Garry Rogers Motorsport Peugeot driver Aaron Cameron has set the fastest lap after two practice sessions for Round 3 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series at Winton.
Cameron wheeled his #18 308 to a late 1:26.2111s to pip 2022 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series winner Tony D’Alberto to top spot in Practice 2 by 0.0745s.
As was the case in Practice 1, the field started lapping under the 90-second mark on their third flyers, with the morning’s pace-setter, Michael Clemente (Cupra Leon Competicion), leading the way on a 1:27.7588s.
D’Alberto (Honda Civic Type R) set a 1:27.0361s next time through before Clemente hit back with a 1:26.8051s and 1:26.4734s on consecutive laps.
D’Alberto responded with a 1:26.3519s on his seventh flyer, and that remained the benchmark until Cameron clocked a 1:26.2300s in the final five minutes.
He followed that up immediately with a 1:26.2111s while D’Alberto consolidated second place with a 1:26.2856s with just over two minutes to go.
Bailey Sweeny (Hyundai i30 N) ended up third on a 1:26.3940s, from Ben Bargwanna (Peugeot 308) on a 1:26.4110s and Clemente.
Rounding out the top 10 in the 14-car field were Lachlan Mineeff (Audi RS 3 LMS), Zac Soutar (Audi), Brad Harris (Audi), Clay Richards (Audi), and Josh Buchan (Hyundai i30 N Sedan).
Richards finished 0.5560s off the pace with a best time of 1:26.7671s after effectively missing the entirety of Practice 1 in his debut weekend due to a power steering issue.
Live streaming of the Shannons SpeedSeries starts tomorrow at 11:00 AEST on Stan Sport, and free for international viewers on Speedcafe, while Supercheap Auto TCR Australia qualifying kicks off at 11:50 local time/AEST.
Results: Practice 2
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 18 | Team Valvoline GRM | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot 308 TCR | 1:26.2111 | |
| 2 | 1 | Honda Wall Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Honda Civic FK7 TCR | 1:26.2856 | 0:00.0745 |
| 3 | 130 | HMO Customer Racing | Bailey Sweeny | Hyundai i30N TCR | 1:26.3940 | 0:00.1829 |
| 4 | 71 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Ben Bargwanna | Peugeot 308 TCR | 1:26.4110 | 0:00.1999 |
| 5 | 15 | Michael Clemente Motorsport | Michael Clemente | Cupra Leon Comp | 1:26.4734 | 0:00.2623 |
| 6 | 14 | Purple Sector | Lachlan Mineeff | Audi RS3 LMS SEQ | 1:26.5356 | 0:00.3245 |
| 7 | 110 | Team Soutar Motorsport | Zac Soutar | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 1:26.5540 | 0:00.3429 |
| 8 | 74 | Exclusive Switchboards | Brad Harris | Honda Civic FK7 TCR | 1:26.6389 | 0:00.4278 |
| 9 | 4 | Shannons Ins /Penrite Oil | Clay Richards | Audi RS3 LMS SEQ | 1:26.7671 | 0:00.5560 |
| 10 | 30 | HMO Customer Racing | Josh Buchan | Hyundai i30N Sedan | 1:26.9175 | 0:00.7064 |
| 11 | 33 | Schaeffler GRM | Jordan Cox | Peugeot 308 TCR | 1:27.1790 | 0:00.9679 |
| 12 | 115 | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Tom Oliphant | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 1:27.2964 | 0:01.0853 |
| 13 | 41 | Valvoline Racing GRM | Kody Garland | Peugeot 308 TCR | 1:27.3881 | 0:01.1770 |
| 14 | 22 | Challenge Motorsport | Iain McDougall | Audi RS3 LMS SEQ | 1:27.7966 | 0:01.5855 |
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