Following a record-breaking start to the 2026 season, Monochrome GT4 Australia will return to action this weekend with an equal-high 33 entries confirmed to battle it out at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park for LIQUI MOLY GT Festival The Bend.
Continuing the momentum as one of the nation’s biggest national categories, there will be a huge amount of talent in the three class with 57 drivers spread across 33 cars making up the bumper field.
Outside of team and driver top honours, there will also be a focus on the all-important Global Manufacturer rankings battle with seven marques entered in the round.
Audi
Audi will have the one entry for the visit to The Bend, with Purdie Racing locked in to return after being a late withdrawal at Phillip Island.
Behind the wheel of the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and competing in the Silver class, Blake Purdie and Supercars young gun Jobe Stewart, who will make his Series debut at The Bend, will be looking to get their campaign off to a winning start to make up for lost time.
#48 Purdie Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 EVO 2 – Blake Purdie & Jobe Stewart (Silver)
BMW
BMW had a decent start to the series at Phillip Island, with the highlight being a Silver-Am class race win to the #3 Thunder Buddies Racing / Black Diamond BMW M4 GT4 G82, and there will once again be a contingent of six cars.
The BMW change to the line-up is that Race 1 winning entry with Ryder Quinn now joined by Steve Jakic, who starts his 2026 campaign, after Daniel Jilesen stepped in for Round 1.
Alongside the Silver-Cup co-leading BMW in the class will be the #32 Randall Racing BMW of Jacob Lawrence and Lachlan Mineeff, who enjoyed a podium at first asking in their maiden race together.
The only other change to the line-ups is in the Silver Cup, where series newcomer Jiawei Chen will be joined by another debutant in Dylan Canto behind the wheel of the Team Komo BMW.
Rounding out the BMW charge is a host of familiar names, with the second Randall Racing BMW of Peter Lawrence, and the two-car McElrea Racing outfit of father-son duo Nathan and Jay Murray.
#3 Thunder Buddies Racing / Black Diamond BMW M4 GT4 G82 – Ryder Quinn & Steve Jakic (Silver-Am)
#5 Morris/McElrea Racing BMW M4 GT4 G82 EVO – Nathan Murray (Am)
#7 Slatterys/McElrea Racing BMW M4 GT4 G82 EVO – Jay Murray (Silver)
#32 Randall Racing BMW M4 GT4 G82 – Lachlan Mineeff & Jacob Lawrence (Silver-Am)
#33 Randall Racing BMW M4 GT4 G82 – Peter Lawrence (Am)
#222 Edge Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 F82 – Jiawei Chen & Dylan Canto (Silver)
Ford
Ford Mustang GT4 will have a completely unchanged line-up for The Bend with 10 cars entered.
Headlining the charge are Cameron Crick and Dean Campbell, who had an impressive start to life with Method Motorsport with a win and podium in the opening round and now share the Silver-Am Cup lead with Ryder Quinn.
They will face serious challenges from the Multispares Racing Mustangs of Lochie Dalton and Aaron Cameron, who won a race, and Cam McLeod and Mason Harvey, as well as Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx’s George Miedecke and Blake Tracey.
The second Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx entry of Cooper Cutts and Blake Dowdall had a decent debut, and will be looking to build.
Gomersall Motorsport continues with its three-car line-up across all three classes, and it’s Glenn Walker who had a dream start to the Ford Mustang with a podium and victory at Phillip Island, while 2025 Silver-Am Cup champions Aaron Seton and Jason Gomersall, and Silver Cup driver Jake Camilleri all had a solid opening round.
Rounding out the field is the South Australian-based Wallis Motorsport, entering the round off the back of their best-ever result courtesy of American Sam Paley and teenager Jack Wallis, and the Ekebol MPC entry of Jarrod Keyte and Tony D’Alberto.
#1 Gomersall Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Aaron Seton & Jason Gomersall (Silver-Am)
#14 Gomersall Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Glenn Walker (Am)
#21 Ekebol MPC Ford Mustang GT4 – Tony D’Alberto & Jarrod Keyte (Silver-Am)
#27 Multispares Racing Ford Mustang GT4 – Aaron Cameron & Lochie Dalton (Silver)
#35 Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx Ford Mustang GT4 – Blake Tracey & George Miedecke (Silver)
#36 Gomersall Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Jake Camilleri (Silver)
#62 Wallis Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Sam Paley & Jack Wallis (Silver)
#95 Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx Ford Mustang GT4 – Cooper Cutts & Blake Dowdall (Silver)
#118 Method Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Cameron Crick & Dean Campbell (Silver-Am)
#227 RM Racing Cars Ford Mustang GT4 – Cameron McLeod & Mason Harvey (Silver)
McLaren
Like Ford, McLaren heads to South Australia with the same contingent of five cars, led by current Silver Cup leaders Tom Hayman and rising star Jett Murray.
