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.
It was the 16th Australian GT Championship, the twelfth to be contested over a multi-event championship, and the eighth to be contested since the title was revived in 2005.
The series had a new owner for 2012, with seasoned GT racer Tony Quinn taking over the series towards the end of the 2011 season.
The championship was won by Klark Quinn driving a Porsche 911 GT3-R.
Divisions
After consolidation from three divisions to two in 2011, the 2012 series saw an expansion to four divisions, based on vehicle eligibility and specification.- GT Championship – for FIA GT3 specification vehicles
- GT Trophy – for older specification FIA GT3 vehicles
- GT Challenge – for cars that no longer fit within the GT Championship and Trophy divisions
- GT Sports – for GT4 specification cars
Teams and drivers
Race calendar
The championship was contested over a seven round series.Points system
Points were awarded in each division for each qualifying session and each race at each round according to the following table. Points were allocated according to positions attained in each division rather than for outright positions.| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | All other finishers |
| Qualifying | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Races | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |