RECORD GRID FOR AUSTRALIAN GT TROPHY SERIES AT QR
The Australian GT Trophy series will have a record grid as it takes the track for Round 3 at Queensland Raceway as part of this weekends Shannons Nationals.
21 cars across three classes (Trophy, Challenge Modern, and MARC) will compete in two 50 minute races on Sunday. Practice and qualifying will be completed on Saturday.
Four MARC Cars will be added to the field with Keith Kassulke, Jake Camilleri, Geoff Taunton and Jason Busk joining the grid in addition to John Goodacre who has been competing in the series all year.
Other new additions to the field include Jamie Arratoon and John Nikolovski who will team up in a Ferrari 458 Challenge and Garry Mennell and Kean Booker will also make their series debut behind the wheel Porsche 997.
At the halfway point of the series, Steve McLaughlan currently leads with a solid 125 point lead over fellow Audi drivers Rod Salmon and Rick Mensa.
Australian GT Trophy Series Round 3 Entry List: Queensland Raceway
# | Team | Car | Drivers |
1 | Audi Sport Customer Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Rob Smith |
6 | Audi Sport Customer Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Rod Salmon |
10 | Harcourts Epping | Porsche 997 | Emanuel Mezzasalma |
12 | Anarik Racing | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Jamie Arratoon/John Nikolovski |
17 | Travers Beynon Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Travers Beynon |
19 | Griffith Corporation | Ferrari F430 | Mark Griffith |
22 | CCC Polished Concrete | Audi R8 LMS | Rick Mensa |
23 | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Matthew Stoupas |
33 | Fiorano Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Scott Hookey |
40 | On Track Motorsport | Porsche 997 | Garry Mennell/Kean Booker |
66 | Gap Solutions/SEKTOR | MARC Focus V8 | John Goodacre |
69 | Safe-T-Stop | Lamborghini Gallardo | Richard Gartner |
72 | Whitlock Bull Bars | Audi R8 LMS | Con Whitlock |
75 | Audi Sport Customer Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Steve McLaughlan |
77 | JJA Consulting Group | Lamborghini Gallardo | Jan Jinadasa |
88 | Audi Sport Customer Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Rio Nugara |
91 | MARC Cars Australia | MARC Focus V8 | Keith Kassulke |
93 | MARC Cars Australia | MARC Mazda V8 | Jake Camilleri |
94 | MARC Cars Australia | MARC Mazda V8 | TBC |
95 | Eastgate Engineering | MARC Focus V8 | Geoff Taunton/Jason Busk |
147 | Mack Bros Roofing Products | Ferrari 458 GT3 | Wayne Mack |
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