2009 Australian GT Championship
Introduction The '''2009 Australian GT Championship''' was an Australian national motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for drivers of closed production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GTs. It was the thirteenth Australian GT Championship.The GT Championship division for FIA GT3 specification vehicles was won by former Carrera Cup racer David Wall driving a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S for the family owned Wall Racing team, which included race victories at Albert Park, Phillip Island, Eastern Creek and Mount Panorama for a comfortable victory margin of almost 90 points over another former Carrera Cup racer James Koundouris. Veteran Jim Richards, driving Wall's 2008 Carrera Cup car, finished third in the championship. Neither Koundouris or Richards took race wins in the series. The other race winners were Craig Baird, whose Mosler dominated the opening round at Adelaide but the team was sold mid-season leaving Baird without a drive, Dean Grant, whose Lamborghini gained a win at Eastern Creek, and Max Twigg, who debuted a 997 GT3 Cup S similar to Wall's at the final round at Sydney Olympic Park to dominate the event.The GT Challenge division for older cars, (mostly Porsche 996 Carrera Cup cars and one-make specification Ferraris and Maseratis), was won by Jordan Ormsby whose Porsche GT3-RS dominated the series after Klark Quinn was moved from the Challenge division to the Championship division. Quinn won the first five races for the season prior to that. Michael Loccisano was second driving a 996 Carrera Cup with Keith Wong third driving a Ferrari 360.The GT Production division for production based sportscars Paul Freestone driving a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and a HSV Coupé GTS. Lotus Exige drivers Mark O'Connor and Tim Poulton completed the top three.
Teams and drivers David Wall won the championship driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997. (2010 image).The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Australian GT Championship.TeamCar DivisionNoDriver Jocaro Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 1  Mark Eddy 2  Dean Grant Dodge Viper GTS ACR 3  Ross Lilley Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 50  Calvin Pusterla Consolidated Chemical Company Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 4  Ted Huglin  John Bowe Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini Gallardo Championship 5  Andrew Taplin Golf Car Solutions Porsche 996 GT3 RS Challenge 6  Jordan Ormsby VIP Petfoods Racing Aston Martin DBRS9 Championship 7  Tony Quinn Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Challenge Championship 12  Klark Quinn Greg Murphy Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Championship 8  Simon Middleton Creative Colour Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 8  Jeff Bobik Hallmarc Developments Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 9  Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 19  Michael Loccisano SMS Commander Lotus Exige S Production 10  Mark O'Connor Briggs Motor Sport Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 11  John Briggs Jim Richards Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 15  Jim Richards Twigg Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 18  Max Twigg Team Palmer Dodge Viper GTS ACR Championship 20  Ian Palmer Bayside Church Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 21  Hector Lester Bruce Lynton BMW BMW M3 Production 23  Beric Lynton Freestone's Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06  Production 25  Paul Freestone Freestone Transport HSV Coupé GTS Production 26  Paul Freestone Maranello Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 27  Nick O'Halloran  Allan Simonsen Ferrari 360 Challenge Challenge 37  Andrew Barlow Trofeo Motorsport Maserati Trofeo Light Challenge 29  Jim Manolios  Rod Wilson Warrin Mining Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 30  Adam Wallis Kirchner Constructions Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 33  Fraser Kirchner PR Racing Technology Wall Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Championship 38  David