The 2016 CAMS Australian GT Championship was a CAMS -sanctioned Australian motor racing championship[ 1] FIA GT3 cars .[ 2] Australian GT Championship . The championship began on 3 March 2016 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 13 November at Highlands Motorsport Park , with five rounds held in Australia and one round in New Zealand .
The 2016 season marked an expansion in Australian GT racing, with a separate endurance championship, the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship , being run for GT cars for the first time. A third series for older-specification GT3 and GT4 class cars, the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series , was also held.[ 3]
The Australian GT Championship events were held in support of V8 Supercar events, as part of rounds of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships and as self-promoted events. The Australian Endurance Championship also shared events with V8 Supercars and the Shannons Nationals, though its final two rounds were staged at Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park , both owned by series owner Tony Quinn. The Australian GT Trophy Series was contested exclusively at Shannons Nationals events.[ 3]
Klark Quinn won the Australian GT Championship, Grant Denyer and Nathan Morcom were awarded the Australian Endurance Championship and Rob Smith won the Australian GT Trophy Series.
Series The 2016 season included three separate series:
CAMS Australian GT Championship, shorter races for current-specification GT3 cars. CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, longer endurance races featuring multiple drivers and current-specification GT3 cars. CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, shorter races for older-specification GT3 and GT4 cars. All competitors were able to enter the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, and all were eligible to win the championships outright, however only older-specification cars could enter the Australian GT Trophy Series.
Teams and drivers
Australian GT Championship Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events JAMEC PEM Racing Audi R8 LMS 1 Christopher Mies GT 1–2, 5–6 Geoff Emery 1–3 Marco Bonanomi 3 Miguel Molina 4 4–6 2 GT All Garth Tander 4, 6 Team ASR Audi R8 LMS 3 GT 5–6 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 9 GT 1–4 Supabarn Supermarkets Audi R8 LMS 4 GT All Marcus Marshall GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 5 GT All 3 Marco Bonanomi 4 Skwirk Online Education Audi R8 LMS Ultra 6 GT 1–2 4 Darrell Lea Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 7 Daniel Gaunt GT 4 Greg Murphy 6 2–6 McLaren 650S GT3 37 GT 1 All Shane van Gisbergen 4 Mike Whiddett 6 Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 8 Cameron McConville GT 2, 4, 6 80 Tony D'Alberto GT 4 Ferrari 488 GT3 88 Tony D'Alberto 2 2, 4, 6 Hallmarc Developments Audi R8 LMS Ultra 9 GT 5 Objective Racing McLaren 650S GT3 11 GT All Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 14 GT 1–4, 6 Dean Canto Veloce Motorsport - ULX110 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 15 GT-I 1 Hog's Breath Cafe / Griffith Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3 19 GT 1–2, 4–6 5 Shae Davies 6 Rosso Verde Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 21 GT 2 Exotic Track Days Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 21 GT 3 JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 23 GT All Trass Family Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 27 GT 6 Clark Proctor Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 30 GT 6 HBS Motorsports Audi R8 LMS Ultra 33 GT 1–2, 4–6 2, 4, 6 Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 38 Matt Solomon GT 1–2 63 Peter Hackett GT 1, 4 Dominic Storey Koala Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 43 GT-I 1–2 Tim Macrow M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 46 GT 2 49 GT 1 Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 48 GT All DeFelice Homes Ferrari 488 GT3 49 Andrea Montermini GT-I 2 AMAC Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 51 GT 1–2, 4–6 4–6 Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 59 Grant Denyer GT 1–2, 4–6 Jonathon Webb 1–3, 5 3–4 Côme Ledogar 6 60 GT All 61 Nathan Antunes GT All Performance West Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 62 GT 2–5 Alex Rullo 2, 4–5 Triffid Bar Venue Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73 Jaxon Evans GT 6 MARC GT BMW M6 GT3 90 GT 4 Bruno Spengler Modena Engineering BMW Z4 GT3 92 GT 1–5 Waltec Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 93 John Martin GT 1–2 Miedecke Motor Group Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 95 2, 4, 6 2, 4 Fire Rating Solutions Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 99 GT-I 2 BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100 Steven Richards All ELF Lubicant Chesters Plumbing Chevrolet Camaro GT 123 GT-I 6 Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 222 Craig Baird GT All 1–5 6 The Bend Motorsport Park Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 777 Yasser Shahin GT 4 Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911 John Martin GT 3–6 3–4 5 6
