Australia’s premier one-make Championship returns to life this week after a lengthy break. The Repco Bathurst 1000 is the 2021 season’s biggest stage, with a highly competitive field of 26 cars across the Mobil Pro and Morris Finance Pro-Am classes.
Team Porsche New Zealand, through Earl Bamber Motorsport, will be running 3 cars for the weekend. Both Callum Hedge & Madeline Stewart are stepping up from the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Championship to join Matthew Payne in the premier Porsche series for the event.
“I’m really looking forward to Bathurst this weekend,” commented Earl Bamber. “Obviously it’s been quite a long break but I’m excited to see all three Porsche Team Porsche New Zealand cars on track at Bathurst as it is a feature race of the season.
“Matthew Payne will be competing and is our first race winner in Carrera Cup. It is also great to see Callum Hedge and Madeline Stewart stepping up in to the Carrera Cup category. Being in America right now I have a long week of late nights following and supporting the team ahead.”
In its debut 2021 season, TPNZ has already had success in achieving its purpose—winning & creating a pathway for young New Zealand talent to advance in motorsport.
Despite Covid-19 disrupting the 2021 season and allowing only three rounds so far, the 2021 scholarship recipient Matthew Payne has already achieved two pole positions, a race win and has recently signed with Grove Racing as their inaugural inductee into their Grove Junior Team.
Schedule: Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia, Rounds 4 & 5, Bathurst
Thursday, December 2
13:20 – 13:40 Qualifying (20 mins)
17:45 – 18:15 Round 4, Race 1 (11 laps)
Friday, December 3
16:45 – 17:15 Round 4, Race 2 (11 laps)
Saturday, December 4
17:00 – 17:40 Round 5, Race 1 (15 laps)
Sunday, December 5
12:50 – 13:15 Round 5, Race 2 (9 laps)
Comments