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The 2012 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship open to GT style closed production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GTs. [1]

It was the 16th Australian GT Championship, the twelfth to be contested over a multi-event championship, and the eighth to be contested since the title was revived in 2005.

The series had a new owner for 2012, with seasoned GT racer Tony Quinn taking over the series towards the end of the 2011 season.

The championship was won by Klark Quinn driving a Porsche 911 GT3-R.

Divisions

After consolidation from three divisions to two in 2011, the 2012 series saw an expansion to four divisions, based on vehicle eligibility and specification. [1]

Teams and drivers

Peter Hacket (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3) placed second in the GT Championship Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 of Peter Hackett.JPG
Peter Hacket (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3) placed second in the GT Championship
Peter Edwards & John Bowe (Ferrari 458 Italia GT3) placed third in the GT Championship Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 of Maranello Motorsport.JPG
Peter Edwards & John Bowe (Ferrari 458 Italia GT3) placed third in the GT Championship
Ben Eggleston (Aston Martin DBRS9) placed sixth in the GT Championship Aston Martin DBRS9 of Ben Eggleston.JPG
Ben Eggleston (Aston Martin DBRS9) placed sixth in the GT Championship
John Briggs (Audi R8 LMS) placed 12th in the GT Championship Audi R8 of John Briggs.jpg
John Briggs (Audi R8 LMS) placed 12th in the GT Championship
Kevin Weeks (Ford GT) placed 17th in the GT Championship Ford GT of Kevin Weeks.JPG
Kevin Weeks (Ford GT) placed 17th in the GT Championship
Andrew Taplin (Lamborghini Gallardo) placed second in the GT Trophy Lamborghini Gallardo of Andrew Taplin.JPG
Andrew Taplin (Lamborghini Gallardo) placed second in the GT Trophy

The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian GT Championship.

DriverCo-driverTeamNo.Vehicle
Championship
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Eddy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 1 Audi R8 LMS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Tinkler Hunter Motorsports3 Porsche 997 GT3-R
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Weeks Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen Supaloc Racing5 Ford GT
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon6 Audi R8 LMS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Wagg Eggleston Motorsport 7 Aston Martin DBRS9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Edwards Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid
Maranello Motorsport 8
88
Ferrari 458 GT3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick O'Halloran Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville
Maranello Motorsport 8 Ferrari 458 GT3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale MustonExcalibur Racing9 Porsche 997 GT3-R
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony QuinnVIP Petfoods Racing11 Ferrari 458 GT3
Mosler MT900 GT3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Klark QuinnVIP Petfoods Racing12 Porsche 997 GT3-R
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Conroy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow Peter Conroy Motorsport14 Audi R8 LMS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean GrantTeam ASR22 Lamborghini Gallardo
Mosler MT900 GT3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Lago Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell JBS23 Lamborghini Gallardo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Manolios Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod WilsonTrofeo Motorsport29 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3R
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Eggleston Eggleston Motorsport 38 Aston Martin DBRS9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Defelice [3] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renato Loberto [3] Defelice Homes49 Ferrari 458 GT3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Brock
Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Jäger
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider
Erebus Racing 62 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Mosler MT900 GT3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett Erebus Racing 63 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 67 Aston Martin DBRS9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Briggs Briggs Motor Sport 70 Mosler MT900 GT3
Audi R8 LMS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick75 Dodge Viper Competition
Trophy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew TaplinSupaloc Racing2 Lamborghini Gallardo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian PalmerPalmer Promotions20 Dodge Viper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Ormsby61 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Koutsoumidis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew McInnes71 Lamborghini Gallardo
Challenge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove4 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Jacky YeungULX110 Custom Blend Oils13 Ferrari 360 Challenge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keith Wong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kiang-Kuan WongULX110 Custom Blend Oils15 Porsche 996 GT3-R
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter BoylanBoylan Group21 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Modystach26 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Griguol Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Wearing69 Ferrari 360 Challenge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Jinadasa77 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
Sports
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Lusty Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darrell DixonG & D Wheels24 Nissan GT-R R35
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Berry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Keith Kassulke
Williams Race Services50 Ginetta G50 HC

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series. [4]

Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner
ChampionshipTrophyChallengeSports
1 Adelaide Street Circuit [5] Adelaide, South Australia 1–4 MarchKlark QuinnJordan OrmsbyJan JinadasaDarren Berry
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit [6] Phillip Island, Victoria 25–27 MayGreg CrickAndrew TaplinJan JinadasaDarren Berry
3 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria [7] 22–24 JunePeter HackettAndrew TaplinPeter Boylanno entries
4 Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 13–15 JulyPeter HackettDean Koutsoumidis
Andrew McInnes
Jan JinadasaGraham Lusty
5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 21–23 September Maro Engel Dean Koutsoumidis
Andrew McInnes
Rob Knight
Marcus Marshall
no entries
6 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 19–21 OctoberKlark QuinnDean Koutsoumidis
Andrew McInnes
Michael AlmondDarren Berry
7 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 30 November–2 December Bernd Schneider Dean Koutsoumidis
Andrew McInnes
Scott Taylorno entries

Season summary (as at the end of Round 3)

After the first three rounds of the series Porsche driver Klark Quinn leads the Championship Division by just one point over Mercedes driver Peter Hackett. Quinn started the series well winning both races at the Adelaide Street Circuit while Hackett won both races at Round 3 at Winton as well as taking Race 1 at Round 2 Phillip Island. Dodge Viper driver Greg Crick took the other win in the wet at Phillip Island where Hackett's team mate James Brock crashed. Brock had been second but now sits fifth having driven a Mosler at Winton while his Mercedes was repaired. Crick is fourth while Ferrari driver Peter Edwards sits third, thanks to the help of co-drivers Allan Simonsen, John Bowe and Jonny Reid.

