2020 Australian GT Championship

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The 2020 Australian GT Championship was scheduled to be the 24th running of the Australian GT Championship, a Motorsport Australia-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars, FIA GT4 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in only the first round of the Australian Endurance Championship, and the first & second rounds of the Australian GT Trophy Series taking place before the rest of the season was abandoned.

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Race calendar

The 2020 calendar was unveiled on 31 October 2019. [1]
A revised calendar was announced on 26 June 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
Ultimately, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in all further rounds being cancelled.

EndTSCircuitLocationDateSupporting
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 30 January – 2 February Intercontinental GT Challenge [lower-alpha 1]
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 15–16 FebruaryVictorian State Series
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 7–8 MarchNSW State Series
  Event is part of Australian Endurance Championship
  Event is part of Australian GT Trophy Series

Entry list

Australian Endurance Championship

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing [3] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo [3] 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Deitz [3] S1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto [3]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville [3]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jules Westwood [3]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hallmarc Racing [4] Audi R8 LMS Evo [4] 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini [4] PA1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nineteen Corp. With Multimatic Motorsports [5] Mercedes-AMG GT4 [5] 19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Griffith [6] GT41
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller [6]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey [6]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T2 Racing [4] MARC II Mustang [4] 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Hargraves [4] I1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Jilesen [4]
Flag of Monaco.svg Cedric Sbirraz-zuoli [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates Racing [7] Audi R8 LMS Evo [7] 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates [7] S1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan O'Keeffe [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trofeo Motorsport [4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 [4] 29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto [4] PA1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team 59Racing [8] McLaren 720S GT3 [8] 59 Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić [9] S1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Ross [9]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey [9]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg SCANDIA Racing - by Racer Industries [4] MARC II Mustang [4] 91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron [4] I1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat [4]
92 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Everingham [4] I1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Kaye [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hadrian Morrall [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg GJ Motorsport [4] MARC II Mustang [4] 95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Hall [4] I1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Taunton [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hobson/Garth Walden Racing [10] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2017) [10] 96 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Hobson [10] S1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden [10]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki [10]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Triple Eight Race Engineering [4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 [4] 777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale [11] PA1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster [11]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Shahin [11]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yasser Shahin [11]
IconClass
SSilver Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
GT4GT4 Class
IInvitational Class

Australian GT Trophy Series

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Trophy Series
Flag of Australia (converted).svg KFC Racing [12] Audi R8 LMS Ultra 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stoupas [12] Am1–2
Audi R8 LMS 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Higgon [12] Am1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Antunes2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg REN Racing [13] Audi R8 LMS 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vince Muriti [13] Am2
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kelly [13] Am2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mack Bros Racing [13] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Mack [13] Am1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing [13] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Gartner [13] Am2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg DPM Motorsports [12] Chevrolet Camaro SS GT3 71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Paterson [12] Am1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Showergrate Shop [13] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Corbett [13] Am2
Trofeo Challenge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trofeo Motorsport [12] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Abrahams [12] Am1–2
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tayla Heath [14] Am1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stillwell Family Racing [13] Ford S197 Mustang 60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Stillwell [13] Am1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Stillwell2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg GJ Motorsport [13] MARC II Mustang 95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Taunton [13] Am2
IconClass
PAPro-Am Class
AmAm Class

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Australian Endurance Championship

RoundCircuitPole positionSilver winnersPro-am winnersGT4 winnersInvitational winners
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Bathurst Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 59 Team 59Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 59 Team 59Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 9 Hallmarc Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 19 Nineteen Corp. with Multimatic Motorsports Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 91 SCANDIA Racing - by Racer Industries
Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Ross
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey
Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Ross
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Griffith
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat

Australian GT Trophy Series

RoundCircuitPole positionTS Am WinnersTC Am Winners
1R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 23 KFC Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 23 KFC Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stoupas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stoupas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tayla Heath
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 23 KFC Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 19 Trofeo Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stoupas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Abrahams
2R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 23 KFC Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 23 KFC Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 95 GJ Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stoupas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stoupas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Taunton
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 24 KFC Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 95 GJ Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Antunes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Higgon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Taunton

Championship standings

Points system
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+ 
Qualifying1087654321
TS50443933313027252423222019181715141312108522
AEC450398345293285270248225215203192180170158147135125113102906845238

Australian Endurance Championship

Pos.Drivers BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points
QPR
Pro-Am Cup
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
101460
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Shahin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yasser Shahin
8DNS8
Silver Cup
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Ross
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey
101460
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
82406
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Hobson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kostecki
53350
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Deitz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville
7Ret7
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan O'Keeffe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg
6Ret6
Ineligible to score points in Silver Cup
Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jules WestwoodRet
GT4 Cup
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Griffith101460
Ineligible to score points in GT4 Cup
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey
1
Invitational Cup
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney
101460
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Hall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Taunton
8NC8
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Hargraves
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Jilesen
Flag of Monaco.svg Cedric Sbirraz-zuoli
7NC7
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Everingham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hadrian Morrall
6DNS6
Ineligible to score points in Invitational Cup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen NC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James KayeDNS
Pos.Drivers BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position in class

Australian GT Trophy Series

Pos.Drivers SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points
QPR1R2QPR1R2
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stoupas1011814201
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Higgon7321031189
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Antunes103199
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Mack82391
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vince Muriti64283
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kelly72582
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Gartner5Ret344
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Paterson6DNSRet6
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Corbett0DNSDNS0
Pos.Drivers SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points

Trofeo Challenge

Pos.Drivers SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points
QPR1R2QPR1R2
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Abrahams 821822198
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Stillwell733733170
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Taunton1011110
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tayla Heath1012104
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Stillwell73385
Pos.Drivers SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SMP
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points

Notes

  1. Part Of The Bathurst 12 Hours.

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