ONE of Shane van Gisbergen’s Bathurst 6 Hour-winning teammates will join the GT4 Australia series this weekend in a new Ginetta G55.
The car recently arrived in Australia and was tested at Queensland Raceway ahead of being shared by Rob Rubis and Scott Turner in Round 2 at The Bend across May 31 to June 2.
Van Gisbergen and Rubis, along with Shane Smollen, won the 2021 Bathurst 6 Hour.
The Rubis/Turner entry will form part of an 18-car GT4 field in South Australia.
“Rob and I have mainly been in Production Cars where we are current Class B winners from last year,” said Turner.
“We decided to take a step up to race in more purpose-built cars and we think it’s going to be the category to grow the most as it gets more coverage down the track.
“Jordan Cox is in our corner and although his involvement in TCR Australia precludes him from helping us intimately during our weekends, he has helped us to get the set-up right in the Ginetta.
“We’ve also got (Tickford Racing data engineer) Blake Adamson helping us as our technical guy, who works with Cam Waters in Supercars, so we have a great little team behind us.
“We get a bit of help from Mark Griffith as he transports the car and can provide added support if needed.
“The Ginetta has only completed two test days at Queensland Raceway. My driving and business partner Rob Rubis hasn’t even been in it yet, so Thursday practice will be his first drive.
“Testing has gone very well. Jordan Cox complemented the steering and braking of the Ginetta, so we know we’re going in the right direction.
“I think we should have a really good chance in Am Cup.”
That will make for two G55s at The Bend, along with the continuing entry of Mark Cotterell/Jarrod Hughes.
The standout from Round 1 at Phillip Island however was the Ford Mustang GT4 of George Miedecke/Rylan Gray.
ENTRY LIST: GT4 Australia, Round 2 at The Bend
| Number | Class | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Team | Car |
| 1 | Pro-Am | Shane Smollen | Lachlan Mineeff | Method Motorsport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS |
| 3 | Pro-Am | Steve Jakic | Ryder Quinn | Thunder Buddies Racing | BMW M4 GT4 G82 |
| 12 | Am | Vince Gucciardo | GB Galvanising Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR | |
| 17 | Silver | Bailey Love | Sam Brabham | Love Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 |
| 19 | Am | Mark Griffith | Team Nineteen | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | |
| 22 | Silver | Tim Leahey | Central West Prestige | BMW M4 GT4 G82 | |
| 24 | Silver | Nathan Morcom | Tom McLennan | Method Motorsport | McLaren Artura GT4 |
| 25 | Silver | Marcos Flack | Tom Hayman | Method Motorsport | McLaren Artura GT4 |
| 26 | Pro-Am | Jason Yu | Josh Buchan | Zagame Autosport | McLaren Artura GT4 |
| 27 | Pro-Am | Rob Love | Antonio Astuti | Love Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 |
| 29 | Am | Scott Turner | Rob Rubis | Mackay Goodwin Lloyds Auctions | Ginetta G55 GT4 |
| 32 | Am | Jacob Lawrence | Randall Racing | BMW M4 GT4 G82 | |
| 33 | Am | Peter Lawrence | Jamie Augustine | Randall Racing | BMW M4 GT4 F82 |
| 35 | Silver | George Miedecke | Rylan Gray | Miedecke Motor Group with Lubrimaxx | Ford Mustang GT4 |
| 36 | Silver | Jake Camilleri | Gomersall Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | |
| 101 | Pro-Am | Tony Quinn | Jackson Rooney | Game Over | Mercedes-AMG GT4 |
| 210 | Silver | Zoe Woods | TekworkX Motorsport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR | |
| 750 | Pro-Am | Mark Cotterell | Jarrod Hughes | Mark Cotterell Motorsport | Ginetta G55 GT4 |
