2016 Australian GT Championship

The 2016 CAMS Australian GT Championship was a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship[1] open to FIA GT3 cars.[2] It was the 20th running of the Australian GT Championship. The championship began on 3 March 2016 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 13 November at Highlands Motorsport Park, with five rounds held in Australia and one round in New Zealand.

The 2016 season marked an expansion in Australian GT racing, with a separate endurance championship, the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, being run for GT cars for the first time. A third series for older-specification GT3 and GT4 class cars, the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, was also held.[3]

The Australian GT Championship events were held in support of V8 Supercar events, as part of rounds of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships and as self-promoted events. The Australian Endurance Championship also shared events with V8 Supercars and the Shannons Nationals, though its final two rounds were staged at Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park, both owned by series owner Tony Quinn. The Australian GT Trophy Series was contested exclusively at Shannons Nationals events.[3]

Klark Quinn won the Australian GT Championship, Grant Denyer and Nathan Morcom were awarded the Australian Endurance Championship and Rob Smith won the Australian GT Trophy Series.

Series

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The 2016 season included three separate 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.

All competitors were able to enter the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, and all were eligible to win the championships outright, however only older-specification cars could enter the Australian GT Trophy Series.

Teams and drivers

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Australian GT Championship

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Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events
JAMEC PEM Racing Audi R8 LMS 1   Christopher Mies GT 1–2, 5–6
  Geoff Emery 1–3
  Marco Bonanomi 3
  Miguel Molina 4
  Tony Bates 4–6
2   Steve McLaughlan GT All
  Garth Tander 4, 6
Team ASR Audi R8 LMS 3   Ash Samadi GT 5–6
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 9 GT 1–4
Supabarn Supermarkets Audi R8 LMS 4   James Koundouris GT All
  Marcus Marshall
GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 5   Gregg Taylor GT All
  Barton Mawer 3
  Marco Bonanomi 4
Skwirk Online Education Audi R8 LMS Ultra 6   Rod Salmon GT 1–2
  Jake Fouracre 4
  Liam Talbot
Darrell Lea Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 7   Daniel Gaunt GT 4
  Greg Murphy 6
  Tony Quinn 2–6
McLaren 650S GT3 37 GT 1
  Klark Quinn All
  Shane van Gisbergen 4
  Mike Whiddett 6
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 8   Cameron McConville GT 2, 4, 6
  Adrian Deitz
80   Tony D'Alberto GT 4
  Graeme Smyth
Ferrari 488 GT3 88   Tony D'Alberto GT 2
  Peter Edwards 2, 4, 6
Hallmarc Developments Audi R8 LMS Ultra 9   Marc Cini GT 5
Objective Racing McLaren 650S GT3 11   Tony Walls GT All
Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 14   Andrew Taplin GT 1–4, 6
  Dean Canto
Veloce Motorsport - ULX110 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 15   Keith Wong GT-I 1
Hog's Breath Cafe / Griffith Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3 19   Mark Griffith GT 1–2, 4–6
  Scott Hookey 5
  Shae Davies 6
Rosso Verde Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 21   Hector Lester GT 2
Exotic Track Days Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 21   Scott Hookey GT 3
  Ryal Harris
JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 23   Roger Lago GT All
Trass Family Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 27   Sam Fillmore GT 6
  Daniel Stutterd
Clark Proctor Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 30   Andrew Porter GT 6
  Clark Proctor
HBS Motorsports Audi R8 LMS Ultra 33   Simon Ellingham GT 1–2, 4–6
  Tim Miles 2, 4, 6
Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 38   Matt Solomon GT 1–2
63   Peter Hackett GT 1, 4
  Dominic Storey
Koala Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 43   Brenton Griguol GT-I 1–2
  Tim Macrow
M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 46   John Magro GT 2
49 GT 1
  Hayden Cooper
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 48   Justin McMillan GT All
  Glen Wood
DeFelice Homes Ferrari 488 GT3 49   Andrea Montermini GT-I 2
  Benny Simonsen
AMAC Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 51   Andrew MacPherson GT 1–2, 4–6
  Brad Shiels 4–6
Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 59   Grant Denyer GT 1–2, 4–6
  Jonathon Webb 1–3, 5
  Matt Kingsley 3–4
  Côme Ledogar 6
60   Nathan Morcom GT All
61   Nathan Antunes GT All
  Elliot Barbour
Performance West Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 62   Peter Rullo GT 2–5
  Alex Rullo 2, 4–5
Triffid Bar Venue Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73   Jaxon Evans GT 6
  Michael Hovey
MARC GT BMW M6 GT3 90   Morgan Haber GT 4
  Bruno Spengler
Modena Engineering BMW Z4 GT3 92   Ricky Capo GT 1–5
Waltec Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 93   John Martin GT 1–2
  Aaron Tebb
Miedecke Motor Group Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 95   Andrew Miedecke GT 2, 4, 6
  George Miedecke 2, 4
Fire Rating Solutions Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 99   Matthew Turnbull GT-I 2
BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100   Steven Richards GT All
  Max Twigg
ELF Lubicant Chesters Plumbing Chevrolet Camaro GT 123   Nick Chester GT-I 6
  Glenn Smith
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 222   Craig Baird GT All
  Scott Taylor 1–5
  Michael Almond 6
The Bend Motorsport Park Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 777   Yasser Shahin GT 4
Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911   John Martin GT 3–6
  Aaron Tebb 3–4
  Neale Muston 5
  Liam Talbot 6
Class Meaning
GT Australian GT Championship
GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)

