Alex Davison takes Carrera Cup round victory

Alex Davison has come through to score victory in the final race of the weekend and take the overall round win in the Carrera Cup at Sandown.

After Matt Campbell scored wins in the opening two races of the weekend, it was Davison who got the jump from the start to head Steve Richards and Campbell.

By the second lap it became apparent that Campbell had an issue with his car as he slipped down the order. He parked the 911 on lap #7 with a transmission issue with the car stuck in gear.

Campbell’s demise was extra incentive for Davison, who was not only keen to take race victory, but also close the gap in the championship chase.

Davison was able to control the gap to Richards, who was then coming under pressure from David Wall and Dean Fiore.

The slippery conditions caught a number of cars out with some losing spots, before a big crash for Tony Bates at Dandenong Road Corner.

Bates touched the grass going into the complex of corners and he speared off the track and hard into the armco fencing. The Safety Car was deployed as Bates climbed from his car.

The race was then completed under Safety Car conditions.

The overall results for the weekend had Davison in first place from Nick McBride, with Steve Richards taking third. Davison now just 44.5 points off Campbell in the championship battle.

After Bates won the first two races in the Tag Heuer Carrera Challenge, it was James Bergmuller who was first across the line in the semi-professional category. The final positions in Race #3 decided the overall honours in the Tag Heuer Carrera Challenge with Bergmuller wining from Stephen Grove and Marc Cini. Incredibly all three finished on the same points for the weekend, the tie breaker coming from the final race results.

The Carrera Cup next heads to Mount Panorama for the Bathurst 1000 weekend.

VIDEO: Davison and Bergmuller speak after Race #3

 

RESULTS: Race 3 Carrera Cup – Sandown

Pos.	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Class
1	25	Alex Davison	Wilson Parking	P
2	12	Steven Richards	Laser Plumbing and Electrical	P
3	38	David Wall	Wilson Security	P
4	8	Dean Fiore	Saint/Porsche Centre Melbourne	P
5	77	Nick McBride	Bob Jane T-Marts	P
6	88	Dylan O’Keeffe	Allstar Equipment / Dexion Supplies	P
7	45	Duvashen Padayachee	Darrell Lea STIX	P
8	21	Garth Walden	CIP/GWR	P
9	777	Ash Walsh	Bob Jane T-Marts / Infants Friend	P
10	26	Michael Almond	Copyworld	P
11	54	James Abela	Horsley Park Gunshop	P
12	13	James Bergmuller	pricepressure.com.au	C
13	56	Shane Smollen	McGrath Estate Agents	C
14	4	Stephen Grove	Grove Hire	C
15	9	Marc Cini	Hallmarc	C
16	39	Adrian Mastronardo	Veritas Porperty Group	C
DNF	24	Tony Bates	Moveitnet / A.F.S	C
DNF	7	Matt Campbell	Nuveau Constructions / Phase 8	P

 

STANDINGS: Overall

Position	Driver	Points
1	Matt Campbell	856.5
2	Alex Davison	819
3	Nick McBride	801
4	David Wall	747
5	Steven Richards	622.5
6	Dean Fiore	501
7	Ash Walsh	482
8	Michael Almond	426.5
9	Duvashen Padayachee	367.5
10	Fraser Ross	346.5
11	Dylan O’Keeffe	322
12	Tony Bates	306.5
13	James Abela	292.5
14	James Bergmuller	292
15	Shane Smollen	290
16	Garth Walden	237.5
17	Stephen Grove	219.5
18	Adrian Mastronardo	208
19	Marc Cini	184.5
20	Shane van Gisbergen	117
21	Scott Taylor	52

 

STANDINGS: TAG Heuer Carrera Challenge

Position	Driver	Points
1	Tony Bates	859.5
2	Shane Smollen	810
3	Stephen Grove	756
4	James Bergmuller	751.5
5	Adrian Mastronardo	697.5
6	Marc Cini	646.5
7	Scott Taylor	167