2022 GT World Challenge Australia

Last updated May 28, 2025

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS was an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporated the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship", the "GT3 Trophy Series" and the "GT4 Cup". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship was the 26th running of an Australian GT Championship. This was the second season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.

The Motorsport Australia GT Championship Pro Am award was won by Yasser Shahin driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, the Motorsport Australia GT Championship Am award by Gary Higgon and Paul Stokell driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, the GT3 Trophy Series by Michael Kokkinos in a Audi R8 LMS Ultra and the GT4 Cup by Mark Griffith driving a Mercedes-AMG GT4.

Calendar

The provisional six-race calendar was released on 1 March 2022 with all rounds taking place in Australia.^[1] The season was to begin on 18 March at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and will end on 4 December at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide.^[2] In August, it was announced that Adelaide would join the calendar as final round, replacing the cancelled May round at Sydney Motorsport Park.^[3]

Rd	Circuit	City / State	Date
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	18–20 March
2	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	5–7 August
3	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	16–18 September
4	The Bend Motorsport Park	Tailem Bend, South Australia	21–23 October
5	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	11–13 November
6	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	1–4 December

Entry list

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class		Rounds
Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Car	Driver	Rounds
The Bend Motorsport Park ^[4]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[4]	Audi 5.2 L V10	1	Yasser Shahin ^[4]	GT3	PA	1–4
				Christopher Mies ^[4]			1
				Garth Tander ^[5]			2–4
KFC Racing ^[6]^[7]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[6]	Audi 5.2 L V10	2	Gary Higgon^[6]	GT3	Am	1–3
			2	Paul Stokell ^[6]	GT3	Am	1–3
			23	Matt Soupas^[7]	GT3	TPH	1–3
Grove Motorsport ^[6]	Porsche 911 GT3 R ^[6]	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	4	Brenton Grove ^[6]	GT3	PA	1
Grove Motorsport ^[6]	Porsche 911 GT3 R ^[6]	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	4	Stephen Grove^[6]	GT3	PA	1
Wall Racing ^[8]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[8]	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	6	Tony D'Alberto ^[8]	GT3	PA	1
Wall Racing ^[8]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[8]	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	6	Adrian Deitz^[8]	GT3	PA	1
Launch Racing	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Audi 5.2 L V10	8	Michael Kokkinos	GT3	TPH	2
Hallmarc^[7]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[7]	Audi 5.2 L V10	9	Marc Cini^[7]	GT3	Am	3
OK Communication^[6]	Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup ^[6]	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	11	Eric Constantinidis^[6]	GTC	TPH	1
Team BRM ^[6]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[6]	Audi 5.2 L V10	17	Mark Rosser^[6]	GT3	TPH	1–2
Daimler Trucks Brisbane^[6]	Mercedes-AMG GT4 ^[6]	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	19	Mark Griffith^[6]	GT4		1, 3
Grifcorp Racing^[6]	Ginetta G56 GT4 ^[6]	GM LS3 6.2 L V8	22	Madeline Stewart ^[6]	GT4	INV	1
C-Tech Laser Racing^[9]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[9]	Audi 5.2 L V10	24	Tony Bates^[9]	GT3	PA	1–3
C-Tech Laser Racing^[9]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[9]	Audi 5.2 L V10	24	David Reynolds ^[9]	GT3	PA	1–3
Perfect Auto Body^[6]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 ^[6]	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	33	Vince Muriti^[6]	GT3	TPH	1
Harrolds Racing^[10]	Mercedes-AMG GT4 ^[6]	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	34	Sam Brabham ^[10]	GT4		1, 3
				Ross Poulakis^[10]			1
				Cristos Batzios			3
	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	101	Ross Poulakis^[10]	GT3	PA	2–3
	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	101	Peter Hackett	GT3	PA	2–3
KMB Motorsport^[6]	Bentley Continental GT3 (2016) ^[6]	Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8	38	Michael Bailey^[6]	GT3	TPH	1
RAM Motorsport ^[11]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ^[11]	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	45	Michael Sheargold^[11]	GT3	Am	1, 3
RAM Motorsport ^[11]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ^[11]	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	45	Garth Walden ^[11]	GT3	Am	1, 3
Supabarn Motorsport ^[6]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[6]	Audi 5.2 L V10	47	James Koundouris^[6]	GT3	Am	1-2
Supabarn Motorsport ^[6]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[6]	Audi 5.2 L V10	47	Theo Koundouris^[6]	GT3	Am	1-2
M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight	KTM X-Bow GT2	2.5 L Audi TFSI I5	50	David Crampton	GT2	INV	3
M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight	KTM X-Bow GT2	2.5 L Audi TFSI I5	50	Trent Harrison	GT2	INV	3
AMAC Motorsport^[6]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[6]	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	51	Andrew Macpherson^[6]	GT3	Am	1
AMAC Motorsport^[6]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[6]	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	51	Ben Porter^[6]	GT3	Am	1
Schumacher Motorsport^[6]	Audi R8 LMS (2015)^[6]	Audi 5.2 L V10	55	Brad Schumacher^[6]	GT3	TPH	1–2
CoinSpot Racing Team^[12] Gtechniq Racing Team	Audi R8 LMS Evo II ^[12]	Audi 5.2 L V10	20	Liam Talbot^[12]	GT3	PA	1–4
				Chaz Mostert ^[12]			1
				Fraser Ross ^[5]			2–4
Equity-One^[6]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (997) ^[6]	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	71	Dale Paterson^[6]	GT3	TPH	1
Hobson Motorsport^[13]	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015) ^[13]	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6	96	Brett Hobson^[13]	GT3	TPH	1
Scott Taylor Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	222	Scott Taylor	GT3	TPH	2
JMR Triple Eight Race Engineering ^[14]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ^[14]	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	888	Prince Jefri Ibrahim ^[14]	GT3	PA	1–4
				Shane van Gisbergen ^[14]			1–3

