The CAMS Australian GT Championship heads west for the first time in its history, taking to the Barbagallo circuit as part of the V8 Supercars Perth SuperSprint this weekend.

A strong field of cars has made the journey out, spearheaded by three Audi R8 LMS’ from the Melbourne Performance Centre stable.

Championship leaders James Koundouris and Marcus Marshall got their eye in at the circuit with a pre-event test day, where they were joined by team-mates Geoff Emery, Greg Taylor and Barton Mawer.

However they’ll face stiff opposition from former series champ Klark Quinn, who heads a five-pronged McLaren attack with three cars from Tekno Autosports and Tony Walls’ Objective Racing entry.

Local ace Peter Rullo will look to put his experience to good use in the Performance West Lamborghini Gallardo while Dean Canto will once again partner Andrew Taplin in the Taplin Real Estate Lamborghini R-EX.

The Lamborghini ranks are bolstered by Roger Lago, the man who led the championship following the opening round in Adelaide who is looking to bounce back following a tough outing in Round 2.

Steven Richards, who expects the Babragallo circuit to suit the GT3 machines, once again takes the wheel of the BMW Team SRM M6 GT3 alongside Max Twigg, with Ricky Capo coming off strong performance in Albert Park in his Z4 GT3.

Making its first entry into the CAMS Australian GT Championship is Walkinshaw GT3, which will debut the brand new 2016 Porsche 911 GT3-R.

Having shaken the car down at Winton and run as part of the Rennsport event at Sydney Motorsport last weekend, the outfit is excited to make its sports car racing debut.

The experienced John Martin will steer the Morris Finance backed machine, the event his first appearance at Barbagallo in a decade.

Two races across the weekend await the CAMS Australian GT Championship contenders, starting with practice and two qualifying sessions on Friday.

A 60-minute race then follows on both Saturday and Sunday, including compulsory pit stop times, to make up Round 3 of the Championship.

All sessions from Qualifying 1 will be broadcast live on Foxtel on Channel 506.

Entry List

#    Driver    Team    Car
1    Marco Bonanomi/Geoff Emery    Jamec Pem Audi Sport Customer Racing    Audi R8 LMS
2    Stephen McLaughlan    Jamec Pem Audi Sport Customer Racing    Audi R8 LMS
4    James Koundouris/Marcus Marshall    Supabarn Supermarkets    Audi R8 LMS
5    Greg Taylor/Barton Mawer    GT Motorsport    Audi R8 LMS
7    Tony Quinn    Darrell Lea    Aston Martin Vantage GT3
9    Ash Samadi    Bondi Wholefoods    Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS GT3
11    Tony Walls    Objective Racing    McLaren 650S GT3
14    Andrew Taplin/Dean Canto    Taplin Real Estate    Lamborghini R-EX
19    Mark Griffith    Hogs Breath Cafe/Griffith Corporation    Mercedes-AMG GT3
23    Roger Lago    JBS Australia    Lamborghini R-EX
37    Klark Quinn    Darrell Lea    McLaren 650S GT3
48    Justin McMillan/Glen Wood    Interlloy M Motorsport    Lamborghini R-EX
59    Jonathon Webb/Matthew Kingsley    McLaren Melbourne    McLaren 650S GT3
60    Nathan Morcom    DPO    McLaren 650S GT3
61    Nathan Antunes/Elliot Barbour    Beechwood/SLR/Buildmap    McLaren 650S GT3
62    Peter Rullo    Performance West Motorsport    Lamborghini Gallardo
92    Ricky Capo    Modena Engineering    BMW Z4 GT3
95    Andrew Miedecke/George Miedecke    Miedecke Motor Group    Aston Martin Vantage GT3
100    Steve Richards/Max Twigg    BMW Team SRM    BMW M6 GT3
222    Scott Taylor/Craig Baird    Scott Taylor Motorsport    Mercedes-AMG GT3
911    John Martin    Walinshaw GT3    Porsche 911 GT3-R