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.
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]
The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian GT Championship.
Driver | Co-driver | Team | No. | Vehicle |
---|---|---|---|---|
GT Championship | ||||
![]() | ![]() | 1 | Audi R8 LMS | |
![]() | Hunter Motorsports | 3 | Porsche 997 GT3-R | |
![]() | ![]() | Supaloc Racing | 5 | Ford GT |
![]() | 6 | Audi R8 LMS | ||
![]() | Eggleston Motorsport | 7 | Aston Martin DBRS9 | |
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Maranello Motorsport | 8 88 | Ferrari 458 GT3 |
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Maranello Motorsport | 8 | Ferrari 458 GT3 |
![]() | Excalibur Racing | 9 | Porsche 997 GT3-R | |
![]() | VIP Petfoods Racing | 11 | Ferrari 458 GT3 Mosler MT900 GT3 | |
![]() | VIP Petfoods Racing | 12 | Porsche 997 GT3-R | |
![]() | ![]() | Peter Conroy Motorsport | 14 | Audi R8 LMS |
![]() | ![]() | Team ASR | 22 | Lamborghini Gallardo Mosler MT900 GT3 |
![]() | ![]() | JBS | 23 | Lamborghini Gallardo |
![]() | ![]() | Trofeo Motorsport | 29 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3R |
![]() | Eggleston Motorsport | 38 | Aston Martin DBRS9 | |
![]() | ![]() | Defelice Homes | 49 | Ferrari 458 GT3 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Erebus Racing | 62 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Mosler MT900 GT3 | |
![]() | Erebus Racing | 63 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | |
![]() | Paul Morris Motorsport | 67 | Aston Martin DBRS9 | |
![]() | Briggs Motor Sport | 70 | Mosler MT900 GT3 Audi R8 LMS | |
![]() | 75 | Dodge Viper Competition | ||
GT Trophy | ||||
![]() | Supaloc Racing | 2 | Lamborghini Gallardo | |
![]() | Palmer Promotions | 20 | Dodge Viper | |
![]() | 61 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | ||
![]() | ![]() | 71 | Lamborghini Gallardo | |
GT Challenge | ||||
![]() | 4 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | ||
![]() | ULX110 Custom Blend Oils | 13 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | |
![]() | ![]() | ULX110 Custom Blend Oils | 15 | Porsche 996 GT3-R |
![]() | Boylan Group | 21 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | |
![]() | ![]() | McElrea Racing | 25 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup |
![]() | 26 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | ||
![]() | ![]() | 69 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | |
![]() | 77 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | ||
GT Sports | ||||
![]() | ![]() | G & D Wheels | 24 | Nissan GT-R R35 |
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Williams Race Services | 50 | Ginetta G50 HC |
![]() | ES Australia | 73 | Ginetta G50 | |
The championship was contested over a seven round series. [4]
Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Date | Winner | |||
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GT Championship | GT Trophy | GT Challenge | GT Sports | ||||
1 | Adelaide Street Circuit [5] | Adelaide, South Australia | 1–4 March | Klark Quinn | Jordan Ormsby | Jan Jinadasa | Darren Berry |
2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit [6] | Phillip Island, Victoria | 25–27 May | Greg Crick | Andrew Taplin | Jan Jinadasa | Darren Berry |
3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria [7] | 22–24 June | Peter Hackett | Andrew Taplin | Peter Boylan | no entries |
4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 13–15 July | Peter Hackett | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes | Jan Jinadasa | Graham 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 October | Klark Quinn | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes | Michael Almond | Darren Berry |
7 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 30 November–2 December | Bernd Schneider | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes | Scott Taylor | no entries |
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]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | All other finishers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Races | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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