2026 RACE LOG

2026
RACE LOG.

Round by round through the 2026 Monochrome GT4 Australia season with the #58 Mercedes-AMG GT4.

Rounds 01 & 02

Monochrome GT4 Australia · 27 – 29 March 2026

LIQUI MOLY GT Festival Phillip Island

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit · Phillip Island, VIC

Race 1

P27 · 8th Silver-Am

Race 2

P22 · 10th Silver-Am

Best Lap

1:36.833

Status

Both races finished

Season opener for the #58 Mercedes-AMG GT4 with Gerry and Jed Murphy sharing the car in Silver-Am. The weekend was about mileage and rhythm on one of the fastest circuits in the country, with both races completed and the crew banking valuable data for the campaign ahead.

• Two clean race finishes to open the 2026 campaign
• Improved from P27 in Race 1 to P22 in Race 2
• Baseline setup direction established on the AMG GT4 platform

Rounds 03 & 04

Monochrome GT4 Australia · 8 – 10 May 2026

LIQUI MOLY GT Festival The Bend

Shell V-Power Motorsport Park · Tailem Bend, SA

Race 1

6th in class · DNF

Race 2

7th in class · DNF

Best Lap

2:01.239

Status

Mechanical + contact damage

A frustrating weekend at the full international layout. The #58 ran inside the class order in both races before a mechanical issue and contact damage cut both runs short — 39 of a possible 49 laps completed across the aggregate classification.

• Competitive class pace before both retirements
• Mechanical issue in Race 1, collision damage in Race 2
• Crew turned the car around between sessions to make every start

Rounds 05 & 06

Monochrome GT4 Australia · 12 – 14 June 2026

LIQUI MOLY GT Festival Queensland

Queensland Raceway · Willowbank, QLD

Race 1

P25 · 7th in class

Race 2

P18 · 5th in class

Best Lap

1:15.178

Status

Season-best class result

The home-state round delivered the team's strongest result of the year. After contact compromised the opening race, the #58 came back in Race 2 to finish 18th outright and 5th in class — the best class finish of the 2026 season so far.

• Season-best 5th in class in Race 2
• 42 of 43 laps completed in the Sunday race
• Strong Sunshine Coast crowd support at the twilight round

Rounds 07 & 08

Monochrome GT4 Australia · 24 – 26 July 2026

LIQUI MOLY GT Festival Darwin

Hidden Valley Raceway · Darwin, NT

Race 1

P16 outright

Race 2

P17 outright

Best Lap

1:11.611

Line-up

J. Murphy / S. Brabham

The series' first ever visit to the Top End, with Jed Murphy sharing the #58 Mercedes-AMG GT4 with Sam Brabham in the Silver class. Both 58-minute races were completed on the full lap in stifling tropical conditions across a 27-car grid.

• Both races completed on the lead lap in Silver class
• Best lap of 1:11.611 against outright GT4 pace
• Historic first Monochrome GT4 Australia round at Hidden Valley

Darwin DebriefJed Murphy · Driver, #58▼