Icon	Class
Car
GT2	GT2 Cars
GT3	GT3 Cars
GTC	GT Cup Cars
GT4	GT4 Cars
Drivers
PA	Pro-Am Cup
TPH	Trophy Cup
Am	Am Cup
INV	Invitational

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Overall Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners	GT3 Trophy Winners	GT4 Cup Winners	Invitational Winners
1	R1	Phillip Island	No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team	No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team	No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team	No. 2 KFC Racing	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 34 Harrolds Racing	No Invitational Entries
	R1		Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Gary Higgon Paul Stokel	Brad Schumacher	Sam Brabham Ross Poulakis
	R2			No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 23 KFC Racing	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 34 Harrolds Racing
	R2			Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin	Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin	Matt Soupas	Brad Schumacher	Sam Brabham Ross Poulakis
2	R1	Queensland	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 17 Team BRM	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No GT4 Entries	No Invitational Entries
	R1		Garth Tander Yasser Shahin	Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Mark Rosser	Brad Schumacher
	R2			No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 17 Team BRM	No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport
	R2			Garth Tander Yasser Shahin	Garth Tander Yasser Shahin	Mark Rosser	Scott Taylor
3	R1	Sandown	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 101 Harrolds Racing	No Trophy Entries	No. 102 Harrolds Racing	No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight
	R1		Garth Tander Yasser Shahin	Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Ross Poulakis		Christos Batzios Sam Brabham	David Crampton Trent Harrison
	R2			No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 23 KFC Racing		No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane	No. 50 M-Motorsport/Vantage Freight
	R2			Garth Tander Yasser Shahin	Garth Tander Yasser Shahin	Matt Stoupas		Declan Fraser	David Crampton Trent Harrison
4	R1	The Bend	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 101 Harrolds Racing	No. 44 Trigani Motorsport	No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane	No Invitational Entries
	R1		Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Ross Poulakis	Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua	Mark Griffith Nash Morris
	R2		Race cancelled
5	R1	Bathurst	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 45 RAM Motorsport	No. 44 Trigani Motorsport	No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane	No Finishers
5	R1	Bathurst	Brad Schumacher Tim Slade	Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Michael Sheargold Garth Walden	Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua	Mark Griffith Nash Morris	No Finishers
6	R1	Adelaide	No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 101 Harrolds Racing	No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport	No. 102 Harrolds Racing	No Invitational Entries
	R1		Liam Talbot Fraser Ross	Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin	Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin	Ross Poulakis	Sergio Pires Brad Schumacher	Christos Batzios Sam Brabham
	R2			No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team	No. 65 Coinspot Racing Team	No. 101 Harrolds Racing	No. 8 Launch Racing	No. 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane
	R2			Liam Talbot Fraser Ross	Liam Talbot Fraser Ross	Ross Poulakis	Michael Kokkinos	Mark Griffith Paul Morris
	R3			No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 1 The Bend Motorsport Park	No. 45 RAM Motorsport	No. 8 Launch Racing	No. 102 Harrolds Racing
	R3			Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin	Christopher Mies Yasser Shahin	Michael Sheargold Garth Walden	Michael Kokkinos	Christos Batzios Sam Brabham

