2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia

2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia season
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The 2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia is the 9th running. Ryan Simpson is the defending champion.^[1]

Team & Drivers

Team	Class	No.	Driver	Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services	A	1	Ryan Simpson	1
		10	Hamish Hardeman	1-2
CSF Radiators/Miles Advisory Partners	A	4	Tim Miles	1-2
Logicar Australia	A	6	Michael Stillwell	2
Asset Partner/Racing Dymanic	B	8	Neville Stewart	2
Triffle Bar + Venue	A	9	Tony Martin	1-2
htfu	A	13	Sam Shahin	1-2
Zoo York	A	17	Michael Vati	1
Hallmark Homes	A	19	Anthony Gilbertson	1-2
Melbourne Orthopaedic Group	B	21	Shane Barwood	1
Wrightlands GAM Soltronic	A	30	David Ryan	1-2
FREEM	B	32	Daniel Stutterd	1-2
Motorsport Leasing	A	34	Phil Morriss	1
			John Morriss	2
GAP Solutions / Ezi-POS	A	66	John Goodacre	1
Safe-T-Stop	B	69	Richard Gartner	2
Power Street Racing	A	72	Jim Campbell	2
Hunter French Real Estate	B	81	Michael Tsigeridis	1
Laser 3D/Force Accessories	A	82	Brian Finn	1-2
Simulate-It/Willship	A	91	Jaxon Evans	1-2
Super Rooster	A	95	Jake Klarich	1-2
Southern Star Window	A	99	Ross McGregor	1-2

All A class teams used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2010-2012) all B class team used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2006-2009). They all used Pirelli Tyres.^[2][3]

Race Calendar

The championship is being contested over eight rounds with rounds 3 & 4 being part of the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy.^[4]

Round	Circuit	City / State	Date	Format	Winning driver(s)
1	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	1–3 April	Three races	Ryan Simpson
2	Sydney Motorsport Park	Sydney, New South Wales	29 April-1 May	Three races	Jaxon Evans
3	Winton Motor Raceway	Winton, Victoria	10–12 June	Three races
4	Sydney Motorsport Park	Sydney, New South Wales	1–3 July	Three races
5	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	29–31 July	Three races
6	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	9–11 September	Three races

Championship Standings

Pos. Driver SAN SMP WIN SMP QLD PHI Pts. 1 Jaxon Evans 3 3 4 1 1 1 158 2 Hamish Hardeman 2 2 2 2 2 2 150 3 Tim Miles 4 4 3 8 4 4 114 4 Jake Klarich 8 5 7 3 3 3 110 5 Ryan Simpson 1 1 1 90 6 Sam Shahin 6 6 5 5 10 7 90 7 Anthony Gilbertson 9 7 8 9 6 6 78 8 Brian Finn 7 9 9 7 9 8 70 9 David Ryan Ret Ret DNS 4 5 5 56 10 John Goodacre 5 8 6 46 11 Ross McGregor 16 11 11 Ret 7 10 35 12 Danny Stutterd^† 12 13 13 11 12 11 24 13 Phil Morriss 11 10 10 22 14 Richard Gartner^† 10 11 12 18 15 Michael Vati 10 12 12 16 1 John Morriss 6 DNS DNS 16 17 Michael Stillwell 12 13 9 16 18 Jim Campbell Ret 8 Ret 12 19 Tony Martin 14 15 15 13 15 14 7 20 Michael Tsigeridis^† 13 14 14 4 21 Neville Steward^† 14 14 13 4 22 Shane Barwood^† 15 16 16 3

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) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap † - B Class

References

1. http://www.gt3cupchallenge.com.au/points/
2. Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Season Guide 2016|access-date=6 May 2016
3. "Entry Lists For Sandown". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
4. Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Season Guide 2016