Bailey Sweeny has edged Dylan O’Keeffe to top spot in Practice 1 for Round 7 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst International.
Sweeny went as quick as a 2:13.6704s around an overcast Mount Panorama circuit in his HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N, with O’Keeffe subsequently clocking a 2:13.7475s in his Garry Rogers Motorsport Peugeot 308.
Josh Buchan and Nathan Morcom made for HMO Hyundais first, third, and fifth, the former in a new i30 N sedan, with Jordan Cox fourth in another GRM Peugeot.
Iain McDougall (Audi) was fastest after the first flyers on a 2:22.7358s before Buchan moved the marker to 2:17.2390s and then 2:15.0949s on consecutive laps.
Sweeny then clocked a 2:14.7329s on his fourth lap and a 2:13.6704s on his fifth to be fastest for the balance of the 25-minute session.
He was more than three tenths up on the field until Buchan set a 2:13.9040s and then O’Keeffe a 2:13.7475s just before the chequered flag.
Cox’s best was a 2:13.9468s and Morcom’s a 2:14.0219s, with Jay Hanson (Audi) sixth on a 2:14.1445s, from Lachlan Mineeff (Audi) and Michael Caruso (Alfa Romeo).
Series leader Tony D’Alberto took ninth on a 2:14.5934s in a Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R, with Ben Bargwanna (Peugeot) rounding out the top 10, while Will Brown (Audi) did not complete a full lap.
Practice 2, another 25-minute session, is due to start at 16:05 local time/AEDT.
Results: Practice 1
Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
1 | 130 | HMO Customer Racing | Bailey Sweeny | Hyundai i30N | 2:13.6704 | |
2 | 8 | Schaeffler GRM | Dylan O’Keeffe | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:13.7475 | 0:00.0771 |
3 | 30 | HMO Customer Racing | Josh Buchan | Hyundai i30N | 2:13.9040 | 0:00.2336 |
4 | 33 | Swyftx GRM | Jordan Cox | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:13.9468 | 0:00.2764 |
5 | 11 | HMO Customer Racing | Nathan Morcom | Hyundai i30N | 2:14.0219 | 0:00.3515 |
6 | 9 | AWC MPC Racing | Jay Hanson | Audi RS 3 | 2:14.1445 | 0:00.4741 |
7 | 14 | Forza Brakes Motorsport | Lachlan Mineeff | Audi RS 3 | 2:14.2719 | 0:00.6015 |
8 | 10 | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Michael Caruso | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 2:14.5899 | 0:00.9195 |
9 | 50 | Honda Wall Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Honda Civic Type R | 2:14.5934 | 0:00.9230 |
10 | 71 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Ben Bargwanna | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:15.3214 | 0:01.6510 |
11 | 34 | LMCT+ Racing GRM | James Moffat | Renault Megane RS | 2:15.7855 | 0:02.1151 |
12 | 41 | Valvoline Racing GRM | Kody Garland | Renault Megane RS | 2:15.8028 | 0:02.1324 |
13 | 15 | Michael Clemente Motorsport | Michael Clemente | Audi RS 3 | 2:16.1623 | 0:02.4919 |
14 | 110 | Team Soutar Motorsport | Zac Soutar | Honda Civic Type R | 2:16.1921 | 0:02.5217 |
15 | 2 | MOUTAI /Zip Pay | Luke King | Hyundai i30N | 2:16.3942 | 0:02.7238 |
16 | 22 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Iain McDougall | Audi RS 3 | 2:16.8191 | 0:03.1487 |
17 | 20 | Peugeot Sport GRM | Teddy Clariet | Peugeot 308 | 2:18.6861 | 0:05.0157 |
18 | 18 | Team Valvoline GRM | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:22.3229 | 0:08.6525 |
19 | 999 | MPC Team LIQUI MOLY | William Brown | Audi RS 3 |