Following a highly competitive opening stretch to the 2026 Monochrome GT4 Australia season, the series now heads to Queensland Raceway for the LIQUI MOLY GT Festival Queensland, where a 27-car field will undoubtedly put on another show.
In what is a pivotal weekend across all three classes, with title fights creating plenty of talking points, there will be plenty of intrigue outside the first race of the weekend, which will run under the twilight sky for the first time this year.
Across the field, 43 drivers representing seven manufacturers will once again go head-to-head, with valuable Global Manufacturer Ranking points also in play as Audi, BMW, Ford, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and Toyota continue their season-long fight for supremacy.
Across the weekend, fans will also be the big winners, with the series to feature in the year’s first public pitlane walk and autograph session on Sunday morning, before the free grid walk for all ahead of Race 2 later that afternoon.
AUDI
Audi will once again be represented by a single-car effort as Purdie Racing continues its campaign with Blake Purdie and Jobe Stewart.
The pair enjoyed a strong debut weekend together at The Bend, picking up a win in their first race of the year, and they will be looking to continue building momentum in the Silver class aboard the Audi R8 LMS GT4.
#48 Purdie Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 – Blake Purdie & Jobe Stewart (Silver)
BMW
Leading the BMW charge will once again be the Thunder Buddies Racing / Black Diamond BMW of Ryder Quinn and Steve Jakic, with the former currently leading the way in the Silver-Am class after a consistent start to the season.
Jay Murray continues his Silver class campaign aboard the Slatterys/McElrea Racing BMW, while father Nathan Murray returns in the Am class for Morris/McElrea Racing.
The BMW contingent is rounded out by Am Cup contender Peter Lawrence in the sole Randall Racing entry for this weekend.
#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)
#33 Randall Racing BMW M4 GT4 G82 – Peter Lawrence (Am)
FORD
Ford Mustang GT4 boasts the largest representation in the field with eight entries competing across all three classes.
All eyes will be on the pair of Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx entries, with George Miedecke and Blake Tracey sitting on top of the Silver Cup standings, while the sister car of Cooper Cutts and Blake Dowdall will be keen to find their first podium of the year.
The two-car charge of Multispares Racing is also likely to play a big role in the weekend, with Aaron Cameron and Lochie Dalton currently in second place in the Silver Cup standings, and Cameron McLeod and Mason Harvey in third - both of which are within 10 points of Miedecke and Tracey.
Rounding out the Silver Cup Ford Mustang GT4s are two entries also searching for a maiden podium this year, with Sam Paley and Jack Wallis in the Wallis Motorsport Mustang and Gomersall Motorsport’s Jake Camilleri.
Camilleri’s fellow Gomersall Motorsport teammate Glenn Walker has been having a solid run in the Am Cup and leads by eight points heading into the third round of the season.
Rounding out the Ford Mustang contingent is Ekebol MPC, which sees a late personnel change with Trans Am veteran Joshua Thomas joining Jarrod Keyte for Queensland Raceway.
It won’t be Thomas’ first time in the series either, having competed in Sydney last year alongside Diesel Thomas in a Porsche.
#14 Gomersall Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Glenn Walker (Am)
#21 Ekebol MPC Ford Mustang GT4 – Joshua Thomas & 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)
#227 Multispares Racing Ford Mustang GT4 – Cameron McLeod & Mason Harvey (Silver)
MCLAREN
McLaren remains one of the strongest manufacturers in the field with five Artura GT4s entered for Queensland Raceway.
The Bend proved a contrasting weekend for both Method Motorsport Silver Cup entries, with Tom Hayman and Jett Murray scoring no points inSouth Australia across both races and dropping to fourth in the standings, while Jarrod Hughes and Summer Rintoule picked up their first ever win in the series together - moving to sixth.
Method Motorsport’s third McLaren entry of Ryan Sorensen will be hoping to bounce back from his first DNF of the season and return to the Am Cup podium, where he has been twice this year.
Team Soutar Motorsport will be running the remaining two McLaren Artura GT4s, with Tufflift Racing by TSM’s Zac Soutar and Glenn Nirwan in the Silver-Am Cup and rising talent Jack Johnson and William Exton in the other entry.
#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
Mercedes-AMG will once again have two entries at Queensland Raceway, both operated by Team Soutar Motorsport.
Bailey and Rob Love continue together in the Love Racing by TSM Mercedes-AMG GT4 in their hopes of adding another podium to their growing trophy collection, while Jed and Gerry Murphy return in the Murphy Racing by TSM entry as they continue their maiden Silver-Am campaign together.
#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
Like the Ford Mustang charge, Porsche's representation spans all three classes with the biggest change being in the #28 Norganic Proteins Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS.
Highly experienced mechanic and proven race winner Scott Green will join Caleb Paterson for the round, stepping in for the unavailable Kent Quinn.
In the Am Cup, Method Motorsport will have two Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS cars, with Cy Pearson enjoying a steady rise in his maiden season, while Chris Lillis and Nathan Callaghan will be hoping to close the gap even further on class leader Glenn Walker.
In the Silver class, first-year driver Jensen Shearer continues to represent Rennen Motorsport following a breakthrough top-three finish earlier in the season.
#6 Method Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS – Cy Pearson (Am)
#28 Nonorganic Proteins Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS – Caleb Paterson & Scott Green (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
Gazoo Racing will field three GR Supra GT4 EVO 2s at Queensland Raceway.
Chris White remains alongside Daniel Frougas in the GWR Australia entry after joining the team at The Bend, while CAMM Quarries & Concrete Racing’s Lachlan Evennett and Andrew Torti continue their Silver-Am campaign following a challenging round in South Australia.
Rounding out the Toyota contingent is the Game Over-backed Supra of Matthew McCutcheon and Tony Quinn.
#9 GWR Australia GR Supra GT4 EVO 2 – Daniel Frougas & Chris White (Silver)
#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 (Silver-Am)
Weekend Schedule*
Friday 12 June
Practice 1 /10:35am - 11:15am
Practice 2 / 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Saturday 13 June
Qualifying 1 /11:05am - 11:20am
Qualifying 2 / 11:30am - 11:45am
Race 1 / 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday 14 June
Pit Lane Walk & Autograph Session: 9:30am - 10:00am
Public Grid Walk: 12:50pm - 1:10pm
Race 2 / 1:15pm - 2:15pm
*All times in AEST