2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia

The 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia) is a scheduled sports car racing series open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The season started at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on March 27 and will conclude at Sandown Raceway on November 8.

The reigning champion, Jake Santalucia, would not return to the series to defend his title as he would graduate to the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia category for 2026.[1]

Calendar

The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.[2]

Rd Circuit Dates Event Maps
1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		 27–29 March GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Ferrari Challenge Australasia
Mustang Cup Australia
2 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)		 8–10 May GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Ferrari Challenge Australasia
Mustang Cup Australia
3 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(Ipswich, Queensland)		 12–14 June GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Mustang Cup Australia
Radical Cup Australia
4 Queensland Reid Park Street Circuit
(Townsville, Queensland)		 10–12 July Supercars Championship
Aussie Racing Car Series
Touring Car Masters
GR Cup
5 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)		 18–20 September GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Ferrari Challenge Australasia
Mustang Cup Australia
Radical Cup Australia
6 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)		 6–8 November Supercars Championship
Super2 Series
Australian National Trans Am Series
GR Cup

Teams and drivers

Entrant No Driver Class Rounds
TekworkX Motorsport 2 Australia Josh Thomas[3] P 1–2
Australia Diesel Thomas[3] P 3–4
3 1–2
11 Australia Eric Constantinidis[3] PA 1–4
29 Australia Lincoln Evans[3] P 1–4
78 Australia Lincoln Taylor[3] P 1–4
Tyler Greenbury Racing 5 Australia Ryan Suhle P 3–4
57 Australia Brandon Madden[3] P 1–2
94 Australia Kobi Williams[3] P 1–4
McElrea Racing 7 Australia Kamal Mrad[3] P 1–4
14 Australia Kent Leicester[3] PA 1–4
19 Australia Anthony Gilbertson[3] PA 1–4
24 Australia Daniel Quimby[3] P 1–4
51 Australia Tim Farrell[3] PA 1–4
Team MPC 9 Australia Marc Cini PA 4
Pinnacle Road & Race Works 16 Australia Jesse Lacey[3] P 1
Sonic Motor Racing Services 22 Australia Ruairi Avern[4] P 1–4
55 Australia Xavier Avramides[5] P 1–4
81 Malaysia Hayden Haikal[6] P 1–4
Jones Motorsport 25 Australia Ben Taylor[3] P 1–4
39 Australia James Lodge P 2
69 New Zealand Hunter Robb[7] P 1–4
272 Australia Mark Darling[3] PA 1, 3–4
Willani Investments 35 South Africa Indiran Padayachee[3] PA 1–2, 4
Lewis Motorsport 47 Australia Stephen Moylan[3] PA 1–4
GWR 56 Australia John McInnes[3] PA 1–2
Wanless 75 Australia Dean Wanless[3] PA 1–4
Team Tarburg / EBM 91 Australia Lachlan Harburg[3] PA 1
911 Australia Oscar Targett P 4
Entertainment Park 96 Australia John Papantoniou[3] PA 1–3
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Guest Starter

Results and standings

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Drivers' Winner Teams' Winner Pro-Am Winner
1 1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit New Zealand Hunter Robb Australia Kobi Williams New Zealand Hunter Robb Jones Motorsport Australia Anthony Gilbertson
2 New Zealand Hunter Robb New Zealand Hunter Robb Jones Motorsport Australia Anthony Gilbertson
3 Australia Kobi Williams Australia Kobi Williams Tyler Greenbury Racing Australia Anthony Gilbertson
2 1 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Malaysia Hayden Haikal Australia Kamal Mrad Australia Xavier Avramides Sonic Motor Racing Services Australia Anthony Gilbertson
2 Australia Kobi Williams Malaysia Hayden Haikal Sonic Motor Racing Services Australia Eric Constantinidis
3 Australia Daniel Quimby Australia Kobi Williams Tyler Greenbury Racing Australia Anthony Gilbertson
3 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway Malaysia Hayden Haikal Malaysia Hayden Haikal New Zealand Hunter Robb Jones Motorsport Australia Anthony Gilbertson
2 New Zealand Hunter Robb Australia Lincoln Taylor TekworkX Motorsport Australia Anthony Gilbertson
3 Australia Kobi Williams Australia Lincoln Taylor TekworkX Motorsport Australia Anthony Gilbertson
4 1 Queensland Reid Park Street Circuit Australia Kobi Williams Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Kobi Williams Tyler Greenbury Racing Australia Anthony Gilbertson
2 Australia Kobi Williams Australia Ryan Suhle Tyler Greenbury Racing Australia Anthony Gilbertson
3 Malaysia Hayden Haikal Australia Kobi Williams Tyler Greenbury Racing Australia Anthony Gilbertson
5 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
2
3
6 1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
2
3

