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VICTORY FOR MCLAUGHLAN AT WAKEFIELD PARK

Mat Coch/Australian GT | 19.11.17 | Aktuality

Australian GT 2017

VICTORY FOR MCLAUGHLAN AT WAKEFIELD PARK


Two wins for Steve McLaughlan saw the Valvoline Jamec Pem Racing Audi claim victory in the final round of the 2017 CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series at Wakefield Park.


Having qualified on the front row, McLaughlan got the jump over pole-sitter Richard Gartner in Race 1 to head proceedings, before racing his way back into the lead in the latter stages.

He then commanded the second race from start to finish, rounding out a successful campaign that saw him claim his second Australian GT Trophy crown (separate release to follow).

Pushing McLaughlan hard throughout the weekend was the Safe-T-Stop Lamborghini of Richard Gartner, who banked a pair of second place finishes across both 50-minute races.

Rounding out the Trophy Class podium was the impressive Rio Nugara, who was one of just four men to set a sub-60-second time in qualifying on Saturday.

Two composed races, which culminated in a battle for third place with Rod Salmon late in Race 2, saw Nugara and the Eat Furniture Audi R8 Ultra claim their first Australian GT podium.

McLaughlan, Salmon and Gartner provided brilliant entertainment as the trio found themselves embroiled in a scrap for the lead in the opening race, running nose-to-tail until the dying stages of the 50-lap encounter.

Contact with a slower car for Salmon saw him slow initially before being forced out with suspension damage, while Gartner was unable to live the ultimate pace shown by McLaughlan in the closing laps.

McLaughlan then headed Gartner throughout Race 2, as Salmon charged his way back through the field.

The Skwirk Online Education driver climbed back to third from the rear of the pack, before dropping behind the hard-charging Nugara late in the race

In Challenge Class, Mark Griffith (Griffith Corporation Ferrari F430) sealed the title with second in class behind Andrew Clarke in Race 2.

Driving a Ginetta G50, Clarke ended the opening race third in class before going two places better as the title fight among his rivals reached fever pitch in the season finale.

Griffith had been forced out of the opening race with a suspension problem, while Jamie Arratoon (Aranik Ferrari 458 Challenge) saw his hopes of the Challenge Class title evaporate with mechanical gremlins throughout Race 2.

Also in Race 2, a loose diffuser for John Nikolovski (Aranik Racing Ferrari 458 Challenge) saw him drop a number of laps in the pits, affording Clarke the opportunity to claim his first Australian GT race, and round win.

Second for the round went to Nikolovski while Arratoon's class win in Race 1 was enough to see him third for the weekend.

Nikolovski and Arratoon enjoyed a thrilling battle throughout Race 1, the duo swapping positions for lap after lap, proved to be the fight for the class win.

Griffith had been in control of proceedings before he was forced out with suspension issues, allowing Arratoon through to the win with Nikolovski third.

The results meant Griffith narrowly claimed the Challenge Class title from Nikolovski and Arratoon.

The Wakefield Park event marked the end of the 2017 Australian GT season, capping off a campaign that started on the streets of Adelaide with the CAMS Australian GT Championship and made its way to New Zealand for the culmination of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship. 

RACE 1 RESULTS

Pos

Team

Driver

Vehicle

Laps

Time

1

Valvoline Jamec Pem Racing

Steve McLaughlan

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

50

51:28.736

2

Safe-T-Stop

Richard Gartner

Lamborghini Gallardo GT3

50

51:34.234

3

Travers Beynon Racing

Travers Beynon

Audi R8 LMS

50

52:12.946

4

Mack Bros Roofing Products

Wayne Mack

Ferrari 458 GT3

50

52:16.912

5

EAT Furniture

Rio Nugara

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

50

52:25.271

6

CCC Polished Concrete

Rick Mensa

Audi R8 LMS

49

52:08.018

7

Fiorano Motorsport

Jamie Arratoon

Ferrari 458 Challenge

48

51:37.280

8

Aranik Racing

John Nikolovski

Ferrari 458 Challenge

48

51:53.825

9

Andrew Clarke

Andrew Clarke

Ginetta G50

48

52:32.978

DNF

Skwirk Online Education

Rod Salmon

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

44

51:28.418

DNF

Griffith Corporation

Mark Griffith

Ferrari F430

40

51:37.525

DNF

Whitlock Bull Bars

Con Whitlock

Audi R8 LMS

20

51:29.995

DNF

Gap Solutions/SEKTOR

John Goodacre

MARC Focus V8

9

09:40.893

 

RACE 2 RESULTS

Pos

Team

Driver

Vehicle

Laps

Time

1

Valvoline Jamec Pem Racing

Steve McLaughlan

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

49

50:37.723

2

Safe-T-Stop

Richard Gartner

Lamborghini Gallardo GT3

49

50:42.353

3

EAT Furniture

Rio Nugara

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

49

51:19.557

4

Skwirk Online Education

Rod Salmon

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

49

51:20.438

5

Travers Beynon Racing

Travers Beynon

Audi R8 LMS

48

50:50.314

6

Mack Bros Roofing Products

Wayne Mack

Ferrari 458 GT3

48

50:51.670

7

CCC Polished Concrete

Rick Mensa

Audi R8 LMS

48

51:17.346

8

Andrew Clarke

Andrew Clarke

Ginetta G50

47

51:38.389

9

Griffith Corporation

Mark Griffith

Ferrari F430

45

51:27.539

10

Aranik Racing

John Nikolovski

Ferrari 458 Challenge

41

51:46.614

DNF

Fiorano Motorsport

Jamie Arratoon

Ferrari 458 Challenge

33

47:50.704

DNF

Whitlock Bull Bars

Con Whitlock

Audi R8 LMS

31

52:13.845

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