Mikel Azcona dropped to third by post-Race 1 penalty

Kumho TCR World Tour title contender Mikel Azcona has been hit by a penalty that affected his result in yesterday’s night Race 1 at Eastern Creek.

This morning the Stewards have reviewed some incidents and sporting infringements, imposing a five-second penalty to Azcona for weaving behind the safety car – the same penalty that was handed to Yann Ehrlacher yesterday.

As a consequence, Azcona was demoted from second to third behind Ma Qing Hua.

This also affected the World Tour standings; although Azcona retains the third position he has slipped 9 points behind the pair of Norbert Michelisz and Ehrlacher, two ahead of Rob Huff. 

Races 2 and 3 will follow later today at 16:05 and 19:55 local time (06:05 and 09:55 CET), with live streaming on tcr-series.tv and YouTube.

Sydney – Race 1 amended

1. Will Brown (Melbourne Performance Centre, Audi RS 3 LMS), 17 laps

2. Ma Qing Hua (Cyan Racing, Lynk & Co 03 FL), 11.6553

3. Mikel Azcona (BRC Squadra Corse, Hyundai Elantra N), 12.3892

Championship points – TCR World Tour

1. N. Michelisz, 282 pts; 2. Y. Ehrlacher, 282; 3. M. Azcona, 273 

Championship points – TCR Australia

1. B. Sweeny, 632 pts; 2. J. Buchan, 597; 3. A. Cameron, 597 

Picture: TCR Australia/Daniel Kalisz