2012 Australian GT Championship

The 2012 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship open to GT style closed production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GTs.

The championship was won by Klark Quinn driving a Porsche 911 GT3-R. After consolidation from three divisions to two in 2011, the 2012 series saw an expansion to four divisions, based on vehicle eligibility and specification.

[1] The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian GT Championship.

[4] Points were awarded in each division for each qualifying session and each race at each round according to the following table.

[12] The title, which was the 23rd Australian Tourist Trophy,[12] was won by Peter Hackett driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.

Peter Hacket ( Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 ) placed second in the GT Championship
Peter Edwards & John Bowe ( Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 ) placed third in the GT Championship
Ben Eggleston ( Aston Martin DBRS9 ) placed sixth in the GT Championship
John Briggs ( Audi R8 LMS ) placed 12th in the GT Championship
Kevin Weeks ( Ford GT ) placed 17th in the GT Championship
Andrew Taplin ( Lamborghini Gallardo ) placed second in the GT Trophy