GT3 and GT4 Australian GT Championship

the porsche 911 gt3 cup type 997 of 2009 , 2010 champion david wall @ opening round of 2010 australian gt championship.



the audi r8 lms of 2011 champion mark eddy



klark quinn won 2013 australian gt championship driving porsche 911 gt3-r type 997

the australian gt championship revived second time in 2005 after disbandment of australian nations cup championship. of competing 2004 cars remained eligible 2005, although controversial holden monaro 427c s had won 2 bathurst 24 hour races in 2002 , 2003 notable exception. because monaros under nations cup rules had been permitted use 7.0 litre, 427 cui ls6 chevrolet v8 engine had been used in chevrolet corvette c5-r, while road going cv8 monaros came 5.7 litre gen iii v8. australian porsche drivers championship (the former australian porsche cup) merged gt championship.

the fia gt3 regulations, in use in fia gt3 european championship core of new series. series vehicles reflected gt3, porsches, ferraris, lamborghinis, controversial mosler, although series regulations specified cars two-three years old cut down on costs. competing drivers seeded , penalised not flood series professional drivers other categories , increasing there has been emphassis on longer races, allowing more 1 driver per car.

the series has grown steadily, helped transition of bathurst 12 hour race production car race gt race. manufacturers have diversified porsche base , in addition 12 hour has seen creation of other long distance races, phillip island 101 , highlands 101 in new zealand.

the australian gt trophy series introduced support series in 2016, featuring older-specification gt3, gt4, challenge , marc cars. gt4 cars integrated main championship in 2018.