Phillip Island is one of Australia’s most spectacular places and round three of the 2012 Shannons Nationals Presented by Hi-Tec Oils features one of the most spectacular programs yet assembled for a Nationals round.

As well as staple Shannons Nationals categories like the Kerrick Sports Sedan series, Porsche Staff Solutions International GT3 Cup Challenge and the Australian Manufacturers Championship, the Australian GT Championship (Protected by Sargent Security) and Touring Car Masters series will both return to the series for the first time in years.

Here is our category-by-category look at Round 3 of the Shannons Nationals...

HE HAS ONE OF the most famous surnames in Australian Motorsport, but James Brock is well beyond any need to live up to his ‘son-of-a-legend’ status.

His complete focus is on seeking to build on his strong start to the Australian GT Championship protected by Sargent Security when the series returns to the Shannons Nationals presented by Hi-Tec Oils at Phillip Island on May 25-27.

The Melbournian finished second in the opening round of the GT championship in Adelaide this March, driving for Erebus Racing as part of a two-car Mercedes Benz SLS AMG attack with team-mate Peter Hackett.