{"id":657155,"date":"2026-05-08T06:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/657155\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:35:16","slug":"feeney-and-schumacher-sidelined-by-engine-issue-at-the-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/657155\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeney and Schumacher sidelined by engine issue at The Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelbourne Performance Centre were forced to perform and engine change on the Broc Feeney\/Brad Schumacher Audi R8.<\/p>\n

Feeney completed just four laps during Practice 1 before a valve spring let go in the #1 Melbourne Performance Centre-run Audi R8.<\/p>\n

By the time Practice 2 started, the team was still piecing the Audi together without an engine attached.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hoped the car will be ready in time for Pre-Qualifying at 4:30pm ACST.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Thomas Randle was the best of the Audi contingent, leading Team BRM stablemates Ryan Wood and Garnet Patterson.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Results: GT World Challenge Australia The Bend, Practice 1<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDrivers
\nTeam
\nVehicle
\nClass
\nLaps
\nLap
\nDiff<\/p>\n

1
\n56
\nO.Targett\/S.Smollen
\nKollosche AMG by Tigani
\nMercedes-AMG GT3
\nPA
\n19
\n1:45.7635<\/p>\n

2
\n66
\nJ.Ojeda\/P.Lucchitti
\nMove My Wheels by Tigani
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n19
\n1:45.8214
\n0.0579<\/p>\n

3
\n44
\nB.Leitch\/S.Pires
\nGeyer Valmont Racing by Tigani
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n16
\n1:46.3578
\n0.5943<\/p>\n

4
\n268
\nT.Randle\/M.Rosser
\nCastrol Team BRM
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n19
\n1:46.3584
\n0.5949<\/p>\n

5
\n88
\nR.Wood\/S.Brooks
\nTeam BRM \/Wolfbrook Motorsport
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO 11
\nPA
\n25
\n1:46.6905
\n0.9270<\/p>\n

6
\n666
\nG.Patterson\/J.Drake
\nTeam BRM
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n26
\n1:46.7126
\n0.9491<\/p>\n

7
\n71
\nL.Youlden\/N.Halstead
\nAED Consulting by Tigani
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\nT
\n14
\n1:47.0797
\n1.3162<\/p>\n

8
\n26
\nJ.Evans\/E.Schutte
\nARGT
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n21
\n1:47.2706
\n1.5071<\/p>\n

9
\n93
\nT.D\u2019Alberto\/A.Deitz
\nWall Racing
\nLamborghini Huracan
\nPA
\n18
\n1:47.3573
\n1.5938<\/p>\n

10
\n23
\nJ.Buchan\/C.Campbell
\nZagame Autosport
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n24
\n1:47.4109
\n1.6474<\/p>\n

11
\n181
\nW.Davison\/R.Gracie
\nOnlyFans Racing
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n23
\n1:47.8124
\n2.0489<\/p>\n

12
\n24
\nP.Stokell\/M.Stoupas
\nKFC \/Team MPC
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO 11
\nT
\n21
\n1:48.0175
\n2.2540<\/p>\n

13
\n2
\nValentino Astuti (AUS)
\nTrading Garage \/Team MPC
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n22
\n1:48.0825
\n2.3190<\/p>\n

14
\n15
\nJ.Hunt\/G.Emery
\nVolante Rosso Motorsport
\nMcLaren 720s GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n14
\n1:48.1695
\n2.4060<\/p>\n

15
\n1
\nBroc Feeney (AUS)
\nKelso Electrical \/Team MPC
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n4
\n1:48.2119
\n2.4484<\/p>\n

16
\n14
\nA.Gardner\/W.Porter
\nVolante Rosso Motorsport
\nAston Martin Vantage
\nT
\n27
\n1:49.4779
\n3.7144<\/p>\n


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