2005 Australian GT Championship

The 2005 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of "Closed Production Based GT Cars".[1]

2005 Australian GT Championship
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It was the ninth Australian GT Championship and the first to be held since 1985.[2] CAMS revived the GT Championship after the demise of the Australian Nations Cup Championship at the end of 2004.

Schedule

The title was contested over a five-round series with three races per round.[3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 25 classified finishers in each race.[1] An additional 3 points were awarded to the fastest qualifier at each round.[1]

Results
Position [3] Driver [3] No.[4] Car [4] Entrant [4] R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total [3]
1 Bryce Washington 54 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Adrad Radiators 92 70 99 99 102 462
2 Peter Hackett 5 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia 117 79 114 104 - 414
3 Ian Palmer 20 Honda NSX Instant Foundation 28 87 84 78 - 277
4 John Teulan 88 Ferrari 360 Challenge Industry Central - Stahlwille 69 77 73 44 - 263
5 Neil Bryson 25 Ferrari 360 Challenge CGA Bryson Developments - 71 63 76 - 210
6 Claude Giorgi 27 Porsche 996 GT3 Claude Giorgi 61 71 69 - - 201
7 Ted Huglin 4 Ferrari 360 GT Consolidated Chemicals Co 36 59 59 - - 154
8 Greg Crick 3 Dodge Viper GTS ACR Crickcars.Com.Au - - - - 111 111
9 Dean Savage 57 Ferrari 360 Challenge Dean Savage 42 47 - - - 89
10 Mark Eddy 12 Porsche 996 GT3 R Mark Eddy 78 - - - - 78
11 Geoff Munday 10 Ford Mustang Cobra RA Jim Beam Racing - 18 - 58 - 76
12 Ross Lilley 66 Ferrari 360 Challenge Speed Energy Drinks - - - - 65 65
13 Garth Rainsbury 66 Ferrari 360 Challenge Garth Rainsbury - - - 63 - 63
14 Rusty French 6 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia 55 - - - - 55
15 D'Arcy Russell 7 Dodge Viper GTS ACR D'Arcy Russell - - - 38 - 38

Australian Porsche Drivers Challenge

The Australian Porsche Drivers Challenge, which was run concurrently with the Australian GT Championship, was won by Bryce Washington.[3]

References
  1. CAMS Bulletin B05/065 - 2005 Australian GT Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations, Re-issue, 13 July 2005
  2. 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  3. Grant Rowley, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 1/2005, pages 134-137
  4. Race Results Archive - 2005 Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 20 May 2010
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