{"id":659590,"date":"2026-05-09T10:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/659590\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:12:16","slug":"supercars-stars-rule-the-roost-in-gt-practice-at-the-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/659590\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars stars rule the roost in GT practice 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\tThe Thomas Randle\/Mark Rosser Audi R8 during GT World Challenge Australia practice at The Bend. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Having sat second inside the final 10 minutes, Randle shot to the top of the timesheets with a little over a minute to go with a 1:45.8578s in the #268 Team BRM Audi R8.<\/p>\n

He then bettered that benchmark with just a few seconds left in the session, clocking a 1:45.5919s.<\/p>\n

Randle and co-driver Mark Rosser wound up 0.2750s clear of the #1 Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 of Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher.<\/p>\n

They bounced back from engine issues earlier in the day, completing 25 laps of The Bend \u2013 the most of anyone in the third session.<\/p>\n

Ryan Wood was third-fastest for an all-Audi top three in another Team BRM entry with Kiwi compatriot Steve Brooks in the #88 car.<\/p>\n

Having locked out the top three in Practice 1, Tigani Motorsport slid slightly down the order with Jayden Ojeda the best of the Mercedes-AMG trio in fourth.<\/p>\n

Ojeda and co-driver Paul Lucchitti set a session-best 1:46.2214s to end up 0.6295s off the pace in the #66 Mercedes-AMG.<\/p>\n

Brendon Leitch\u2019s best time in the #44 Mercedes-AMG came early on in the session, a meagre 0.0316s away from Ojeda.<\/p>\n

The top 10 was completed by Oscar Targett\/Shane Smollen (#56 Mercedes), Will Davison\/Renee Gracie (#181 Ferrari), Jaxon Evans\/Elliott Schutte (#26 Ferrari), and Josh Hunt\/Geoff Emery (#15 McLaren).<\/p>\n

The day\u2019s final 60-minute session featured one red flag on the stroke of halfway when the Hunt\/Emery Volante Rosso Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 went off at Turn 1.<\/p>\n

GT World Challenge Australia continues on Saturday, May 9 with Qualifying 1 at 10:15am ACST followed by Qualifying 2 at 10:40 ACST. Race 1 is scheduled for 4:20pm ACST.<\/p>\n

Results: GT World Challenge Australia The Bend, Practice 3<\/p>\n

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

1
\n268
\nT.Randle\/M.Rosser
\nCastrol Team BRM
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n22
\n21
\n1:45.5919*<\/p>\n

2
\n1
\nB.Feeney\/B.Schumacher
\nKelso Electrical \/Team MPC
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n25
\n21
\n1:45.8669
\n0:00.2750<\/p>\n

3
\n88
\nR.Wood\/S.Brooks
\nTeam BRM \/Wolfbrook Motorsport
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO 11
\nPA
\n16
\n4
\n1:45.9003
\n0:00.3084<\/p>\n

4
\n66
\nJ.Ojeda\/P.Lucchitti
\nMove My Wheels by Tigani
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n24
\n24
\n1:46.2214
\n0:00.6295<\/p>\n

5
\n44
\nB.Leitch\/S.Pires
\nGeyer Valmont Racing by Tigani
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n22
\n4
\n1:46.2530
\n0:00.6611<\/p>\n

6
\n666
\nG.Patterson\/J.Drake
\nTeam BRM
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n18
\n15
\n1:46.3794
\n0:00.7875<\/p>\n

7
\n56
\nO.Targett\/S.Smollen
\nKollosche AMG by Tigani
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n22
\n9
\n1:46.4910
\n0:00.8991<\/p>\n

8
\n181
\nW.Davison\/R.Gracie
\nOnlyFans Racing
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n22
\n20
\n1:46.9577
\n0:01.3658<\/p>\n

9
\n26
\nJ.Evans\/E.Schutte
\nARGT
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n23
\n21
\n1:47.0499
\n0:01.4580<\/p>\n

10
\n15
\nJ.Hunt\/G.Emery
\nVolante Rosso Motorsport
\nMcLaren 720s GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n20
\n17
\n1:47.1028
\n0:01.5109<\/p>\n

11
\n23
\nJ.Buchan\/C.Campbell
\nZagame Autosport
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n20
\n5
\n1:47.1355
\n0:01.5436<\/p>\n

12
\n2
\nV.Astuti\/D.Currie
\nTrading Garage \/Team MPC
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n24
\n12
\n1:47.3845
\n0:01.7926<\/p>\n

13
\n14
\nA.Gardner\/W.Porter
\nVolante Rosso Motorsport
\nAston Martin Vantage
\nT
\n20
\n6
\n1:47.7143
\n0:02.1224<\/p>\n

14
\n93
\nT.D\u2019Alberto\/A.Deitz
\nWall Racing
\nLamborghini Huracan
\nPA
\n19
\n4
\n1:47.8388
\n0:02.2469<\/p>\n

15
\n71
\nL.Youlden\/N.Halstead
\nAED Consulting by Tigani
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\nT
\n22
\n5
\n1:47.9077
\n0:02.3158<\/p>\n

16
\n24
\nP.Stokell\/M.Stoupas
\nKFC \/Team MPC
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO 11
\nT
\n17
\n17
\n1:49.3694
\n0:03.7775<\/p>\n


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