AUSTRALIAN GT BATTLE HEADS TO TOWNSVILLE
The Australian GT Championship heads up to Townsville for it’s fourth and penultimate round of the 2017 season this weekend.
It’ll be the fourth appearance for Australian GT at the Reid Park street circuit as the championship battle heats up.
With wins at Albert Park and Barbagallo, Liam Talbot currently leads the points standings with 393 points in the MEGA Racing Porsche.
Still in contention are Roger Lago (JBS Australia Lamborghini R-EX) and Geoff Emery (partnered with Kelvin van der Linde in the Valvoline Jamec Pem Audi R8 LMS) who are tied in second place, just 28 points behind.
Last years Townsville GT race winner, Tony Walls, could upset the title contenders and challenge for race wins as jumps back behind the wheel of his Objective Racing McLaren 650S GT3, after sitting out the round in Western Australia.
Australian GT will take to circuit six times across the weekend, starting with practice on Friday (July 7) morning ahead of two qualifying sessions on Saturday (July 8).
They will set the grid for the first of three 40-minute races, starting on Saturday afternoon before culminating with two races on Sunday (July 9).
Australian GT Round 4 Entry List – Townsville
# | Team | Car | Drivers |
3 | Ah Apartments | Audi R8 LMS | Ash Samadi |
7 | Darrell Lea | McLaren 650S GT3 | Tony Quinn |
8 | WM Waste Management Services | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Max Twigg |
9 | Hallmarc Constructions | Audi R8 LMS | Marc Cini |
11 | Objective Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | Tony Walls |
14 | PM Motorsport | Lamborghini R-EX | Peter Major |
19 | Hogs Breath Café/Griffith Corporation | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mark Griffith |
23 | JBS Australia | Lamborghini R-EX | Roger Lago |
24 | Moveitnet/AFS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Tony Bates |
29 | Pirelli/Trofeo Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Jim Manolios/Ryan Millier |
44 | Supabarn Supermarkets | Audi R8 LMS | James Koundouris/Ash Walsh |
48 | Interlloy M Motorsport | Lamborghini R-EX | Glen Wood |
51 | AMAC Motorsport/IMAK/Kwitmit | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Andrew Macpherson/Brad Shiels |
59 | YNA Autosport/McElrea Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | Fraser Ross |
74 | Valvoline Jamec Pem | Audi R8 LMS | Geoff Emery/Kelvin van der Linde |
100 | BMW Team SRM | BMW M6 GT3 | Steve Richards/James Bergmuller |
222 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Scott Taylor |
911 | MEGA Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Liam Talbot |
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