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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

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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 1 x 60mins
1 x 3 Hours
4   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August 2 x 60mins
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

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Method Motorsport[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 1   Lachlan Mineeff[7] PA 1–4
  Shane Smollen[8]
McLaren Artura GT4 24   Nathan Morcom[9] S 1–3
  Tom McLennan[10] 2–3
  Jesse Bryan[9] 1
  Luke King[11] PA 4
  Anthony Levitt[11]
25   Marcos Flack[9] S 1–4
  Tom Hayman[9]
  Thunder Buddies Racing[12] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 3   Steve Jakic[12] PA 1–4
  Ryder Quinn[12]
  Gee Up[13][14] McLaren 570S GT4 8   Chris Pappas[14] Am TBA
  Nemo Racing[11] McLaren 570S GT4 8   Nash Morris[11] PA 4
  Paul Morris[11]
  Verve Racing[11] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 11   Steve Jukes[11] Am 4
  GB Galvanising Racing[14] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 12   Vince Gucciardo[14] Am 1–2
  Love Racing[15][16][N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT4 17   Bailey Love[15] S 1–2
PA 3
Am 4 		1–4
  Sam Brabham[15] 1–3
  Rob Love[11] 4
27   Antonio Astuti[15] PA 1–3
S 4 		1–4
  Rob Love[15] 1–3
  Sam Brabham[11] 4
  Nineteen Corporation[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 19   Mark Griffith[14] Am 1–2, 4
PA 3 		1–4
  Nash Morris[17] 3
Ginetta G56 GT4 56   Jesse Bryan[11] S 4
  Oscar Targett[11]
  Central West Prestige BMW[14][N 2] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 22   Tim Leahey[14] Am 1
S 2, 4 		1–2, 4
  Cody Burcher[11] 4
  Ashley Seward Motorsport[18] TBA   TBA TBA
  Buckby Motors[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 23   Ben Newman[14] Am 1, 3
  Eddie Maguire[14] 1
  Beric Lynton[17] 3
  Team DNA Racing[19] McLaren Artura GT4 26   Josh Buchan[19] PA 1–2
  Jason Yu[19]
  Mackay Goodwin Lloyds Auctions[20] Ginetta G55 GT4 29   Rob Rubis[20] Am 2–3
  Scott Turner[20]
  Randall Racing[21] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 32   Jacob Lawrence[21] Am 1–4
  John Bowe[21] 1, 3–4
BMW M4 GT4 33   Jamie Augustine[14] Am 1
  Peter Lawrence[14]
BMW M4 GT4 Gen II   Jamie Augustine[14] 2–4
  Peter Lawrence[14]
  Miedecke Motorsport Group with Lubrimaxx[22] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) 35   Rylan Gray[22] S 1–4
  George Miedecke[22]
  Gomersall Motorsports[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 36   Jake Camilleri[14] S 1–4
  Aaron Seton[23] 3
  GT4 Australia[13] McLaren 570S GT4 40   Karl Begg TBA
  TBA
  Game Over by Keltic Racing[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 101   Tony Quinn[14] Am 1
PA 2–3 		1–2
  Jackson Rooney[24] 2
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport   Tony Quinn[17] 3
  Matthew McCutcheon[17] 3
  TekworkX Motorsport[25] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 210   Zoe Woods[25] S 1–4
  Daniel Stutterd[25] 3
  Tom McLennan[11] 4
  Mark Cotterell Motorsport[26] Ginetta G55 GT4 750   Mark Cotterell[26] PA 1–3
  Jarrod Hughes[26]
Source:[27][28][29][30]
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,[14] but later withdrew.

Race Results

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Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole Position Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Results
1 R1   Phillip Island   No. 17 Love Racing by EMS   No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group   No. 26 DNA AutoSport   No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
  Sam Brabham
  Bailey Love 		  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Josh Buchan
  Jason Yu 		  Tim Leahey
R2   No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group   No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group   No. 1 Method Motorsport   No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Lachlan Mineeff
  Shane Smollen 		  Tim Leahey
2 R1   The Bend   No. 26 Zagame Autosport   No. 25 Method Motorsport   No. 1 Method Motorsport   No. 32 Randall Racing Result
  Josh Buchan
  Jason Yu 		  Tom Hayman
  Marcos Flack 		  Lachlan Mineeff
  Shane Smollen 		  Jacob Lawrence
R2   No. 25 Method Motorsport   No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group   No. 1 Method Motorsport   No. 32 Randall Racing Result
  Tom Hayman
  Marcos Flack 		  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Lachlan Mineeff
  Shane Smollen 		  Jacob Lawrence
3 R1   Queensland   No. 750 Mark Cotterell Motorsport   No. 24 Method Motorsport   No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing   No. 32 Randall Racing Result
  Mark Cotterell
  Jarrod Hughes 		  Tom McLennan
  Nathan Morcom 		  Steve Jakic
  Ryder Quinn 		  John Bowe
  Jacob Lawrence
R2   No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group   No. 101 Game Over by Keltic Racing   No. 32 Randall Racing Result
  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Matthew McCutcheon
  Tony Quinn 		  John Bowe
  Jacob Lawrence
4 R1   Phillip Island   No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group   No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW   No. 1 Method Motorsport   No. 24 Method Motorsport Result
  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Cody Burcher
  Tim Leahey 		  Lachlan Mineeff
  Shane Smollen 		  Anthony Levitt
R2   No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group   No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW   No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing   No. 19 Nineteen Corporation Result
  Rylan Gray
  George Miedecke 		  Cody Burcher
  Tim Leahey 		  Steve Jakic
  Ryder Quinn 		  Mark Griffith
5 R1   Sydney
R2
6 R1   Bathurst
R2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Car No. 17 entered as Love Racing in rounds 1 and 2, and as Love Racing by Volante Rosso Motorsport in rounds 3 and 4. Car No. 27 entered as Love Racing in rounds 1 to 3, and as Love Racing by Volante Rosso Motorsport in round 4.
  2. ^ Car No. 22 operated by Ashley Seward Motorsport.

References

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  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. ^ Goodwin, Graham (9 May 2024). "New Phillip Island GT Festival Completes 2024 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Connor (1 February 2024). "GT4 out of Sandown SpeedSeries, TV details announced". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (9 October 2023). "Method Motorsport To Make Debut At Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  8. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (29 January 2024). "Reigning champion joins Mostert GT team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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  10. ^ "Tom McLennan to race McLaren GT4 at The Bend". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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  23. ^ O'Brien, Connor (25 July 2024). "Mercedes to power Seton's racing return". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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  25. ^ a b c "Zoe Woods set for GT4 debut in 2024". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  26. ^ 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.
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  28. ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - The Bend - Round 2" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  29. ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - Queensland - Round 3" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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