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Bates & Gaunt victorious after incredible Phillip Island 101

Mat Coch/Australian GT | 3.6.18 | Aktuality

Australian GT 2018

Bates & Gaunt victorious after incredible Phillip Island 101.

 

Tony Bates and Daniel Gaunt have claimed an incredible victory in a drama-filled Phillip Island 101 at Round 4 of the CAMS Australian GT Championship.

The KFC/Ctech Laser/Moveitnet/B&B backed pair emerged victorious after two race suspensions and a late safety car, heading the pack by 4.1 seconds at the end of 78 laps.

Starting from the outside of the second row, an excellent opening stint from Bates saw Gaunt take control with 50 laps in the books.

Sixth when he climbed aboard, Gaunt charged his way into the lead just two laps later as those around him stopped, controlling the race to the chequered flag.

The GT4 class was taken out by the all-American pairing of Daren Jorgensen and Brett Strom in the RHC Jorgensen - Strom by MARC Cars BMW M4 GT4.

They fended off David Crampton and Trent Harrison in their Vantage Freight/M Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT4 by just 0.2s in a thrilling finale, the BMW duo having headed the class battle throughout the race.

A crash for Saturday’s Trophy Series sensation Rio Nugara on Lap 39 initially drew the safety car as the Hogs Breath Café/Griffith Corporation Ginetta G55 GT4 found the tyre wall at Lukey Heights, before officials elected to suspend the race.

Glen Wood and Vince Tesoriero were also retirements after their Forum Group/M Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT4 tagged the wall at Turn 1, the class leading JMG/Bilstein Aston Martin Vantage GT4 of Jeremy Gray and Andrew Miedecke replicating the KTM seconds later.

It saw officials again suspend the race to affect repairs to the tyre barrier, setting up an incredibly dramatic finale.

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The pole sitting Hot Wheels Car Care Products Porsche 911 GT3 R of Liam Talbot and John Martin had dominated proceedings until a late incident changed the complexion of the incredible race once again.

The Walkinshaw GT3 entry was forced out on Lap 62 which it picked up damage to the radiators after running wide at the first turn.

It was a devastating end for the team having earlier watched Martin’s mesmerising opening stint which saw him more than two seconds a lap faster than his rivals.

The Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 also looked a strong contender for the race win, holding a lap advantage before a late penalty saw Peter Hackett and Jake Fouracre home in eleventh.

Through the drama, Bates and Gaunt proved a rock solid combination, using the car's pace coupled with the right strategy calls throughout what proved to be a time-certain race to see the chequered flag first.

It’s a result that rockets Bates to the top of the CAMS Australian GT Championship points standings.

As the race also formed part of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, Bates and Gaunt also received a hefty 300-point boost in their title hopes on that front.

The Audi pair now sit third in the Australian Endurance Championship standings, just 42-points away from Tony D’Alberto and Max Twigg, who safeguarded their points advantage with another stellar drive to the podium.

The WM Waste Management Mercedes-AMG GT3 pairing crossed the line third, their fourth consecutive podium in the competition, an incredible run of results that stretches back to Hampton Downs at the tail end of the 2017 season.

Second place went to the BMW Team SRM M6 GT3 piloted by Steve Richards and Michael Almond after a faultless performance from both drivers.

An impressive opening stint for Almond saw the BMW in contention throughout the race before Richards picked off his rivals to record the squad’s second successive Australian Endurance Championship podium.

They now trail Twigg and D’Alberto by 36-points with one Australian Endurance Championship round remaining.

The CAMS Australian GT Championship now heads to Sydney Motorsport Park on August 3-4, before the season finale in Hampton Downs in October.

The Hampton Downs event will double as the third and final round of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, setting up an exciting climax to the 2018 season.

Results: Australian GT Championship, Round 4, Phillip Island 101

Pos

Competitor/Team

Driver

Vehicle

Laps

Race Time

Class

1

KFC/Ctech Laser/Moveitnet/B&B

Tony Bates

Audi R8 LMS

78

3:27:31.731

CH

2

BMW Team SRM

Steve Richards

BMW M6 GT3

78

3:27:35.893

CH

3

WM Waste Management

Max Twigg

Mercedes-AMG GT3

78

3:27:36.790

CH

4

International Motorsport

Andrew Fawcet

Audi R8 LMS

78

3:27:38.312

CH

5

Valvoline

Geoff Emery

Audi R8 LMS

78

3:27:38.469

CH

6

Total Oil/Opti-Coat/Boost Mobile

Fraser Ross

McLaren 650S GT3

78

3:27:39.917

CH

7

Scott Taylor Motorsport

Scott Taylor

Mercedes-AMG GT3

78

3:27:41.242

CH

8

Wall Racing

Adrian Deitz

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

78

3:27:41.334

CH

9

Objective Racing

Tony Walls

McLaren 650S GT3

78

3:27:49.182

CH

10

The Bend Motor Sport Park

Yasser Shahin

Mercedes-AMG GT3

78

3:28:19.924

CH

11

Eggleston Motorsport

Peter Hackett

Mercedes-AMG GT3

78

3:28:20.412

CH

12

YNA Autosport

Duvashen Padayachee

McLaren 650S GT3

75

3:27:49.321

CH

13

LOCAL Search by MARC Cars

Adam Hargraves

MARC Mazda V8

75

3:28:47.033

MA

14

RHC Jorgensen - Strom by MARC Cars

Daren Jorgensen

BMW M4 GT4

73

3:27:45.706

GT4

15

Vantage Freight/M Motorsport

David Crampton

KTM X-Bow GT4

73

3:27:45.964

GT4

16

Ah Apartments

Ash Samadi

Audi R8 LMS

73

3:27:55.888

CH

 

Walkinshaw GT3

Liam Talbot

Porsche 911 GT3 R

61

2:57:21.700

CH

 

Forum Group/M Motorsport

Vince Tesoriero

KTM X-Bow GT4

48

1:51:33.688

GT4

 

JMG/Bilstein

Jeremy Gray

Aston Martin Vantage GT4

47

1:51:39.644

GT4

 

Hogs Breath Café/Griffith Corporation

Mark Griffith

Ginetta G55 GT4

39

1:10:08.501

GT4

 

Mariani Beef Jerky

Tony Quinn

McLaren 650S GT3

7

0:25:59.996

CH


Points Standings: Australian Endurance Championship (2 of 3 rounds)
1. Max Twigg/Tony D'Alberto, 551-points
2. Steve Richards/Michael Almond, 515
3. Tony Bates/Daniel Gaunt, 509

Points Standings: Australian GT Championship (4 of 6 rounds)
1. Tony Bates, 712-points
2. Fraser Ross, 687
3. Steve Richards, 681

Points Standings: Australian GT Championship GT4 (4 of 6 rounds)
1. Jeremy Gray, 707-points
2. David Crampton/Trent Harrison, 534
3. Justin McMillan, 476

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