Championship standings

Pro standings

Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Kobi Williams 17 6 1 9 4 1 4 4 2 1 2 1 530
2 New Zealand Hunter Robb 1 1 20 7 3 4 1 2 6 4 3 3 514
3 Australia Lincoln Taylor 3 2 13 13 7 9 2 1 1 3 4 5 476
4 Australia Xavier Avramides 6 4 2 1 5 3 3 3 3 8 6 9 466
5 Australia Kamal Mrad 2 3 8 3 13 7 6 16 8 5 8 7 400
6 Australia Ruairi Avern 20 22 5 8 6 8 8 6 7 9 9 11 326
7 Malaysia Hayden Haikal 21 8 3 4 1 6 16 Ret DNS 6 12 6 322
8 Australia Daniel Quimby 4 5 Ret 5 9 5 Ret 7 4 10 7 4 320
9 Australia Diesel Thomas 5 7 Ret 6 12 17 18 8 10 12 10 10 278
10 Australia Ryan Suhle 5 5 5 2 1 2 262
11 Australia Lincoln Evans Ret 12 6 10 10 10 17 11 9 11 11 12 262
12 Australia Ben Taylor 10 11 9 16 14 12 10 9 13 13 Ret DNS 229
13 Australia James Lodge 2 2 2 150
14 Australia Josh Thomas 7 9 4 14 22 Ret 125
15 Australia Oscar Targett 7 5 8 92
16 Australia Brandon Madden WD WD WD 11 8 11 72
17 Australia Jesse Lacey 14 21 Ret 46
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN

Pro-Am standings

Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Anthony Gilbertson 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 710
2 Australia Stephen Moylan 3 2 3 3 4 2 7 2 3 3 Ret DNS 426
3 Australia Kent Leicester 9 9 6 6 7 3 5 5 4 6 3 7 396
4 Australia Tim Farrell 4 4 8 2 5 Ret 2 Ret DNS 2 2 2 384
5 Australia Dean Wanless 5 Ret DNS 5 8 4 Ret Ret 2 8 4 3 288
6 Australia John Papantoniou Ret 8 9 7 6 5 3 3 5 268
7 Australia Mark Darling 8 7 10 4 4 6 9 Ret 6 244
8 Australia Eric Constantinidis 7 Ret 2 Ret 1 Ret 6 Ret DNS 4 Ret DNS 208
9 South Africa Indiran Padayachee 6 5 4 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 5 200
10 Australia John McInnes Ret 6 7 4 3 Ret 140
11 Australia Lachlan Harburg 2 3 5 126
12 Australia Marc Cini 5 Ret 4 70
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
Victoria (state)
PHI		 South Australia
BEN		 Queensland
QUE		 Queensland
TOW		 New South Wales
SYD		 Victoria (state)
SAN

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Santalucia steps up in 2026". Carrera Cup Australia. 2026-02-04. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  2. ↑ "2026 Porsche Motorsport Australia calendars confirmed". Porsche Newsroom. 2025-11-10. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Strong field for opening Porsche Sprint Challenge round". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-24. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  4. ↑ "Brawn GP-inspired livery for Porsche rookie". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Sonic signs two rookies for 2026 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge campaign". Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia. 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Johor junior joins Porsche Sprint Challenge". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-26. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Hunter Robb set for first IRC Car appearance at The Bend Motorsport Park". Talk Motorsport. 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
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