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Harri Jones clinches Porsche Carrera Cup title with a round to spare
Harri Jones secured the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia title at Surfers Paradise, Australia, by finishing second in Race 2.
The McElrea Racing driver started from pole in heavy rain but lost the lead to New Zealand’s Tom Bewley on the opening lap.
Second place was enough to clinch the championship, with David Russell no longer able to catch Jones mathematically.
The race was repeatedly interrupted by safety cars as drivers struggled in the wet conditions.
Officials stopped the race because of the weather, and Bewley was declared the winner, with Aaron Love third.
Jones had secured the title with one race still to run.
The series’ final race is scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Harri Jones clinched the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia title with one round remaining.
The McElrea Racing driver finished second in a rain-shortened Race 2 at Surfers Paradise.
Jones had enough points to secure the championship because David Russell could no longer catch him.
Tom Bewley won the race, while Aaron Love finished third.
The race was stopped after changing conditions brought repeated safety-car periods.
- Who
- Harri Jones, driving for McElrea Racing, clinched the title.
- What
- Jones secured the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia championship with one round remaining.
- When
- Race 2; the sources do not state its date.
- Where
- Surfers Paradise.
- Why
- Second place was enough to secure the title, and David Russell could no longer catch Jones mathematically.
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Jones started from pole but gave up the lead to Tom Bewley at the hairpin.
The safety car was deployed after Diesel Thomas spun and hit the wall.
The race restarted under green flags, but yellows returned after Bewley skated sideways into Turn 1.
The race was red-flagged and declared due to the conditions, with Bewley first and Jones second.
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia was scheduled to return for its third and final race at 1:25pm AEST.
- Champion
- Harri Jones
- Team
- McElrea Racing
- Race 2 winner
- Tom Bewley
- Race 2 result
- Jones second; Aaron Love third
- Title status
- Clinched with one round remaining
- Location
- Surfers Paradise