March 24, 2011
Published on tags: Superleague


After an epic qualifying session, in which Consiglio and Morris traded the pole-setting time in several occasions - the Maltese driver giving Nordsjoen the award with a display of skill on the single lap - the Australian Grand Prix started in dramatic fashion, with a chain crash in turn 1 that saw many front-runners eliminated. Red flags ensued, and the second start went smoothly with pole-sitter Consiglio taking off, chased by Draig's Morris.

Several high-runners ended their race early, with Nick Rowland spinning and being collected by Jason Muscat, the Maltese driver later losing incredible amounts of time making his way to the pits with no rear wing. Several strategies were at play, with several driver choosing a three-stop strategy instead of a two-stop safety choice: despite their different selections, however, with 8 laps to go Joe Consiglio and Lee Morris were divided by a mere two seconds.

Behind them, a pitched battle had developed for fourth place, with Ojay Clarke, Jyri Lylykorpi, Adam Rouse and David Jundt all in with a say - even getting to putting pressure on Sam Millar running third. The Scot kept his cool, though, to clinch a welcome podium for Synergetic, while Jundt saved the day for Red Archer.

But the Australian GP produced yet another dramatic finale. After leading almost all race, Joe Consiglio was let down by his brakes, which failed with just a few laps to go, gifting the win to Lee Morris. A burning disappointment for the Maltese driver, who had produced a fantastic display of skill and looked absolutely in control of the situation. His retirement left Morris to administrate his minute-worthy advantage over Carr-Smith for the last few laps to bring Draig Racing their first victory in the GPVWC Superleague.

Australian GP: full results

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