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
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zagame Autosport [5] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 TBC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Buchan [5] PATBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Campbell [5]
Source:
IconClass
PAPro-Am Cup
AmAm Cup
TTrophy 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 (2025-06-27). "Darwin joins new GT World Challenge Australia calendar". Speedcafe.com . Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  2. O'Brien, Connor (2025-06-27). "Darwin to join GT-centred SpeedSeries calendar in 2026". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  3. Kilbey, Stephen (2025-11-11). "GT World Challenge Australia Calendar Finalised". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  4. "GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS announces six-round 2026 season". GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  5. 1 2 3 Kilbey, Stephen (2025-10-03). "Zagame Primed For World Challenge Australia Debut". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2025-11-14.