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JACKSON WALLS AND ADRIAN FLACK CLAIM PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA OPENING ROUND HONOURS IN MELBOURNE

April 2, 2023 RNW Staff

JACKSON WALLS leaves the opening round of the 2023 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia at Albert Park with the Championship lead, after claiming the final race win.

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VIDAU CLAIMS BREAKTHROUGH WIN IN WET AND WILD PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA OPENER IN MELBOURNE

March 31, 2023 RNW Staff

MAX VIDAU has sensationally claimed his maiden Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia race win, in a dramatic race at Albert Park on Friday evening.

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KENNY HABUL TO JOIN PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA FIELD IN MELBOURNE

March 24, 2023 RNW Staff

Two time LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour winner Kenny Habul will make his Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship debut at the Australian Grand Prix with TekworkX Motorsport.

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COMPETITIVE START TO AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON FOR TROFEO MOTORSPORT

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Despite changeable weather at the Australian Grand Prix which had a big affect on the outright results for Trofeo Motorsport during the opening four races of the CAMS Australian GT season, Jim Manolios and Dean Canto showed impressive pace across the event, finishing all four races with the immaculate #29 Huracan right in the thick of the action.

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MIXED START TO THE AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON FOR M-MOTORSPORT

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

An off-season change from the mighty Reiter Engineering built Gallardo R-EX GT3 to the giant-killing KTM X-Bow GT4 saw Interlloy M-Motorsport team leader Justin McMillan line up for the opening round of the 2018 Australian GT Championship in Melbourne ready to battle against a string of new GT4 machines across four races at the Australian Grand Prix.

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FERRARI CHALLENGE APAC: DANINDRO DOUBLES AT MELBOURNE, ZANG AND DICKER CAN CELEBRATE TOO

March 25, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

There was no wet drama at today’s Race-2 of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Asia Pacific Series first round at Melbourne. In stark contrast to Saturday’s heavy downpour, it was clear blue skies this morning where Danindro led from start to finish. It was a fierce battle the moment the lights turned green. Speed of the approaches … Continue reading → ...

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Melbourne’s perfect formula for sport

March 8, 2018 Charles Côté

A fighter jet screamed as it rattled buildings near Southern Cross Station. I was the only one to look up. Yep, I'm from out of town. It was the weekend of the Australian Grand Prix 2017, and I was in Melbourne to experience my first Formula One.

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VETTEL AND SCUDERIA FERRARI ON TOP IN AUSTRALIA

March 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

“It’s been a great day for us. The team has been working so hard at the track as much as back at the factory. It’s a great feeling. “Grazie mille”, you can’t say much more.

Bottas still not happy after best qualifying in his career

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Bottas ‘not satisfied’ with best-ever Australia qualifying

March 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas says he is far from overawed with his qualifying performance in Melbourne, despite sealing his best-ever grid position at Albert Park and getting within 0.3s of what would have been his first Formula One pole....

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AUSTRALIAN GT – BENNY SIMONSEN WINS IN MELBOURNE

March 24, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The first of four races of the Australian GT championship this weekend in Melbourne yielded a win for one of the Ferrari customer teams.

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First look: Changes to Australian GP circuit for F1 2017 cars

March 1, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com, the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne is currently undergoing a number of safety-related revisions in order to deal with the increased speeds expected in 2017.

Hamilton on pole for the Australian 2016 F1 Grand Prix

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Melbourne F1 Qualifying results Q3

March 19, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

Hamilton takes 50th pole in Australia's F1 Grand Prix

2017 Australian Grand Prix quotes and opinions

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2016 Australian Grand Prix – Friday Mercedes review

March 18, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

The car performed well and although we didn’t get a huge number of laps in, they were still quite constructive sessions. I was lucky to get a couple of dry laps to get a tiny feeling for what the balance is like around here, which was down to some good work from the team to time my runs right.

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2016 Australian Grand Prix Preview Mercedes F1

March 16, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

Formula One is a sport – but it is also entertainment. Controversy, both on and off track, makes headlines. That’s not a bad thing – it’s part of the world we live in. But we can think about that later. For now, I can’t wait for the flag to drop in Melbourne: let battle commence...