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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
GT 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
GT 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
GT 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 Brendon Cook Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt KingsleyMcElrea Racing25 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
GT 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
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael HoveyES Australia73 Ginetta G50

Race calendar

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

Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinner
GT ChampionshipGT TrophyGT ChallengeGT Sports
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

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

Pos.

[8] [9] [10] [11]

Driver [8] [9] [10] [11] CarPoints. [8] [9] [10] [11]
GT Championship
1Klark Quinn Porsche GT3-R 186
2 Peter Hackett Mercedes-Benz SLS GT3 173
3Peter Edwards / John Bowe Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 128
4Nick O'Halloran / Allan Simonsen Ferrari 458 GT3 56
5Greg Crick Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Series II 56
6Ben Eggleston Aston Martin DBRS9 54
7Roger Lago Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 52
8Tony Quinn Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
Mosler
51
9 James Brock Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS GT3
Mosler
47
10Rod Salmon Audi R8 LMS 43
11 Bernd Schneider Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS GT3 42
12John Briggs Mosler MT900 GT3
Audi R8 LMS
35
13Ash Samadi / Dean Grant Lamborghini Gallardo GT3
Mosler
34
14Jim Manolios / Rod Wilson Corvette ZO6 GT3R 22
15Martin Wagg Aston Martin DBRS9 18
16Peter Conroy Audi R8 LMS 17
17Kevin Weeks Ford GT3 15
18 Thomas Jäger Mercedes-Benz SLS GT3 15
19Mark Eddy / Warren Luff Audi R8 LMS 15
20 Paul Morris Aston Martin DBRS9 13
21Tony Defelice / Renato Loberto Ferrari 458 GT3 9
22 John Bowe / Peter Edwards Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 0
23 David Russell Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 0
24Dean Grant / Ash Samadi Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 0
GT Trophy
1Dean Koutsoumidis / Andrew McInnes Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 255
2Andrew Taplin Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 99
3Jordan Ormsby Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 40
4Ian Palmer Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Series II 31
5Marc Cini Porsche GT3 997 Cup S 26
GT Challenge
1Jan Jinadasa Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 179
2Peter Boylan Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 93
3Rob Knight Porsche 911 GT3 66
4Brenton Griguol Ferrari 360 Challenge 45
5John Modystach Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 43
6Michael Almond Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 40
7Brendon Cook Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 31
8Keith Wong / Kiang-Kuan Wong Porsche GT3 R 30
9Stephen Grove Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 20
10Nicolas McBride Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 20
11Ben Foessel Porsche 996 GT3 R 16
12Jacky Yeung Ferrari 360 Challenge 12
13 Nathan Tinkler Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 3
14Matthew Kingsley Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car 0
GT Sports
1Darren Berry Ginetta G50 GT4 112
2Michael Hovey Ginetta G50 GT4 29
3Graham Lusty / Darrell Dixon Nissan GT-R R3 0

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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