Wall Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 Championship 39  Des Wall Championship Challenge  Paul Tresidder Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 58  Richard Kimber Italia Motori Maserati Trofeo Production 42  Kai Mysliwiecz Brennan Voice Data & IT Ferrari F430 GT3 Championship 43  David Stevens Supabarn Supermarkets Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 47  Theo Koundouris Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 69  James Koundouris AMAC Motorsport Lotus Exige S Production 51  Andrew MacPherson   Mike Reedy Mosler MT900R Championship  Andrew MacPherson Donut King Racing HSV Coupé GTS Nissan GT-R Production 54  Tony Alford John Teulan Racing Mosler MT900R Championship 55  Craig Baird 88  John Teulan McGrath Estate Agents Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 56  Shane Smollen Donut King Racing HSV Coupé GTS Production 56  Barrie Nesbitt Austral Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 63  Richard Green Racing Incident Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 66  Peter Hill Eric Bana Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Challenge 67  Eric Bana Juniper Racing   Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Championship 71  Shaun Juniper Bicycle Express Motorsport Ferrari 360 Challenge Challenge 74  Keith Wong OOAK Racing Lotus Exige S Production 77  Timothy Poulton Cue Lotus Elise HDPE Championship 78  Justin Levis Pariah Motorsport Lotus Exige GT3 Championship 98  Angelo Lazaris Maranello Motorsport   Ferrari 430 Challenge Challenge 99  Maher Algadrie
Race calendar The championship was contested over a six-round series. Within each division, each driver could count only his/her best five round results.Rd.EventCircuitLocation / stateDateFormatWinner Championship Challenge Production Rd 1 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 19–22 March Three races Craig Baird Klark Quinn Mark O'Connor Rd 2 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 26–29 March Three races David Wall Klark Quinn Paul Freestone Rd 3 Australian GT Classic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 16–17 May Two races David Wall Jordan Ormsby Paul Freestone Rd 4 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 18–19 July Three races David Wall Jordan Ormsby Paul Freestone Rd 5 Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–11 October Two races David Wall Paul Tresidder Paul Freestone Rd 6 Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 4–6 December Two races Max Twigg Michael Loccisano Tony Alford
Championship standings Points score sourced from:  Pos Driver CarRound 1  Ade.Round 2  Alb. Round 3  Phi.Round 4  Eas.Round 5  Bat.Round 6  Syd. PtsRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 1Race 2 '''GT Championship''' 1 David Wall Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 4th '''544''' 2 James Koundouris Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 6th 10th 8th 5th 4th 5th 4th 5th 6th 9th '''455.5''' 3 Jim Richards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Ret 13th 8th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 7th 6th '''451''' 4 Ross Lilley Dodge Viper GTS ACR 15th 18th 12th 14th 11th 3rd 4th 6th 5th 6th 7th 8th 8th 7th '''431.5''' 5 Dean Grant Lamborghini Gallardo 9th 8th 6th 8th Ret 11th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd Ret 13th 10th 8th '''404''' 6 Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 10th 9th 7th 11th 12th 9th Ret 7th 10th 9th 9th 9th 9th 5th '''389''' 7 Theo Koundouris Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Ret 11th Ret 10th 8th Ret 10th 8th 8th 7th 6th 7th 3rd 2nd '''371.5''' 8 Tony Quinn Aston Martin DBRS9 Ret Ret DNS 2nd 2nd 14th 16th Ret 9th Ret 11th 2nd 4th 3rd '''355''' 9 Max Twigg Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th Ret 11th Ret 6th Ret 1st 1st '''340.5''' 10 Mark Eddy Lamborghini Gallardo 8th 7th 11th 7th 7th 11th 2nd 3rd 7th 2nd DNS DNS '''334.5''' 11 Peter Hill Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 5th 6th 10th 18th 13th 12th 6th 11th 10th '''297''' 12 Ted Huglin Lamborghini Gallardo 20th 21st 18th 21st 19th 5th 9th 17th 18th 24th Ret '''294''' 13 Simon Middleton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 8th 12th 