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Stewards' Penalty Flips GT World Challenge Australia Pro-Am Title to Feeney and Schumacher

A five-second sanction for early acceleration on the final restart dropped the Arise Ferrari from second to seventh, swinging the championship by four points.

Overview

  • Race officials ruled Car 26 increased speed before the green flag, with the stewards citing broadcast evidence from the late restart.
  • Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher completed a weekend sweep at Hampton Downs to secure the crown after crossing the line first in Race 2.
  • Jaxon Evans and Elliot Schutte had entered the finale 30 points ahead and only needed fourth in Race 2, but the post-race penalty left them seventh.
  • The second race featured a lap-one Safety Car for contact between Damon Leitch and George King and a late caution for Sam Fillmore’s stricken Audi that set up the decisive restart.
  • The revised order promoted Ryan Wood and Steve Brooks to second and Jayden Ojeda and Paul Lucchitti to third, as Feeney/Schumacher sealed the title for the #888 Kelso Electrical/MPC Audi.