References

↑ "Schedule for Season Opening Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS Round Reveled". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
↑ Dagys, John (2 February 2022). "Bathurst 12H Included in Expanded Seven-Round Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
↑ "High-profile support categories locked in for Adelaide 500". Speedcafe. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
1 2 3 4 Staff, Sportscar365 (8 March 2022). "Mies Confirmed for Phillip Island Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
1 2 "New co-drivers for GTWC contenders". 5 August 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "21-car field for GT World Challenge Australia at Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 "Reigning GT World Challenge Australia Winning Team Returns to The Track". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 "Tony D'Alberto Set to Return to Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 Chapman, Simon (15 March 2022). "Reynolds joins GT World Challenge Australia grid". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 "Sam Brabham Set For Australian Racing Debut This Weekend". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 "Productive Test Prepares GWR Drivers For GT Openers". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "Mostert in late GT World Challenge call-up for Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
1 2 3 Herrero, Daniel (10 March 2022). "Hobson coming to grips with Bathurst GT-R". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 "VIDEO: Triple Eight reveals new-look GT contender". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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[1] "Schedule for Season Opening Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS Round Reveled". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[2] Dagys, John (2 February 2022). "Bathurst 12H Included in Expanded Seven-Round Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[3] "High-profile support categories locked in for Adelaide 500". Speedcafe. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[TBMPAudi-4] 1 2 3 4 Staff, Sportscar365 (8 March 2022). "Mies Confirmed for Phillip Island Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[QueenslandEntries-5] 1 2 "New co-drivers for GTWC contenders". 5 August 2022.

[21EntriesPHI-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "21-car field for GT World Challenge Australia at Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[NewAudi-7] 1 2 3 4 5 "Reigning GT World Challenge Australia Winning Team Returns to The Track". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[WallLambo-8] 1 2 3 4 "Tony D'Alberto Set to Return to Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[ReynoldsAudi-9] 1 2 3 4 Chapman, Simon (15 March 2022). "Reynolds joins GT World Challenge Australia grid". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[BrabhamAMG-10] 1 2 3 4 "Sam Brabham Set For Australian Racing Debut This Weekend". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[RAMWaldenAMG-11] 1 2 3 4 "Productive Test Prepares GWR Drivers For GT Openers". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[MostertAudi-12] 1 2 3 4 Herrero, Daniel (17 March 2022). "Mostert in late GT World Challenge call-up for Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[HobsonNissanGTR-13] 1 2 3 Herrero, Daniel (10 March 2022). "Hobson coming to grips with Bathurst GT-R". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[Triple8JohorAMG-14] 1 2 3 4 "VIDEO: Triple Eight reveals new-look GT contender". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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