2014 Australian GT Championship
The 2014 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship. The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the championship. The title, which was the 18th Australian GT Championship, was won by Richard Muscat, driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.
Race calendar
The championship was contested over a six round series.Round | Circuit | Date | Format |
1 | Sandown Raceway | 28 – 30 March | Two races |
2 | Phillip Island | 23 – 25 May | One race |
3 | Townsville | 4–6 July | Three races |
4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 22–24 August | Two races |
5 | Sandown Raceway | 12 – 14 September | Three races |
6 | Highlands Motorsport Park | 8–9 November | One race |
The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the number of points scored by each driver within their division at that round.
Divisions
Drivers' titles were awarded in four divisions.- GT Championship - for FIA GT3 specification vehicles
- GT Trophy - for older specification FIA GT3 vehicles
- GT Challenge - for cars that no longer fitted within the GT Championship and GT Trophy divisions
- GT Sports - for GT4 specification cars
Points system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | All other finishers |
Qualifying | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Races | 50 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Championship results
- The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds of the Championship, within their division, was declared the winner of that division.
- If two drivers competed in the same automobile for all, or the majority of the rounds, then the final division position was awarded to both drivers.
2014 Australian Tourist Trophy