Australian Endurance Championship

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Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events
JAMEC PEM Racing Audi R8 LMS 1   Tony Bates GT All
  Miguel Molina 1–2
  Christopher Mies 3–4
2   Steve McLaughlan GT 1–2, 4
  Garth Tander 1, 3–4
  Dean Koutsoumidis 2
  Daniel Bilski 3
Team ASR Audi R8 LMS 3   Ash Samadi GT 2–4
  Tony D'Alberto
Supabarn Supermarkets Audi R8 LMS 4   Marcus Marshall GT All
  James Koundouris 1
  Theo Koundouris 2–4
GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 5   Gregg Taylor GT All
  Marco Bonanomi 1
  Nathan Antunes 2–4
Skwirk Online Education Audi R8 LMS Ultra 6   Jake Fouracre GT All
  Liam Talbot
Darrell Lea Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 7   Tony Quinn GT All
  Hayden Cooper 2
  Greg Murphy 3–4
  Daniel Gaunt 1
McLaren 650S GT3 37 GT 2
  Klark Quinn All
  Shane van Gisbergen 1
  Mike Whiddett 3–4
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 8   Cameron McConville GT All
  Adrian Deitz
80   Tony D'Alberto GT 1
  Graeme Smyth
Ferrari 488 GT3 88   Peter Edwards GT All
  John Bowe 1–2, 4
  Graeme Smyth 3
Objective Racing McLaren 650S GT3 11   Warren Luff GT 1–2
  Tony Walls
Hog's Breath Cafe / Griffith Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3 19   Mark Griffith GT All
  Ryal Harris 1
  Matt Solomon 2
  Jack Perkins 3
  Shae Davies 4
JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 23   Roger Lago GT 1–3
  David Russell
Trass Family Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 27   Sam Fillmore GT 3–4
  Daniel Stutterd
Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 29   Jim Manolios GT 2
  Ryan Millier
Clark Proctor Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 30   Andrew Porter GT 3–4
  Clark Proctor
HBS Motorsports Audi R8 LMS Ultra 33   Simon Ellingham GT All
  Tim Miles
Nissan GT Academy Team Kelly Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 35   Michael Caruso GT 3
  Matt Simmons
M Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 48   Justin McMillan GT 1–2, 4
  Glen Wood
AMAC Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 51   Andrew MacPherson GT All
  Brad Shiels
MARC Cars Australia MARC Mazda3 V8 54   Tony Alford GT-I 1
  Beric Lynton
BMW M6 GT3 90   Morgan Haber GT 1
  Bruno Spengler
MARC Focus V8 91   Jake Camilleri GT-I 1
  Keith Hassulke
MARC Mazda3 V8 94   Nick Rowe GT-I 1
  Jack Smith
Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 59   Grant Denyer GT All
  Nathan Morcom
60   Matt Kingsley GT 4
  Côme Ledogar
Performance West Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 62   Alex Rullo GT 1–2
  Nick Percat 1
  Peter Rullo 2
Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 63   Peter Hackett GT All
  Dominic Storey
Triffid Bar Venue Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 73   Jaxon Evans GT 4
  Michael Hovey
Miedecke Motor Group Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 95   Andrew Miedecke GT 2–3
  George Miedecke
96   Tony Longhurst GT 3
  Richard Moore
  Andrew Miedecke 4
  George Miedecke
BMW Team SRM BMW M6 GT3 100   Steven Richards GT 1–3
  Max Twigg
ELF Lubicant Chesters Plumbing Chevrolet Camaro GT 123   Nick Chester GT 3–4
  John de Veth 3
  Glenn Smith 4
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 222   Craig Baird GT 1–2, 4
  Scott Taylor 1–2
  Michael Almond 4
The Bend Motorsport Park Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 777   Dean Canto GT 1
  Yasser Shahin
Walkinshaw Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R 911   John Martin GT 3–4
  Duvashen Padayachee
Class Meaning
GT Australian GT Championship
GT-I Australian GT Championship (Invitational Class)

