Second placeĀ in the opening Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia race at the Gold Coast finale has handed David Wall the 2018 Endurance Cup win in the Pro class, while Stephen Grove has claimed the endurance crown in the TAG Heuer Pro-Am.
While the ultimate race one win went to Nick McBride, second place for Wall was enough to secure the Endurance Cup winĀ ahead of Dale Wood and Jaxon Evans.
Wall had a slow start to the 2018 Endurance Cup, though three top-two results across the last three races elevated the 2017 Carrera Cup champion the endurance crown.
Meanwhile, a difficult race for Stephen Grove didn’t hamper hisĀ endurance hopes, who entered the Gold Coast round with an unassailable lead in the Endurance Cup points in the TAG Heuer Pro-Am.
Another highlight in the opening Gold Coast race was an impressive top-three performance by Earl Bamber.
Starting fourth, the dual 24 Hours of Le Mans winner worked his way to third by the chequered flag behind McBride and Wall.
Results: Race 1
Position | Car | Driver | Class | Laps | Race time | Fastest lap |
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1 | 8 | Nick McBride | Pro | 29 | 39:17.4058 | 1:12.8560r |
2 | 1 | David Wall | Pro | 29 | 39:17.8928 | 1:12.7214r |
3 | 911 | Earl Bamber | Pro | 29 | 39:18.3397 | 1:12.6418R |
4 | 7 | Jaxon Evans | Pro | 29 | 39:18.7432 | 1:12.8847 |
5 | 100 | Dale Wood | Pro | 29 | 39:20.1830 | 1:13.1345 |
6 | 888 | Glen Wood | Pro | 29 | 39:20.8410 | 1:13.0440 |
7 | 111 | Cameron Hill | Pro | 29 | 39:21.3656 | 1:13.0574 |
8 | 12 | Adam Garwood | Pro | 29 | 39:22.1159 | 1:13.6325 |
9 | 18 | James Moffat | Pro | 29 | 39:22.6429 | 1:12.9915 |
10 | 20 | Adrian Flack | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 29 | 39:24.6668 | 1:13.8290 |
11 | 19 | Anthony Gilbertson | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 29 | 39:27.4403 | 1:13.9414 |
12 | 6 | Tim Miles | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 29 | 39:28.7572 | 1:14.0864 |
13 | 15 | Josh Hunt | Pro | 29 | 39:29.0383 | 1:14.1397 |
14 | 22 | Dean Cook | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 29 | 39:31.4785 | 1:14.1812 |
15 | 14 | Peter Major | Pro | 29 | 39:34.4543 | 1:14.1198 |
16 | 9 | Marc Cini | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 29 | 39:35.4852 | 1:14.3793 |
17 | 4 | Stephen Grove | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 29 | 39:53.2756 | 1:14.0081 |
18 | 131 | Graham Williams | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 28 | 39:40.5223 | 1:16.4854 |
19 | 35 | Indiran Padayachee | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 28 | 39:41.8246 | 1:17.0373 |
DNF | 50 | David Stevens | TAG Heuer Pro-Am | 27 | 37:02.2592 | 1:13.8894 |
DNF | 777 | Jordan Love | Pro | 21 | 25:46.2928 | 1:12.7603r |
DNF | 77 | Michael Almond | Pro | 13 | 18:47.4697 | 1:12.9496 |
DNF | 88 | Dylan O'Keeffe | Pro | 2 | 4:22.7204 | 2:59.0504 |