Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Round 2

Harri qualified 3rd. In race 1 he got a great start and took over 2nd place behind O'Keeffe. Using superior race craft, he used a lapped car to pounce and take a lead he wouldn't relinquish. In race 2 he started from pole but lost a spot to a very assertive Russell at turn 3 on the opening lap. In race 3 he had another trade mark flying start to take the lead of the race which he consolidated with a handy lead and cruised to his second win of the weekend and his first ever Carrera cup round win.

Christian was disappointed to flat spot his tyres early in the session and only qualify 18th. In race 1 he charged from grid 18 to 13th by the end. In race 2 he started 13th and again had to use plenty of controlled aggression to take another 5 positions to work his way up to 8th and take fastest lap. In race 3 he had another very constructive first few laps to take another three scalps and then he found himself running near the front of a high-speed freight train till the chequered flag.

Jackson qualified 2nd in the MR stable with a respectable 12th in the 18 Pro-driver field. He made a position on lap 8 and another on lap 14 to finish 10th. In race 2 he had a blinder first lap and got up to 7th then 6th on lap 3 before a couple of minor mistakes dropped him back the order to 11th spot. In race 3 he moved up to 9th on the opening lap then fought hard with Hedge and Almond, to take a well deserved top 10.

Bayley was also frustrated to qualify down the order at Winton. In race 1 he was able to race with the other Pros and learn plenty in the process. In race 2 got off the line a lot better and had a great race moving up 4 spots to take 14th. In race 3 he spent most of the race in a group of far more experienced Carrera Cup racers and was impressively able to fend off Bathurst winner Youlden for the whole race, taking a terrific 11th.

Tim qualified 7th in Pro-Am. In race 1 he had a great tussle with former Pro-Am champs Jane and Talbot, finishing in his qualifying position. In race 2 he was doing a cracking job and running as high as P3 until he was unceremoniously turned around by another Pro-Am driver. In race 3 he drove the best he had all weekend, and would have likely been on for a podium finish for the weekend without the unfortunate incident in race 2.