2010 Australian GT Championship

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]

2010 Australian GT Championship
Previous:	2009	Next:	2011

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	David Wall
Jocaro Motorsport	Lamborghini Gallardo Mosler MT900R	Championship	2	Dean Grant
	Dodge Viper GT3		3	Ross Lilley
	Audi R8 GT3		8	Mark Eddy
Consolidated Chemical	Lamborghini Gallardo	Championship	4	Peter Hackett
Taplin Real Estate	Lamborghini Gallardo	Championship	5	Andrew Taplin Kevin Weeks
Golf Car Solutions	Porsche 911 GT3 RS Type 996	Challenge	6	Jordan Ormsby
VIP Petfoods Racing	Mosler MT900 Aston Martin DBRS9 [4]	Championship	7	Tony Quinn
	Mosler MT900	Championship	12	Klark Quinn
Hallmarc Developments	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997	Championship	9	Marc Cini
	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Challenge	19	Michael Loccisano Marc Cini
Dutton Insurance	Lotus Exige S	Production	10	Mark O'Connor
MJR Airconditioning	Lamborghini Gallardo	Championship	11	Mark Seamons
Jim Richards Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Championship	15	Jim Richards
Weeks Building Group	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Challenge	16	Gary Dann
Inca Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Challenge	17	Ray Angus
Twigg Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997	Championship	18	Max Twigg
Magnapool	Dodge Viper GT3	Championship	20	Ian Palmer Greg Crick
Interauto Motorsport	Lamborghini Gallardo	Championship	21	Ross Zampatti
Beta Tools	Mosler MT900R	Championship	22	Ash Samadi
Freestones Transport	Chevrolet Corvette Z06	Production	25	Paul Freestone
Excen Corporate Centre	Chevrolet Corvette Z06	Production	26	Barrie Nesbitt
Maranello Motorsport	Ferrari F430 GT3	Championship	27	Nick O'Halloran
Trofeo Motorsport	Maserati Trofeo GT3	Challenge	29	Jim Manolios
	Maserati GranTurismo GT3	Championship
Kirrapak Sheetmetal	Lotus Elise HPE	Challenge	31	Tim Mackie
			32	David Mackie
Bayside Church	Ferrari F430 GT3	Championship	37	Hector Lester
Pelorus Property Group	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Challenge	39	Paul Tresidder
Supabarn Supermarkets	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997	Championship	47	Theo Koundouris
			69	James Koundouris
DFO	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Challenge	50	Calvin Pusterla
AMAC Motorsport	Mosler MT900R	Championship	51	Andrew MacPherson
Donut King Racing	Nissan GT-R	Production	54	Tony Alford
Castrol	Dodge Viper GTS ACR	Championship	55	Greg Crick
McGrath Estate Agents	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Challenge	56	Shane Smollen
Adrenalin.com.au	Dodge Viper GTS ACR	Championship	58	Richard Kimber
	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Challenge
Austral Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Challenge	63	Richard Green
Globe	Lamborghini Gallardo	Championship	66	Peter Hill
Pick Up Truck Pictures	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Challenge	67	Eric Bana
ULX 110 Proven Custom Blend Oil	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996	Challenge	74	Keith Wong Graeme Cook Kiang Kuan Wong
	Dodge Viper GT3	Championship	75	Rob Sherrard
One of a Kind	Lotus Exige S	Challenge	77	Timothy Poulton
Maranello Motorsport	Ferrari 360 Challenge	Challenge	77	Peter Edwards
Vic Air Supplies	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996	Challenge	88	Simon Middleton
	Lamborghini Gallardo	Championship
Clipper Motoryachts	Ascari KZ1-R	Championship	89	Darren Berry John Bowe
World Link International	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Challenge	89	Ivan Klasen
Pariah Motorsport	Lotus Exige GT3	Championship	98	Angelo Lazaris
Livi Bathroom Tissue	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	Challenge	99	Damien Flack Adrian Flack

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	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 Freestone

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 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 Gallardo Mosler 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 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 participate (DNP) 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. 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. 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. 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

External links

• Australian GT – Official website
• 2010 Race Results Archive
• 2010 Australian GT Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org