Australian motor racing
2020 Australian GT Championship
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.
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.
End | TS | Circuit | Location | Date | Supporting |
1 | | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 30 January – 2 February | Intercontinental GT Challenge[a] |
| 1 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 15–16 February | Victorian State Series |
| 2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 7–8 March | NSW State Series |
Event is part of Australian Endurance Championship
Event is part of Australian GT Trophy Series
Entry list
Australian Endurance Championship
| Icon | Class | S | Silver Cup | PA | Pro-Am Cup | GT4 | GT4 Class | I | Invitational Class | |
Australian GT Trophy Series
| Icon | Class | PA | Pro-Am Class | Am | Am Class | |
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Australian Endurance Championship
Australian GT Trophy Series
Round | Circuit | Pole position | TS Am Winners | TC Am Winners |
1 | R1 | Sandown | No. 23 KFC Racing | No. 23 KFC Racing | No. 29 Trofeo Motorsport |
Matt Stoupas | Matt Stoupas | Tayla Heath |
R2 | | No. 23 KFC Racing | No. 19 Trofeo Motorsport |
Matt Stoupas | Arthur Abrahams |
2 | R1 | Sydney | No. 23 KFC Racing | No. 23 KFC Racing | No. 95 GJ Motorsport |
Matt Stoupas | Matt Stoupas | Geoff Taunton |
R2 | | No. 24 KFC Racing | No. 95 GJ Motorsport |
Nathan Antunes
Gary Higgon | 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+ |
Qualifying | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
TS | 50 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
AEC | 450 | 398 | 345 | 293 | 285 | 270 | 248 | 225 | 215 | 203 | 192 | 180 | 170 | 158 | 147 | 135 | 125 | 113 | 102 | 90 | 68 | 45 | 23 | 8 |
Australian Endurance Championship
| Colour | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | Second place | Bronze | Third place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Retired (Ret) | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Withdrew (WD) | Race cancelled (C) | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Excluded (EX) | Bold - Pole position in class |
Australian GT Trophy Series
Pos. | Drivers | SAN
| SMP
| Points |
QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 |
1 | Matt Stoupas | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 201 |
2 | Gary Higgon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 189 |
3 | Nathan Antunes | | | | 10 | 3 | 1 | 99 |
4 | Wayne Mack | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | 91 |
5 | Vince Muriti | | | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 83 |
6 | Nick Kelly | | | | 7 | 2 | 5 | 82 |
7 | Richard Gartner | | | | 5 | Ret | 3 | 44 |
8 | Dale Paterson | 6 | DNS | Ret | | | | 6 |
9 | Peter Corbett | | | | 0 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
Pos. | Drivers | SAN
| SMP
| Points |
Trofeo Challenge
Pos. | Drivers | SAN
| SMP
| Points |
QP | R1 | R2 | QP | R1 | R2 |
1 | Arthur Abrahams | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 198 |
2 | Michael Stillwell | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 170 |
3 | Geoff Taunton | | | | 10 | 1 | 1 | 110 |
4 | Tayla Heath | 10 | 1 | 2 | | | | 104 |
5 | Dave Stillwell | | | | 7 | 3 | 3 | 85 |
Pos. | Drivers | SAN
| SMP
| Points |
Notes
- ^ Part Of The Bathurst 12 Hours.
References
- ^ "Australian GT Finalizes 2020 Endurance Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Henshelwood, Sean (26 June 2020). "Australian GT locks in New Dates for Racing Return". australiangt.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Wall Racing confirm B12hr return". bathurst12hour.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Bathurst 12 Hour hosts opening round of Australian Endurance Season". australiangt.com.au. Australian GT Championship. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Mercedes AMG GT4 to make Australian debut at B12hr". bathurst12hour.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (28 January 2020). "Mueller, Newey in Late Mercedes-AMG GT4 Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sponsor, drivers confirmed for Bates' B12hr attack". bathurst12hour.com. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (20 January 2020). "Pro Lineup for McLaren 720S GT3's Bathurst 12H Debut". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "59 Racing names Silver class squad". bathurst12hour.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Late change to GWR / Hobson GTR squad". bathurst12hour.com. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Triple Eight unveil 12 Hour entries". supercars.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Henshelwood, Sean (13 February 2020). "Sandown signals start of 2020 AGT Trophy Series". australiangt.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Henshelwood, Sean (4 March 2020). "Sydney prepares for round two of the Australian GT Trophy Series". australiangt.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Henshelwood, Sean (15 February 2020). "18-year old Tayla Heath to campaign Lamborghini in AGT". australiangt.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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