2010 Australian GT Championship

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The 2010 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to closed production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GTs.[1] The championship, which was the 14th Australian GT Championship, incorporated drivers titles in three divisions, GT Championship, GT Challenge and GT Production.[1] The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the championship,[1] which was promoted as the "Vodka O Australian GT Championship".[2]

Defending champion David Wall became the first multiple championship winner in the history of the title with a 30-point victory over fellow Porsche driver, James Koundouris. Wall, driving the family team's Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S, won five races and claimed round wins at Adelaide and Eastern Creek. Third places at Albert Park and at Bathurst were enough to hold off Phillip Island round winner Koundouris, even after being excluded from the first race at Sandown. Dean Grant (Lamborghini Gallardo and Mosler MT900) was third in the championship. Other round winners were Porsche driver Max Twigg, at Albert Park, and Tony Quinn. Quinn drove an Aston Martin DBRS9 and a Mosler MT900, winning the Bathurst round in the former and the Sandown round in the latter, allowing him to climb into fourth in the championship.

In the GT Challenge division, Shane Smollen took a 120-point win over fellow Porsche 911 GT3 drivers, Michael Loccisano and Ray Angus.

Chevrolet Corvette driver Paul Freestone came from behind at the final round of the series to defeat Tony Alford (Nissan GT-R) and take victory in the GT Production division. Mark O'Connor (Lotus Exige) was third.

Controversy erupted after two major accidents at the second round of the series, which supported the 2010 Australian Grand Prix. A multi-car accident caused heavy damage to several vehicles at the start of one race and resulted in changes to regulations for rolling restarts, which have had consequences beyond GT racing. Additionally a multi-car accident that occurred under yellow flag conditions saw penalties levied against Porsche drivers Ray Angus and Andrew Taplin after they tangled with a slow moving damaged car and the parked Ascari KZ1-R of John Bowe.[3]

Teams and drivers[]

David Wall won the championship driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997
Dean Grant placed third driving a Lamborghini Gallardo (pictured) and a Mosler MT900R
Mark Eddy placed sixth driving an Audi R8 LMS
Ian Palmer placed 13th driving a Dodge Viper GT3
Ross Lilley placed 14th driving a Dodge Viper GT3
Darren Berry placed 23rd driving an Ascari KZ1-R

The following teams and drivers contested the 2010 Australian GT Championship.

Team Car Division No Driver
Wall Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 1 Australia David Wall
Jocaro Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo
Mosler MT900R 		Championship 2 Australia
Dodge Viper GT3 3 Australia
Audi R8 GT3 8 Australia
Consolidated Chemical Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 4 Australia Peter Hackett
Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 5 Australia
Australia
Golf Car Solutions Porsche 911 GT3 RS Type 996 Challenge 6 Australia
VIP Petfoods Racing Mosler MT900
Aston Martin DBRS9[4] 		Championship 7 United Kingdom
Mosler MT900 Championship 12 Australia
Hallmarc Developments Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 9 Australia
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 19 Australia
Australia
Dutton Insurance Lotus Exige S Production 10 Australia
MJR Airconditioning Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 11 Australia
Jim Richards Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 15 New Zealand Jim Richards
Weeks Building Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 16 Australia
Inca Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 17 Australia
Twigg Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 18 Australia
Magnapool Dodge Viper GT3 Championship 20 Australia
Australia
Interauto Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 21 Australia
Mosler MT900R Championship 22 Australia
Freestones Transport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production 25 Australia
Excen Corporate Centre Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production 26 Australia
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 27 Australia
Trofeo Motorsport Maserati Trofeo GT3 Challenge 29 Australia
Maserati GranTurismo GT3 Championship
Kirrapak Sheetmetal Lotus Elise HPE Challenge 31 Australia
32 Australia
Bayside Church Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 37 United Kingdom
Pelorus Property Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 39 Australia
Supabarn Supermarkets Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 47 Australia
69 Australia
DFO Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 50 Australia
AMAC Motorsport Mosler MT900R Championship 51 Australia
Donut King Racing Nissan GT-R Production 54 Australia Tony Alford
Castrol Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 55 Australia
McGrath Estate Agents Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 56 Australia
Adrenalin.com.au Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 58 Australia
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge
Austral Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 63 Australia Richard Green
Globe Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 66 Australia
Pick Up Truck Pictures Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 67 Australia Eric Bana
ULX 110 Proven Custom Blend Oil Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Challenge 74 Australia
Australia
Dodge Viper GT3 Championship 75 United Kingdom
One of a Kind Lotus Exige S Challenge 77 Australia
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 360 Challenge Challenge 77 Australia
Vic Air Supplies Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Challenge 88 Australia
Lamborghini Gallardo Championship
Clipper Motoryachts Ascari KZ1-R Championship 89 Australia
Australia John Bowe
World Link International Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 89 Australia
Pariah Motorsport Lotus Exige GT3 Championship 98 Australia
Livi Bathroom Tissue Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 99 Australia
Australia

Race calendar[]

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

Rd. Circuit Location / state Date Winner
Championship Challenge Production
Rd 1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 11–14 March David Wall
Rd 2 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 25–28 March
Rd 3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 20–30 May David Wall
Rd 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 10–11 July Tony Alford
Rd 5 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7–10 October
Rd 6 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 19–21 November

Points system[]

Points were awarded in each division at each race according to the following table.[1]

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 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th
Two race format 57 52.5 49.5 48 46.5 45 43.5 42 40.5 39 37.5 36 34.5 33 31.5 30 28.5 27 25.5 24 22.5 21 19.5 18 16.5 15 13.5 12 10.5 9 7.5 6 4.5 3 1.5
Three race format 38 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Within each division, each driver could count only his/her best five round results.[1]

Championship standings[]

Pos Driver Car Round 1 – Ade[5] Round 2 – Alb[6] Round 3 – Eas[7] Round 4 – Phi[8] Round 5 – Bat[9] Round 6 – San Pen. Pts
[10][11][12]
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2
GT Championship
1 David Wall Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 1st 1st 1st 6th 3rd 1st 1st 16th 5th 3rd 3rd DSQ 5th 475.5
2 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Ret 7th 4th 2nd 2nd Ret 5th 1st 1st 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 445.5
3 Lamborghini Gallardo
Mosler MT900R 		11th 6th 9th 5th 5th 7th 4th 2nd 3rd 8th 7th 19th 8th 440.5
4 Mosler MT900
Aston Martin DBRS9 		9th Ret Ret 4th 17th 5th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 406
5 Peter Hackett Lamborghini Gallardo 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 6th 3rd 4th Ret 10th Ret DNS 397
6 Audi R8 GT3 DNS 16th 12th 8th 7th 3rd 2nd 9th 8th 3rd 3rd 386.5
7 Dodge Viper GT3 3rd 2nd 2nd 11th 6th 15th Ret 5th 6th 4th Ret Ret 10th 338
8 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 2nd Ret 5th 1st 1st Ret Ret 4th 2nd 6th 5th Ret DNS 334
9 Lamborghini Gallardo 19th 11th 9th 9th Ret 8th 12th 14th 9th 7th 327
10 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 7th 5th 6th 12th DNS 8th Ret 11th 11th 5th 6th 322.5
11 Mosler MT900R 8th 12th 13th 18th DNS 8th 7th Ret DNS 16th Ret 4th 4th 316
12 Lamborghini Gallardo 25th 14th 15th 10th DNS 6th 8th 6th Ret 6th 15th 307.5
13 Dodge Viper GT3 Ret 15th 17th 15th 13th 15th Ret 15th 7th 10 203
14 Dodge Viper GT3 5th 4th 7th 14th 9th 7th DNS DNS DNS 10 174.5
15 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 12th 9th 10th Ret Ret DNS DNS 7th 6th 165.5
16 Mosler MT900R 22nd 20th Ret DNS DNS 23rd Ret 11th 11th 154
17 Dodge Viper GTS ACR 16th 25th DNS 18th 17th 14th Ret 151
18 Jim Richards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 10th 8th 11th 9th 8th 134
19 Lamborghini Gallardo 4th Ret Ret DNS 10th 9th 127.5
20 Mosler MT900 DNS DNS DNS 2nd 2nd 105
21 Lamborghini Gallardo 6th 10th 8th 13th 14th 30 101
22 Lamborghini Gallardo Ret DNS 15th 17th 75
23 Ascari KZ1-R Ret Ret 24th Ret 21st 54.5
24 Lamborghini Gallardo 28th 24th 38
Ferrari F430 GT3 23rd 29th 38
Dodge Viper GT3 27th 25th Ret DNS 38
27 Maserati GranTurismo GT3 31st 30th 34
28 Lotus Exige GT3 15th 31.5
29 John Bowe Ascari KZ1-R 7th Ret 29
NC Ferrari F430 GT3 22nd 10th
GT Challenge
1 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 18th 13th 16th Ret 23rd 12th 10th 12th 9th 14th 15th 12th 9th 20 516
2 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 14th 22nd 20th Ret 20th 19th 14th 11th 10th 19th Ret 10th Ret 396
3 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 20th 17th 19th 20th 15th 14th Ret 20th 16th 20th 20th 30 377.5
4 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Ret 21st 11th 12th 17th Ret 13th 13th 286.5
5 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 17th 12th 10th 11th 10th 13th 283
6 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 10th 11th 10th 13th 210
7 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Ret DNS DNS 21st 16th 20th 13th 14th Ret Ret DNS 10 191.5
8 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 15th 11th 14th 16th Ret 147
9 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 13th 18th 18th 103
10 Eric Bana Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 13th 11th 96
11 Ferrari 360 Challenge 20th 19th 94.5
12 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 17th 19th 21st 93
13 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 19th 14th 91.5
14 Maserati Trofeo GT3 24th 26th 25th 87
15 Richard Green Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 29th 27th 58
16 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 9th Ret 96
17 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 20th 13th 48
18 Dodge Viper GTS ACR 13th Ret 48
19 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 14th Ret 45
20 Lotus Elise HPE Ret 19th 31
21 Lotus Elise HPE 25th Ret 31
NC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 DNS DNS 0
GT Production
1 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 23rd 23rd 23rd 24th 28th 16th 15th 13th 13th 7th 12th 510.5
2 Tony Alford Nissan GT-R 21st 24th DNS 30th 26th 17th 16th 17th 12th 21st Ret 17th 18th 452
3 Lotus Exige S 19th 21st 22nd 26th 18th 21st Ret Ret DNS 15th 12th 8th 14th 449.5
4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 18th 17th 24th 18th 18th 20th 292.5
5 Lotus Exige S 32nd 22nd 67
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd 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)
  • Note: Within each division, each driver could count only his/her best five round results.[1]
  • Note: No points were awarded for Race 2 at the Albert Park round due to the race being declared with under 50% of the scheduled distance completed.[4]
  • Note: Hector Lester competed on an International licence and was not eligible for championship points.[4]

Australian Tourist Trophy[]

The 2010 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the driver accumulating the highest aggregate points total from the Eastern Creek and Phillip island "endurance" rounds of the championship.[13][14] The title, which was the 21st Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by David Wall, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 2010 Australian GT Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations – Version 4, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ Stefan Bartholomaeus, Gone Large – Vodka O Australian GT Championship, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 8/2010, pages 78–80
  3. ^ CAMS HEARING RESULT – ROUND 2 AGP, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ a b c Round Points – GT Championship, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ^ "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 14/03/2010 2010 Clispal 500 Adelaide". National Software. 14 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Albert Park Grandd Prix Circuit 28/03/2010 2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Eastern Creek International Raceway 30/05/2010 Sports Car Carnival 2010". National Software. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 11/07/2010 2010 Australian GT Championship – Round 4". National Software. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Mount Panorama – Bathurst 10/10/2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 – 2010 V8 Supercars – Race 18". National Software. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  10. ^ GT Championship points, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  11. ^ GT Challenge points, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  12. ^ GT Production points, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  13. ^ a b Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
  14. ^ Long distance dual for Vodka O Australian GT Championship at Phillip Island & the CAMS Australian Tourist Trophy, 23/07/2010, www.australiangt.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org

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