The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporates the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship", the "GT3 Trophy Series" and the "GT4 Cup". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 27th running of an Australian GT Championship. This is the third season of the championship being jointly managed by Australian Racing Group (ARG) and SRO Motorsports Group.
The provisional six-race calendar was released on 16 January 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia. [1]
Rd | Circuit | City / State | Date | Supporting Events |
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1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 7–9 April | TCR Australia Touring Car Series Trans Am Australia Series |
2 | Wanneroo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 28–30 April | Supercars Championship |
3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 May | TCR Australia Touring Car Series Trans Am Australia Series |
4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 28–30 July | Supercars Championship |
5 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 11–13 August | TCR Australia Touring Car Series Trans Am Australia Series |
6 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 23–25 November | Supercars Championship |
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Bold indicates the overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners | GT3 Trophy Winners | GT4 Cup Winners | Invitational Winners | |
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1 | R1 | Bathurst | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services | No Entries | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport |
Max Hofer Liam Talbot | Max Hofer Liam Talbot | Brad Schumacher | Marcos Flack | Geoff Taunton | ||||
R2 | No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 78 Sonic Motor Racing Services | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport | |||
Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim | Max Hofer Liam Talbot | Brad Schumacher | Marcos Flack | Geoff Taunton | ||||
2 | R1 | Wanneroo | No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 1 EMA Motorsport | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | No Entries |
Geoff Emery | Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin | Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | ||||
R2 | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | |||
Max Hofer | Max Hofer Liam Talbot | Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | ||||
3 | R1 | Phillip Island | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 48 M Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No Entries | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport |
Fraser Ross Liam Talbot | Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis | Justin McMillan Glen Wood | Renee Gracie | Darren Currie | ||||
R2 | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 95 Milldun Mootrsport | |||
Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis | Geoff Emery Max Hofer | Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Darren Currie | ||||
4 | R1 | Sydney | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 1 EMA Motorsport | No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | No. 50 M Motorsport |
Fraser Ross Liam Talbot | Garnet Patterson Yasser Shahin | Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell | Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | David Crampton Trent Harrison | |||
R2 | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 19 Nineteen Corporation | No. 50 M Motorsport | ||
Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis | Fraser Ross Liam Talbot | Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Mark Griffith | David Crampton Trent Harrison | |||
5 | R1 | Queensland | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 75 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 23 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No Entries | No. 20 Milldun Mootrsport |
Liam Talbot Garth Tander | Geoff Emery Max Hofer | Matt Stoupas Paul Stokell | Renee Gracie | Daniel Jilesen Geoff Taunton | ||||
R2 | No. 101 Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | No. 65 Melbourne Performance Centre | No. 55 Schumacher Motorsport | No. 181 Nineteen Corporation | No. 20 Milldun Mootrsport | |||
Jayden Ojeda Ross Poulakis | Liam Talbot Garth Tander | Brad Schumacher | Renee Gracie | Daniel Jilesen Geoff Taunton | ||||
6 | R1 | Adelaide | ||||||
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Bold – Pole |
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