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.^[1]

Rd	Circuit	City / State	Date	Supporting Events
1	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	7–9 April	TCR Australia Touring Car Series Trans 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 Series Trans 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 Series Trans Am Australia Series
6	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	23–25 November	Supercars Championship

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds Car Driver EMA Motorsport[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R[2] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 1 Yasser Shahin[2] GT3 PA All Garnet Patterson[2] 1–5 Matt Campbell[3] 6 Milldun Motorsport[4] MARC Mazda 3 V8[4] Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 4 Darren Currie[4] INV 1 MARC II V8[4] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 5–6 Geoff Taunton[4] 6 95 INV 1 Darren Currie[4] INV 3 MARC GT[5] GM LS3 6.2 L V8 6 John Goodacre INV 6 20 Daniel Jilesen[6] INV 3, 5 Geoff Taunton[6] Adam Hargraves 6 MARC Focus GTC[4] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 111 Grant Donaldson[4] INV 1 MARC II V8[4] Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 6 Grove Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Brenton Grove GT3 PA 3 Stephen Grove Wall Racing[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[7] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6 Adrian Deitz[7] GT3 PA 3 David Wall[7] Melbourne Performance Centre[a] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[8] Audi 5.2 L V10 8 Michael Kokkinos[8] GT3 Am 1–3 10 Andrew Fawcet GT3 PA 3 Dylan O'Keeffe 22 Ash Samadi GT3 Am 1–5 23 Paul Stokell GT3 Am All Matt Stoupas 65 Liam Talbot GT3 PA All Max Hofer 1–2 Fraser Ross 3–4 Garth Tander 5 Christopher Mies[9] 6 75 Geoff Emery GT3 PA All Christer Jöns 1 Christopher Mies[10] 2 Max Hofer[9] 3–6 Dutton Garage Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 18 George Nakas GT3 Am 3 Ben Stack Nineteen Corporation[b] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19 Mark Griffith GT4 2, 4 Audi R8 LMS Ultra[11] Audi 5.2 L V10 181 Renee Gracie[11] GT3 TPH 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 GT3 PA 2 Jordan Love Volante Rosso Motorsport[c] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Chris Batzios[12] GT3 PA 6 Jayden Ojeda[13] 101 Ross Poulakis[14] GT3 PA 1–5 Sam Brabham 1 Jayden Ojeda[13] 2–5 102 Chris Batzios[12] GT3 PA 3, 5 Sam Brabham 3 Josh Hunt 5 Valmont Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 44 Sergio Pires GT3 Am 1, 3–5 Marcel Zalloua RAM Motorsport[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[15] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Michael Sheargold GT3 Am All Garth Walden 96 Michael Bailey[15] GT3 PA All Brett Hobson[15] Supabarn Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 47 Theo Koundouris GT3 Am 4, 6 James Koundouris 6 M Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 Justin McMillan GT3 PA 2 Am 2 1–4 Roger Lago 1 Glen Wood 2–3 KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 50 David Crampton GT2 INV 4 Trent Harrison Schumacher Motorsport[16] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[16] Audi 5.2 L V10 55 Brad Schumacher[16] GT3 Am All Coe Property Group Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 56 Stephen Coe GT3 TPH 1 Tigani Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2 L V10 66 Paul Luchitti GT3 TPH 3–6 Sonic Motor Racing Services[17] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[17] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 78 Marcos Flack[17] GTC TPH 1, 6 Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 81 Tom McLennan GTC TPH 6 Triple Eight Race Engineering[d] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[18] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim[18] GT3 PA 1–2, 4–5 Jamie Whincup[18] 888 Prince Jefri Ibrahim[18] GT3 PA 1–2, 4–5 Broc Feeney[18] 1, 5 Richie Stanaway 2, 4

Icon Class Car GT2 GT2 Cars GT3 GT3 Cars GTC GT Cup Cars GT4 GT4 Cars Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup TPH Trophy Cup INV Invitational

