30 cars will hit the track for the GT4 Australia finale at Sandown. Image: Supplied
With Silver, Silver-Am, and Am Cup titles all to be settled, a 30-strong grid will tackle the tricky historic circuit spread across seven manufacturers.
Method Motorsport’s Tom Hayman is out to continue his stranglehold on Silver Cup honours, chasing his third championship in just the third season of standalone GT4 racing.
Hayman combined with Carrera Cup racers Marcos Flack and Max Geoghegan for his 2024 and 2025 crowns this year partnered with Jett Murray, younger brother of Supercars racer Cooper.
Hunting Hayman and Murray down, however, is the sole Audi pairing of Blake Purdie and Supercars rookie Jobe Stewart.
The all-South Australian attack missed the season opener at Phillip Island with mechanical issues, but a win on home soil at The Bend and three more podium appearances have brought them to just 42 points shy of the leaders.
A further three points behind in third place and a dark horse for the crown are the rookie and the veteran, Blake Tracey and George Miedecke.
Miedecke has come tantalisingly close to the title for the last two seasons alongside Rylan Gray.
Having not finished higher than third this season, he and Tracey are free to go for gold on a track that could suit the Ford Mustang.
Former TCR racers Zac Soutar and Glenn Nirwan lead the way in the Silver-Am ranks holding just a two-point buffer over Ryder Quinn, with Dean Campbell a further three behind in third.
Having proved to be a highly competitive class, Soutar and Nirwan picked up their first ever win last time out in Race 1 at Sydney Motorsport Park, edging further up the standings with solid outings at critical moments.
Gomersall Motorsport’s Glenn Walker holds a 16-point advantage over the Method Motorsport pair of Chris Lillis and Nathan Callaghan in the Am Cup.
The two entries have swapped the lead throughout the season. However, Walker has been on a recent tear winning four out of the last five races and only finishing off the class podium once this season.
The finale will feature several new and returning faces throughout the field.
The Team Soutar Motorsport Porsche of Marty Craggill and Tom Sandow. Image: Supplied
Perhaps the strangest addition to the field, swapping two wheels for four will be former superbike champion Marty Craggill, joined by state-based racer Tom Sandow.
The pair will race a Porsche 718 Cayman RS CS under the Team Soutar Motorsport banner.
Craggill notably won back-to-back Australian Superbike championships in 1997 and 1998 and made over 40 starts in WorldSBK, as well as starts in the 250cc and 500cc classes of MotoGP in the 1990s.
Sandow emerged recently in the track day scene, with his first race track experience coming just 18 months ago. This year he has gained experience in state-level events at Sandown and Phillip Island.
Reigning Silver-Am champion Jason Gomersall returns alongside Aaron Seton having missed the previous round in Sydney, substituted by now-Aussie Racing Cars champion Anthony Di Mauro.
The second Multispares Racing entry will once again be piloted by Toyota GR Scholarship champion Tyler Collins and veteran Adam Gowans with the pair out for redemption after a tough Sydney debut.
Former Carrera Cup driver Harrison Goodman steps aboard the #21 Ford Mustang alongside Jarrod Keyte bumping it back up into the Silver-Am Cup after Keyte contested several solo Am rounds.
Goodman makes his series debut ahead of a potential full-time move to the category for 2027 having raced in the United States in IMSA Pilot Challenge for two seasons.
GT4 Australia Sandown Weekend Schedule (AEDT)
Friday October 30
Free Practice 1: 11:40am
Free Practice 2: 2:30pm
Saturday October 31
Qualifying 1: 11:10am
Qualifying 2: 11:35am
Public Grid Walk: 2:25pm
Race 1: 2:45pm
Sunday November 1
Public Grid Walk: 12:20pm
Race 2: 12:45pm
Monochrome GT4 Australia will hold two practice sessions on Friday, before going qualifying on Saturday ahead of two one-hour races across Saturday and Sunday.
Qualifying and both races will be aired live on Fox Sports and Kayo.
The Shannons SpeedSeries GT Festival Sandown will be held across October 30-November 1.
GT4 Australia Sandown Entry List
Num
Team
Driver 1
Driver 2
Make / Model
Class
1
Gomersall Motorsport
Aaron Seton
Jason Gomersall
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver-Am
3
Thunder Buddies Racing / Black Diamond
Ryder Quinn
Stevan Jakic
BMW M4 GT4 G82
Silver-Am
5
Morris / McElrea Racing
Nathan Murray
BMW M4 GT4 G82 EVO
Am
6
Method Motorsport
Cy Pearson
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS
Am
7
Slattery / McElrea Racing
Jay Murray
BMW M4 GT4 G82 EVO
Silver
9
GWR Australia
Daniel Frougas
Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2
Silver
11
Method Motorsport
Ryan Sorensen
McLaren Artura GT4
Am
14
Gomersall Motorsport
Glenn Walker
Ford Mustang GT4
Am
16
Team Soutar Motorsport
Marty Craggill
Tom Sandow
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS
Am
21
Ekebol MPC
Jarrod Keyte
Jarrod Keyte
Ford Mustang GT4
Am
25
Method Motorsport
Tom Hayman
Jett Murray
McLaren Artura GT4
Silver
27
Multispares Racing
Aaron Cameron
Lochie Dalton
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver
28
Norganic Proteins
Caleb Paterson
Kent Quinn
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS
Silver-Am
32
Randall Racing
Lachlan Mineeff
Jacob Lawrence
BMW M4 GT4 G82
Silver-Am
33
Randall Racing
Peter Lawrence
BMW M4 GT4 G82
Am
35
Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx
Blake Tracey
George Miedecke
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver
36
Gomersall Motorsport
Jake Camilleri
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver
46
RENNEN Motorsport
Jensen Shearer
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS
Silver
48
Purdie Racing / Team BRM
Blake Purdie
Jobe Stewart
Audi R8 LMS GT4
Silver
58
Murphy Racing by TSM
Jed Murphy
Gerry Murphy
Mercedes-AMG GT4
Silver-Am
62
Wallis Motorsport
Jack Wallis
Cameron McLeod
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver
64
Method Motorsport
Chris Lillis
Nathan Callaghan
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS
Am
71
Exedra Motorsport
Nick McBride
Dean Koutsoumidis
Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2
Silver-Am
75
Tufflift Racing by TSM
Zac Soutar
Glenn Nirwan
McLaren Artura GT4
Silver-Am
88
CAMM Quarries & Concrete Racing
Lachlan Evennett
Andrew Torti
Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2
Silver-Am
95
Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx
Cooper Cutts
Blake Dowdall
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver
101
Game Over
Tony Quinn
Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2
Am
118
Method Motorsport
Cody Burcher
Dean Campbell
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver-Am
128
Team Soutar Motorsport
Jack Johnson
William Exton
McLaren Artura GT4
Silver
227
Multispares Racing
Adam Gowans
Tyler Collins
Ford Mustang GT4
Silver-Am