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]
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2010, australian, championship, previous, 2009, next, 2011, cams, sanctioned, australian, motor, racing, championship, open, closed, production, based, sports, cars, which, were, either, approved, competition, approved, cams, australian, championship, which, 1. 2010 Australian GT Championship Previous 2009 Next 2011 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 Contents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Race calendar 3 Points system 4 Championship standings 5 Australian Tourist Trophy 6 References 7 External linksTeams and drivers edit nbsp David Wall won the championship driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 nbsp Dean Grant placed third driving a Lamborghini Gallardo pictured and a Mosler MT900R nbsp Mark Eddy placed sixth driving an Audi R8 LMS nbsp Ian Palmer placed 13th driving a Dodge Viper GT3 nbsp Ross Lilley placed 14th driving a Dodge Viper GT3 nbsp 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 nbsp David Wall Jocaro Motorsport Lamborghini GallardoMosler MT900R Championship 2 nbsp Dean Grant Dodge Viper GT3 3 nbsp Ross Lilley Audi R8 GT3 8 nbsp Mark Eddy Consolidated Chemical Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 4 nbsp Peter Hackett Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 5 nbsp Andrew Taplin nbsp Kevin Weeks Golf Car Solutions Porsche 911 GT3 RS Type 996 Challenge 6 nbsp Jordan Ormsby VIP Petfoods Racing Mosler MT900 Aston Martin DBRS9 4 Championship 7 nbsp Tony Quinn Mosler MT900 Championship 12 nbsp Klark Quinn Hallmarc Developments Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 9 nbsp Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 19 nbsp Michael Loccisano nbsp Marc Cini Dutton Insurance Lotus Exige S Production 10 nbsp Mark O Connor MJR Airconditioning Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 11 nbsp Mark Seamons Jim Richards Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 15 nbsp Jim Richards Weeks Building Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 16 nbsp Gary Dann Inca Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 17 nbsp Ray Angus Twigg Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 18 nbsp Max Twigg Magnapool Dodge Viper GT3 Championship 20 nbsp Ian Palmer nbsp Greg Crick Interauto Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 21 nbsp Ross Zampatti Beta Tools Mosler MT900R Championship 22 nbsp Ash Samadi Freestones Transport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production 25 nbsp Paul Freestone Excen Corporate Centre Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production 26 nbsp Barrie Nesbitt Maranello Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 27 nbsp Nick O Halloran Trofeo Motorsport Maserati Trofeo GT3 Challenge 29 nbsp Jim Manolios Maserati GranTurismo GT3 Championship Kirrapak Sheetmetal Lotus Elise HPE Challenge 31 nbsp Tim Mackie 32 nbsp David Mackie Bayside Church Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 37 nbsp Hector Lester Pelorus Property Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 39 nbsp Paul Tresidder Supabarn Supermarkets Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 47 nbsp Theo Koundouris 69 nbsp James Koundouris DFO Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 50 nbsp Calvin Pusterla AMAC Motorsport Mosler MT900R Championship 51 nbsp Andrew MacPherson Donut King Racing Nissan GT R Production 54 nbsp Tony Alford Castrol Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 55 nbsp Greg Crick McGrath Estate Agents Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 56 nbsp Shane Smollen Adrenalin com au Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 58 nbsp Richard Kimber Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge Austral Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 63 nbsp Richard Green Globe Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 66 nbsp Peter Hill Pick Up Truck Pictures Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 67 nbsp Eric Bana ULX 110 Proven Custom Blend Oil Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Challenge 74 nbsp Keith Wong nbsp Graeme Cook Kiang Kuan Wong Dodge Viper GT3 Championship 75 nbsp Rob Sherrard One of a Kind Lotus Exige S Challenge 77 nbsp Timothy Poulton Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 360 Challenge Challenge 77 nbsp Peter Edwards Vic Air Supplies Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Challenge 88 nbsp Simon Middleton Lamborghini Gallardo Championship Clipper Motoryachts Ascari KZ1 R Championship 89 nbsp Darren Berry nbsp John Bowe World Link International Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 89 nbsp Ivan Klasen Pariah Motorsport Lotus Exige GT3 Championship 98 nbsp Angelo Lazaris Livi Bathroom Tissue Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Challenge 99 nbsp Damien Flack nbsp Adrian FlackRace calendar editThe 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 Jordan Ormsby Mark O Connor Rd 2 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne Victoria 25 28 March Max Twigg Damien Flack Mark O Connor Rd 3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney New South Wales 20 30 May David Wall Damien Flack Adrian Flack Paul Freestone Rd 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Victoria 10 11 July James Koundouris Shane Smollen Tony Alford Rd 5 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst New South Wales 7 10 October Tony Quinn Shane Smollen Paul Freestone Rd 6 Sandown Raceway Melbourne Victoria 19 21 November Tony Quinn Shane Smollen Paul FreestonePoints system editPoints 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 editPos 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 James Koundouris Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Ret 7th 4th 2nd 2nd Ret 5th 1st 1st 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 445 5 3 Dean Grant Lamborghini GallardoMosler MT900R 11th 6th 9th 5th 5th 7th 