Andre Heimgartner has been stripped of a maiden TCR Australia podium in Race 3 at Sandown after copping a post-race penalty.
The Kelly Racing driver had crossed the line third earning his and the team’s first podium but has since been hit with a 15 second penalty for passing under yellow flag conditions.
Heimgartner was judged to have overtaken Wall Racing’s Tony D’Alberto at Turn 1 under yellows due to Alexandra Whitley’s stricken Volkswagen Golf.
As a result of the sanction, D’Alberto has been promoted to the final podium spot while Heimgartner has dropped to eighth in the results.
Updated Results: TCR Australia Race 3, Sandown
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time |
| 1 | 38 | Nestor Girolami (ARG) | Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 20 | 25:17.9768 |
| 2 | 3 | Garth Tander (Vic) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 | 20 | 25:18.4446 |
| 3 | 50 | Tony D’Alberto (Vic) | Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 20 | 25:22.5334 |
| 4 | 8 | Jason Bright (Vic) | Taskforce/Melb Performance Cnt | Volkswagon Golf GTI | 20 | 25:25.4375 |
| 5 | 62 | Bryce Fullwood (NT) | Kelly Racing | Holden Astra | 20 | 25:25.7936 |
| 6 | 2 | Aaron Cameron (Vic) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 20 | 25:28.0687 |
| 7 | 30 | William Brown (Qld) | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30N | 20 | 25:34.9130 |
| 8 | 777 | Andre Heimgartner (NZ) | Kelly Racing | Holden Astra | 20 | 25:35.7374 |
| 9 | 34 | James Moffat (Vic) | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Renault Megane RS | 20 | 25:42.6370 |
| 10 | 11 | Nathan Morcom (NSW) | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30N | 20 | 26:00.1114 |
| 11 | 9 | Dylan O’Keeffe (Vic) | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 20 | 26:31.9655 |
| 12 | 97 | Liam McAdam (Qld) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 | 18 | 26:03.5963 |
| DNF | 7 | Jordan Cox (NSW) | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 19 | 24:08.1394 |
| DNF | 35 | Alexandra Whitley (Qld) | Melbourne Performance Centre | Volkswagon Golf GTI | 11 | 14:34.0702 |
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