Round 2 - Donington Park - Angus Whiteside

After a brilliant qualifying Whiteside lined up 2nd overall on the grid and a first in class.

A quick launch from Yates that moved him up to second at the start, however he had to pull off circuit into retirement at the end of lap one. Leung therefore held the spot through the safety car period, before Whiteside swept past on the restart as he recovered from a slow start. Whiteside remained in second to the finish as he tried to catch Trice, securing the rookie class win in the process. Leung followed him home for third overall and second in the rookies.

A quick start from Ramyead allowed him to dive past Whiteside for second into Redgate (turn 1) for the first time. He remained there for a large portion of the race, however a late spin at the Melbourne hairpin dropped him out of podium contention.

Whiteside took full advantage to secure a second consecutive rookie win.

The final race of the weekend began with a rocket start from Pearce propelling his Ginetta G56 GTA from third on the grid into the race lead. Trice slotted into second, while Yates passed Whiteside for third position at the end of the opening lap.

As Pearce led the early stages, Yates mounted a challenge for second however contact between the two resulted in Trice spinning down the order. Yates got second but was quickly under pressure from Whiteside and they swapped positions on lap seven.

Whiteside then closed the gap to leader Pearce and a grandstand finish saw him get ahead on the last lap to become only the second driver to win a GT Academy race outright. Second was Pearce’s new personal best in the championship, while Yates finished third on the road.