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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]

Round Circuit City / State Date Supporting Duration Map of circuit locations
1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April GT World Challenge Australia 2 x 60mins
2 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May – 2 June 2 x 60mins
3 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August 4 Hours
4 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August 4 Hours
5 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 October 2 x 60mins
6 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November 2 x 60mins
Cancelled events
Victoria (state) 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.[4]

Entry List

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Australia Method Motorsport[5] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 1 Australia Lachlan Mineeff[6] PA 1
Australia Shane Smollen[7]
McLaren Artura GT4 24 Australia Jesse Bryan[8] S 1
Australia Nathan Morcom[8]
25 Australia Marcos Flack[8] S 1
Australia Tom Hayman[8]
Australia Thunder Buddies Racing[9] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 3 Australia Steve Jakic[9] PA 1
Australia Ryder Quinn[9]
Australia Gee Up[10][11] McLaren 570S GT4 8 Australia Chris Pappas[11] Am TBA
Australia GB Galvanising Racing[11] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 12 Australia Vince Gucciardo[11] Am 1
Australia Love Racing by EMS[12] Mercedes-AMG GT4 17 Australia Sam Brabham[12] S 1
Australia Bailey Love[12]
27 Australia Antonio Astuti[12] PA 1
Australia Rob Love[12]
Australia Nineteen Corporation[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 19 Australia Mark Griffith[11] Am 1
Australia Central West Prestige BMW[11] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 22 Australia Tim Leahey[11] Am 1
Australia Buckby Motors[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 23 United Kingdom Eddie Maguire[11] Am 1
United Kingdom Ben Newman[11]
Australia Team DNA Racing[13] McLaren Artura GT4 26 Australia Josh Buchan[13] PA 1
China Jason Yu[13]
Australia Randall Racing[14] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 32 Australia John Bowe[14] Am 1
Australia Jacob Lawrence[14]
BMW M4 GT4 33 Australia Jamie Augustine[11] Am 1
Australia Peter Lawrence[11]
Australia Miedecke Motorsport Group with Lubrimaxx[15] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) 35 Australia Rylan Gray[15] S 1
Australia George Miedecke[15]
Australia Gomersall Motorsports[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 36 Australia Jake Camilleri[11] S 1
Australia GT4 Australia[10] McLaren 570S GT4 40 Australia Karl Begg TBA
TBA
New Zealand Game Over by Keltic Racing[11] Mercedes-AMG GT4 101 United Kingdom Tony Quinn[11] Am 1
Australia TekworkX Motorsport[16] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 210 Australia Zoe Woods[16] S 1
Australia Daniel Stutterd[16] TBA
Australia Mark Cotterell Motorsport[17] Ginetta G55 GT4 750 Australia Mark Cotterell[17] PA 1
Australia Jarrod Hughes[17]
Australia Fierce Racing[10] Ginetta G55 GT4 TBA Australia Rob Rubis TBA
Australia Scott Turner
Australia Verve Racing[10] BMW M4 GT4 TBA Australia Steve Jukes TBA
TBA
Source:[18]
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,[11] but later withdrew.

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole Position Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Results
1 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australia #17 Love Racing by EMS Australia #35 Miedecke Motorsport Australia #26 DNA AutoSport Australia #22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Australia Sam Brabham
Australia Bailey Love 		Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Josh Buchan
China Jason Yu 		Australia Tim Leahey
R2 Australia #35 Miedecke Motorsport Australia #35 Miedecke Motorsport Australia #1 Method Motorsport Australia #22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Lachlan Mineeff
Australia Shane Smollen 		Australia Tim Leahey
2 R1 South Australia The Bend
R2
3 R1 Queensland Queensland
R2
4 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island
R2
5 R1 New South Wales Sydney
R2
6 R1 New South Wales Bathurst
R2

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ O'Brien, Connor (11 October 2023). "SRO to promotes standalone GT4 Australia series". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Monochrome GT4 Australia Announces Standalone Series in 2024". Motorsport Australia. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ Goodwin, Graham (20 December 2023). "SRO To Promote & Operate New For 2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Connor (1 February 2024). "GT4 out of Sandown SpeedSeries, TV details announced". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (9 October 2023). "Method Motorsport To Make Debut At Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Lachlan Mineeff joins Monochrome GT4 Australia with Shane Smollen and Method Motorsport". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (29 January 2024). "Reigning champion joins Mostert GT team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "Method Motorsport confirm driver line-ups for inaugural Monochrome GT4 Australia round". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b c O'Brien, Connor (24 January 2024). "Ryder Quinn to race GT4 with stepfather". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d "Entries Flowing for GT4 Maiden Season". Motorsport Australia. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Strong 19-car field debut for Monochrome GT4 Australia". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e O'Brien, Garry (3 April 2024). "Brabham and Astuti join new Mercedes AMG GT4 team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b c Bartholomaeus, Stefan (3 April 2024). "TCR champ scores McLaren drive". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  14. ^ a b c O'Brien, Garry (2 February 2024). "Lawrence and Bowe launch new BMW M4 GT4". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b c van Leeuwen, Andrew (9 April 2024). "Ford Mustang GT4 to debut at Phillip Island". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Zoe Woods set for GT4 debut in 2024". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "Mark Cotterell Master Jeweller adds class to Monochrome GT4 Australia". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - Phillip Island - Round 1" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_GT4_Australia_Series&action=edit&redlink=1