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The 2024 GT4 Australia Series (commercially titled 2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series) was an Australian motorsport competition for GT4 cars. The championship was the inaugural running of a standalone GT4 Australia series having split from the Australian Production Car Series at the end of 2023, and was the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group.[1] Events were 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 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April GT World Challenge Australia 2 x 60mins
2 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May – 2 June 2 x 60mins
3 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August 1 x 60mins
1 x 3 Hours
4 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August 2 x 60mins
5 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 October 2 x 60mins
6 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November 2 x 60mins
Cancelled events
Victoria (state) 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
Australia Method Motorsport[6] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 1 Australia Lachlan Mineeff[7] PA 1–4
Australia Shane Smollen[8]
McLaren Artura GT4 24 Australia Nathan Morcom[9] S 1–3
Australia Tom McLennan[10] 2–3
Australia Jesse Bryan[9] 1
Australia Luke King[11] PA 4
Australia Anthony Levitt[11]
25 Australia Marcos Flack[9] S 1–4
Australia Tom Hayman[9]
Australia Thunder Buddies Racing[12] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 3 Australia Steve Jakic[12] PA 1–4
Australia Ryder Quinn[12]
Australia Gee Up[13][14] McLaren 570S GT4 8 Australia Chris Pappas[14] Am TBA
Australia Nemo Racing[11] McLaren 570S GT4 8 Australia Nash Morris[11] PA 4
Australia Paul Morris[11]
Australia Verve Racing[11] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 11 Australia Steve Jukes[11] Am 4
Australia GB Galvanising Racing[14] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 12 Australia Vince Gucciardo[14] Am 1–2
Australia Love Racing[15][16][N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT4 17 Australia Bailey Love[15] S 1–2
PA 3
Am 4 		1–4
Australia Sam Brabham[15] 1–3
Australia Rob Love[11] 4
27 Australia Antonio Astuti[15] PA 1–3
S 4 		1–4
Australia Rob Love[15] 1–3
Australia Sam Brabham[11] 4
Australia Nineteen Corporation[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 19 Australia Mark Griffith[14] Am 1–2, 4
PA 3 		1–4
Australia Nash Morris[17] 3
Ginetta G56 GT4 56 Australia Jesse Bryan[11] S 4
Australia Oscar Targett[11]
Australia Central West Prestige BMW[14][N 2] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 22 Australia Tim Leahey[14] Am 1
S 2, 4 		1–2, 4
Australia Cody Burcher[11] 4
Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport[18] TBA TBA TBA
Australia Buckby Motors[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 23 United Kingdom Ben Newman[14] Am 1, 3
United Kingdom Eddie Maguire[14] 1
Australia Beric Lynton[17] 3
Australia Team DNA Racing[19] McLaren Artura GT4 26 Australia Josh Buchan[19] PA 1–2
China Jason Yu[19]
Australia Mackay Goodwin Lloyds Auctions[20] Ginetta G55 GT4 29 Australia Rob Rubis[20] Am 2–3
Australia Scott Turner[20]
Australia Randall Racing[21] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 32 Australia Jacob Lawrence[21] Am 1–4
Australia John Bowe[21] 1, 3–4
BMW M4 GT4 33 Australia Jamie Augustine[14] Am 1
Australia Peter Lawrence[14]
BMW M4 GT4 Gen II Australia Jamie Augustine[14] 2–4
Australia Peter Lawrence[14]
Australia Miedecke Motorsport Group with Lubrimaxx[22] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) 35 Australia Rylan Gray[22] S 1–4
Australia George Miedecke[22]
Australia Gomersall Motorsports[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 36 Australia Jake Camilleri[14] S 1–4
Australia Aaron Seton[23] 3
Australia GT4 Australia[13] McLaren 570S GT4 40 Australia Karl Begg TBA
TBA
New Zealand Game Over by Keltic Racing[14] Mercedes-AMG GT4 101 Australia Tony Quinn[14] Am 1
PA 2–3 		1–2
New Zealand Jackson Rooney[24] 2
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Australia Tony Quinn[17] 3
New Zealand Matthew McCutcheon[17] 3
Australia TekworkX Motorsport[25] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 210 Australia Zoe Woods[25] S 1–4
Australia Daniel Stutterd[25] 3
Australia Tom McLennan[11] 4
Australia Mark Cotterell Motorsport[26] Ginetta G55 GT4 750 Australia Mark Cotterell[26] PA 1–3
Australia 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 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australia No. 17 Love Racing by EMS Australia No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group Australia No. 26 DNA AutoSport Australia No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Australia Sam Brabham
