Brad Schumacher and Broc Feeney claimed victory in the second GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS race at Hidden Valley Raceway after an action-packed Sunday morning contest. Schumacher fought his way into the lead during the closing stages and pulled clear to win by seven seconds, while Steve Brooks and Ryan Wood completed an Audi one-two.
Contact at the start
Another messy start got Race 2 underway, with Josh Buchan leading the field towards the tight left-hander at Turn 1 in the #23 Zagame Autosport Ferrari 296 GT3.
Alongside him on the front row, Ryan Wood turned in too tightly in the #88 Wolfbrook Motorsport Team BRM Audi R8 LMS GT3 and struck the nose of the Ferrari. Wood overshot the corner and ran onto the grass, while further back two of the Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3s also made contact.
Buchan immediately began to push and opened a gap of more than two seconds over Broc Feeney’s #1 Kelso Electrical Team MPC Audi R8 LMS GT3 on the opening lap. The Ferrari driver also set a new circuit tin-top lap record of 1:04.8293 as Feeney gradually began to close the gap. Race 1 winner Alex Peroni followed closely behind in the #268 Team BRM Audi R8 LMS GT3.
Meanwhile, Wood began his recovery drive. Within a few laps, he was back up to sixth after a brief battle with Jaxon Evans in the #26 Arise Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3. His charge continued throughout the opening stint, eventually bringing him up to fourth before the pit stops.
Schumacher joins the fight
The pit-stop cycle, which saw the leaders come in with 22 minutes remaining, brought Brad Schumacher’s #1 Audi out directly behind Cameron Campbell in the #23 Ferrari.
A fierce battle soon developed between the pair. Campbell struggled to keep Schumacher behind, while the Audi driver was clearly pushing to the limit. As they fought for the lead, Steve Brooks closed in and turned the contest into a three-car battle.
Despite briefly running through the grass, Schumacher made the decisive move with 13 minutes to go. A late-braking manoeuvre put him past Campbell and into the lead, which he held through to the chequered flag.
Brooks then moved the #88 Wolfbrook Motorsport Team BRM Audi into second place with a similar move on the Zagame Ferrari.
Rosser holds on to fourth
Mark Rosser attempted to catch Campbell during the closing minutes in the #268 Team BRM Audi R8 LMS GT3, but his challenge unravelled when he ran wide at Turn 1.
That allowed Darren Currie in the #2 Trading Garage Team MPC Audi R8 LMS GT3 and Sergio Pires in the #44 Geyer Valmont Racing by Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 to close in. Rosser initially held on to fourth place, however, post-race the team was handed a five-second penalty, which dropped the #268 Audi to seventh in the final classification.
The result marked Buchan and Campbell’s first podium of the season, while fourth place was also Astuti and Currie’s best finish of the year. Jaxon Evans and Elliott Schutte completed the top six in the #26 Arise Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3, ahead of the penalised Peroni and Rosser.
Trophy Cup victory for Youlden and Halstead
Luke Youlden and Nathan Halstead won the Trophy Cup in the #71 AED Consulting by Tigani Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R after leading every lap in their class.
Following Rosser’s move into the championship lead with victory on Saturday, Feeney and Schumacher have now taken over at the top of the standings. The pair have won twice during the 2026 season and now lead with ten points of Brendon Leitch and Sergio Pires and Rosser third equal on points.
Round 5 of the GT World Challenge Australia season takes place at Sydney Motorsport Park from 18 to 20 September, featuring two sprint races.
