Maranello Motorsport has inherited the victory in the first of two Australian GT Championship races at Townsville after winners Andrew MacPherson and Brad Shiels were hit with a penalty.
The #88 Maranello Ferrari 458 GT3 of Tony D’Alberto and Grant Denyer has been awarded the win after the Porsche of MacPherson and Shiels was issued with a time penalty for a pit stop infringement.
Stewards ruled that the #51 crew failed to complete their compulsory pit stop time duration and have subsequently been issued with a 192 second penalty.
The penalty has elevated D’Alberto and Denyer to victory ahead of the McLaren 650s of Tony Quinn in second, with the Geoff Emery/Max Twigg Erebus Motorsport Mercedes SLS promoted to third.
Maranello’s triumph is the first Australian GT win for television presenter Denyer in only his second appearance.
D’Alberto and Denyer will start Sunday’s Race 2 from pole position.
For the full Race 1 report click here.
Revised Result: Australian GT Championship Race 1, Townsville
| 1 | Maranello Motorsport | T.D’Alberto/G.Denyer | Ferrari 458 GT3 2014 | 46 | 01:01:17.1424 |
| 2 | Darrell Lea | Anthony Quinn (Qld) | McLaren 650S GT3 | 46 | 01:01:22.6431 |
| 3 | M.Twigg/G.Emery | Mercedes Benz AMG SL | 46 | 01:01:27.3198 | |
| 4 | Skwirk / Beechwood Homes | Nathan Antunes (NSW) | Audi R8 Ultra | 46 | 01:01:27.7067 |
| 5 | Supabarn Supermarkets | James Koundouris (ACT) | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 46 | 01:01:29.0753 |
| 6 | johnmagro.com | John Magro (Qld) | Lamborghini Gallardo | 46 | 01:01:29.5475 |
| 7 | Trass Family Motorsport | J.Lester/G.Smyth | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 46 | 01:01:29.7954 |
| 8 | JAMEC PEM Racing | C.Mies/G.Crick | Audi R8 Ultra | 46 | 01:01:34.4735 |
| 9 | JAMEC PEM Racing | Steven McLaughlan (Vic) | Audi R8 Ultra | 46 | 01:01:36.8180 |
| 10 | Darrell Lea | Klark Quinn (Qld) | McLaren 650S GT3 | 46 | 01:01:37.0444 |
| 11 | Objective Racing | Tony Walls (Qld) | McLaren 650S GT3 | 46 | 01:01:47.1056 |
| 12 | EVA Racing / Evolve Technik | Peter Fitzgerald (Vic) | Audi R8 Ultra | 46 | 01:01:47.9427 |
| 13 | Morgan Haber (Qld) | Mercedes Benz AMG SL | 46 | 01:01:56.1525 | |
| 14 | Supaloc Racing | K.Weeks/S.Owen | Ford GT 2011 GT3 | 46 | 01:01:59.4620 |
| 15 | JJA Consulting Group | Jan Jinadasa (Vic) | Lamborghini LP560-4 | 46 | 01:02:01.2465 |
| 16 | AMAC Motorsport | A.Macpherson/B.Shiels | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 46 | 01:04:18.3583 |
| 17 | Supabarn Supermarkets | Theo Koundouris (ACT) | Porsche 996 GT3-S | 45 | 01:01:07.9442 |
| 18 | Hogs Breath Cafe | Mark Griffith (Qld) | Audi R8 LMS | 45 | 01:01:20.2950 |
| 19 | Maranello Motorsport | Adrian Deitz (NSW) | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 45 | 01:01:26.6871 |
| 20 | Adina Apartment Hotels | G.Taylor/B.Mawer | Audi R8 LMS | 45 | 01:02:02.2745 |
| 21 | DPM Motorsport | Dale Paterson (Vic) | Reiter Camaro GT3 | 44 | 01:01:23.9659 |
| 22 | Fire Rating Solutions | Matthew Turnbull (Vic) | Lamborghini LP-560 G | 44 | 01:01:46.4756 |
| 23 | Thomson Geer Lawyers | Michael O’Donnell (SA) | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | 43 | 01:01:13.0957 |
| 24 | SAFE-T-STOP | Richard Gartner (NSW) | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | 43 | 01:01:14.5202 |
| 25 | Voight Contracting | S.Voight/S.Taylor | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 43 | 01:01:16.3235 |
| 26 | Flying B Racing | P.Edwards/J.Bowe | Bentley Continental | 43 | 01:01:59.0874 |
| 27 | Fastway Couriers | S.Ellinghham/M.Campbell | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | 43 | 01:02:02.6642 |
| 28 | Donut King | Tony Alford (Qld) | Lotus Exige Cup R | 42 | 01:01:18.7421 |
| 29 | Killer Racing | Wayne Udy (Qld) | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | 40 | 01:01:50.6806 |
| DNF | Interlloy M Motorsport | Justin McMillan (Vic) | Reiter Camaro GT3 | 7 | 9:08.9302 |
| DNF | Walz Group | Matt Kingsley (Qld) | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | 7 | 9:26.1645 |
| DNF | Motor School | Ben Foessel (Qld) | Ginetta G50Z | 6 | 8:12.6494 |
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