The 2026 GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motorsport competition for GT3 cars. It is the third season since the SRO Motorsports Group took over sole management of the series. The season started at Phillip Island on 27 March and will finish at the Adelaide Street Circuit on 29 November.
Calendar
The provisional six-round calendar was announced during the 2025 SRO Press conference at the 2025 24 Hours of Spa. Hidden Valley Raceway will make its debut in the series with the rounds at Sandown Raceway and Hampton Downs Motorsport Park dropped from the schedule. The sixth and final round was confirmed on November 11, 2025, and will take place at the Adelaide Street Circuit for the first time since 2023.
Round Circuit City / State DateMap 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 27–29 March 2 The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 8–10 May 3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 12–14 June 4 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 24–26 July 5 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 September 6 Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia26–29 November Source:
Entry list
Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds Kelso Electrical Team MPC Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 1 Broc Feeney PA 1–5 Brad Schumacher Team MPC 2 Valentino Astuti PA 1–5 Darren Currie KFC Team MPC24 Paul StokellT 1–5 Matthew Stoupas 1–2, 4–5 Gary Higgon 3 Volante Rosso MotorsportAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V814 Alex GardnerT 1–2 Lee Stibbs 1 William Ben Porter 2 Cameron Rees 3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 15 Geoff Emery PA 1–3 Josh Hunt Zagame Autosport Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 23 Josh Buchan PA 1–5 Cameron Campbell ARGT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 Jaxon Evans PA 1–5 Elliott Schutte 77 Steve Wyatt PA 1 Jordan Love OnlyFans Racing181 Will DavisonPA1–5 Renee Gracie Geyer Valmont Racing by Tigani Motorsport Supabarn Supermarkets by Tigani Motorsport Kollosche AMG by Tigani Motorsport Move My Wheels by Tigani Motorsport AED Consulting by Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44 Brendon Leitch PA 1–5 Sergio Pires 47 James Koundouris Am 1 Theo Koundouris 56 Oscar TargettPA 1–5 Shane Smollen 1–2, 4–5 Justin Tigani 3 66 Paul Lucchitti PA 1–5 Jayden Ojeda Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Porsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat 671 Nathan HalsteadT 1–5 Luke Youlden RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Brett Hobson Am 5 Michael Sheargold EBM Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) Porsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat-6 81 Andrew Georgiadis PA 5 Tom McLennan Wolfbrook Motorsport Team BRM Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 88 Steve Brooks PA 1–5 Ryan Wood Castrol Team BRM 268 Thomas Randle PA 1–2 Mark Rosser 1–2 Team BRM 3–5 Alex Peroni 3–5 666 JP Drake PA 2, 4 Garnet Patterson Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Tony D'Alberto PA 1–3, 5 Adrian Deitz Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am CupTTrophy CupGT Academy Entrant
Race results Bold indicates the overall winner. RoundCircuitPole PositionPro-Am WinnersAm WinnersTrophy Winners1R1 Phillip Island No. 1 Team MPC No. 1 Team MPC No classified finishers No. 71 Tigani Motorsport Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Nathan Halstead Luke YouldenR2 No. 66 Tigani Motorsport No. 66 Tigani Motorsport No. 14 Volante Rosso Motorsport Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Alex Gardner Lee Stibbs2R1 The Bend No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No Entries No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Sergio Pires Brendon Leitch Sergio Pires Brendon Leitch Paul Stokell Matt StoupasR2 No. 66 Tigani Motorsport No. 66 Tigani Motorsport No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Paul Stokell Matt Stoupas3R1 Queensland No. 56 Tigani Motorsport No. 181 OnlyFans Racing No. 71 Tigani Motorsport Oscar Targett Justin Tigani Will Davison Renee Gracie Nathan Halstead Luke YouldenR2 No. 56 Tigani Motorsport No. 44 Tigani Motorsport No. 71 Tigani Motorsport Oscar Targett Justin Tigani Sergio Pires Brendon Leitch Nathan Halstead Luke Youlden4R1 Hidden Valley No. 268 Team BRM No. 268 Team BRM No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Paul Stokell Matt StoupasR2 No. 