15th 19th 17th 24th '''216''' 14 Andrew Macpherson Mosler MT900R 15th 14th 11th 12th 16th 25th 21st '''213''' 15 Nick O'Halloran Ferrari F430 GT3 12th 10th 14th 15th 31st 4th 7th '''212.5''' 16 Ian Palmer Dodge Viper GTS ACR 17th 15th Ret Ret 23rd DNS 13th 19th Ret DNS 8th 10th Ret DNS '''210.5''' 17 Andrew Taplin Lamborghini Gallardo 7th Ret 19th 12th 9th 6th 5th '''197.5''' 18 Klark Quinn Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 2nd 3rd 5th Ret '''148.5''' 19 Craig Baird Mosler MT900R 1st 1st 1st Ret Ret '''114''' 20 Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430 GT3 4th 7th '''91.5''' Shaun Juniper Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 5th 6th '''91.5''' 22 John Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo 5th 9th '''87''' 23 Angelo Lazaris Lotus Exige GT3 Ret Ret 10th 11th 10th Ret Ret Ret Ret '''78''' 24 Des Wall Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 14th 16th 13th '''73''' 25 Shane Smollen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 13th 11th '''72''' David Stevens Ferrari F430 GT3 12th 16th '''72''' 27 Justin Levis Lotus Elise HDPE 17th 15th '''47''' 28 Paul Tresidder Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 20th 18th '''44''' Hector Lester Ferrari F430 GT3 4th 4th John TeulanMosler MT900R Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS John Briggs Dodge Viper GTS ACR Ret Ret DNS '''GT Challenge''' 1 Jordan Ormsby Porsche 996 GT3 RS 11th 12th 9th 13th 14th 17th 14th 11th 13th 9th 21st 15th 14th 15th '''531'''(601) 2 Michael Loccisano Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 18th 19th 15th Ret 20th 7th Ret 19th Ret 15th 12th '''345''' 3 Keith Wong Ferrari 360 Challenge 19th 23rd 17th 22nd 21st 21st 20th '''238''' 4 Andrew Barlow Ferrari 360 Challenge 16th 17th 16th 19th 17th 12th 12th DNS '''233''' 5 Paul Tresidder Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Type 996 13th 11th 16th 13th '''216''' 6 Richard Kimber Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 21st 20th Ret Ret DNS 20th Ret 20th 19th '''198.5''' 7 Klark Quinn Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 3rd 5th 5th 9th 10th '''190''' 8 Eric Bana Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 23rd 22nd 18th 14th '''156.5''' 9 Jim Manolios Maserati Trofeo Light 18th 15th '''102''' Rod Wilson Maserati Trofeo Light 18th 15th '''102''' 11 Calvin Pusterla Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 19th 17th '''93''' 12 Adam Wallis Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 13th 14th Ret '''66''' Jeff Bobik Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 16th 16th '''66''' 14 Fraser Kirchner Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 24th 24th '''57''' 15 Richard Green Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 27th 26th '''55''' Maher Algadrie Ferrari 430 Challenge DNS DNS '''GT Production''' 1 Paul Freestone Chevrolet Corvette Z06  HSV Coupé GTS 26th 25th 16th 17th 13th 15th 14th 10th 12th 23rd 23rd '''504.5''' 2 Mark O'Connor Lotus Exige S 22nd 24th 20th 32nd 28th 15th 18th Ret DNS DNS 14th 14th Ret 18th '''440''' 3 Tim Poulton Lotus Exige S Ret 22nd 21st 28th 29th 13th Ret 16th 18th 12th 16th Ret Ret Ret '''347.5''' 4 Tony Alford HSV Coupé GTS Nissan GT-R 29th 33rd Ret 16th 13th 18th 17th 22nd 22nd '''338''' 5 Beric Lynton BMW M3 24th Ret 22nd 25th 27th '''139''' 6 Kai Mysliwiecz Maserati Trofeo 14th 17th 15th '''100''' 7 Andrew Macpherson Lotus Exige S 23rd Ret DNS 30th 30th DNS DNS '''97''' 8 Barrie Nesbitt HSV Coupé GTS 31st 32nd '''60''' Mike Reedy Lotus Exige S DNS DNSNote: No points were awarded for the third race at Albert Park as the race was stopped due to incidents on the first lap.
Australian Tourist Trophy The 2009 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the driver gaining the highest aggregate points total in the Eastern Creek and Phillip Island rounds of the 2009 Australian GT Championship. The title, which was the twentieth Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by David Wall driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997.
References
External links *  2009 Race Results Archive Retrieved from Natsoft on 23 December 2009*  2009 AGTC Technical Regulations as archived at web.archive.org on 1 October 2009