The #1 Jamec-Pem Audi R8 has been stripped of its second place finish in the second Australian GT heat after receiving a post race penalty.
Stewards have added 17 seconds to the car’s race time following avoidable contact when reigning champion Mies tapped leader Nathan Morcom into a spin prior to the mandatory pits stops.
After handing over the car to Geoff Emery, the R8 chased James Koundouris’ Audi R8 to the flag to finish second.
As result of the penalty, the Mies/Emery car has been demoted to 18th position with Roger Lago (Lamborghini) inheriting second, while Justin McMillan/Glen Wood (Lamborghini) have been awarded the final place on the podium.
The final Australian GT race of the Clipsal 500 weekend is scheduled for 0900 on Sunday.
Amended Result Australian GT Championship Clipsal 500 Race 2
| 1 | Supabarn Supermarkets | J.Koundouris/M.Marshall | Audi R8 LMS | 21 | 37:57.1884 |
| 2 | JBS Australia | Roger Lago (QLD) | Lamborghini R-EX | 21 | 37:58.4707 |
| 3 | Interlloy M Motorsport | J.McMillan/G.Wood | Lamborghini R-EX | 21 | 37:59.9101 |
| 4 | Darrell Lea | K.Quinn/T.Quinn | McLaren 650S GT3 | 21 | 38:00.3179 |
| 5 | Adina Apartment Hotels | Greg Taylor (NSW) | Audi R8 LMS | 21 | 38:02.8239 |
| 6 | Eggleston Motorsport | P.Hackett/D.Storey | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 21 | 38:04.0793 |
| 7 | JAMEC PEM Racing | Steven McLaughlan (VIC) | Audi R8 LMS | 21 | 38:05.8684 |
| 8 | McLaren Melbourne | J.Webb/G.Denyer | McLaren 650S GT3 | 21 | 38:06.0549 |
| 9 | Objective Racing | Tony Walls (QLD) | McLaren 650S GT3 | 21 | 38:06.5625 |
| 10 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | S.Taylor/C.Baird | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 21 | 38:06.7610 |
| 11 | HBS Motorsports | Simon Ellinghham (NZ) | Audi R8 Ultra | 21 | 38:07.5771 |
| 12 | AMAC Motorsport | Andrew Macpherson (NSW) | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 21 | 38:09.7323 |
| 13 | Modena Engineering | Ricky Capo (VIC) | BMW Z4 GT3 | 21 | 38:10.2729 |
| 14 | Tekno | Nathan Morcom | McLaren 650S GT3 | 21 | 38:10.3157 |
| 15 | Taplin Real Estate | A.Taplin/D.Canto | Lamborghini Gallardo | 21 | 38:10.7034 |
| 16 | Team ASR | Ash Samadi | Mercedes Benz AMG SL | 21 | 38:12.0096 |
| 17 | M Motorsport | John Magro (QLD) | Lamborghini Gallardo | 21 | 38:12.4741 |
| 18 | JAMEC PEM Racing | C.Mies/G.Emery | Audi R8 LMS | 21 | 38:14.6573 |
| 19 | Koala Motorsport | B.Griguol/T.Macrow | Ferrari F430 GT3 | 21 | 38:18.1227 |
| 20 | SR Motorsport | S.Richards/M.Twigg | BMW M6 GT3 | 21 | 38:37.3552 |
| 21 | Eggleston Motorsport | Matthew Solomon | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 21 | 38:53.3422 |
| 22 | Tekno | N.Antunes/E.Barbour | McLaren 650S GT3 | 20 | 38:14.6701 |
| DNF | Hogs Breath Cafe/Griffith Co | Mark Griffith (QLD) | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 13 | 24:01.5872 |
| DNF | Veloce Motorsportn – ULX110 | Keith Wong (SA) | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | ||
| DNF | Waltec Motorsport | Aaron Tebb (QLD) | Porsche 997 GT3-R | ||
| DNF | Skwirk Online Education | Rod Salmon (NSW) | Audi R8 Ultra |
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