18-year-old Porsche Michelin Junior Marcos Flack has been elevated to the winner of Race 3 in Round 1 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship.
The Sonic Motor Racing Services teenager had finished second on the road to eventual winner Dale Wood in Saturday evening’s race, however a five-second penalty to the Connected Spaces / EBM driver promoted Flack to the win in just his sixth ever Carrera Cup race.
At 18 years and 15 days of age, Flack becomes the second youngest winner of a Carrera Cup Australia race in series’ history.
Wood was penalised for contact with Harri Jones in a combative battle in race three.
It drops the experienced Victorian to sixth on the road, promoting Jackson Walls to second and Jones to third.
The change of position does not change the round results with Jones still claiming the victory over Wood and Flack in third.
Jones’ round win was the first for Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport since Nick McBride’s triumph at the Adelaide 500 in early 2019.
It was Jones’ second career Carrera Cup round win and projected him to an early championship lead ahead of Round 2 in Taupo, New Zealand, in April.