2021 GT World Challenge Australia

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 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Victoria 13–14 March
2 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW 3–4 April
3 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, SA 8–9 May
4 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW 2–3 December

Entry list
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
Australia OK Communication[8][N 1]
Hallmarc[9][N 1]
KFC Racing[10][N 1]
Bostik Racing[11][N 1]
Perfect Auto Body[10][N 1]
Forum Group[8][N 1]
CoinSpot[12][N 1]
Supabarn[13][N 1]
Forum[10][N 1]
Canon Foods[10][N 1]
The Bend Motorsport Park[14][N 1]
 Audi R8 LMS Evo[8] 3 Australia Eric Constantinidis[8] GT3 Am 3
9 Australia Marc Cini[9] GT3 Am 2, 4
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[10] 23 Australia Matt Stoupas[10] TPH 1, 3
Australia Max Twigg[15] 2
Audi R8 LMS Evo[11] 24 Australia Tony Bates[11] GT3 PA 1–3
Australia Chaz Mostert[11] 1–2
Australia Dylan O'Keeffe[16] 3
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[10] 33 Australia Vince Muriti[10] TPH 1–2
Audi R8 LMS Evo[12] 65 Australia Fraser Ross[12] GT3 PA 4
Australia Liam Talbot[12]
67 Australia Bill Papadimitriou[8] GT3 Am 3
69 Australia James Koundouris[13] GT3 Am 4
Australia Theo Koundouris[13]
Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 77 Australia Vince Tesoriero[10] TPH 1, 3
Australia Bill Papadimitriou[10] 1
Audi R8 LMS Evo[10] 91 Australia Arthur Abrahams[10] GT3 Am 1–3
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[10] 124 Australia Gary Higgon[10] TPH 1–3
Australia Paul Stokell[10]
Audi R8 LMS Evo[14] Australia Gary Higgon[13] GT3 Am 4
Australia Paul Stokell[13]
777 Australia Yasser Shahin[14] GT3 PA All
Australia Garth Tander[14] 1–3
Germany Christopher Mies[17] 4
Australia Grove Motorsport[18] Porsche 911 GT3 R[18] 4 Australia Brenton Grove[18] GT3 PA All
Australia Stephen Grove[18]
Australia Arris Property Developments[10] Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 5 Australia Greg Taylor[10] TPH 1–3
Australia Wall Racing[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[9] 6 Australia Adrian Deitz[9] GT3 PA 2
Australia David Wall[9]
Australia Keltic Racing[10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[10] 7 Australia Tony Quinn[10] GT3 Am 1–3
Australia What do you Meme?[8] Audi R8 LMS ultra[8] 17 Australia Mark Rosser[8] TPH 3
Audi R8 LMS Evo[19] Spain Roberto Merhi[13] GT3 PA 4
Australia Mark Rosser[19]
Australia Daimler Trucks Brisbane[10] Mercedes-AMG GT4[10] 19 Australia Mark Griffith[10] GT4 1–2, 4
Australia Perfect Auto Body[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3[8] 33 Australia Vince Muriti[8] TPH 3
Australia KMB Motorsport[10] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3[10][N 2] 38 Australia Michael Bailey[10] TPH All
Australia RAM Motorsport[21][N 3]
Hobson Motorsport[10][N 3]
 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[21] 45 Australia Mike Sheargold[21] GT3 Am 4
Australia Garth Walden[21]
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015)[10] 96 Australia Brett Hobson[10] TPH All
Australia Mack Brothers Racing[10] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[10] 47 Australia Wayne Mack[10] TPH 1
Australia AMAC Motorsport[10] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[10] 51 Australia Andrew Macpherson[10] GT3 Am 1–3
Australia Ben Porter[10]
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2017)[13] Australia Andrew Macpherson[13] 4
Australia Ben Porter[13]
Australia Schumacher Motorsport[10] Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 55 Australia Brad Schumacher[10] TPH 1–3
Audi R8 LMS (2015)[22] 4
Australia Dale Paterson Motorsport[10] Chevrolet Camaro SS GT3[10] 71 Australia Dale Paterson[10] TPH 1
Australia Maranello Motorsport[10] Ferrari 488 GT3[10] 88 Australia Adrian Deitz[10] GT3 Am 1
Australia Peter Edwards[10]
Australia Industrie[10] Audi R8 LMS ultra[10] 99 Australia Nick Kelly[10] TPH 1
Mercedes-AMG GT3[9] 2–3
Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport[23] Porsche 911 GT3 R (997)[23] 222 Australia Scott Taylor[23] TPH 4
Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering[24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[24] 888 Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim[24] GT3 PA All
Australia Jamie Whincup[25] 1
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[24] 2
Australia Broc Feeney[26] 3
Australia Peter Hackett[27] 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 Ref.
1 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australia No. 24 Bostik Racing Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 7 Keltic Racing Australia No. 23 KFC Racing No Starters [28]
Australia Tony Bates
Australia Chaz Mostert		 Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Tony Quinn Australia Matt Stoupas
R2 Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 91 Canon Foods Australia No. 96 Hobson Motorsport
Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Arthur Abrahams Australia Brett Hobson
2 R1 New South Wales Bathurst Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia No. 7 Keltic Racing Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim		 Australia Tony Quinn Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Mark Griffith
R2 Australia No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 7 Keltic Racing Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport Australia No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim		 Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Tony Quinn Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Mark Griffith
