Feeney and Schumacher (#1 Audi) found redemption after a spin-affected Race 1 to comfortably win Race 2 on Sunday morning.
The win sees the reigning champions vault back into the championship lead moving on to the penultimate round.
Schumacher led home the #88 Team BRM Audi of Steve Brooks by 7.03s in a moment of ‘what could’ve been’ for Brooks and co-driver Ryan Wood.
Zagame Autosport’s Josh Buchan and Cameron Campbell (#23 Ferrari) held on to take their first GTWC podium.
The final podium step is subject to a post-race investigation for an incident at Turn 1 on the opening lap.
Alex Peroni/Mark Rosser (#268 Audi) came home in fourth, also pending a post-race investigation for a late incident with the #2 Team MPC Audi of Darren Currie/Valentino Astuti, who rounded out the top five.
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Buchan and Wood each got away to a slow start when the lights went out, which compressed the field.
Alex Peroni and Brendon Leitch were among those that surged forwards on the long run towards Turn 1, where chaos erupted for the second time in as many days.
Buchan appeared to climb the kerb, bouncing into Wood and forcing the Audi wide.
Simultaneously, Leitch was tagged and spun, plummeting to the back of the field.
Buchan bolted, building a gap of over three seconds back to Feeney, further lowering the lap record set on Saturday by Wood.
Wood set about a comeback drive, carving his way back through the field in the opening laps.
Within 20 minutes, the Kiwi had worked his way back into the top five, running within 10 seconds of the lead
Only a handful of laps later, Wood worked his way past Astuti’s Team MPC Audi for fourth spot.
Wood was able to hand the car over to Brooks in third position, as Peroni and Rosser’s 15 second success penalty for the Race 1 win dropped them to fifth.
Schumacher took control of the #1 Team MPC Audi and emerged on the bumper of the Zagame Autosport Ferrari.
Campbell set about a mammoth defensive effort to hold the lead, allowing Brooks to reel in the leaders in the laps after the compulsory pit stop.
With pressure being applied by the fast-charging Brooks, Schumacher ran wide on the exit of Turn 5, allowing Campbell a brief reprieve.
Schumacher caught back up within a handful of laps, eventually taking the lead at Turn 1 with just over 10 minutes remaining on the clock.
Just three laps later, Campbell relinquished second position to Brooks.
Trouble continued for several mid-pack runners, starting with Elliott Schutte running wide through the Turn 10-11 complex, narrowly avoiding the wall.
Rosser and Currie then came together at Turn 1, resulting in a post-race investigation.
Having entered the event in the championship lead, Brendon Leitch/Sergio Pires (#44 Mercedes) finished sixth, bouncing back from a tough start to salvage crucial points.
Jaxon Evans and Schutte were also left to rue what could’ve been with a tough weekend, bringing the #26 ARGT Ferrari home in seventh.
Will Davison/Renee Gracie (#181 Ferrari) bounced back from a tough qualifying to finish eighth, ahead of Garnet Patterson/JP Drake (#666 Audi), with Oscar Targett/Shane Smollen (#56 Mercedes) rounding out the top 10.
Luke Youlden/Nathan Halstead (#71 Porsche took the Trophy Class honours in 12th outright.
GT World Challenge Australia moves on to Sydney Motorsport Park for the penultimate round of the season on September 18-20.
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