{"id":733624,"date":"2026-06-13T08:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/733624\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T08:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:25:25","slug":"motorsport-news-renee-gracie-becomes-first-time-winner-in-onlyfans-ferrari-296-gt3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/733624\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport news: Renee Gracie becomes first-time winner in OnlyFans Ferrari 296 GT3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SRO-QR-Speedcafe-GTWC-005.jpg\" alt=\"Gracie makes GT World Challenge history with Davison at QR\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenee Gracie and Will Davison took their first GT World Challenge Australia win in Race 1 at Queensland Raceway. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/287093\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/a\/287093\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gracie and Davison executed a flawless performance to lead the majority of the 60-minute race and take their first win in comfortable fashion.<\/p>\n<p>With her maiden Pro-Am win, Gracie has now won races in all three GTWCA classes alongside triumphs in Am and Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, Gracie became the first woman to win a GT World Challenge Australia race outright.<\/p>\n<p>Drama struck the Ryan Wood\/Steve Brooks Team BRM Audi R8 before the race even started.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks failed to move away on the formation lap and was towed back to the pit lane where the team set about a battery change, allowing the car to rejoin the race eight laps down.<\/p>\n<p>Tigani Motorsport\u2019s Justin Tigani held the lead from pole position over Gracie for the opening laps as Mercedes-AMG teammate Sergio Pires fought to hold off the hard-charging Team BRM Audi of Mark Rosser.<\/p>\n<p>    Tickets for the 2026 NTI Townsville 500 are on sale now. Secure your spot today.<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketekau.pxf.io\/5kYxq9\" style=\"color:#de482e;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rosser got away to a lightning start from seventh on the grid, charging through to fourth by the first corner, and battling for third with Pires for the bulk of the opening lap.<\/p>\n<p>A short Safety Car was drawn when Darren Currie found himself stricken inside Turn 6 in the opening laps.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott Schutte was noted for potential contact with Currie, drawing a post-race investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Gracie bided her time, eventually taking the lead from Tigani on Lap 6 with a decisive move at Turn 4 after the Safety Car restart.<\/p>\n<p>Once Gracie vacated the OnlyFans-backed Ferrari 296, Davison held the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Targett held onto second position after taking the reins from Tigani despite a scare with the sister Sergio Pires\/Brendon Leitch Mercedes-AMG, with slight front-to-rear contact at Turn 4 after the pit stop.<\/p>\n<p>The battle between Leitch and Targett helped Davison build and hold a comfortable lead.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1033785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GTWCA-P1-SRO-R3-JM1_0712-e1781324360821.jpg\" alt=\"Renee Gracie and Will Davison's Ferrari at Queensland Raceway\" width=\"1786\" height=\"1190\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Renee Gracie and Will Davison took their first GT World Challenge Australia win in Race 1 at Queensland Raceway. Image: Jack Martin<\/p>\n<p>Targett\/Tigani came home in second position ahead of teammates Leitch\/Pires.<\/p>\n<p>Jaxon Evans\/Schutte came home in fourth place on the road but were given a 33-second penalty that demoted them to eighth,<\/p>\n<p>The Broc Feeney\/Brad Schumacher Melbourne Performance Centre Audi leapt to fourth as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Fifth were Alex Peroni\/Mark Rosser (#268 Audi), Josh Buchan\/Cameron Campbell (#23 Ferrari), Jayden Ojeda\/Paul Lucchitti (#66 Mercedes), Evans\/Schutte, Tony D\u2019Alberto\/Adrian Deitz (#93 Lamborghini), and Luke Youlden\/Nathan Halstead (#71 Porsche) rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Youlden and Halstead took the Trophy class win ahead of Paul Stokell\/Gary Higgon, and Cameron Rees.<\/p>\n<p>GT World Challenge Australia returns on Sunday at 10:25am AEST.<\/p>\n<p>Results: GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS Queensland Raceway, Race 1<\/p>\n<p>Pos<br \/>\nNum<br \/>\nDrivers<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nCar<br \/>\nClass<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n181<br \/>\nW.Davison\/R.Gracie<br \/>\nOnlyFans Racing<br \/>\nFerrari 296 GT3<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\n56<br \/>\nO.Targett\/J.Tigani<br \/>\nKollosche AMG by Tigani<br \/>\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\n44<br \/>\nB.Leitch\/S.Pires<br \/>\nGeyer Valmont Racing by Tigani<br \/>\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\n1<br \/>\nB.Feeney\/B.Schumacher<br \/>\nKelso Electrical \/Team MPC<br \/>\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\n268<br \/>\nA.Peroni\/M.Rosser<br \/>\nTeam BRM<br \/>\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\n23<br \/>\nJ.Buchan\/C.Campbell<br \/>\nZagame Autosport<br \/>\nFerrari 296 GT3<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\n66<br \/>\nJ.Ojeda\/P.Lucchitti<br \/>\nMove My Wheels by Tigani<br \/>\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\n26<br \/>\nJ.Evans\/E.Schutte<br \/>\nARGT<br \/>\nFerrari 296 GT3<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\n93<br \/>\nT.D\u2019Alberto\/A.Deitz<br \/>\nWall Racing<br \/>\nLamborghini Huracan<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\n71<br \/>\nL.Youlden\/N.Halstead<br \/>\nAED Consulting by Tigani<br \/>\nPorsche 911 GT3R<br \/>\nT<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\n24<br \/>\nP.Stokell\/G.Higgon<br \/>\nKFC \/Team MPC<br \/>\nAudi R8 LMS EVO 11<br \/>\nT<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\n14<br \/>\nCameron Rees (AUS)<br \/>\nVolante Rosso Motorsport<br \/>\nAston Martin Vantage<br \/>\nT<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\n2<br \/>\nV.Astuti\/D.Currie<br \/>\nTrading Garage \/Team MPC<br \/>\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\n88<br \/>\nR.Wood\/S.Brooks<br \/>\nTeam BRM \/Wolfbrook Motorsport<br \/>\nAudi R8 LMS EVO 11<br \/>\nPA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Renee Gracie and Will Davison took their first GT World Challenge Australia win in Race 1 at Queensland&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733625,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,131633,806,805,803,804,87509,12357,254712,85,2499],"class_list":["post-733624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-gt-world-challenge-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-renee-gracie","tag-slot1","tag-speedseries","tag-sports","tag-will-davison"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}