4th 2nd 3rd 8th 7th 19th 8th 440 5 4 Tony Quinn 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 Mark Eddy Audi R8 GT3 DNS 16th 12th 8th 7th 3rd 2nd 9th 8th 3rd 3rd 386 5 7 Greg Crick Dodge Viper GT3 3rd 2nd 2nd 11th 6th 15th Ret 5th 6th 4th Ret Ret 10th 338 8 Max Twigg Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 2nd Ret 5th 1st 1st Ret Ret 4th 2nd 6th 5th Ret DNS 334 9 Simon Middleton Lamborghini Gallardo 19th 11th 9th 9th Ret 8th 12th 14th 9th 7th 327 10 Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 7th 5th 6th 12th DNS 8th Ret 11th 11th 5th 6th 322 5 11 Ash Samadi Mosler MT900R 8th 12th 13th 18th DNS 8th 7th Ret DNS 16th Ret 4th 4th 316 12 Peter Hill Lamborghini Gallardo 25th 14th 15th 10th DNS 6th 8th 6th Ret 6th 15th 307 5 13 Ian Palmer Dodge Viper GT3 Ret 15th 17th 15th 13th 15th Ret 15th 7th 10 203 14 Ross Lilley Dodge Viper GT3 5th 4th 7th 14th 9th 7th DNS DNS DNS 10 174 5 15 Theo Koundouris Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 12th 9th 10th Ret Ret DNS DNS 7th 6th 165 5 16 Andrew Macpherson Mosler MT900R 22nd 20th Ret DNS DNS 23rd Ret 11th 11th 154 17 Richard Kimber 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 Kevin Weeks Lamborghini Gallardo 4th Ret Ret DNS 10th 9th 127 5 20 Klark Quinn Mosler MT900 DNS DNS DNS 2nd 2nd 105 21 Andrew Taplin Lamborghini Gallardo 6th 10th 8th 13th 14th 30 101 22 Mark Seamons Lamborghini Gallardo Ret DNS 15th 17th 75 23 Darren Berry Ascari KZ1 R Ret Ret 24th Ret 21st 54 5 24 Ross Zampatti Lamborghini Gallardo 28th 24th 38 Nick O Halloran Ferrari F430 GT3 23rd 29th 38 Rob Sherrard Dodge Viper GT3 27th 25th Ret DNS 38 27 Jim Manolios Maserati GranTurismo GT3 31st 30th 34 28 Angelo Lazaris Lotus Exige GT3 15th 31 5 29 John Bowe Ascari KZ1 R 7th Ret 29 NC Hector Lester Ferrari F430 GT3 22nd 10th GT Challenge 1 Shane Smollen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 18th 13th 16th Ret 23rd 12th 10th 12th 9th 14th 15th 12th 9th 20 516 2 Michael Loccisano Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 14th 22nd 20th Ret 20th 19th 14th 11th 10th 19th Ret 10th Ret 396 3 Ray Angus Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 20th 17th 19th 20th 15th 14th Ret 20th 16th 20th 20th 30 377 5 4 Paul Tresidder Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Ret 21st 11th 12th 17th Ret 13th 13th 286 5 5 Damien Flack Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 17th 12th 10th 11th 10th 13th 283 6 Adrian Flack Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 10th 11th 10th 13th 210 7 Keith Wong Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Ret DNS DNS 21st 16th 20th 13th 14th Ret Ret DNS 10 191 5 8 Jordan Ormsby Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 15th 11th 14th 16th Ret 147 9 Gary Dann Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 13th 18th 18th 103 10 Eric Bana Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 13th 11th 96 11 Peter Edwards Ferrari 360 Challenge 20th 19th 94 5 12 Simon Middleton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 17th 19th 21st 93 13 Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 19th 14th 91 5 14 Jim Manolios Maserati Trofeo GT3 24th 26th 25th 87 15 Richard Green Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 29th 27th 58 16 Ivan Klasen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 9th Ret 96 17 Graeme Cook Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 20th 13th 48 18 Richard Kimber Dodge Viper GTS ACR 13th Ret 48 19 Kiang Kuan Wong Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 14th Ret 45 20 Tim Mackie Lotus Elise HPE Ret 19th 31 21 David Mackie Lotus Elise HPE 25th Ret 31 NC Calvin Pusterla Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 DNS DNS 0 GT Production 1 Paul Freestone 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 Mark O Connor Lotus Exige S 19th 21st 22nd 26th 18th 21st Ret Ret DNS 15th 12th 8th 14th 449 5 4 Barrie Nesbitt Chevrolet Corvette Z06 18th 17th 24th 18th 18th 20th 292 5 5 Timothy Poulton Lotus Exige S 32nd 22nd 67 Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third 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 editThe 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 edit a b c d e f g 2010 Australian GT Championship Sporting amp Technical Regulations Version 4 www australiangt com au as archived at web archive org Stefan Bartholomaeus Gone Large Vodka O Australian GT Championship The Annual Australian Motorsport Number 8 2010 pages 78 80 CAMS HEARING RESULT ROUND 2 AGP www australiangt com au as archived at web archive org a b c Round Points GT Championship www australiangt com au as archived at web archive org 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 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 Eastern Creek International Raceway 30 05 2010 Sports Car Carnival 2010 National Software 30 May 2010 Retrieved 4 June 2010 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 11 07 2010 2010 Australian GT Championship Round 4 National Software 11 July 2010 Retrieved 12 July 2010 Mount Panorama Bathurst 10 10 2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 2010 V8 Supercars Race 18 National Software 10 October 2010 Retrieved 12 October 2010 GT Championship points www australiangt com au as archived at web archive org GT Challenge points www australiangt com au as archived at web archive org GT Production points www australiangt com au as archived at web archive org a b Australian Titles docs cams com au As archived at www webcitation org on 16 July 2014 Long distance dual for Vodka O Australian GT Championship at Phillip Island amp the CAMS Australian Tourist Trophy 23 07 2010 www australiangt com au as archived at www webcitation orgExternal links editAustralian GT Official website 2010 Race Results Archive 2010 Australian GT Championship Sporting amp Technical Regulations as archived at www webcitation org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 Australian GT Championship amp oldid 1211453796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