Australia Bailey Love 		Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Josh Buchan
China Jason Yu 		Australia Tim Leahey
R2 Australia No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group Australia No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group Australia No. 1 Method Motorsport Australia No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Result
Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Lachlan Mineeff
Australia Shane Smollen 		Australia Tim Leahey
2 R1 South Australia The Bend Australia No. 26 Zagame Autosport Australia No. 25 Method Motorsport Australia No. 1 Method Motorsport Australia No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Australia Josh Buchan
China Jason Yu 		Australia Tom Hayman
Australia Marcos Flack 		Australia Lachlan Mineeff
Australia Shane Smollen 		Australia Jacob Lawrence
R2 Australia No. 25 Method Motorsport Australia No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group Australia No. 1 Method Motorsport Australia No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Australia Tom Hayman
Australia Marcos Flack 		Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Lachlan Mineeff
Australia Shane Smollen 		Australia Jacob Lawrence
3 R1 Queensland Queensland Australia No. 750 Mark Cotterell Motorsport Australia No. 24 Method Motorsport Australia No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing Australia No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Australia Mark Cotterell
Australia Jarrod Hughes 		Australia Tom McLennan
Australia Nathan Morcom 		Australia Steve Jakic
Australia Ryder Quinn 		Australia John Bowe
Australia Jacob Lawrence
R2 Australia No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group New Zealand No. 101 Game Over by Keltic Racing Australia No. 32 Randall Racing Result
Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		New Zealand Matthew McCutcheon
Australia Tony Quinn 		Australia John Bowe
Australia Jacob Lawrence
4 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australia No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group Australia No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Australia No. 1 Method Motorsport Australia No. 24 Method Motorsport Result
Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Cody Burcher
Australia Tim Leahey 		Australia Lachlan Mineeff
Australia Shane Smollen 		Australia Anthony Levitt
R2 Australia No. 35 Miedecke Motorsport Group Australia No. 22 Central West Prestige BMW Australia No. 3 Thunder Buddies Racing Australia No. 19 Nineteen Corporation Result
Australia Rylan Gray
Australia George Miedecke 		Australia Cody Burcher
Australia Tim Leahey 		Australia Steve Jakic
Australia Ryder Quinn 		Australia Mark Griffith
5 R1 New South Wales Sydney
R2
6 R1 New South Wales 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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  1. ^ O'Brien, Connor (11 October 2023). "SRO to promotes standalone GT4 Australia series". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  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.
  7. ^ "Lachlan Mineeff joins Monochrome GT4 Australia with Shane Smollen and Method Motorsport". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (29 January 2024). "Reigning champion joins Mostert GT team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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  13. ^ a b "Entries Flowing for GT4 Maiden Season". Motorsport Australia. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  15. ^ a b c d e O'Brien, Garry (3 April 2024). "Brabham and Astuti join new Mercedes AMG GT4 team". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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  18. ^ O'Brien, Connor (30 April 2024). "Race winning TCR team expands GT4 fleet". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  19. ^ a b c Bartholomaeus, Stefan (3 April 2024). "TCR champ scores McLaren drive". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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  21. ^ a b c O'Brien, Garry (2 February 2024). "Lawrence and Bowe launch new BMW M4 GT4". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  22. ^ a b c van Leeuwen, Andrew (9 April 2024). "Ford Mustang GT4 to debut at Phillip Island". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  23. ^ O'Brien, Connor (25 July 2024). "Mercedes to power Seton's racing return". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Kiwi talent Jackson Rooney to partner Tony Quinn in GT4 Australia at The Bend". GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  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.
  30. ^ "2024 Monochrome GT4 Australia - Phillip Island - Round 4" (PDF). GT4 Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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