The 2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Series presented by Pirelli was the ninth running of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia. The series commenced at Sandown Raceway on April 1st & concluded at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on September 11th.

The series would be won by Hamish Hardeman.

Team and drivers Team Class No. Driver Rounds Sonic Motor Racing Services A 1 Ryan Simpson 1 10 Hamish Hardeman All CSF Radiators/Miles Advisory Partners A 4 Tim Miles All Logicar Australia A 6 Michael Stillwell 2-3,6 Asset Partner/Racing Dynamic B 8 Neville Stewart 2,4 Triffle Bar + Venue A 9 Tony Martin 1-2,4-6 OLOF/Cosmetic Dental Spa B 12 Brendon Cook 5-6 htfu A 13 Sam Shahin All Chris Stillwell A 16 Chris Stillwell 3 Zoo York A 17 Michael Vati 1 Hallmark Homes/Motiv8 RacingMovie 8 Racing A 19 Anthony Gilbertson All Melbourne Orthopaedic Group B 21 Shane Barwood 1,3-6 Wrightlands GAM Soltronic A 30 David Ryan 1-4 FREEM B 32 Daniel Stutterd 1-3,5 Motorsport Leasing A 34 Phil Morriss 1 John Morriss 2,4-5 GAP Solutions / Ezi-POS A 66 John Goodacre 1 Safe-T-Stop B 69 Richard Gartner 2 Power Street Racing A 72 Jim Campbell 2-5 Hunter French Real Estate B 81 Michael Tsigeridis 1,3,6 Laser 3D/Force Accessories A 82 Brian Finn All Kalus Kenny Itelex Lawyers A 90 Sven Burchartz 6 Simulate-It/Willship A 91 Jaxon Evans All Super RoosterScott Taylor Motorsport A 95 Jake Klarich All B 222 Scott Taylor 5 Southern Star Window A 99 Ross McGregor All

All A class teams used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2010-2012) all B class team used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2006-2009). They all used Pirelli Tyres.Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Season Guide 2016|access-date=6 May 2016

Race calendar The series is being contested over eight rounds with rounds 3 & 4 being part of the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy.Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Season Guide 2016 Round Circuit City / state Date Format Winning driver(s) 1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 1–3 April Three races Ryan Simpson 2 Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 29 April-1 May Three races Jaxon Evans 3 Winton Motor Raceway Winton, Victoria 10–12 June Three races Hamish Hardeman 4 Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 1–3 July Three races Hamish Hardeman 5 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 29–31 July Three races Jaxon Evans 6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–11 September Three races Jaxon Evans

Series standings Driver SAN SMP WIN SMP QLD PHI Pts.1 Hamish Hardeman 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 4332 Jaxon Evans 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 Ret 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4143 Jake Klarich 8 5 7 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 Ret 3 3 3 Ret DNS 3114 Tim Miles 4 4 3 8 4 4 4 11 6 5 6 4 3 Ret Ret 9 3 3 2425 Sam Shahin 6 6 5 5 10 7 8 6 5 6 7 6 5 5 Ret 4 10 5 2386 Anthony Gilbertson 9 7 8 9 6 6 9 Ret 7 9 10 5 13 6 4 5 4 4 1947 Brian Finn 7 9 9 7 9 8 6 Ret 11 10 8 9 6 7 5 6 11 7 1868 Jim Campbell Ret 8 Ret 7 3 4 7 Ret 7 4 4 10 1449 David Ryan Ret Ret DNS 4 5 5 5 4 10 4 4 DNS 14210 Ross McGregor 16 11 11 Ret 7 10 12 Ret 15 11 9 8 12 8 6 10 5 9 10811 Ryan Simpson 1 1 1 9312 Danny Stutterd† 12 13 13 11 12 11 11 8 12 8 12 8 7413 Michael Stillwell 12 13 9 10 5 8 7 6 8 6814 Shane Barwood† 15 16 16 15 9 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 9 10 5415 John Goodacre 5 8 6 4616 John Morriss 6 DNS DNS 8 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 4617 Tony Martin 14 15 15 13 15 14 13 12 10 9 13 9 13 8 Ret 4518 Scott Taylor† 10 9 7 3219 Brendon Cook† 7 10 Ret 11 7 Ret 2820 Chris Stillwell 13 7 9 2621 Phil Morriss 11 10 10 2222 Richard Gartner† 10 11 12 1823 Michael Vati 10 12 12 1624 Michael Tsigeridis† 13 14 14 14 10 14 14 Ret 1525 Sven Burchartz 8 Ret 6 1226 Neville Steward† 14 14 13 14 Ret 12 9Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap † - B Class

See also 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

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