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The 2019 calendar was unveiled on 20 October 2018 [1]
Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Supporting |
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1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Victoria | 14–17 March | Australian Grand Prix Supercars Championship |
2 | ![]() | Neerabup, Western Australia | 2–4 May | Supercars Championship |
3 | ![]() | Phillip Island, Victoria | 7–8 June | Shannons Nationals |
4 | ![]() | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 12–13 July | Shannons Nationals |
5 | ![]() | Melbourne, Victoria | 20-21 September | Shannons Nationals |
6 | ![]() | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 25–27 October | Supercars Championship |
7 | ![]() | Melbourne, Victoria | 8–9 November | Supercars Championship |
NC | ![]() | Bathurst, New South Wales | 28 November | Challenge Bathurst |
Team | Vehicle | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo [2] | 1 | ![]() | All |
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24 | ![]() | 1, 3, 7 | ||
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33 | ![]() | 3 | ||
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Audi R8 LMS Ultra [4] | 125 | ![]() | 3 | |
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![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 [6] | 6 | ![]() | 3 |
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![]() | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 [3] | 7 | ![]() | 1, 3, 6 |
![]() | 3 | |||
![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 [3] | 8 | ![]() | 1–4 |
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75 | ![]() | 1 | ||
222 | ![]() | 3–4 | ||
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777 | ![]() | 3–4 | ||
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![]() | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX [6] | 14 | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 [6] | 19 | ![]() | 2, 7 |
![]() | Audi R8 LMS [9] | 28 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 [10] | 59 | ![]() | 1, 3–7 |
![]() | 3–5, 7 | |||
![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 [3] | 63 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 3–4 | |||
![]() | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX [12] | 69 | ![]() | 4 |
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![]() | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 [6] | 129 | ![]() | 2, 6 |
![]() | 3, 5 | |||
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![]() | 4–5, 7 | |||
![]() | 4 |
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (19) [3] | 34 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup [3] | 64 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX [3] | 69 | ![]() | 1–3 |
![]() | Chevrolet Camaro SS GT3 [3] | 71 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | 73 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | Audi R8 LMS Ultra [3] | 99 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Audi R8 LMS Ultra [3] | 125 | ![]() | 1–2 |
![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (19) [3] | 222 | ![]() | 1–2 |
Team | Vehicle | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | MARC II V8 | 20 | ![]() | 3 |
95 | ![]() | 3 | ||
MARC I V8 | 28 | ![]() | 3 | |
93 | ![]() | 3 | ||
![]() | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup [3] | 21 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup [3] | 22 | ![]() | 1 |
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![]() | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup [3] | 25 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo [3] | 29 | ![]() | 1–2 |
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![]() | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup [3] | 87 | ![]() | 1, 4 |
Team | Vehicle | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Audi R8 LMS GT4 [14] | 16 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | KTM X-Bow GT4 [14] | 48 | ![]() | 1–6 |
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50 | ![]() | 1–5, 7 | ||
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![]() | Ginetta G55 GT4 [14] | 55 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | McLaren 570S GT4 [10] | 74 | ![]() | 1 |
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![]() | Ginetta G50 GT4 | 211 | ![]() | 6 |
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | GT3 winners | GT4 winners | GT Trophy winners | Tropheo Challenge winners | |
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3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Did Not Participate | ||
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Points were awarded as follows: [15] [16]
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 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||
Round 1 | 50 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Rounds 2, 7 | 67 | 59 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Round 6 | 100 | 88 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Rounds 3–5 | 300 | 265 | 230 | 195 | 190 | 180 | 165 | 150 | 143 | 135 | 128 | 120 | 113 | 105 | 98 | 90 | 83 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
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Bold - Pole positionNotes: |
Pos. | Drivers | PHI ![]() | BEN ![]() | SAN ![]() | Points | |||
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QP | R | QP | R | QP | R | |||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 868 |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 713 |
3 | ![]() | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 557 | ||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 17 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 18 | Ret | 494 |
5 | ![]() ![]() | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 452 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 399 | ||
7 | ![]() | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 394 | ||
8 | ![]() ![]() | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 352 | ||
9 | ![]() | 13 | 1 | 313 | ||||
10 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 4 | 199 | ||||
11 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 190 | ||
12 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 5 | 191 | ||||
13 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 7 | 171 | ||||
14 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 7 | 169 | ||||
15 | ![]() | 0 | 8 | 150 | ||||
16 | ![]() ![]() | 11 | Ret | 11 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 0 | Ret | 0 | |||||
Pos. | Drivers | QP | R | QP | R | QP | R | Points |
PHI ![]() | BEN ![]() | SAN ![]() |
Pos | Driver | ALB ![]() | BAR ![]() | PHI ![]() | BEN ![]() | SAN ![]() | SUR ![]() | SAN ![]() | Points | |||||||||||||||
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QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | QP | R | QP | R | QP | R | QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1546 | ||||
2 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1112 | |||
3 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 932 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 206 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 14 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 141 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 141 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 14 | 3 | Ret | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() ![]() | 17 | Ret | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | QP | R | QP | R | QP | R | QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
ALB ![]() | BAR ![]() | PHI ![]() | BEN ![]() | SAN ![]() | SUR ![]() | SAN ![]() |
Pos | Driver | ALB ![]() | BAR ![]() | SUR ![]() | SAN ![]() | Points | ||||||||||||
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QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | ![]() | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | DNS | 660 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 579 |
3 | ![]() | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 371 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | Ret | 3 | 365 | ||||
5 | ![]() | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 183 | |||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 181 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 2 | 177 | |||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 16 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 137 | |||||||||||
Pos | Driver | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
ALB ![]() | BAR ![]() | SUR ![]() | SAN ![]() |
Pos | Driver | ALB ![]() | BAR ![]() | SUR ![]() | SAN ![]() | Points | ||||||||||||
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QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 750 |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 355 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 327 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 211 | ||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 12 | 2 | 1 | 200 | |||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 15 | 1 | 3 | 192 | |||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 187 | |||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 20 | 3 | 2 | 185 | |||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 15 | 4 | Ret | 80 | |||||||||||||
10 | ![]() ![]() | 17 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 17 | |||||||||||
Pos | Driver | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
ALB ![]() | BAR ![]() | SUR ![]() | SAN ![]() |
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