3 R1 South Australia Tailem Bend Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Australia No. 96 Hobson Motorsport No Entries [29]
Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Andrew Macpherson
Australia Ben Porter		 Australia Brett Hobson
R2 Australia No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 51 AMAC Motorsport Australia No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport
Australia Broc Feeney
Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim		 Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Garth Tander		 Australia Andrew Macpherson
Australia Ben Porter		 Australia Brad Schumacher
4 R1 New South Wales Bathurst Australia No. 65 CoinSpot Australia No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Australia No. 124 KFC Racing Australia No. 96 Hobson Motorsport Australia No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Liam Talbot		 Germany Christopher Mies
Australia Yasser Shahin		 Australia Gary Higgon
Australia Paul Stokell		 Australia Brett Hobson Australia Mark Griffith
R2 Australia No. 4 Grove Motorsport Australia No. 65 CoinSpot Australia No. 9 Hallmarc Australia No. 96 Hobson Motorsport Australia No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove		 Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Liam Talbot		 Australia Marc Cini Australia Brett Hobson Australia 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
Pos. Driver Team PHI
Victoria (state)		 BAT
New South Wales		 BEN
South Australia		 BAT
New South Wales		 Points
GT Pro-Am
1 Australia Yasser Shahin Australia The Bend Motorsport Park 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 186
2 Australia Garth Tander Australia The Bend Motorsport Park 1 1 2 1 2 1 143
3 Malaysia Prince Jefri Ibrahim Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 3 1 2 6 3 4 Ret 121
4 Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove		 Australia Grove Motorsport 6 2 5 4 12 2 7 4 111
5 Australia Tony Bates Australia Bostik Racing 3 5 3 3 3 5 87
6 Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Bostik Racing 3 5 3 3 57
7 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 2 43
8 Germany Christopher Mies Australia The Bend Motorsport Park 1 3 43
9 Australia Fraser Ross
Australia Liam Talbot		 Australia CoinSpot 2 1 43
10 Australia Jamie Whincup Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 3 33
11 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe Australia Bostik Racing 3 5 30
12 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 3 30
13 Australia Adrian Deitz
Australia David Wall		 Australia Wall Racing 6 10 20
14 Australia Peter Hackett Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 Ret 15
15 Spain Roberto Merhi
Australia Mark Rosser		 Australia What do you Meme? Ret 5 12
GT Am
1 Australia Andrew Macpherson
Australia Ben Porter		 Australia AMAC Motorsport 14 10 11 11 7 10 9 Ret 131
2 Australia Tony Quinn Australia Keltic Racing 8 9 9 6 9 Ret 111
3 Australia Arthur Abrahams Australia Canon Foods 12 7 13 Ret 13 11 88
4 Australia Marc Cini Australia Hallmarc 16 13 10 8 64
5 Australia Gary Higgon
Australia Paul Stokell		 Australia KFC Racing 5 10 40
6 Australia Mike Sheargold
Australia Garth Walden		 Australia RAM Motorsport 6 9 36
7 Australia Bill Papadimitriou Australia Forum Group 11 14 27
8 Australia Eric Constantinidis Australia OK Communication 18 13 25
Australia James Koundouris
Australia Theo Koundouris		 Australia Supabarn Ret Ret
Australia Adrian Deitz
Australia Peter Edwards		 Australia Maranello Motorsport Ret DNS
GT Trophy
1 Australia Brad Schumacher Australia Schumacher Motorsport 5 Ret 4 5 8 4 8 7 138
2 Australia Brett Hobson Australia Hobson Motorsport 7 4 8 DNS 1 Ret 3 2 130
3 Australia Michael Bailey Australia KMB Motorsport Ret DNS 14 9 17 9 11 6 65
4 Australia Greg Taylor Australia Arris Property Developments 10 11 10 Ret 4 8 64
5 Australia Nick Kelly Australia Industrie 9 Ret 12 8 14 6 63
6 Australia Matt Stoupas Australia KFC Racing 4 DSQ 10 7 50
7 Australia Max Twigg Australia KFC Racing 7 7 36
8 Australia Gary Higgon
Australia Paul Stokell		 Australia KFC Racing Ret 8 15 12 16 Ret 35
9 Australia Dale Paterson Australia Dale Paterson Motorsport 13 6 24
10 Australia Scott Taylor Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport 12 11 24
11 Australia Vince Muriti Australia Perfect Auto Body 11 Ret WD WD 15 12 22
12 Australia Vince Tesoriero Australia Forum 15 12 Ret 15 20
13 Australia Mark Rosser Australia What do you Meme? 5 Ret 15
14 Australia Bill Papadimitriou Australia Forum 15 12 14
Australia Wayne Mack Australia Mack Brothers Racing Ret DNS
GT4
1 Australia Mark Griffith Australia Daimler Trucks Brisbane WD WD 17 14 13 12 100
Pos. Driver Team PHI
Victoria (state)		 BAT
New South Wales		 BEN
South Australia		 BAT
New South Wales		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

See also

Notes
  1. Car No. 3 entered as OK Communication, car No. 9 entered as Hallmarc, cars No. 23 and 124 entered as KFC Racing, car No. 24 entered as Bostik Racing, car No. 33 entered as Perfect Auto Body, car No. 65 entered as CoinSpot, car No. 67 entered as Forum Group, car No. 69 entered as Supabarn, car No. 77 entered as Forum, car No. 91 entered as Canon Foods and car No. 777 entered as The Bend Motorsport Park. All twelve entries were run by Melbourne Performance Centre.
  2. Michael Bailey initially entered a Bentley Continental GT3 (2017) for the final round at Bathurst,[20] but he wrote that car off in a crash in a practice session. He then switched back to the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 for qualifying and the races.
  3. Car No. 45 entered as RAM Motorsport and car No. 96 entered as Hobson Motorsport. Both entries were run by GWR Australia.

References
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