Davison wins first Carrera Cup endurance race

Alex Davison has taken out the first race of Carrera Cup’s Endurance Cup as a third-place finish for Nick McBride was enough to score the overall weekend victory at Sandown.

Starting second on the grid, Davison got a great jump to head McBride and Andre Heimgartner into the opening bends.

Congestion in the mid-pack saw Michael Almond suffer radiator damage and his race ended in the pits.

Pressure from Heimgartner saw him pass McBride on the fourth lap, as behind Jaxon Evans made his way through the pack.

Davison was able to control things out front, while the next three all finished together at the chequered flag.

Davison’s victory in the final race saw him finish second overall for the weekend with Heimgartner in third. McBride the winner off the back of his victories in the opening two races and third place in the final hit out.

The battle was intense in the Tag Heuer Carrera Challenge with Tim Miles assuming the lead before he went off the track at Turn 1.

Then Stephen Grove took the lead, but he was in behind his son Brenton who was battling ill-handling after damaging his front splitter. Shahin was able to pass Grove, but soon after spun.

Stephen Grove took the race win and the overall victory in the semi-professional category from Miles.

The Carrera Cup next goes racing at Mount Panorama, including the second round of the Endurance Cup.

 

VIDEO: McBride and Grove speak after the final race

RESULTS: Carrera Cup – Race 3 : Sandown Raceway

Pos	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Class
1	888	Alex Davison	President Limo Australia	P
2	777	Andre Heimgartner	Bob Jane T-Marts/Money Now	P
3	77	Nick McBride	Sonic/Bob Jane T-Marts	P
4	7	Jaxon Evans	Hungry Jacks	P
5	88	Dylan O’Keeffe	APB Group/President Limo Australia	P
6	38	David Wall	PAYCE/Wilson Security	P
7	5	Cameron McConville	Repair Management Australia	P
8	136	James Abela	Horsley Park Gun Shop	P
9	4	Stephen Grove	Grove Group	C
10	23	Brenton Grove	Porsche Centre Melbourne	P
11	70	Tim Miles	Miles Advisory Partners	C
12	33	Simon Ellingham	Peak Marketing	P
13	9	Marc Cini	Hallmarc	C
14	79	Jordan Love	Sonic Motor Racing/Quintis	P
15	13	Sam Shahin	HTFU	C
16	22	Dean Cook	Zonzo Racing	C
17	131	Graham Williams	WRA	C
DNF	34	John Morriss	Motorsport Leasing/Race Ramps	C
DNF	26	Michael Almond	Copyworld	P

 

STANDINGS

Position	Driver	Points
1	David Wall	863
2	Andre Heimgartner	795
3	Alex Davison	777
4	Nick McBride	710
5	Dylan O’Keeffe	655
6	Jaxon Evans	631.5
7	Cameron McConville	601
8	James Abela	424
9	Stephen Grove	375
10	Michael Almond	317
11	Simon Ellingham	265
12	Marc Cini	233.5
13	Lars Kern	200.5
14	Sam Shahin	195.5
15	Graham Williams	155.5
16	Tim Miles	155
17	Dean Cook	122
18	Dean Grant	120
19	Brenton Grove	91
20	Rob Woods	78
21	Shane Smollen	49
22	Jordan Love	44
23	Matt Palmer	40

 

TAG Heuer Carrera Challenge Standings

Position	Driver	Points
1	Stephen Grove	973
2	Marc Cini	656.5
3	Tim Miles	454
4	Sam Shahin	453
5	Graham Williams	422.5
6	Dean Cook	412
7	Dean Grant	153
8	Matt Palmer	144
9	Shane Smollen	136
10	Rob Woods	129