Melbourne Performance Centre were forced to perform and engine change on the Broc Feeney/Brad Schumacher Audi R8.
Feeney completed just four laps during Practice 1 before a valve spring let go in the #1 Melbourne Performance Centre-run Audi R8.
By the time Practice 2 started, the team was still piecing the Audi together without an engine attached.
It’s hoped the car will be ready in time for Pre-Qualifying at 4:30pm ACST.
Practice 1 was topped by Oscar Targett, who led a Tigani Motorsport one-two-three in the #56 Mercedes-AMG he shares with Shane Smollen.
Targett set a 1:45.7635s to be 0.0579s ahead of the Jayden Ojeda/Paul Lucchitti entry. The third Tigani Mercedes of Brendon Leitch/Sergio Pires was 0.5943s back in third.
Thomas Randle was the best of the Audi contingent, leading Team BRM stablemates Ryan Wood and Garnet Patterson.
It was a surprisingly low-key start to proceedings for the Ferrari 296 fleet, which was led by Jaxon Evans. He was 1.5 seconds behind the fastest Mercedes in eighth.
Results: GT World Challenge Australia The Bend, Practice 1
Pos
Num
Drivers
Team
Vehicle
Class
Laps
Lap
Diff
1
56
O.Targett/S.Smollen
Kollosche AMG by Tigani
Mercedes-AMG GT3
PA
19
1:45.7635
2
66
J.Ojeda/P.Lucchitti
Move My Wheels by Tigani
Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
PA
19
1:45.8214
0.0579
3
44
B.Leitch/S.Pires
Geyer Valmont Racing by Tigani
Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
PA
16
1:46.3578
0.5943
4
268
T.Randle/M.Rosser
Castrol Team BRM
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
19
1:46.3584
0.5949
5
88
R.Wood/S.Brooks
Team BRM /Wolfbrook Motorsport
Audi R8 LMS EVO 11
PA
25
1:46.6905
0.9270
6
666
G.Patterson/J.Drake
Team BRM
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
26
1:46.7126
0.9491
7
71
L.Youlden/N.Halstead
AED Consulting by Tigani
Porsche 911 GT3R
T
14
1:47.0797
1.3162
8
26
J.Evans/E.Schutte
ARGT
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
21
1:47.2706
1.5071
9
93
T.D’Alberto/A.Deitz
Wall Racing
Lamborghini Huracan
PA
18
1:47.3573
1.5938
10
23
J.Buchan/C.Campbell
Zagame Autosport
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
24
1:47.4109
1.6474
11
181
W.Davison/R.Gracie
OnlyFans Racing
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
23
1:47.8124
2.0489
12
24
P.Stokell/M.Stoupas
KFC /Team MPC
Audi R8 LMS EVO 11
T
21
1:48.0175
2.2540
13
2
Valentino Astuti (AUS)
Trading Garage /Team MPC
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
22
1:48.0825
2.3190
14
15
J.Hunt/G.Emery
Volante Rosso Motorsport
McLaren 720s GT3 EVO
PA
14
1:48.1695
2.4060
15
1
Broc Feeney (AUS)
Kelso Electrical /Team MPC
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
4
1:48.2119
2.4484
16
14
A.Gardner/W.Porter
Volante Rosso Motorsport
Aston Martin Vantage
T
27
1:49.4779
3.7144
