Arise Racing GT wins GT World Challenge Australia on debut

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Arise Racing GT delivered outstanding performances at the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia final round held at the iconic Bathurst track taking the title in the team’s debut season. The team, supported by Laurence Escalante’s Lance East Exotics, secured the overall Pro-Am Drivers Championship win with Chaz Mostert and Liam Talbot this past weekend, while Jaxon Evans and Elliott Schutte secured 3rd place in the championship. Additionally, the team celebrated an amazing victory by clinching the Pro-Am Teams Sprint Championship win, an incredible result for the Arise Racing GT debut racing season.

Jordan Oon, team principal, was over the moon with the results from the weekend, saying:

"Reflecting on this season, it’s incredible to see how far we’ve come as a team. Starting Arise Racing GT and competing at such a high level has been an extraordinary journey. “We had the goal in sight of clinching the Pro-Am Drivers and Teams championship in our debut season, and the dedication and hard work from every single member of our team have truly brought that to reality.

“To be able to do this for our amazing partners, for Ferrari and our supporters is extremely special for us, as without them, this would not have been possible. Our debut season has given us great momentum to carry into our 2025 racing season and we can’t wait to get started."

“We would like to thank our amazing partners for their support this racing season: Lance East Exotics, VGW, Car Expert, AAQ, Swisstrax, Unipac, AV Trucks, ORAFOL and Motul.”

This is how the final round of the Championship went down: The team started strong with Mostert securing Pole Position with a blistering 2:00.986. However, due to a technical irregularity, the P1 position was lost. Talbot backed up the #1 car duo by taking pole position in qualifying 2. Evans led the way with the #8 car taking 3rd, while Schutte brought it home in 5th place.

Race 1 at Bathurst began with a delay due to a timing fault, leaving the cars parked on the front straight. As the shortened race commenced, Talbot led the pack right up until the pit stops, where both car #1 and #8 carried success penalties from the previous round. The pro drivers took over and finished strong, with Mostert achieving a podium finish in 3rd place, while Jaxon climbed back to 6th place, securing valuable championship points.

On Sunday, Evans started on the front row without any success penalty, making himself and Schutte strong contenders for the win. Mostert had his work cut out, starting from the back row, but quickly progressed through the field in the race's opening stages, while car #8 was running in 2nd. The pit stops created some chaos, and a very tight release of the car back into pit lane resulted in a 5-second time penalty for car #8. The top 3 of the race were tightly packed, and Schutte managed to take the lead with 15 minutes to go. Talbot raced his way onto the back of the pack, with the top 4 cars separated by just 3 seconds. Despite Schutte putting on a great display of driving to come home 1st on track, the penalty dropped him to 4th position, which elevated Talbot to 3rd.