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Feeney, Schumacher Clinch GT World Challenge Australia Title After Schutte/Evans Restart Penalty

The five-second sanction dropped the #26 Ferrari from second to seventh on the final restart, handing the championship to the #888 Audi.

Overview

  • Race stewards ruled Car 26 increased speed before the green flag on the closing restart, issuing a five-second time penalty.
  • Schutte and Evans fell from second to seventh in the final classification, missing the fourth-place finish they needed to secure the crown.
  • Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher crossed the line first to complete a weekend sweep and were confirmed champions after the ruling.
  • A lap-one Safety Car for contact between Damon Leitch and George King and a late Safety Car for Sam Fillmore’s stricken Audi shaped the decisive restart.
  • Feeney and Schumacher managed a 15-second pit-stop handicap from their Race 1 win as Schumacher charged late, with the corrected Race 2 podium elevating Ryan Wood/Steve Brooks to second and Jayden Ojeda/Paul Lucchitti to third.