23 Zagame Autosport No. 1 Team MPC No. 71 Tigani Motorsport Josh Buchan Cameron Campbell Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Nathan Halstead Luke Youlden5R1 Sydney No. 56 Tigani Motorsport No. 56 Tigani Motorsport No. 45 RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Shane Smollen Oscar Targett Shane Smollen Oscar Targett Brett Hobson Michael Sheargold Paul Stokell Matt StoupasR2 No. 268 Team BRM No. 1 Team MPC No. 45 RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia No. 24 Melbourne Performance Centre Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Broc Feeney Brad Schumacher Brett Hobson Michael Sheargold Paul Stokell Matt Stoupas6R1 AdelaideR2
Championship standings Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th PolePoints2518151210864211
Drivers' championship
Pro-Am Cup DriverTeam PHI BEN QLD HID SYD ADE Points 1 Brad Schumacher Melbourne Performance Centre 1 8 4 2 4 10 4 1 5 1 146 1 Broc Feeney Melbourne Performance Centre 1 8 4 2 4 10 4 1 5 1 146 2 Mark Rosser Team BRM 3 9 2 3 5 5 1 7 2 4 132 3 Brendon Leitch Sergio Pires Tigani Motorsport 4 10 1 7 3 1 7 5 Ret 2 119 4 Paul Lucchitti Tigani Motorsport Ret 1 7 1 7 4 2 11 7 9 106 4 Jayden Ojeda Tigani Motorsport Ret 1 7 1 7 4 2 11 7 9 106 5 Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte ARGT 5 2 3 5 8 3 Ret 6 4 6 100 6 Steve Brooks Team BRM 6 3 6 4 11 2 10 2 3 Ret 956 Ryan Wood Team BRM 6 3 6 4 11 2 10 2 3 Ret 95 7 Oscar Targett Tigani Motorsport 2 11 9 6 2 6 8 10 1 8 93 8 Alex Peroni Team BRM 5 5 1 7 2 4 82 9 Will Davison Renee Gracie OnlyFans Racing 7 Ret 5 12 1 8 3 8 8 5 80 10 Shane Smollen Tigani Motorsport 2 11 9 6 8 10 1 8 65 11 Valentino Astuti Darren Currie Melbourne Performance Centre 8 4 11 8 10 7 9 4 10 3 58 12 Josh Buchan Cameron Campbell Zagame Autosport 10 5 10 11 6 11 5 3 9 10 52 13 Thomas Randle Team BRM 3 9 2 3 50 14 Justin Tigani Tigani Motorsport 2 6 28 15 Tony D'Alberto Adrian Deitz Wall Racing 9 7 12 9 9 9 11 11 16 16 Garnet Patterson JP Drake Team BRM 8 13 6 9 14 17 Geoff Emery Josh Hunt Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 6 13 10 WD WD 9 — Jordan Love Steve Wyatt ARGT WD WD 0Entries ineligible to score points — Tom McLennan Andrew Georgiadis EBM 6 7 0DriverTeam PHI BEN QLD HID SYD ADE PointsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest lap
Am Cup DriverTeam PHI BEN QLD HID SYD ADE Points — James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Tigani Motorsport WD WD 0Entries ineligible to score points — Brett Hobson Michael Sheargold GWR Australia/RAM Motorsport 1 1 0DriverTeam PHI BEN QLD HID SYD ADE Points
Trophy Cup DriverTeam PHI BEN QLD HID SYD ADE Points 1 Paul Stokell Melbourne Performance Centre 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 216 2 Nathan Halstead Luke Youlden Tigani Motorsport 1 Ret 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 191 3 Matthew Stoupas Melbourne Performance Centre 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 180 4 Alex Gardner Volante Rosso Motorsport 2 1 3 2 77 5 Lee Stibbs Volante Rosso Motorsport 2 1 44 6 Gary Higgon Melbourne Performance Centre 2 2 36 7 William Ben Porter Volante Rosso Motorsport 3 2 33 8 Cameron Rees Volante Rosso Motorsport 3 3 31DriverTeamPHIBENQLDHIDSYDADEPoints
SRO GT Academy Points are not awarded from race results, and instead are based largely on the basis of single driver performance; average pace and fastest laps. The winner of the class will compete in 2027 Spa 24 Hours. DriverTeam Points1 Oscar Targett Tigani Motorsport3452 Valentino Astuti Melbourne Performance Centre2853 Alex Gardner Volante Rosso Motorsport84
Teams' championship Team PHI BEN QLD HID SYD ADE Points 1 Tigani Motorsport 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 215 2 Melbourne Performance Centre 1 4 4 2 3 4 4 1 4 1 170 3 Team BRM 3 3 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 3 170 4 ARGT 4 2 3 4 6 3 Ret 5 3 5 115 5 OnlyFans Racing 5 Ret 5 8 1 5 3 6 6 4 104 6 Zagame Motorsport 8 5 6 7 5 8 5 3 7 7 84 7 Wall Racing 7 7 7 5 7 6 8 8 54 8 Volante Rosso Motorsport 6 6 8 6 8 7 38Entries ineligible to score points— EBM56 0— GWR Australia/RAM Motorsport99 0Team PHI BEN QLD HID SYD ADE Points
See also 2026 British GT Championship 2026 GT World Challenge Europe 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2026 GT World Challenge Asia 2026 GT World Challenge America 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour
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