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SRO release 2024 GT World Challenge Australia Schedule

By Timothy Neal

Date posted: 2 November 2023

The SRO Motorsports Group has launched its seven date 2024 GT World Challenge Australia schedule, starting with February’s Bathurst 12 Hour.

After the SRO Motorsports Group announced it was taking control of both Australia’s GT3 and GT4 competitions, the GT3 calendar has followed the GT4 Australia Series release.

The calendar features both Sprint and Endurance rounds, as the GT WCA is set to reach levels of integration, growth, and profile through the SRO’s takeover, with six of the seven rounds taking place within the 2024 SpeedSeries calendar.

SunEnergy1 Racing 2023 Bathurst 12 hour

The opening round Bathurst 12 Hour will be one of two Endurance Cup events for the 2024 GT WCA season.

Combined as the first round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, Australia’s summer enduro returns to Mount Panorama for the first of two Endurance Cup events on the calendar with the Bathurst 12 Hour on February 16-18.

Four Sprint dates then follow, running from April to September, with Phillip Island set to host Round 2 on April 12-14, followed by The Bend on May 24-26, Queensland Raceway on July 19-21, and round in September with a venue that’s yet to be decided.

The second Endurance Cup round will then take place at SMP with a four hour race on October 18-20, with the final sprint round then seeing a return to the Mountain for the Bathurst International.

The second round at Phillip Island will kick of the Sprint component of the 2024 GT WCA season. Image: Daniel Kalisz Photographer

Sprint Championship

2 x 60 Minute Practice Sessions, Qualifying Minimum 2 x 20 Minute Sessions, Races 2 x 60 Minutes

Endurance Championship

280 Minutes of Practice, Qualifying 2 x 30 Minutes, Top 10 Shootout, Race 1 x 12 Hours (Bathurst 12 Hour)

 2 x 60 Minute Practice Sessions, Qualifying 2 x 20 Minutes, Super Pole Shootout, Race 1 x 4 Hours (Sydney Motorsport Park)

An overall title for teams and drivers will combine the Endurance and Sprint Cups.

2024 GT World Challenge Australia Calendar

Round 1: Bathurst 12 Hour February 16-18 *(Endurance Cup)

Round 2: Phillip Island April 12-14
Round 3: Shell V Power The Bend Motorsport Park May 24-26
Round 4: Queensland Raceway July 19-21
Round 5: TBC August 30 – September 1
Round 6: Sydney Motorsport Park October 18-20 *(Endurance Cup)
Round 7: Supercheap Auto Bathurst International November 8-10

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