Phillip Island Circuit (N/A)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2026 Season 3 · Week 1
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Gabri Martinez secured the victory after starting from pole position. Martinez completed 31 laps and led for 27 of them, despite accumulating 8 incidents throughout the race. The lead was contested early, with Ferran S. Grau moving into the top spot on lap 8. Martinez reclaimed the lead on lap 10, only to lose it again on lap 11 to Laust Olsen. Martinez ultimately regained the lead on lap 13 and held the position until the checkered flag. Ferran S. Grau finished second, completing 31 laps with 6 incidents. Andrey Efimenko completed the podium, advancing from a fifth-place start to finish third with 3 incidents. In the Audi 90 GTO class, Cal Young claimed the victory after starting from the second position, completing 28 laps with 4 incidents. Noel Luneburg, who started from third, finished in second place, also completing 28 laps with 4 incidents. The standout performance in the class came from Joram Vanhixe, who surged from a 20th-place start to finish on the podium in third. Vanhixe maintained a clean race, recording only 2 incidents during his climb through the field. Several drivers demonstrated significant progress throughout the field. In the Audi 90 GTO class, Martin Krejcirik moved up 8 positions, while both Lance Simon and Arturas Kundelis gained 5 positions each. Conversely, Carlos Peralta6 faced a difficult outing, recording 10 incidents, the highest count among the notable performances listed. The race at Phillip Island saw consistent competition across both classes, with the lead changes in the Nissan GTP category providing the most significant volatility in the front-running pack during the first half of the event.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabri Martinez | Nissan GTP | 25 | 0 | ||
| Ferran S. Grau | Nissan GTP | 22 | 0 | ||
| Andrey Efimenko | Nissan GTP | 20 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Forbes Marshall | Nissan GTP | 18 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | Lance Simon | Nissan GTP | 16 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Ben Summers | Nissan GTP | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Doug Winfield | Nissan GTP | 14 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Cal Young | Audi 90 GTO | 25 | 0 | |
| 10 | Noel Luneburg | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | Carlos Peralta6 | Nissan GTP | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Joram Vanhixe | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | Andreas Schuster | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | JD Rodriguez | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | Arturas Kundelis | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | Pablo Rangel2 | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | 8 | Martin Krejcirik | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | Romain Belo | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | Stéphane Lesly | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 9 |
| 20 | 11 | Emilio Dicharri | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 5 |
| 21 | 12 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | Max Karpechin | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | 14 | Michael Kohne | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | 15 | Shady Ahmad | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | Mickey Friesen | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | Dan Shields | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | Audrius Valantiejus | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | Joni Hagner | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | Jarrett Khoury | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |
| 31 | 22 | Cam Porter | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |
| 32 | 10 | Rutger Jönåker | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |
| 33 | 11 | Jose Delza | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |