2024 GT4 Australia Series

The 2024 GT4 Australia Series (commercially titled 2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series) is an Australian motorsport competition for GT4 cars. The championship is the inaugural running of a standalone GT4 Australia Series having split from the Australian Production Car Series at the end of 2023, and will be the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group.[1] Events will be held on the Australian Racing Group's SpeedSeries bill, with the season starting on 14 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ending on 10 November at Mount Panorama Circuit.[2][3]

Calendar

The provisional six-race calendar was released on 17 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[2] The calendar was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event promoted by SRO Motorsports Australia.[4]

Round Circuit City / State Date Supporting Duration Map of circuit locations
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April GT World Challenge Australia 2 x 60mins
2 The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May – 2 June 2 x 60mins
3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August 4 Hours
4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August 4 Hours
5 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 October 2 x 60mins
6 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November 2 x 60mins
Cancelled events
Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 9–11 February TCR Australia Touring Car Series 3 Hours
  • A non-championship 3-hour race was scheduled to be held at Sandown Raceway but was cancelled due to shipping delays.[5]

Entry List
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Method Motorsport[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 1 Lachlan Mineeff[7] PA 1–2
Shane Smollen[8]
McLaren Artura GT4 24 Nathan Morcom[9] S 1–2
Jesse Bryan[9] 1
Tom McLennan[10] 2
25 Marcos Flack[9] S 1–2
Tom Hayman[9]
Thunder Buddies Racing[11] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 3 Steve Jakic[11] PA 1–2
Ryder Quinn[11]
Gee Up[12][13] McLaren 570S GT4 8 Chris Pappas[13] Am TBA
GB Galvanising Racing[13] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 12 Vince Gucciardo[13] Am 1–2
Love Racing by EMS[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 17 Sam Brabham[14] S 1–2
Bailey Love[14]
27 Antonio Astuti[14] PA 1–2
Rob Love[14]
Nineteen Corporation[13] Mercedes-AMG GT4 19 Mark Griffith[13] Am 1–2
Central West Prestige BMW[13][N 1] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 22 Tim Leahey[13] Am 1
S 2		 1–2
Ashley Seward Motorsport[15] TBA TBA TBA
Buckby Motors[13] Mercedes-AMG GT4 23 Eddie Maguire[13] Am 1
Ben Newman[13]
Team DNA Racing[16] McLaren Artura GT4 26 Josh Buchan[16] PA 1–2
Jason Yu[16]
Mackay Goodwin Lloyds Auctions[17] Ginetta G55 GT4 29 Rob Rubis[17] Am 2
Scott Turner[17]
Randall Racing[18] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 32 Jacob Lawrence[18] Am 1–2
John Bowe[18] 1
BMW M4 GT4 33 Jamie Augustine[13] Am 1–2
Peter Lawrence[13]
Miedecke Motorsport Group with Lubrimaxx[19] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) 35 Rylan Gray[19] S 1–2
George Miedecke[19]
Gomersall Motorsports[13] Mercedes-AMG GT4 36 Jake Camilleri[13] S 1–2
GT4 Australia[12] McLaren 570S GT4 40 Karl Begg TBA
TBA
Game Over by Keltic Racing[13] Mercedes-AMG GT4 101 Tony Quinn[13] Am 1
PA 2		 1–2
Jackson Rooney[20] 2
TekworkX Motorsport[21] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 210 Zoe Woods[21] S 1–2
Daniel Stutterd[21] TBA
Mark Cotterell Motorsport[22] Ginetta G55 GT4 750 Mark Cotterell[22] PA 1–2
Jarrod Hughes[22]
Verve Racing[12] BMW M4 GT4 TBA Steve Jukes TBA
TBA
Source:[23][24]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Notes:

  • Gee Up and Chris Pappas were originally set to compete in the opening round at Phillip Island,[13] but later withdrew.

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole Position Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Results
1 R1 Phillip Island #17 Love Racing by EMS #35 Miedecke Motorsport Group #26 DNA AutoSport #22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Sam Brabham
Bailey Love		 Rylan Gray
George Miedecke		 Josh Buchan
Jason Yu		 Tim Leahey
R2 #35 Miedecke Motorsport Group #35 Miedecke Motorsport #1 Method Motorsport #22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Rylan Gray
George Miedecke		 Rylan Gray
George Miedecke		 Lachlan Mineeff
Shane Smollen		 Tim Leahey
2 R1 The Bend #26 Zagame Autosport #25 Method Motorsport #1 Method Motorsport #32 Randall Racing Result
Josh Buchan
Jason Yu		 Tom Hayman
Marcos Flack		 Lachlan Mineeff
Shane Smollen		 Jacob Lawrence
R2 #25 Method Motorsport #35 Miedecke Motorsport Group #1 Method Motorsport #32 Randall Racing Result
Tom Hayman
Marcos Flack		 Rylan Gray
George Miedecke		 Lachlan Mineeff
Shane Smollen		 Jacob Lawrence
3 4H Queensland
4 4H Phillip Island
5 R1 Sydney
R2
6 R1 Bathurst
R2

See also

Notes
    1. Car No. 22 operated by Ashley Seward Motorsport.

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