Australian GT Trophy Series

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Team Vehicle No. Drivers Class Events
GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 1   Greg Taylor TR 1–3, 5
  Barton Mawer 1
Grove Hire Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 4   Stephen Grove TR-C 3
Safe-T-Stop Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 6   Adrian Flack TR-C 3, 5
  Richard Gartner
Fire Rating Solutions Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 9   Matthew Turnbull TR 1–3, 5
KPH Racing / OLOF Family Cosmetics Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 12   Ockert Fourie TR-C 1–3, 5
  Brendan Cook 1, 3, 5
Travers Beynon Audi R8 LMS 17   Travers Beynon TR 4–5
Trofeo Motorsport Maserati Trofeo 29   Jim Manolios TR-C 1–2
  Ryan Millier
Tusk Windsor Lamborghini Gallardo 31   Francis Placentino TR 1–2, 5
  Tim Macrow 5
Exotic Track Days Ferrari 458 Challenge 33   Scott Hookey TR-C 1, 3–5
Southern Star Developments Audi R8 LMS 37   Rob Smith TR All
Melbourne's Cheapest Cars Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 38   Kane Rose TR 5
CCC Polished Concrete Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 42   Rick Mensa TR 2–3
MARC Cars Australia MARC Focus V8 54   Tony Alford TR-M 1
66   John Goodacre TR-M 5
91   Keith Kassulke TR-M 3–5
  Ryan McLeod 3
92   Michael Benton TR-M 1, 4–5
  Bruce Williams 1
  Morgan Haber 2
  Tony Longhurst
95   Sam Gerrard TR-M 1, 4–5
  Geoff Taunton 1, 3
  Jason Busk 3–5
96   Adrian Deitz TR-M 3
  Morgan Haber 4
  Rob Thomson
MARC Mazda3 V8 93   Jake Camilleri TR-M All
94   Morgan Haber TR-M 1
  Jimmy Vernon
  Nick Rowe 2
  Jack Smith 3–5
95 TR-M 2
Warrin Mining Volvo CE Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 60   Jed Wallis TR 1
  Adam Wallis
Melbourne Performance Centre Dodge Viper 66   Garth Rainsbury TR 1
  Ben Porter
Whitlock Bull Bars Audi R8 LMS 72   Con Whitlock TR 1
JJA Consulting Group Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 GT3 77   Jan Jinadasa TR 1, 4
Class Meaning
TR Australian GT Trophy Series
TR-C Australian GT Trophy Series (Challenge Class)
TR-M Australian GT Trophy Series (MARC Class)

Race calendar

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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.[3] The exception was the Australian Grand Prix round where drivers seeded time was added to the final race time.

Australian GT Championship

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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 27–28 May
5 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 8–10 July
6 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 11–12 November

Australian Endurance Championship

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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 26–28 August
3 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Waikato, New Zealand 28–30 October
4 Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell, New Zealand 13 November

Australian GT Trophy Series

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Round Circuit Location Race format Date
1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 2 x 50 min 1–3 April
2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 10–12 June
3 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 1–3 July
4 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 29–31 July
5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–11 September

Race results

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Australian GT Championship

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Round Circuit Pole position Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Race 3 Winner Race 4 Winner
1 Adelaide No. 1 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 23 JBS Australia No. 4 Supabarn Supermarkets No. 11 Objective Racing not contested
  Christopher Mies
  Geoff Emery
  Roger Lago   James Koundouris
  Marcus Marshall
  Tony Walls
2 Albert Park No. 1 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport No. 60 Tekno Autosports No. 38 Eggleston Motorsport No. 4 Supabarn Supermarkets
  Christopher Mies
  Geoff Emery
  Scott Taylor
  Craig Baird
  Nathan Morcom   Matt Solomon   James Koundouris
  Marcus Marshall
3 Barbagallo No. 1 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 2 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport not contested
  Marco Bonanomi
  Geoff Emery
  Steve McLaughlan   Scott Taylor
  Craig Baird
4 Phillip Island No. 37 Darrell Lea No. 60 Tekno Autosports No. 777 The Bend Motorsport Park
  Klark Quinn
  Shane van Gisbergen
  Nathan Morcom   Yasser Shahin
5 Townsville No. 1 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 37 Darrell Lea No. 11 Objective Racing
  Christopher Mies
  Tony Bates
  Klark Quinn   Tony Walls
6 Highlands No. 1 JAMEC PEM Racing No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport No. 61 Tekno Autosports
  Christopher Mies
  Tony Bates
  Michael Almond
  Craig Baird
  Nathan Antunes
  Elliot Barbour

Australian Endurance Championship

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Round Circuit Pole position Race winner
1 Phillip Island No. 37 Darrell Lea No. 59 Tekno Autosports
  Klark Quinn
  Shane van Gisbergen
  Nathan Morcom
  Grant Denyer
2 Sydney No. 911 Walkinshaw Racing No. 95 Miedecke Motor Group
  John Martin
  Duvashen Padayachee
  George Miedecke
  Andrew Miedecke
3 Hampton Downs No. 23 JBS Australia No. 23 JBS Australia
  Roger Lago
  David Russell
  Roger Lago
  David Russell
4 Highlands No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport
  Michael Almond
  Craig Baird
  Michael Almond
  Craig Baird

Australian GT Trophy Series

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Round Circuit Pole position Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner
1 Sandown No. 66 Melbourne Performance Centre No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport
  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
  Gregg Taylor   Gregg Taylor   Jake Camilleri
3 Sydney No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport
  Gregg Taylor   Gregg Taylor   Gregg Taylor
4 Ipswich No. 93 MARC Cars Australia No. 93 MARC Cars Australia No. 94 MARC Cars Australia
  Jake Camilleri   Jake Camilleri   Jack Smith
5 Phillip Island No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport No. 1 GT Motorsport
  Gregg Taylor   Gregg Taylor   Gregg Taylor

Championship standings

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Australian GT Championship

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Klark Quinn won the 2016 Australian GT Championship driving a McLaren 650S GT3
 
James Koundouris and Marcus Marshall placed fifth sharing an Audi R8 LMS
 
Nathan Antunes and Elliot Barbour placed sixth sharing a McLaren 650S GT3
 
Justin McMillan & Glen Wood placed tenth sharing a Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX
 
Ash Samadi placed 26th driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (pictured) and an Audi R8 LMS
 
Steven Richards and Max Twigg placed 28th driving a BMW M6 GT3
 
Peter Hackett and Dominic Storey placed 37th sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3
 
Peter Edwards placed 38th driving a Ferrari 458 GT3
Position[4] Driver[4] Car[5] Ade[4] Mel[4] Bar[4] Phi[4] Tow[4] Hig[4] Total[4]
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[6] - - - - - 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 Steven 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-AMG GT3[7] 0 0 0 49 0 - 49
= Dominic Storey Mercedes-AMG GT3[7] 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

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Position[4] Driver[4] Car[5] Ade[4] Mel[4] Bar[4] Phi[4] Tow[4] Hig[4] Total[4]
1 Roger Lago Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 221 120 168 186 204 202 1101
2 Tony Walls McLaren 650S GT3 184 143 157 185 172 -t 841
3 Ash Samadi Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS
Audi R8 LMS
78 114 99 181 98 72 642
4 Greg Taylor Audi R8 LMS 132 151 0 0 122 155 560
5 Steve McLaughlan Audi R8 LMS 109 162 166 0 72 - 511
6 Peter Edwards Ferrari 458 GT3 - - 137 - - 194 331
7 Tony Quinn McLaren 650S GT3
Aston Martin Vantage
0 0 143 0 168 - 311
8 Mark Griffith Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 155 52 0 6 0 - 213
9 Peter Rullo Lamborghini Gallardo 0 0 155 0 56 - 211
10 Andrew MacPherson Porsche 997 GT3-R 89 76 0 0 0 - 165
11 Rod Salmon Audi R8 Ultra 67 22 0 0 0 - 89

The Gold Driver Cup was for drivers over 40 years of age, competing solo and ranked Pro 4 or below.[8]

Australian Endurance Championship

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Grant Denyer and Nathan Morcom were awarded the Australian Endurance Championship.

Australian GT Trophy Series

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Rob Smith won the Australian GT Trophy Series.

References

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  1. ^ 2016 CAMS Australian GT Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ Record Aus GT entries trigger new 2016 series, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b c Coch, Mat. "Australian GT announces full 2016 calendar". Velocity Magazine. Grand Prix Media. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Australian GT Championship Standings, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ^ a b natsoft.com.au Retrieved 11 February 2018
  6. ^ Official Programme, Hampton Downs 101 / Highlands 101, 2016
  7. ^ a b Australian GT Phillip Island, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 5 October 2020
  8. ^ Mat Coch, New award for Australian GT racers, 29 February 2016, vmag.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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