GT World Challenge Australia in Sandown - Audi Leading margin doubled 19.09.2022: Audi privateer Yasser Shahin extended his lead in the GT World Challenge Australia standings from 10 to 20 points on the fourth race weekend at Sandown.

Audi privateer Yasser Shahin extended his lead in the GT World Challenge Australia standings from 10 to 20 points on the fourth race weekend at Sandown.



In the process, last year’s champion had to master the most difficult conditions together with teammate Garth Tander. In the first race, Shahin spun early on, while Tander also went off the track later after the driver change while fighting for position. After a downpour the race ended prematurely behind the safety car.

Shahin/Tander finished second in the Audi R8 LMS ahead of their brand colleagues Liam Talbot/Fraser Ross. Heavy rain characterized the second one-hour race as well and forced a 20-minute race interruption. The decision was made only on the turbulent last lap.


First, Audi privateer Tony Bates overtook Mercedes-AMG driver Prince Jefri Ibrahim who was in the lead and lost another place when Yasser Shahin passed him as well. When Bates subsequently spun on a trickle, Shahin won ahead of Liam Talbot and Prince Jefri Ibrahim.



This is exactly the order in which the rivals are now competing for the title: Shahin leads the Pro-Am standings ahead of Talbot, with Ibrahim and teammate Shane van Gisbergen lurking another four points behind. Three events are still on the calendar until the beginning of December.






Eva-Maria Becker - photo GSG Images 2022