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The 2005 Australian GT Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for "closed production based sports cars". [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a "National Championship". [1]

It was the ninth Australian GT Championship and the first to be held since 1985. [2] CAMS revived the GT Championship after the demise of the Australian Nations Cup Championship at the end of 2004.

The championship was won by Bryce Washington driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

Entries

EntrantCarNo.DriverRounds
Brennanit Porsche 996 GT2 R 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Stevens3
Crickcars.com.au Dodge Viper GTS ACR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick5
Consolidated Chemicals Co. Ferrari 360 GT 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted HulginAll
Team Lamborghini Australia Lamborghini Diablo GTR 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett All
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rusty French1
Darcy Russell Dodge Viper GTS ACR 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Russell4
Simon Middleton Porsche 911 GT3 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Middleton1–4
Geoff Munday Ford Mustang Cobra R 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Munday4
Don Tryhorn Porsche 964 Carrera 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don TryhornAll
Mark Eddy Porsche 911 GT3 R 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Eddy1, 3–5
Greg Ward Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ward1, 3
CAF Nautilus Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob McMillan3
Max Twigg Racing Porsche 993 RSR 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg2–4
Team Mongrel Honda NSX 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian PalmerAll
CGA Bryson Developments Ferrari 360 Challenge 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Bryson2–5
Paul Stuart Porsche 993 RSR 27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stuart1
Claudie Giorgi Porsche 911 GT3 29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Claudie Giorgi1–3
Lynn's Building Materials Porsche 911 GT3 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Lynn2–5
Anthony R Moodie Porsche 911 Carrera 37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony R Moodie1, 4
Porsche 993 RSCS 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Jones4
Sedgman Pty Ltd Porsche 911 GT3 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Kempnich2, 4
Song Zu Porsche 993 RSCS 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Humphreys2–3
Travelplan Ski Holidays Porsche 911 GT3 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Skinner3
Wiffens Fruit & Veg Porsche 993 RSCS 48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Giugni3, 5
Trevor John Porsche 944 Turbo 49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor John1, 3–4
Bryce Washington Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car 54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce WashingtonAll
Dean Savage Ferrari 360 Challenge 57 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Savage2
Kevin Miller Porsche 911 GT3 58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Miller4
Garth Rainsbury Porsche 911 GT3 65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Rainsbury1, 4
Speed Energy Drinks Ferrari 360 Challenge 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Lilley5
J.K Burke Porsche 911 GT3 68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Burke3
John Kaias Porsche 911 GT3 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John KaiasAll
Assetval P/L Porsche 911 GT3 RS 81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Holzberger2
John Teulan Ferrari 360 Challenge 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Teulan1–4

Schedule

The title was contested over a five-round series with three races per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] State [3] Date [3] Round winner [3] Car [4]
1 Phillip Island Victoria 21–22 MayPeter Hackett Lamborghini Diablo GTR
2 Queensland Raceway Queensland 2–3 JulyIan Palmer Honda NSX
3 Eastern Creek New South Wales 22–24 JulyPeter Hackett Lamborghini Diablo GTR
4 Phillip Island Victoria 20–21 AugustPeter Hackett Lamborghini Diablo GTR
5 Wakefield Park New South Wales 12–13 NovemberGreg Crick Dodge Viper GTS ACR

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 25 classified finishers in each race. [1] An additional 3 points were awarded to the fastest qualifier at each round. [1]

Results

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] PhiQueEasPhiWakTotal [3]
1Bryce Washington54 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Adrad Radiators92709999102462
2Peter Hackett5 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia11779114104-414
3Ian Palmer20 Honda NSX Instant Foundation28878478-277
4John Teulan88 Ferrari 360 Challenge Industry Central - Stahlwille69777344-263
5Neil Bryson25 Ferrari 360 Challenge CGA Bryson Developments-716376-210
6Claude Giorgi27 Porsche 996 GT3 Claude Giorgi617169--201
7Ted Huglin4 Ferrari 360 GT Consolidated Chemicals Co365959--154
8Greg Crick3 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Crickcars.Com.Au----111111
9Dean Savage57 Ferrari 360 Challenge Dean Savage4247---89
10Mark Eddy12 Porsche 996 GT3 R Mark Eddy78----78
11Geoff Munday10 Ford Mustang Cobra RAJim Beam Racing-18-58-76
12Ross Lilley66 Ferrari 360 Challenge Speed Energy Drinks----6565
13Garth Rainsbury66 Ferrari 360 Challenge Garth Rainsbury---63-63
14Rusty French6 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia55----55
15D'Arcy Russell7 Dodge Viper GTS ACR D'Arcy Russell---38-38

Australian Porsche Drivers Challenge

The Australian Porsche Drivers Challenge, which was run concurrently with the Australian GT Championship, was won by Bryce Washington. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CAMS Bulletin B05/065 - 2005 Australian GT Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations, Re-issue, 13 July 2005
  2. ↑ 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grant Rowley, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 1/2005, pages 134-137
  4. 1 2 3 4 Race Results Archive - 2005 Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 20 May 2010
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