2016 Australian GT Championship

Series

• CAMS Australian GT Championship, shorter races for current-specification GT3 cars.
• CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, longer endurance races featuring multiple drivers and current-specification GT3 cars.
• CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, shorter races for older-specification GT3 and GT4 cars.

Teams and drivers

Australian GT Championship

Australian Endurance Championship Australian GT Trophy Series Race calendar The Australian GT Championship was contested over six rounds, the Australian Endurance Championship over four rounds and the Australian GT Trophy Series over five rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, included at least one compulsory timed pit stop. The exception was the Australian Grand Prix round where drivers seeded time was added to the final race time. Australian GT Championship Round Circuit Location Race format Date 1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 3 x 40 min 3–6 March 2 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 4 x 25 min 17–20 March 3 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 2 x 60 min 6–8 May 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 2 x 60 min 27–28 May 5 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 2 x 60 min 8–10 July 6 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 2 x 60 min 11–12 November Australian Endurance Championship Round Circuit Location Race format Date 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 101 laps 28–29 May 2 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 101 laps 26–28 August 3 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Waikato, New Zealand 101 laps 28–30 October 4 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 101 laps 13 November Australian GT Trophy Series Round Circuit Location Race format Date 1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 2 x 50 min 1–3 April 2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 2 x 50 min 10–12 June 3 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 2 x 50 min 1–3 July 4 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2 x 50 min 29–31 July 5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 2 x 50 min 9–11 September Race results Australian GT Championship Australian Endurance Championship Round Circuit Pole Position Race Winner 1 Phillip Island No. 37 Darrell Lea No. 59 Tekno Autosports 1 Phillip Island Klark Quinn Shane van Gisbergen Nathan Morcom Grant Denyer 2 Sydney No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing No. 95 Miedecke Motor Group 2 Sydney John Martin Duvashen Padayachee George Miedecke Andrew Miedecke 3 Hampton Downs No. 23 JBS Australia No. 23 JBS Australia 3 Hampton Downs Roger Lago David Russell Roger Lago David Russell 4 Highlands No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport 4 Highlands Michael Almond Craig Baird Michael Almond Craig Baird Australian GT Trophy Series Round Circuit Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner 1 Sandown No. 66 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport 1 Sandown Garth Rainsbury Ben Porter Gregg Taylor Barton Mawer Gregg Taylor Barton Mawer 2 Winton No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 93 MARC Cars Australia 2 Winton Gregg Taylor Gregg Taylor Jake Camilleri 3 Sydney No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport 3 Sydney Gregg Taylor Gregg Taylor Gregg Taylor 4 Ipswich No. 93 MARC Cars Australia No. 93 MARC Cars Australia No. 94 MARC Cars Australia 4 Ipswich Jake Camilleri Jake Camilleri Jack Smith 5 Phillip Island No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport 5 Phillip Island Gregg Taylor Gregg Taylor Gregg