The leading McLaren Artura GT4 will be joined by Method Motorsport teammates Summer Rintoule and Jarrod Hughes after their first event in the car, and Phillip Island debutants Jack Johnson and William Exton in the Team Soutar Motorsport McLaren.
The remaining two McLaren entries are Am Cup driver and Race 1 podium getter Ryan Sorenson in the #11 Method Motorsport McLaren and the Tufflift Racing by TSM's Silver-Am Cup duo Zac Soutar and Glenn Nirwan.
#11 Method Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 – Ryan Sorensen (Am)
#25 Method Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 – Tom Hayman & Jett Murray (Silver)
#75 Tufflift Racing by TSM McLaren Artura GT4 – Zac Soutar & Glenn Nirwan (Silver-Am)
#87 Method Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 – Summer Rintoule & Jarrod Hughes (Silver)
#114 Team Soutar Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 – Jack Johnson & William Exton (Silver)
Mercedes-AMG
Team Soutar Motorsport will be heavily involved in the category’s two Mercedes-AMGs as Rob Love rejoins son Bailey in the Love Racing by TSM entry after a late withdrawal at Phillip Island.
The second TSM Mercedes-AMG is another father-son pairing, with Jed and Gerry Murphy to make their second appearance in the series.
#17 Love Racing by TSM Mercedes-AMG GT4 – Bailey Love & Rob Love (Am)
#58 Murphy Racing by TSM Mercedes-AMG GT4 – Jed Murphy & Gerry Murphy (Silver-Am)
Porsche
Porsche will again have the same four Cayman GT4 RS CS cars in action at The Bend, with Chris Lillis and Nathan Callaghan hoping to build on their finish at Phillip Island where they sit second on the Am Cup standings.
Their Method Motorsport teammate Cy Pearson will come to The Bend having finished both races on debut in March’s season opener.
However, it was another Porsche driver who had a more than impressive debut weekend as Jensen Shearer ended Race 2 with a top three finish and fifth on the outright standings.
Making up the Porsche quartet is Caleb Paterson and Kent Quinn, who are back in the Norganic Proteins Porsche.
#6 Method Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS – Cy Pearson (Am)
#28 Norganic Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS – Caleb Paterson & Kent Quinn (Silver-Am)
#46 Rennen Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS – Jensen Shearer (Silver)
#64 Method Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS – Chris Lillis & Nathan Callaghan (Am)
GR Supra
The final changes in the Monochrome GT4 Australia field is within the Toyotas, with Kiwi rising star Chris White joining Daniel Frougas in the GWR Australia GR Supra, while fellow young gun Matthew McCutcheon is reunited with veteran Tony Quinn in the #101 Game Over GR Supra.
White secured the seat having won the New Zealand GR86 last month, which will keep him paired with Frougas for the next three rounds. He won’t be the only New Zealander in a Toyota, with Tayler Bryant to once again team up with Rylan Gray in the #67 DNA Autosport GR Supra,
In the Am Cup, Nick McBride and Dean Koutsoumidis are once again in the #71 Exedra Motorsport Toyota after a solid debut weekend together.
Rounding out the Toyota contingent will be CAMM Quarries & Concrete Racing’s Lachlan Evennett and Andrew Torti to run in the Silver-Am Cup, with the former fresh from an impressive debut and a podium in GT4 European Series last month.
#9 GWR Australia GR Supra GT4 EVO 2 – Daniel Frougas & Chris White (Silver)
#67 JMG Racing GR Supra GT4 EVO 2 – Tayler Bryant & Rylan Gray (Silver)
#71 Exedra Motorsport GR Supra GT4 EVO 2 – Nick McBride & Dean Koutsoumidis (Silver-Am)
#88 CAMM Quarries & Concrete Racing GR Supra GT4 EVO 2 – Lachlan Evennett & Andrew Torti (Silver-Am)
#101 Game Over GR Supra GT4 EVO 2 – Matthew McCutcheon + Tony Quinn (Am)
For those who are unable to attend this weekend’s LIQUI MOLY GT Festival The Bend, you can follow all of Saturday and Sunday’s sessions via the live broadcast on FOX SPORTS Australia and Kayo SPORTS. Viewers outside of Australia will be able to watch via the GT World YouTube stream.
Weekend Schedule*
Friday 8 May
Practice 1 / 10:25am - 11:05am
Practice 2 / 1:45pm - 2:25pm
Saturday 9 May
Qualifying 1 / 8:15am - 8:30am
Qualifying 2 / 8:40am - 8:55am
Race 1 / 1:05pm - 2:05pm
Sunday 10 May
Race 2 / 9:30am - 10:30am
All times in ACST