie Paul Stokell Matt Stoupas5R1 The Bend No.1 Volante Rosso Motorsport No. 268 Team BRM No. 47 Tigani Motorsport No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Jamie Day Liam Talbot Alex Peroni Mark Rosser James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Gary Higgon Matt StoupasR2 No.66 Tigani Motorsport No.66 Tigani Motorsport No. 181 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Jayden Ojeda Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Paul Lucchitti Renee Gracie Gary Higgon Matt Stoupas6R1 Hampton Downs No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 111 111 Racing No entries Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Grant Donaldson Darren CurrieR2 No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 888 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 111 111 Racing Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Grant Donaldson Darren Currie
Championship standings Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th PolePoints2518151210864211
Drivers' championship DriverTeamPHISYDQLDSANBENHAMPointsPro-Am1 Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Melbourne Performance Centre9143133233112112 Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Arise Racing GT1311351324472073 Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Tigani Motorsport214†34284451831544 Steve Brooks Ryan Wood Melbourne Performance Centre13662 2642321235 Liam Talbot Volante Rosso Motorsport5211741281106241176 George King Tigani Motorsport845666596511Ret867 Steve Wyatt Arise Racing GT6881054677796808 Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Team BRM71578Ret11351NC 789 Sergio Pires Tigani Motorsport84566659 6410 Jordan Love Arise Racing GT68810 6777965811 Brendon Leitch Tim Miles Melbourne Performance Centre35145Ret2 5312 Declan Fraser Volante Rosso Motorsport52117412 4913 Marcel Zalloua Tigani Motorsport29 6511Ret4214 Jamie Day Volante Rosso Motorsport 8110638 15 Shane Smollen EMA Motorsport411 33 Mach 1 Engineering 7516 Josh Hunt Volante Rosso Motorsport 243017 Adrian Deitz Wall Racing11991499 9111292818 Ant Pedersen Mach 1 Engineering Ret7 752619 Aaron Love Arise Racing GT 54 2220 Thomas Randle Tigani Motorsport29 2021 Tony D'Alberto Wall Racing119914 9111291822 Dorian Boccolacci EMA Motorsport411 1323 David Wall Wall Racing 99 1024 Marc Cini Lee Holdsworth Melbourne Performance Centre 713 825 Paul Pedersen Mach 1 Engineering Ret7 6Guest drivers ineligible to score points — Renee Gracie Damon Leitch Melbourne Performance Centre 5 Ret0 — Samuel Fillmore Jonny Reid New Zealand IMS Racing 6 Ret0 — Josh Buchan Cameron Campbell Zagame Autosport 10 80Am 1 Renee Gracie Melbourne Performance Centre12101011771010118 2362 Ben Schoots Shane Woodman Black Wolf Motorsport10121213 91212914111863 James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Tigani Motorsport14†131312111011Ret10101514 Grant Donaldson 111 RacingWDWD 8111411131313101395 Darren Currie 111 RacingWDWD 8111411 1310115Trophy1 Matt Stoupas Melbourne Performance CentreDNS15 12814121302 Gary Higgon Melbourne Performance CentreDNS151013 1412 1303 Paul Stokell Melbourne Performance Centre 1013128 1044 Nathan Halstead Luke Youlden Tigani Motorsport 12Ret 18DriverTeamPHISYDQLDSANBENHAMPointsBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap Notes:
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Teams' championships TeamPHISYDQLDSANBENHAMPointsPro-Am1 Melbourne Performance Centre3142122232112371 Arise Racing GT1311341323322313 Tigani Motorsport2424263441531834 Volante Rosso Motorsport521174128154241285 Team BRM71578Ret11351NC1046 Wall Racing119914996566707 Mach 1 EngineeringRet745328 EMA Motorsport41119Am 1 Melbourne Performance Centre121010117710101182362 Black Wolf Motorsport101212139121291291683 Tigani Motorsport14†131312121010101514 111 RacingWDWD 811101033TeamPHISYDQLDSANBENHAMPoints Notes:
† – Entry did not finish the race but was classified, as it completed more than 75% of the race distance.
See also 2025 GT World Challenge Europe 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2025 GT World Challenge Asia 2025 GT World Challenge America 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge 2025 British GT Championship
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