Class Meaning GT Australian GT Championship GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)
Australian Endurance Championship Class Meaning GT Australian GT Championship GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)
Australian GT Trophy Series Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 1 TR 1–3, 5 1 Grove Hire Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 4 TR-C 3 Safe-T-Stop Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 6 TR-C 3, 5 Fire Rating Solutions Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 9 TR 1–3, 5 KPH Racing / OLOF Family Cosmetics Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 12 TR-C 1–3, 5 1, 3, 5 Travers Beynon Audi R8 LMS 17 TR 4–5 Trofeo Motorsport Maserati Trofeo 29 TR-C 1–2 Tusk Windsor Lamborghini Gallardo 31 TR 1–2, 5 Tim Macrow 5 Exotic Track Days Ferrari 458 Challenge 33 TR-C 1, 3–5 Southern Star Developments Audi R8 LMS TR All Melbourne's Cheapest Cars Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 38 TR 5 CCC Polished Concrete Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 42 TR 2–3 MARC Cars Australia MARC Focus V8 54 TR-M 1 66 TR-M 5 91 TR-M 3–5 3 92 TR-M 1, 4–5 1 2 Tony Longhurst 95 TR-M 1, 4–5 1, 3 3–5 96 TR-M 3 4 MARC Mazda3 V8 93 TR-M All 94 TR-M 1 2 Jack Smith 3–5 95 TR-M 2 Warrin Mining Volvo CE Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 60 TR 1 Melbourne Performance Centre Dodge Viper 66 TR 1 Whitlock Bull Bars Audi R8 LMS 72 TR 1 JJA Consulting Group Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 77 TR 1, 4
Class Meaning TR Australian GT Trophy Series TR-C Australian GT Trophy Series (Challenge Class) TR-M Australian GT Trophy Series (MARC Class)
Race calendar The Australian GT Championship was contested over six rounds, the Australian Endurance Championship over four rounds and the Australian GT Trophy Series over five rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, included at least one compulsory timed pit stop.[ 3] Australian Grand Prix round where drivers seeded time was added to the final race time.
Australian GT Championship
Australian Endurance Championship
Australian GT Trophy Series
Race results
Australian GT Championship
Australian Endurance Championship
Australian GT Trophy Series Round Circuit Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner 1 Sandown No. 66 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport 2 Winton No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 93 MARC Cars Australia 3 Sydney No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport 4 Ipswich No. 93 MARC Cars Australia No. 93 MARC Cars Australia No. 94 MARC Cars Australia Jack Smith 5 Phillip Island No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport
Championship standings
Australian GT Championship Klark Quinn won the 2016 Australian GT Championship driving a McLaren 650S GT3 James Koundouris and Marcus Marshall placed fifth sharing an Audi R8 LMS Nathan Antunes and Elliot Barbour placed sixth sharing a McLaren 650S GT3 Justin McMillan & Glen Wood placed tenth sharing a Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX Ash Samadi placed 26th driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (pictured) and an Audi R8 LMS Steven Richards and Max Twigg placed 28th driving a BMW M6 GT3 Peter Hackett and Dominic Storey placed 37th sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Peter Edwards placed 38th driving a Ferrari 458 GT3
Gold Driver Cup The Gold Driver Cup was for drivers over 40 years of age, competing solo and ranked Pro 4 or below.[ 8]
Australian Endurance Championship Grant Denyer and Nathan Morcom were awarded the Australian Endurance Championship.
Australian GT Trophy Series Rob Smith won the Australian GT Trophy Series.
References ^ 2016 CAMS Australian GT Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org ^ Record Aus GT entries trigger new 2016 series, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org ^ a b c Coch, Mat. "Australian GT announces full 2016 calendar" . Velocity Magazine . Grand Prix Media. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Australian GT Championship Standings, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org ^ a b natsoft.com.au Retrieved 11 February 2018^ Official Programme, Hampton Downs 101 / Highlands 101, 2016 ^ a b Australian GT Phillip Island, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 5 October 2020^ Mat Coch, New award for Australian GT racers, 29 February 2016, vmag.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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