Taylor Championship standings Australian GT Championship Position Driver Car Ade Mel Bar Phi Tow Hig Total 1 Klark Quinn McLaren 650S GT3 105 99 129 61 150 83 627 2 Craig Baird Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 62 66 127 39 93 194 581 3 Nathan Morcom McLaren 650S GT3 93 97 131 124 87 49 581 4 Roger Lago Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 132 41 70 55 163 48 509 5 James Koundouris Audi R8 LMS 101 121 98 14 84 60 478 = Marcus Marshall Audi R8 LMS 101 121 98 14 84 60 478 6 Elliot Barbour McLaren 650S GT3 50 80 110 24 43 149 456 = Nathan Antunes McLaren 650S GT3 50 80 110 24 43 149 456 7 Steve McLaughlan Audi R8 LMS 39 62 109 104 30 79 423 8 Tony Quinn McLaren 650S GT3 Aston Martin Vantage 105 0 47 37 82 147 418 9 Tony Walls McLaren 650S GT3 112 49 47 69 121 0 398 10 Justin McMillan Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 136 42 63 77 41 39 398 = Glen Wood Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 136 42 63 77 41 39 398 11 Scott Taylor Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 62 66 127 39 93 0 387 12 Grant Denyer McLaren 650S GT3 57 71 0 77 71 100 376 13 John Martin Porsche 997 GT3-R 35 74 111 23 83 3 329 14 Jonathon Webb McLaren 650S GT3 57 71 78 0 71 - 277 15 Tony Bates Audi R8 LMS 0 0 0 25 147 88 260 16 Greg Taylor Audi R8 LMS 53 47 53 30 55 10 248 17 Aaron Tebb Porsche 997 GT3-R 35 74 111 23 0 - 243 18 Geoff Emery Audi R8 LMS 47 134 52 0 0 - 233 19 Andrew Taplin Lamborghini Gallardo 60 34 48 28 0 43 213 = Dean Canto Lamborghini Gallardo 60 34 48 28 0 43 213 20 Ricky Capo BMW Z4 GT3 46 35 19 105 5 - 210 21 Michael Almond Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 194 - - - - - 194 22 Garth Tander Audi R8 LMS - - - 104 - 79 183 23 Matt Kingsley McLaren 650S GT3 0 0 78 77 0 0 155 24 Greg Murphy Aston Martin Vantage - - - - - 147 147 25 Mark Griffith Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 64 5 0 0 15 51 135 26 Ash Samadi Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS Audi R8 LMS 20 22 16 35 27 8 125 27 Andrew Miedecke Aston Martin Vantage 0 82 0 35 0 0 117 = George Miedecke Aston Martin Vantage 0 82 0 35 0 0 117 28 Steve Richards BMW M6 GT3 0 24 0 33 21 36 114 = Max Twigg BMW M6 GT3 0 24 0 33 21 36 114 29 Simon Ellingham Audi R8 Ultra 45 41 0 10 7 1 104 30 Andrew MacPherson Porsche 997 GT3-R 35 17 0 8 24 0 84 31 Neale Muston Porsche 997 GT3-R 0 0 0 0 83 - 83 32 Adrian Deitz Ferrari 458 GT3 0 37 0 31 0 13 81 = Cameron McConville Ferrari 458 GT3 0 37 0 31 0 13 81 33 Shane van Gisbergen McLaren 650S GT3 - - - 61 - - 61 34 Peter Rullo Lamborghini Gallardo 0 4 36 7 10 - 57 35 Barton Mawer Audi R8 LMS 0 0 53 0 0 - 53 36 Tim Miles Audi R8 Ultra 0 41 0 10 0 1 52 37 Peter Hackett Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS 0 0 0 49 0 - 49 = Dominic Storey Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS 0 0 0 49 0 - 49 38 Peter Edwards Ferrari 458 GT3 0 0 0 8 0 38 46 39 Liam Talbot Audi R8 LMS Ultra 0 0 0 42 0 3 45 = Jake Fouracre Audi R8 LMS Ultra 0 0 0 42 0 3 45 40 Daniel Gaunt Aston Martin Vantage - - - 37 - - 37 41 Brad Shiels Porsche 997 GT3-R - - - 8 24 - 32 42 John Magro Lamborghini Gallardo 15 16 0 0 0 - 31 43 Ryal Harris Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS 0 0 29 0 0 - 29 44 Scott Hookey Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS 0 0 0 0 15 - 15 45 Rod Salmon Audi R8 Ultra 10 2 0 0 0 - 12 46 Alex Rullo Lamborghini Gallardo 0 4 0 7 0 - 11 Gold Driver Cup The Gold Driver Cup was for drivers over 40 years of age, competing solo and ranked Pro 4 or below. Australian Endurance Championship and Nathan Morcom were awarded the Australian Endurance Championship. Australian GT Trophy Series Rob Smith won the Australian GT Trophy Series.