The 2017 Australian GT Championship was the 21st running of the Australian GT Championship, a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The championship commenced on 2 March 2017 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 19 November at Wakefield Park, with two rounds held in New Zealand.
Following the success of the previous year, a second series for GT3 cars, the Australian Endurance Championship was also contested. A third series for older-specification GT3 and GT4 class cars, the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, was also held. [1]
The Australian GT Championship events were held in support of five V8 Supercar events. The Australian Endurance Championship shared an event with the Shannons Nationals, another with V8 Supercars, and its final two rounds were staged at Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park, both owned by series owner Tony Quinn. The Australian GT Trophy Series [2] was contested exclusively at Shannons Nationals events. [1]
The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery [3] driving an Audi R8 LMS.
The 2017 season included three separate series:
All competitors are able to enter the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, and all were eligible to win the championships outright, however only older-specification cars could enter the Australian GT Trophy Series.
The Australian GT Championship is contested over five rounds, the Australian Endurance Championship over four rounds and the Australian GT Trophy Series over five rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, includes at least one compulsory timed pit stop. [1]
Round | Circuit | Location | Race format | Date |
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1 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 3 x 40 min | 2–5 March |
2 | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 4 x 25 min | 23–26 March |
3 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 2 x 60 min | 5–7 May |
4 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 3 x 40 min | 8–10 July |
5 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 15–17 September |
Round | Name | Circuit | Location | Race format | Date |
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1 | AEC Philip Island 500 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 500 km | 26–28 May |
2 | AEC Sydney 501 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 18–20 August | |
3 | Hampton Downs 500 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Waikato, New Zealand | 27–29 October | |
4 | Highlands 501 | Highlands Motorsport Park | Cromwell, New Zealand | 10–12 November |
Round | Circuit | Location | Race format | Date |
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1 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 2 x 50 min | 8–9 April |
2 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 10–11 June | |
3 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 5–6 August | |
4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 9–10 September | |
5 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 18–19 November |
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Round | Circuit | Pole position | Race winner | |
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1 | R1 | Adelaide | No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing | No. 24 Eggleston Motorsport |
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R2 | No. 14 PM Motorsport | |||
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R3 | No. 24 Eggleston Motorsport | |||
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2 | R1 | Albert Park | No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing | No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing |
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R2 | No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport | No. 23 JBS Australia | ||
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R3 | No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing | |||
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R4 | No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing | |||
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3 | R1 | Barbagallo | No. 44 Supabarn Supermarkets | No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing |
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R2 | No. 14 PM Motorsport | |||
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4 | R1 | Townsville | No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing | No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing |
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R2 | No. 48 M Motorsport | |||
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R3 | No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport | |||
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5 | R1 | Sandown | No. 44 Supabarn Supermarkets | No. 74 JAMEC PEM Racing |
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R2 | No. 7 Darrell Lea/Keltic Racing | |||
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R3 | No. 58 Tekno Autosports | |||
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Points are awarded as follows: [4]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th+ |
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Qualifying session | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Rounds 1, 4–5 | 67 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Round 2 R1 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Round 2 R2 | 45 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Round 2 R3 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Round 2 R4 | 80 | 67 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Round 3 | 100 | 84 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Round | Circuit | Pole position | Race winner |
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1 | Phillip Island | No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport | No. 75 JAMEC PEM Racing |
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2 | Sydney | No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing | No. 75 JAMEC PEM Racing |
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3 | Hampton Downs | No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing | No. 63 Eggleston Motorsport |
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4 | Highlands | No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing | No. 8 Scott Taylor Motorsport |
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Points are awarded as follows: [5]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th+ |
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Qualifying session | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Rounds 1, 3 | 180 | 159 | 138 | 117 | 114 | 108 | 99 | 90 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
Rounds 2, 4 | 220 | 197 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 132 | 121 | 110 | 105 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 77 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
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