{"id":734028,"date":"2026-06-13T12:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/734028\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:54:22","slug":"daniel-frougas-chris-white-win-spectacular-gt4-race-under-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/734028\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Frougas\/Chris White win spectacular GT4 race under lights"},"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-GT4-002-e1781339835695.jpg\" alt=\"Frougas\/White take spectacular GT4 win under lights\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Frougas\/Chris White (right) and Tom Hayman\/Jett Murray (left) battle under lights 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>Frougas and reigning New Zealand Toyota GR86 champion White battled treacherous conditions to hold off the hard-charging Audi of Stewart and Blake Purdie by 1.2s.<\/p>\n<p>Solo driver Jensen Shearer took another podium, beating the Method Motorsport McLaren of Tom Hayman\/Jett Murray at the line by just 0.2s.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Cameron\/Lochie Dalton recovered from a difficult qualifying to round out the top five, having started in 15th place.<\/p>\n<p>As the race started under the setting sun, Purdie got away to the best start of the lead group while Frougas, Hayman, and Jarrod Hughes battled three-wide for second place.<\/p>\n<p>In the commotion, Caleb Paterson rocketed from fifth place to second by Turn 3.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>As the green flag run at the beginning of the race continued, Paterson began to drop back into the clutches of the top five.<\/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>Ford Mustangs appeared to struggle in the early running, George Miedecke had battled through from a 12th place start to well inside the top 10, but struggled as the laps ticked by.<\/p>\n<p>Light rain began to fall as the track lights took effect, causing havoc for several contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Paley and Miedecke made contact while heading down the main straight, resulting in Paley sent sideways across the pit exit apron.<\/p>\n<p>A lap later, Hayman\u2019s McLaren kicked majorly sideways heading into Turn 1, pitching the reigning champion into the gravel.<\/p>\n<p>Paley and Hayman both recovered to continue unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>The first safety car was drawn when Cy Pearson found his way into the Turn 6 gravel, with the yellow flag waved immediately prior to the pit window opening.<\/p>\n<p>The entire field made its way into pit lane under yellow flag conditions, with Stewart expected to emerge with the lead due to no additional pit stop time.<\/p>\n<p>White jumped Stewart in the pit stop, taking the lead while Scott Green came out in second place having taken over from Caleb Paterson.<\/p>\n<p>When the green flag waved for the restart, Jake Camilleri and Summer Rintoule simultaneously found their way into the gravel at Turn 1, plummeting down the order.<\/p>\n<p>As the rain continued to fall in the pit stop cycle, several cars struggled for grip on the laps following the restart.<\/p>\n<p>Blake Tracey spun the Miedecke Motorsport Mustang, dropping outside the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Contact from the #88 Toyota Supra of Andrew Torti sent Nathan Murray\u2019s BMW spinning at the final corner, drawing the second safety car.<\/p>\n<p>White held the lead on the subsequent restart before a multi-car incident at the final corner brought out the yellow flag again just three laps later.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Wallis made contact with Jack Johnson, spinning the #114 McLaren, leaving Green, Camilleri, Ryan Sorensen, and Jarrod Keyte with nowhere to go.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>All cars emerged relatively unscathed, with the restart setting up a five lap sprint to the finish.<\/p>\n<p>Several cars were then involved in a spin at Turn 4 in the closing laps, including Sorensen, Rintoule, Pearson, and Gerry Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s #58 Mercedes-AMG was left stuck at Turn 4 for the remaining laps, with the corner covered by a local yellow flag.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Murray battled through to sixth place from 16th on the grid in the #7 BMW.<\/p>\n<p>Paley\/Wallis (#62 Mustang), Tracey\/Miedecke (#35 Mustang), Cameron McLeod\/Mason Harvey (#227 Mustang), and Blake Dowdall\/Cooper Cutts (#95 Mustang) rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Callaghan\/Chris Lillis took the Am Cup honours in 11th place outright after early mechanical issues struck Glenn Walker.<\/p>\n<p>Torti and Lachlan Evennett took the Silver-Am Cup victory in 12th place overall.<\/p>\n<p>Monochrome GT4 Australia returns at 1:15pm AEST on Sunday for its final one-hour race of the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Frougas\/Chris White (right) and Tom Hayman\/Jett Murray (left) battle under lights at Queensland Raceway. 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