Lamborghini drivers dominate the Trophy class with Andrew Taplin leading the co-driving pair of Dean Koutsoumidis and Andrew McInnes by six points with Porsche driver Jordan Ormsby third.

Porsche driver Jan Jinadasa, the only driver to attend all three rounds, leads Challenge over fellow Porsche driver Peter Boylan and Ferrari driver Brenton Griguol.

Darren Berry's Ginetta has been the only entrant in the Sports class.

Points system

Points were awarded in each division for each qualifying session and each race at each round according to the following table. Points were allocated according to positions attained in each division rather than for outright positions. [1]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thAll other
finishers
Qualifying1087654321
Races161297654321

Championship results

The 2012 winners were:

Results

Pos. [8] [9] [10] [11] Driver [8] [9] [10] [11] Round 1 – ADE [5] Round 2 – PHI [6] Round 3 – WIN Round 4 – SYD Round 5 – PHI Round 6 – SUR Round 7 – HOM Pen.Final Pts. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Qual.Race 1Race 2Qual.Race 1Race 2Qual.Race 1Race 2Qual.Race 1Race 2Qual.Race 1Race 2Qual.Race 1Race 2Qual.Race 1Race 2
GT Championship
1Klark Quinn3rd1st1st9th3rd9th4th4th8th3rd3rd3rd186
2 Peter Hackett 2ndRetDNS2nd1st18th6th1st1st2nd2nd2nd173
3Peter Edwards / John Bowe 5th3rd13thDSQ5th3rd2nd17th3rd1st6th1st128
4Nick O'Halloran / Allan Simonsen DSQ8th13th1st9th5th56
5Greg Crick1stRetDNS1st4th1st11th7th6th6thRetRet56
6Ben Eggleston11thRet7th17th10th2nd7th3rd7th7th4th5th54
7Roger Lago3rd2nd2nd5th1stRet52
8Tony QuinnDNSDNSDNS10th6th4th10th6th9th8th5th4th51
9James Brock4th4th2nd3rd2ndRet13thRet10th47
10Rod Salmon13th11th8th15th8thRet11th11th8th43
11 Bernd Schneider 42
12John Briggs15th5th8th8thRetDNS12th10thRet35
13Ash Samadi / Dean Grant9thRet15th7th18th6th10th7thRet34
14Jim Manolios / Rod Wilson24th11thRet6th13th5th9th11th12th22
15Martin Wagg18th16th11th17th10thRet9th8th7th18
16Peter Conroy16th12th10th5th12thRet15th14th9th17
17Kevin Weeks8thRetRet19th7thRet14th14th11th4thRetDNS15
18 Thomas Jäger 15
19Mark Eddy / Warren Luff 14thRetDNS8th5th4th15
20 Paul Morris 7thRet5th13
21Tony Defelice / Renato Loberto9
22 John Bowe / Peter EdwardsDSQ5th3rd2nd1st6th1st0
23 David Russell 0
24Dean Grant / Ash Samadi7th18th6th0
- Allan Simonsen 5th3rd13thDSQ8th13th-
Cameron McConville 1st9th5th-
Jonny Reid 2nd17th3rd-
James Winslow 5th12thRet-
GT Trophy
1Dean Koutsoumidis / Andrew McInnes16th6th18th11th20th7th16th18th14th14th12th11th255
2Andrew Taplin6thRet6th4th9th17th12th15th13th99
3Jordan Ormsby10th2nd4th40
4Ian Palmer12th15th12th31
5Marc Cini26
Andrew McInnes16th6th18th11th20th7th16th18th14th14th12th11th-
GT Challenge
1Jan Jinadasa13th7th9th5th14th14th18th16th16th17th13th10th179
2Peter Boylan17th10th12th19th13th15th17th15th12th93
3Rob Knight26
4Brenton Griguol23rd13th14th15th19th15th45
5John Modystach12th9th16th43
6Michael Almond40
7Brendan Cook31
8Keith Wong / Kiang-Kuan Wong18th8th10th30
9Stephen Grove20th12th11th20
10Nicolas McBride20
11Ben Foessel20
12Jacky Yeung21st15th17th12
13 Nathan Tinkler 22ndRetDNS3
14Matthew Kingsley0
-Cameron Wearing15th19th15th-
GT Sports
1Darren Berry19th14th19th14th17th16th112
2Michael Hovey20
3Graham Lusty / Darrell Dixon18thRet13th0
Paul Stokell 19th14th19th
Keith Kassulke14th17th16th
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

2012 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2012 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the driver accumulating the highest aggregate points total from the Phillip Island and Sydney Motorsport Park rounds of the Australian GT Championship. [12] The title, which was the 23rd Australian Tourist Trophy, [12] was won by Peter Hackett driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. [12]

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