Sydney Sunday delivers wins, drama and a Ferrari title

A record crowd enjoyed a fast-paced conclusion to the LIQUI MOLY GT Festival Sydney, where sunshine, close racing and championship drama marked the penultimate round of the 2026 Shannons SpeedSeries.

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Reigning GT World Challenge Australia champions Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher took victory in the weekend’s second race, guiding their Kelso Electrical/Team MPC Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II to the front after the pit stops. Brendon Leitch and Sergio Pires finished second in their Mercedes-AMG, while Valentino Astuti and Darren Currie claimed their first series podium in third. Paul Stokell and Matt Stoupas completed a clean sweep in the Trophy Class, and Brett Hobson and Michael Sheargold did the same in the Am Class.

Tom Hayman and Jett Murray continued their strong Monochrome GT4 Australia campaign with a lights-to-flag win in the Silver Cup. The Method Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 finished ahead of the Ford Mustang shared by Blake Tracey and George Miedecke, with Blake Purdie and Jobe Stewart third. Cody Burcher and Dean Campbell won Silver-Am, while Glenn Walker took Am Cup honours.

There was late heartbreak in Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge. Kobi Williams began the final lap with a 20-second lead, but a delaminated tyre dropped him to fifth. Xavier Avramides inherited the win, leading a Sonic Motor Racing Services one-two ahead of Hayden Haikal. Earlier, Lincoln Taylor had won the first race.

Josh Anderson revived his Motorcraft Mustang Cup Australia title hopes with a hard-fought Race 2 victory. He passed Oli Wickham at halfway to claim his fourth win of the season, with Wickham second and debutant Patrick Tappett completing the podium. Ben Dunn also secured a double in the Dark Horse Legends class.

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Ferrari Challenge Australasia crowned its champions after a tense finish. Enzo Cheng secured the Trofeo Pirelli title on countback, finishing level on points with Jim Pollicina but claiming the advantage with two race victories. Steve Wyatt won the final race after passing Cheng in the closing laps. David Trewern took the Coppa Shell crown, while Cheng’s brother Andrei won the Trofeo Pirelli 488 class.

Clint Hancock capped off Radical Cup Australia’s weekend with victory, leading an Arise Racing one-two-three ahead of Chris Reindler and Bryce Moore.

The Sydney event delivered a mixture of title celebrations, breakthrough podiums and late-race twists, setting up an exciting final SpeedSeries round at Sandown.

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