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Day and Talbot Deliver Volante Rosso’s First Aston Martin Win at GT World Challenge Australia

The result leaves Evans and Schutte with a 31-point Pro-Am cushion following a weekend of emotional tributes to late mentor Tim Miles.

Jaxon Evans and Elliott Schutte won the first race of the GT World Challenge Australia weekend at Sandown.
Liam Talbot (left) and Brad Schumacher made contact out of Turn 3 during the second GT World Challenge Australia race at Sandown.

Overview

  • Jamie Day and Liam Talbot navigated wet conditions at Sandown Raceway to hold off Audi’s Brad Schumacher by 1.023 seconds and secure Volante Rosso’s and Aston Martin’s first series victory.
  • Brendon Leitch led a lone tribute lap for Tim Miles before Race 2, and Jaxon Evans and Elliott Schutte dedicated their Race 1 triumph to their late mentor.
  • Evans and Schutte overcame mixed tyre strategies and a final-lap battle with Ryan Wood and Broc Feeney to win Race 1 by less than three-tenths of a second in dry conditions.
  • After Race 2, Evans and Schutte extended their Pro-Am championship lead to a 31-point advantage over Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher’s Kelso Electrical Audi entry.
  • GT World Challenge Australia returns to action at The Bend Motorsport Park from September 5–7 as teams prepare for the penultimate round of the season.