2017 Australian GT Championship

The 2017 Australian GT Championship was the 21st 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 2 March 2017 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 19 November at Wakefield Park, with two rounds held in New Zealand.
Following the success of the previous year, a second series for GT3 cars, the Australian Endurance Championship was also contested. A third series for older-specification GT3 and GT4 class cars, the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, was also held.
The Australian GT Championship events were held in support of five 2017 International [V8 Supercars Championship|V8 Supercar] events. The Australian Endurance Championship shared an event with the Shannons Nationals, another with V8 Supercars, and its final two rounds were staged at Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park, both owned by series owner Tony Quinn. The Australian GT Trophy Series was contested exclusively at Shannons Nationals events.
The Australian GT Championship was won by Geoff Emery driving an Audi R8 LMS.

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Series

The 2017 season included three separate series:

CAMS Australian GT Championship, shorter races for current-specification GT3 cars.
CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, longer endurance races featuring multiple drivers and current-specification GT3 cars.
CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, shorter races for older-specification GT3 and GT4 cars.

All competitors are able to enter the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, and all were eligible to win the championships outright, however only older-specification cars could enter the Australian GT Trophy Series.

Race calendar

The Australian GT Championship is contested over five rounds, the Australian Endurance Championship over four rounds and the Australian GT Trophy Series over five rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, includes at least one compulsory timed pit stop.
;Australian GT Championship

Round	Circuit	Location	Race format	Date
1	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	3 x 40 min	2–5 March
2	Melbourne [Grand Prix Circuit]	Melbourne, Victoria	4 x 25 min	23–26 March
3	Barbagallo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	2 x 60 min	5–7 May
4	Townsville Street Circuit	Townsville, Queensland	3 x 40 min	8–10 July
5	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	3 x 40 min	15–17 September

;Australian Endurance Championship

Round	Name	Circuit	Location	Race format	Date
1	AEC Philip Island 500	Phillip [Island Grand Prix Circuit]	Phillip Island, Victoria	500 km	26–28 May
2	AEC Sydney 501	Sydney Motorsport Park	Eastern Creek, New South Wales	500 km	18–20 August
3	Hampton Downs 500	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park	Waikato, New Zealand	500 km	27–29 October
4	Highlands 501	Highlands Motorsport Park	Cromwell, New Zealand	500 km	10–12 November

;Australian GT Trophy Series

Round	Circuit	Location	Race format	Date
1	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	2 x 50 min	8–9 April
2	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	2 x 50 min	10–11 June
3	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	2 x 50 min	5–6 August
4	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	2 x 50 min	9–10 September
5	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	2 x 50 min	18–19 November

Australian GT Championship

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Australian Endurance Championship

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Australian GT Trophy Series

The Australian GT Trophy Series was won by Steve McLaughlan driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra.