2026 GT World Challenge Australia

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The 2026 GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS will be an Australian motorsport competition for GT3 cars. It will be the third season since the SRO Motorsports Group took over sole management of the series. The season will start at Phillip Island on 27 March and will finish at the Adelaide Street Circuit on 6 December.

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Calendar

The provisional six-round calendar was announced during the 2025 SRO Press conference at the 2025 24 Hours of Spa. [1] Hidden Valley Raceway will make its debut in the series with the rounds at Sandown Raceway and Hampton Downs Motorsport Park dropped from the schedule. [2] The sixth and final round was confirmed on November 11, 2025, and will take place at the Adelaide Street Circuit for the first time since 2023. [3]

RoundCircuitCity / StateDateMap
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 27–29 March
2 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 8–10 May
3 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 12–14 June
4 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 24–26 July
5 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 September
6 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 3–6 December
Source: [4]

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClassRounds
GT3 ProAm & Am
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zagame Autosport [5] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Buchan [5] PATBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Campbell [5]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tigani Motorsport [6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch [6] PATBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires [6]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg OnlyFans Racing [7] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 181 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Gracie [7] PATBC
Flag of none.svg TBA
GT3 Trophy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tigani Motorsport [8] Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.1) Porsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat 6 71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Halstead [8] TBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden [8]
IconClass
PAPro-Am Cup
AmAm Cup

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

RoundCircuitPole positionPro-Am winnersAm winnersTrophy winners
1R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island
R2
2R1 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend
R2
3R1 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland
R2
4R1 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley
R2
5R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney
R2
6R1 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide
R2

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Chapman, Simon (27 June 2025). "Darwin joins new GT World Challenge Australia calendar". Speedcafe.com . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ↑ O'Brien, Connor (27 June 2025). "Darwin to join GT-centred SpeedSeries calendar in 2026". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (11 November 2025). "GT World Challenge Australia Calendar Finalised". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS announces six-round 2026 season". GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Klein, Jamie (23 February 2026). "Zagame Autosport Commits to Full-Season Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Chapman, Simon (19 December 2025). "Tigani's first drivers for 2026 GT World Challenge Australia revealed". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 Chapman, Simon (4 March 2026). "Renee Gracie to race OnlyFans Ferrari in GT World Challenge". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 Klein, Jamie (2 March 2026). "Tigani Adds Trophy Class Porsche for Youlden, Halstead". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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