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners	GT3 Trophy Winners	GT4 Cup Winners	Invitational Winners
1	R1	Bathurst	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services	No Entries	No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport
			Max Hofer Liam Talbot	Max Hofer Liam Talbot	Brad Schumacher	Marcos Flack		Geoff Taunton
	R2		No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services		No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport
			Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Max Hofer Liam Talbot	Brad Schumacher	Marcos Flack		Geoff Taunton
2	R1	Wanneroo	No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 1 EMA Motorsport	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation	No. 19 Nineteen Corporation	No Entries
			Geoff Emery	Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin	Brad Schumacher	Renee Gracie	Mark Griffith
	R2		No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation	No. 19 Nineteen Corporation
			Max Hofer	Max Hofer Liam Talbot	Brad Schumacher	Renee Gracie	Mark Griffith
3	R1	Phillip Island	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport	No. 48 M Motorsport	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation	No Entries	No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport
			Fraser Ross Liam Talbot	Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis	Justin McMillan Glen Wood	Renee Gracie		Darren Currie
	R2		No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport	No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation		No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport
			Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis	Geoff Emery Max Hofer	Brad Schumacher	Renee Gracie		Darren Currie
4	R1	Sydney	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 1 EMA Motorsport	No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation	No. 19 Nineteen Corporation	No. 50 M Motorsport
			Fraser Ross Liam Talbot	Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin	Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell	Renee Gracie	Mark Griffith	David Crampton Trent Harrison
	R2		No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation	No. 19 Nineteen Corporation	No. 50 M Motorsport
			Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis	Fraser Ross Liam Talbot	Brad Schumacher	Renee Gracie	Mark Griffith	David Crampton Trent Harrison
5	R1	Queensland	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation	No Entries	No. 20 Milldun Mootrsport
			Liam Talbot Garth Tander	Geoff Emery Max Hofer	Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell	Renee Gracie		Daniel Jilesen Geoff Taunton
	R2		No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport	No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 181 Nineteen Corporation		No. 20 Milldun Mootrsport
			Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis	Liam Talbot Garth Tander	Brad Schumacher	Renee Gracie		Daniel Jilesen Geoff Taunton
6	R1	Adelaide
	R2

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers Team BAT WAN PHI SYD QUE ADL Points GT3 Pro-Am 1 Liam Talbot Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 6 2 3 1 4 1 180 2 Geoff Emery Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 3 2 3 1 4 4 1 2 173 3 Yasser Shahin Garnet Patterson EMA Motorsport 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 158 4 Ross Poulakis Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 123 5 Jayden Ojeda Volante Rosso Motorsport 5 6 1 4 5 2 5 4 107 6 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 6 2 7 6 3 3 3 101 7 Prince Jefri Ibrahim Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 4 3 2 Ret 6 5 91 8 Max Hofer[e] Melbourne Performance Centre 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 4 4 1 2 75 9 Michael Bailey Brett Hobson RAM Motorsport 15 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 62 10 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering 6 2 6 5 46 11 Richie Stanaway Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 3 2 Ret 45 12 Christopher Mies Melbourne Performance Centre 3 2 33 13 Christer Jöns Melbourne Performance Centre 4 4 30 14 Sam Brabham Volante Rosso Motorsport 8 7 11 14 28 15 Justin McMillan M Motorsport 16 16 5 7 11 14 26 16 Glen Wood M Motorsport 5 7 26 17 Tony Bates Jordan Love Tony Bates Racing 6 8 14 Entries ineligible for points Fraser Ross Melbourne Performance Centre 6 2 3 1 Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Grove Motorsport 2 5 Andrew Fawcet Dylan O'Keeffe Melbourne Performance Centre Ret 10 Chris Batzios Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 11 14 Josh Hunt Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 14 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 7 211 2 Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell Melbourne Performance Centre 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 9 7 9 186 3 Michael Sheargold Garth Walden RAM Motorsport 12 9 9 13 7 Ret 10 11 10 12 127 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 Theo Koundouris Supabarn Motorsport 10 12 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 16 108 3 Marcos Flack Sonic Motor Racing Services 12 15 50 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 Daniel Jilesen Milldun Motorsport 14 13 9 13 Darren Currie Milldun Motorsport 17 17 13 12 15 17 David Crampton Trent Harrison M Motorsport 17 16 Grant Donaldson Milldun Motorsport Ret 18

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate Bold – 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

Notes

1. Car #8 ran under the commercial title "Launch Racing", Car #10 run under the commercial title "Myland", Car #23 ran under the commercial title "KFC Racing", Car #65 ran under the commercial title "Shannons Insurance Racing", and Car #75 ran under the commercial title "Jamec Racing".^[8]
2. Car #19 ran under the commercial title "Daimler Trucks Brisbane", and Car #181 ran under the commercial title "OnlyFans".^[11]
3. Car #101, Car #102 and Car #TBA entered under the commercial title "Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport".
4. Cars #88 and #888 ran under the commercial title "Triple Eight Race Engineering - JMR".^[18]
5. Hofer was ineligible for points from the third round onwards.

References

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12. "Chelsea Angelo joins Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
13. "Jayden Ojeda joins Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport for the remainder of 2023". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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External links

• Official website