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2015 Australian GT Championship

2015 Australian GT Championship

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The 2015 Australian GT Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to FIA GT3 cars and similar approved vehicles.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as National Championship, with the Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager.[1]

The GT Championship title, which was the 19th Australian GT Championship, was won by Christopher Mies, driving an Audi R8 Ultra.

Race calendar

Christopher Mies won the Championship driving an Audi R8 Ultra
Klark Quinn placed third driving a McLaren MP4-12C (pictured) and a McLaren 650S GT3
Max Twigg placed ninth in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
Morgan Haber placed 13th in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
James Koundouris placed 14th in a Porsche 911 GT3-R
Tony Walls placed 15th in a McLaren 650S GT3
John Magro placed 27th in a Lamborghini Gallardo
Jan Jinadasa placed 5th in GT Trophy in a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
Kevin Weeks placed 8th in GT Trophy in a Ford GT GT3
Ben Foessel placed 15th in GT Trophy in a Ginetta G50Z
Brenton Griguol placed 19th in GT Trophy in a Ferrari 430 GT3

The championship was contested over six rounds.[1]

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Round 6 at Highlands Motorsport Park in New Zealand comprised two races each of sixty minutes duration. These races were held as support races for the Highlands 101, an endurance race which did not count towards the championship.[2]

Teams and Drivers

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Divisions

Drivers' titles were awarded in four divisions.[3]

  • GT Championship - for FIA GT3 specification vehicles[3]
  • GT Trophy - for older specification FIA GT3 vehicles[3]
  • GT Challenge - for cars that no longer fitted within the GT Championship and GT Trophy divisions[3]
  • GT Sports - for GT4 specification cars[3]

Championship standings

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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]

2015 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2015 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 4 of the Australian GT Championship.[1] The title, which was the 25th Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by Christopher Mies driving an Audi R8 Ultra.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    2015 CAMS Australian GT Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. [2]
    Audi claim the major silverware in Australian GT final, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. [3]
    Australian GT Championship, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. [4]
    Results, australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. [5]
    Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 17 December 2015
  6. [6]
    Australian GT Championship (round 6), www.racingsportscars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  7. [7]
    2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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