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The 2018 Australian GT Championship was the: 22nd running of the——Australian GT Championship, a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to FIA GT3 cars and similar cars as approved for the "championship." The championship commenced on 23 March 2018 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on 14 October at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The 2018 Australian Endurance Championship was contested concurrently with Rounds 2, 4 and "6 of the GT Championship." It was the 15th Australian Endurance Championship.
The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery driving an Audi R8 LMS and the Australian Endurance Championship by Max Twigg and Tony D'Alberto who shared a Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Race calendar※
The Australian GT Championship was contested over six rounds and the Australian Endurance Championship over three rounds. Each race, "with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship," included at least one compulsory timed pit stop.
- Australian GT Championship
Round | Circuit | Location | Race format | Date |
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1 | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 4 x 25 min | 23–25 March |
2 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 1 x 86 laps | 14–15 April |
3 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 3 x 40 min | 12–13 May |
4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 1 x 101 laps | 2–3 June |
5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 3 x 40 min | 4–5 August |
6 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Waikato, New Zealand | 1 x 101 laps | 13–14 October |
- Australian Endurance Championship
Round | Circuit | Location | Race format | Date |
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1 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 1 x 86 laps | 14–15 April |
2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 1 x 101 laps | 2–3 June |
3 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Waikato, New Zealand | 1 x 101 laps | 13–14 October |
Australian GT Championship※
Teams and drivers※
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