Aaron Cameron has been stripped of third place in TCR Australia Race 1 at The Bend Motorsport Park after copping a post-race penalty.
The Melbourne Performance Centre driver came home in third in today’s race although stewards have issued a 28 second post-race penalty.
Cameron passed Kelly Racing’s Alex Rullo under the Safety Car shortly after the pair had been fighting over third spot.
As a result, Cameron has been demoted to 12th position with Wall Racing’s John Martin inheriting the final spot on the podium.
Meanwhile, Martin’s team-mate Tony D’Alberto has been hit with a 10s penalty for contact with Garry Rogers Motorsport’s Jimmy Vernon.
D’Alberto had finished the race in eighth but has been re-classified in 13th position.
The penalties have seen Russell Ingall (Melbourne Performance Centre – Audi) and Alexandra Whitley (Alliance Autosport – Volkswagen) climb into the top 10 in ninth and 10th respectively.
TCR Australia continues tomorrow with a further two 14 laps scheduled, with Race 2 to begin at 1245 local time.
UPDATED Results: TCR Australia Race 1 – The Bend Motorsport Park
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time |
| 1 | 4 | Garth Tander (Vic) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 | 12 | 27:52.7479 |
| 2 | 30 | William Brown (Qld) | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30N | 12 | 27:53.7487 |
| 3 | 24 | John Martin (NSW) | Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 12 | 28:00.1778 |
| 4 | 11 | Nathan Morcom (NSW) | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30N | 12 | 28:01.5733 |
| 5 | 33 | Chris Pither (NZ) | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Renault Megane RS | 12 | 28:02.2104 |
| 6 | 38 | Jordan Cox (NSW) | Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 12 | 28:02.9404 |
| 7 | 34 | James Moffat (Vic) | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Renault Megane RS | 12 | 28:15.6097 |
| 8 | 62 | Alex Rullo (WA) | Kelly Racing | Holden Astra | 12 | 28:17.2174 |
| 9 | 100 | Russell Ingall (Qld) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 | 12 | 28:20.7896 |
| 10 | 35 | Alexandra Whitley (Qld) | Alliance Autosport | Volkswagon Golf GTI | 12 | 28:21.6509 |
| 11 | 3 | Leanne Tander (Vic) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 | 12 | 28:21.9942 |
| 12 | 2 | Aaron Cameron (Vic) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 12 | 28:22.1324 |
| 13 | 50 | Tony D’Alberto (Vic) | Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 12 | 28:23.8285 |
| 14 | 7 | Jimmy Vernon (NSW) | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 12 | 28:24.5659 |
| 15 | 6 | Molly Taylor (NSW) | Kelly Racing | Subaru WRX STi | 12 | 29:13.1600 |
| DNF | 8 | Jason Bright (Vic) | Taskforce / Alliance Autosport | Volkswagon Golf GTI | 11 | 26:40.3498 |
| DNF | 9 | Dylan O’Keeffe (Vic) | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 9 | 22:21.0849 |
| DNF | 777 | Andre Heimgartner (NZ) | Kelly Racing | Subaru WRX STi | 8 | 20:05.6327 |
| DNF | 37 | Chelsea Angelo (Vic) | Kelly Racing | Holden Astra | 5 | 14:41.5306 |
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