A third win for Nick McBride on the streets of Adelaide rounded out a perfect weekend at the opening round of the Porsche Payce Carrera Cup Australia Series.
McBride again headed the field from the first corner, never ceding top spot despite race-long pressure from David Wall.
A good jump from Wall was countered by McBride who held the inside line to take the lead as Luff fell to fifth when Jordan Love made a strong start to breeze by before they reached the opening turn.
On the second tour, Sam Shahin made a lunge on Anthony Gilbertson, skating through into the escape road at Wakefield Street and falling to the back of the pack.
The pair were battling over second in the Pro-Am class, Liam Talbot having cleared Gilberston to head that competition in the opening exchanges.
Down the order Thomas Maxwell and Cooper Murray banged doors as they squabbled towards the back end of the top 10, while a four-car battle emerged for the final podium position.
Third placed Dale Wood proved somewhat of a cork in the bottle, fighting a rear-guard action over Love, Luff, and Michael Almond who were all in tow.
That allowed McBride and Wall to eke clear at the front of the race, moving out to a nearly five second advantage by the time they started the final lap.
Third place went to Wood over Love, while Talbot hung on to take his first Pro-Am class win in just his third Carrera Cup start.
McBride’s efforts were enough to see him take out the round, with Gilberston taking the Pro-Am round with two wins and a second in class.
Results: Race 3
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Cls | Laps | Race time |
| 1 | 8 | Porsche Centre Melbourne | Nick McBride | P | 10 | 13:54.3692 |
| 2 | 38 | PAYCE | David Wall | P | 10 | 13:55.2350 |
| 3 | 100 | Sonic/Polyflor | Dale Wood | P | 10 | 13:59.5800 |
| 4 | 777 | Sonic/Bob Jane T Marts/SRG | Jordan Love | P | 10 | 13:59.9938 |
| 5 | 7 | MEGA/No Second Chance | Warren Luff | P | 10 | 14:00.7184 |
| 6 | 77 | Sonic/Bob Jane T Marts/PSA | Michael Almond | P | 10 | 14:01.0305 |
| 7 | 111 | Seears Workwear | Cameron Hill | P | 10 | 14:01.7116 |
| 8 | 36 | Lodge Brothers | Cooper Murray | P | 10 | 14:04.0925 |
| 9 | 5 | Sonic/Hose Power | Thomas Maxwell | P | 10 | 14:05.2895 |
| 10 | 34 | Hyundai Forklifts Australia | Duvashen Padayachee | P | 10 | 14:08.3408 |
| 11 | 27 | Wash It | Liam Talbot | A | 10 | 14:13.1030 |
| 12 | 15 | Lory Construction/Volante Ross | Josh Hunt | P | 10 | 14:13.9217 |
| 13 | 19 | Hallmark Homes | Anthony Gilbertson | A | 10 | 14:14.8424 |
| 14 | 4 | Grove Group | Stephen Grove | A | 10 | 14:19.0539 |
| 15 | 23 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago | A | 10 | 14:19.9512 |
| 16 | 6 | Garage1 | Tim Miles | A | 10 | 14:23.6276 |
| 17 | 22 | BMF | Dean Cook | A | 10 | 14:24.2913 |
| 18 | 9 | Hallmarc | Marc Cini | A | 10 | 14:27.5279 |
| 19 | 80 | VM Waste | Max Twigg | A | 10 | 14:35.0239 |
| 20 | 13 | The Bend Motorsport Park/HTFU | Sam Shahin | A | 10 | 14:41.4190 |
| 21 | 35 | Hyundai Forklifts Australia | Indiran Padayachee | A | 10 | 14:52.4662 |
Standings: Overall
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
| 1 | Nick McBride | 180 |
| 2 | David Wall | 162 |
| 3 | Dale Wood | 144 |
| 4 | Warren Luff | 120 |
| 5 | Jordan Love | 110 |
| 7 | Cameron Hill | 87 |
| 6 | Cooper Murray | 85 |
| 8 | Josh Hunt | 74 |
| 9 | Thomas Maxwell | 69 |
| 10 | Anthony Gilbertson | 55 |
| 16 | Michael Almond | 52 |
| 12 | Liam Talbot | 48 |
| 14 | Duvashen Padayachee | 43 |
| 11 | Sam Shahin | 36 |
| 13 | Stephen Grove | 35 |
| 15 | Roger Lago | 31 |
| 17 | Max Twigg | 25 |
| 18 | Dean Cook | 25 |
| 20 | Tim Miles | 25 |
| 19 | Marc Cini | 24 |
| 21 | Indiran Padayachee | 18 |
Standings: Pro
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
| 1 | Nick McBride | 180 |
| 2 | David Wall | 162 |
| 3 | Dale Wood | 144 |
| 4 | Warren Luff | 120 |
| 5 | Jordan Love | 110 |
| 6 | Cameron Hill | 87 |
| 7 | Cooper Murray | 85 |
| 8 | Josh Hunt | 74 |
| 9 | Thomas Maxwell | 69 |
| 10 | Michael Almond | 52 |
| 11 | Duvashen Padayachee | 43 |
Standings: Pro-Am
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
| 1 | Anthony Gilbertson | 174 |
| 2 | Liam Talbot | 156 |
| 3 | Stephen Grove | 126 |
| 4 | Sam Shahin | 119 |
| 5 | Roger Lago | 110 |
| 6 | Tim Miles | 88 |
| 7 | Dean Cook | 87 |
| 8 | Marc Cini | 84 |
| 9 | Max Twigg | 80 |
| 10 | Indiran Padayachee | 66 |
Standings: Michelin Juniors
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
| 1 | Jordan Love | 110 |
| 2 | Cameron Hill | 87 |
| 3 | Cooper Murray | 85 |
| 4 | Thomas Maxwell | 69 |
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