2006 Australian GT Championship


The 2006 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of closed, production based sports cars. It was open to vehicles approved by the FIA for International GT3 competition and to similar models as approved by CAMS.
The title, which was the tenth Australian GT Championship, was won by Greg Crick driving a Dodge Viper GTS ACR.

Round schedule

The championship was contested over eight rounds.
RoundCircuitStateDateFormatWinning driverCar
1Wakefield Park RacewayNew South Wales5 MarchThree racesAllan SimonsenFerrari F360 GT
2Mount Panorama CircuitNew South Wales15 AprilTwo racesGreg CrickDodge Viper GTS ACR
3Oran Park RacewayNew South Wales7 MayThree racesBryce WashingtonPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
4Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitVictoria21 MayThree racesAllan SimonsenFerrari F360 GT
5Mallala Motor Sport ParkSouth Australia25 JuneThree racesBryce WashingtonPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Car Type 996
6Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitVictoria20 AugustOne raceD'Arcy RussellDodge Viper GTS ACR
7Queensland RacewayQueensland3 SeptemberOne raceSven BurchartzPorsche 911 GT3 Type 997
8Eastern Creek International RacewayNew South Wales26 NovemberTwo racesDavid WallPorsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996

Points system

Three championship points were awarded to the fastest qualifier for each round. For rounds composed of three races, points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 to the first 25 finishers in each race. All other rounds attracted the same total number of points regardless of the number of races.

Championship results

Note: Total points scored and championship positions attained have been adjusted to override points summation errors in the published results retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au