The Geoff Emery/Josh Hunt Volante Rosso Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3. Image: Network R
Campbell collided with Geoff Emery late in the second leg of qualifying on Saturday morning, which wound up with the #15 Volante Rosso Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 being damaged.
The incident involving the #23 Zagame Autosport Ferrari 296 GT3 was not seen on the Fox Sports broadcast.
The matter was investigated after the session, and Campbell was penalised for unnecessary impeding and causing a collision.
“Car 23 having run wide earlier, was approaching Turn 18 at a slower than usual speed,” a stewards report read.
“Car 15 was on a fast lap approaching. Car 23 turned in towards the apex of Turn 18 crowding Car 15 and causing an avoidable collision.”
Although vision of the incident has not been published yet, the team said Emery briefly got airborne before hitting a tyre wall at the final corner.
“A qualifying incident has seen our team perform its own race to get the McLaren back on track for the opening race,” Volante Rosso wrote on social media.
“Our driver Geoff Emery was on a qualifying lap but a Ferrari did not see him and turned in at the final turn.
“Geoff took to the grass on the inside, launching the McLaren into the air, across the sand trap and into the tyre wall.
“It was a wild shunt, but we’re determined to be out there for the first race.”
With two hours to go before the start of Race 1 at The Bend at the time of publication, the team was still repairing the McLaren 720S GT3.
Emery and co-driver Josh Hunt are slated to start 13th while Campbell and co-driver Josh Buchan will start from 16th and last.
Race 1 of GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS at The Bend is scheduled for 4:20pm ACST.
Tigani Motorsport’s Sergio Pires will start Saturday’s race from pole position in the #44 Mercedes-AMG GT3 alongside Brad Schumacher in the Melbourne Performance Centre #1 Audi R8.
Results: GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS The Bend, Qualifying 1
Pos
Num
Team
Driver
Car
Class
Lap
Diff
1
66
Move My Wheels by Tigani
Jayden Ojeda (AUS)
Mercedes-AMG GT3
PA
1:45.3732*
2
44
Geyer Valmont Racing by Tigani
Brendon Leitch (NZL)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
PA
1:45.3983
0.0251
3
1
Kelso Electrical /Team MPC
Broc Feeney (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:45.5169
0.1437
4
666
Team BRM
Garnet Patterson (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:45.6666
0.2934
5
268
Castrol Team BRM
Thomas Randle (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:45.7449
0.3717
6
56
Kollosche AMG by Tigani
Oscar Targett (AUS)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
PA
1:45.8315
0.4583
7
88
Team BRM /Wolfbrook Motorsport
Ryan Wood (NZL)
Audi R8 LMS EVO 11
PA
1:45.9260
0.5528
8
23
Zagame Autosport
Josh Buchan (AUS)
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
1:46.3932
1.0200
9
71
AED Consulting by Tigani
Luke Youlden (AUS)
Porsche 911 GT3R
T
1:46.4234
1.0502
10
26
ARGT
Jaxon Evans (AUS)
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
1:46.4443
1.0711
11
93
Wall Racing
Tony D’Alberto (AUS)
Lamborghini Huracan
PA
1:46.8967
1.5235
12
181
OnlyFans Racing
William Davison (AUS)
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
1:46.9261
1.5529
13
2
Trading Garage /Team MPC
Valentino Astuti (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:47.5038
2.1306
14
14
Volante Rosso Motorsport
Alex Gardner (AUS)
Aston Martin Vantage
T
1:47.5061
2.1329
15
15
Volante Rosso Motorsport
Josh Hunt (AUS)
McLaren 720s GT3 EVO
PA
1:47.8308
2.4576
16
24
KFC /Team MPC
Paul Stokell (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO 11
T
1:48.1214
2.7482
Results: GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS The Bend, Qualifying 2
Pos
Num
Team
Driver
Car
Class
Lap
Diff
1
44
Geyer Valmont Racing by Tigani
Sergio Pires (AUS)
Mercedes-AMG GT3
PA
1:47.2893*
2
1
Kelso Electrical /Team MPC
Brad Schumacher (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:47.3066
0.0173
3
268
Castrol Team BRM
Mark Rosser (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:47.8071
0.5178
4
56
Kollosche AMG by Tigani
Shane Smollen (AUS)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
PA
1:48.1677
0.8784
5
26
ARGT
Elliott Schutte (AUS)
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
1:48.2036
0.9143
6
66
Move My Wheels by Tigani
Paul Lucchitti (AUS)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
PA
1:48.4534
1.1641
7
181
OnlyFans Racing
Renee Gracie (AUS)
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
1:48.6726
1.3833
8
2
Trading Garage /Team MPC
Darren Currie (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:48.7395
1.4502
9
88
Team BRM /Wolfbrook Motorsport
Steve Brooks (NZL)
Audi R8 LMS EVO 11
PA
1:49.0537
1.7644
10
24
KFC /Team MPC
Matt Stoupas (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO 11
T
1:50.1212
2.8319
11
666
Team BRM
John-Paul Drake (AUS)
Audi R8 LMS EVO ll
PA
1:50.1744
2.8851
12
14
Volante Rosso Motorsport
William Porter (AUS)
Aston Martin Vantage
T
1:50.4444
3.1551
13
15
Volante Rosso Motorsport
Geoff Emery (AUS)
McLaren 720s GT3 EVO
PA
1:51.0071
3.7178
14
23
Zagame Autosport
Cameron Campbell (AUS)
Ferrari 296 GT3
PA
1:51.1108
3.8215
15
93
Wall Racing
Adrian Deitz (AUS)
Lamborghini Huracan
PA
1:51.2587
3.9694
16
71
AED Consulting by Tigani
Nathan Halstead (AUS)
Porsche 911 GT3R
T
1:54.1739
6.8846
