Free entry for inaugural GT Festival

SRO Australia is opening the gates of the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit to all motorsport fans later this month, offering free entry at the inaugural GT Festival from August 23 to August 25.

The three-day event, featuring both the fourth rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS and the Monochrome GT4 Australia Series, will be a celebration of all things GT, headlined by the best sportscar racing in Australia.

The free admission to the circuit will give fans an all access pass to the event with the chance to see GT cars up close.

Not to mention the opportunity to rub shoulders with stars like Chaz Mostert, Will Brown, Jaxon Evans, Declan Fraser and Jayden Ojeda.

Ben McMellan, CEO, SRO Motorsports Australia stated that "there is just no better place to hold a GT event than at Phillip Island".

"The track suits the cars, and the teams and drivers love going there. We are really looking forward to putting it on for everyone."

SRO Motorsports Australia will also welcome all fans to join the teams and drivers on the grid ahead of the GT race starts on Sunday.

Gates open at 8am each day, with Friday featuring extended test and practice sessions for both Fanatec GT Australia and Monochrome GT4 Australia.

Both GT3 and GT4 will qualify and race on Saturday, followed by another open-long race on Sunday.

The on-track action will be complemented by an off-track Supercars display that will allow spectators to look at some of the world's most exotic models.

In what is the penultimate round of Fanatec GT Australia's 'Sprint' title fight, there's just five points that separates the top three and only 20 points covering the top five.

Ferrari stars Chaz Mostert and Liam Talbot narrowly sit atop the outright Pro-Am class standings, one point ahead of the Audi of Will Brown and Brad Schumacher.

New Zealand pairing Brendan Leitch and Tim Miles are third, while the second Ferrari of Jaxon Evans and Elliott Schutte, and the Triple Eight Mercedes of Declan Fraser and Peter Hackett are all still in the running for the crown.

In the Am class, Mike Sheargold and Garth Walden hold a narrow 11-point lead over Canberra brothers James and Theo Koundouris, and with some returning faces to the ranks coming back for Phillip Island, picking a winner will be a tough task.

For Monochrome GT4, all three classes are evenly poised with the two rounds remaining, making Phillip Island a vital round for the series.

The inaugural SRO Motorsport Australia GT Festival will be at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on August 23-25.