{"id":243572,"date":"2025-10-27T06:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/243572\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:38:12","slug":"supercars-news-four-time-bathurst-1000-starter-joins-monochrome-gt4-australia-at-hampton-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/243572\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Four-time Bathurst 1000 starter joins Monochrome GT4 Australia at Hampton Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tim-Slade-_-Daniel-Gaunt-good-2EC14.jpg\" alt=\"Bathurst 1000 starter joins 25-car GT4 grid at Hampton Downs\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Gaunt partnered Tim Slade in the 2011 Bathurst 1000. <\/p>\n<p>The rostrum includes four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy and a four-time Great Race starter Daniel Gaunt.<\/p>\n<p>Gaunt will join Tony Quinn in a Toyota GR Supra for the October 31-November 2 event in the Silver-Am class.<\/p>\n<p>Gaunt made his Bathurst 1000 debut in 2009 with Ford squad Stone Brothers Racing alongside compatriot John McIntyre.<\/p>\n<p>That year, they finished one lap down in 19th driving the #4 Ford FG Falcon, which carried a split Irwin Tools\/SP Tools livery.<\/p>\n<p>Gaunt had a short-lived full-time drive in 2010 with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport before he was replaced mid-season, first by Cameron McConville before Nathan Pretty and Warren Luff took the reins of the #30 Holden VE Commodore.<\/p>\n<p>Gaunt returned to Stone Brothers Racing in 2011 with Tim Slade, combining for the New Zealander\u2019s career-best 12th place finish in the #47 Ford FG Falcon sporting Lucky7.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, he partnered Karl Reindler at Kelly Racing for the team\u2019s final Holden campaign in the #11 FairDinkum Sheds VE Commodore before switching to Nissan in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing 19th with Reindles, Gaunt returned to Kelly Racing a year later to partner Michael Caruso. They finished 14 laps down in 25th after the #300 Norton Altima suffered a power steering leak.<\/p>\n<p>Gaunt was prolific in his early racing career, twice winning the Toyota Racing Series. The second of those titles saw him triumph over Shane van Gisbergen in his solitary TRS season.<\/p>\n<p>Gaunt twice won the New Zealand Grand Prix, defeating Matthew Hamilton in 2007 and Earl Bamber in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>After Supercars, Gaunt made several GT and Carrera Cup cameos in Australia. He was part of the short-lived V8 SuperTourers with Steve Horne\u2019s Tasman Motorsports.<\/p>\n<p>His ties to Quinn include operating the Game Over electric go-kart franchise in Auckland.<\/p>\n<p>Entry List: Monochrome GT4 Australia, Hampton Downs Motorsport Park<\/p>\n<p>Num<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nDriver 1<br \/>\nDriver 2<br \/>\nMake \/ Model<br \/>\nClass<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\nMcElrea Racing<br \/>\nJay Murray<br \/>\nNathan Murray<br \/>\nBMW M4 GT4 G82 EVO<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\nGWR Australia<br \/>\nDaniel Frougas<br \/>\nTim Berryman<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\nGrant Aitken Motorsport Ltd<br \/>\nGreg Murphy<br \/>\nGrant Aitken<br \/>\nAudi R8 LMS GT4<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\nGomersall Motorsport<br \/>\nGlenn Walker<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nBMW M4 GT4 F82<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\nLove Racing TSM<br \/>\nBailey Love<br \/>\nRob Love<br \/>\nMercedes-AMG GT4<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\n99motorsport \u2013 Southern Spreaders<br \/>\nMarcus LaDelle<br \/>\nJarrod Keyte<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT4<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\nMethod Motorsport<br \/>\nRyan Sorensen<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nMcLaren Artura GT4<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\nMethod Motorsport<br \/>\nTom Hayman<br \/>\nMax Geoghegan<br \/>\nMcLaren Artura GT4<br \/>\nSilver<\/p>\n<p>28<br \/>\nNorganic Proteins<br \/>\nCaleb Paterson<br \/>\nKent Quinn<br \/>\nPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 MR CS<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>32<br \/>\nRandall Racing<br \/>\nJacob Lawrence<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nBMW M4 GT4 G82<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>33<br \/>\nRandall Racing<br \/>\nPeter Lawrence<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nBMW M4 GT4 G82<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>35<br \/>\nMiedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx<br \/>\nGeorge Miedecke<br \/>\nRylan Gray<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT4<br \/>\nSilver<\/p>\n<p>36<br \/>\nGomersall Motorsport<br \/>\nJake Camilleri<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT4<br \/>\nSilver<\/p>\n<p>56<br \/>\nMach 1 Engineering<br \/>\nJames Sax<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nMercedes-AMG GT4<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>66<br \/>\nRandall Racing<br \/>\nSuzanne Palermo<br \/>\nLib Palermo<br \/>\nBMW M4 GT4 F82<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>67<br \/>\nJMG Racing<br \/>\nTayler Bryant<br \/>\nJeremy Gray<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>71<br \/>\nGomersall Motorsport<br \/>\nAaron Seton<br \/>\nJason Gomersall<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT4<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>75<br \/>\nTufflift Racing TSM<br \/>\nZac Soutar<br \/>\nGlenn Nirwan<br \/>\nMcLaren Artura GT4<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>87<br \/>\nJGI Triple Eight Racing<br \/>\nSummer Rintoule<br \/>\nJarrod Hughes<br \/>\nMercedes-AMG GT4<br \/>\nSilver<\/p>\n<p>101<br \/>\nKeltic Racing<br \/>\nDaniel Gaunt<br \/>\nTony Quinn<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>107<br \/>\nAmbridge Rose Manor \/ Racelab<br \/>\nAllan Sargeant<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n<p>118<br \/>\nDA Campbell Transport<br \/>\nCameron Crick<br \/>\nDean Campbell<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT4<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>210<br \/>\nTekworkX Motorsport \/ ZW Racing<br \/>\nNash Morris<br \/>\nZoe Woods<br \/>\nPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS<br \/>\nSilver<\/p>\n<p>635<br \/>\nRacelab<br \/>\nShaun Varney<br \/>\nGlen Chappel<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra GT4 EVO 2<br \/>\nSilver-Am<\/p>\n<p>777<br \/>\nMethod Motorsport<br \/>\nChris Lillis<br \/>\nNathan Callaghan<br \/>\nPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS<br \/>\nAm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Gaunt partnered Tim Slade in the 2011 Bathurst 1000. 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