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2014 Australian GT Championship

2014 Australian GT Championship

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The 2014 Australian GT Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the championship.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship with The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager.[1] The title, which was the 18th Australian GT Championship, was won by Richard Muscat, driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.

Race calendar

John Bowe and Peter Edwards placed third in the championship driving a Ferrari 458 Italia. The car is pictured at the non-championship 2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

The championship was contested over a six-round series.[1]

Round[1] Circuit[1] Date[1] Format[1]
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.[1]

Divisions

Drivers' titles were awarded in four divisions.[2]

  • GT Championship - for FIA GT3 specification vehicles[2]
  • GT Trophy - for older specification FIA GT3 vehicles[2]
  • GT Challenge - for cars that no longer fitted within the GT Championship and GT Trophy divisions[2]
  • GT Sports - for GT4 specification cars[2]

Points system

Championship points were awarded to each eligible driver, based on their qualifying position at each round of the Championship relative to the other drivers within their division, and on their finishing position in each race of the Championship relative to the other drivers within their division, in accordance with the following table.[1]

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Championship results

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  • The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds of the Championship, within their division, was declared the winner of that division.[1]
  • 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.[1]

2014 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2014 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the driver accumulating the highest aggregate points total from Rounds 2 and 6 of the Australian GT Championship.[1] The title, which was the 24th Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by Richard Muscat driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.[8]


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