Greg Taylor has gone fastest fastest in the opening practice session for Round 3 of the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series presented by Pirelli, heading Mathew Turnbull and Jake Camilleri.

Taylor set a blistering pace in the GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS, chalking up nine laps around the 4.5-kilometre Sydney Motorsport Park circuit en route to the quickest lap of the day.

Fire Rating Solutions driver Mathew Turnbull was second fastest in his Lamborghini Gallardo, spending eleven laps on track as he came to grips with the circuit.

The Wall Racing prepared Grove Hire Porsche GT3 Cup Car saw Stephen Grove fourth overall and third in the Trophy Class

Southern Star Developments Audi R8 LMS entry of Rob Smith ended the day fourth fastest in class with Winton race race winner Rick Mensa in fifth.

Camilleri’s third fastest time overall saw him the fastest MARC Class entry ahead of a tightly packed group that saw six cars split by just a second.

The pack had been separated by just two tenths mid-way through the session before times began to tumble in the closing minutes.

Ryan McLeod was second in the MARC class, with Morgan Haber, in the car he’ll share with former Bathurst 1000 winner Tony Longhurst, next best.

The hotly contested MARC Class field saw Jack Smith fourth fastest ahead of Adrian Dietz and the Geoff Taunton/Jason Busk entries.

Richard Gartner and Adrian Flack combined to set the pace in their Porsche GT3 Cup Car, topping the Challenge class over Scott Hookey and the Brendan Cook/Ockert Fourie duo.

A second practice session tomorrow morning will give all teams an opportunity to further refine their setups overnight before qualifying at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.

Two 50-minute races follow on Sunday with all the racing action streamed live via the Australian GT website.

Practice Results

Pos    Team    Driver    Car    Class    Time
1    GT Motorsport    Greg Taylor    Audi R8 LMS    Trophy    1:31.4204
2    Fire Rating Solutions    Mathew Turnbull    Lamborghini Gallardo    Trophy    1:33.2935
3    MARC Cars Australia    Jake Camilleri    MARC Mazda V8    MARC    1:34.3489
4    Grove Hire    Stephen Grove    Porsche GT3 Cup Car    Trophy    1:34.6140
5    MARC Cars Australia    Ryan McLeod    MARC Focus V8    MARC    1:34.7189
6    MARC Cars Australia    Morgan Haber/Tony Longhurst    MARC Focus V8    MARC    1:35.2132
7    MARC Cars Australia    Jack Smith    MARC Mazda V8    MARC    1:35.3508
8    Southern Star Developments    Rob Smith    Audi R8 LMS    Trophy    1:35.4185
9    Safe-T-Stop    Richard Gartner/Adrian Flack    PorscheGT3 Cup Car    Challenge    1:35.8321
10    MARC Cars Australia    Adrian Dietz    MARC Focus V8    MARC    1:38.7579
11    CCC Polished Concrete    Rick Mensa    Porsche GT3 Cup Car    Trophy    1:39.0197
12    Exotic Track Days    Scott Hookey    Ferrari 458 Challenge    Challenge    1:39.8872
13    KPH Racing/OLOF Family Cosmetic Dental Spa    Brendan Cook/Ockert Fourie    Porsche GT3 Cup Car    Challenge    1:40.0758
14    MARC Cars Australia    Geoff Taunton/Jason Busk    MARC Focus V8    MARC    1:40.4855