RENEE GRACIE, Davison Battle Bad Luck at Phillip Island GT Opener

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April 2, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • RENEE GRACIE, the 2025 AM-class champion stepping up to ProAm with Ferrari 296 GT3, got caught in Turn 1 sandwich contact from P7 grid, dropped to 13th before recovering to hand off in 8th.
  • Co-driver Davison qualified P4, then pushed hard through changing conditions—drifting the Ferrari sideways—to snatch P7 ProAm on final lap pass of Astuti after first-lap incident recovery.
  • Race 2 disaster struck when Davison lost it at Turn 1 start, rejoined tail-end, then suffered steering damage from late-race contact after 17 minutes, forcing retirement despite top-five pace potential.
  • OnlyFans Racing Team showed genuine speed across practice and qualifying sessions, with Davison’s 1:40.358 securing P4 grid and wet-weather specialist GRACIE posting 1:49.791 in damp Q2 for P7.

UPCOMING:

  • GT World Challenge Australia – The Bend, May 8-10, 2026

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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by MIKA BÖCKER originally appearing on www.racers-behindthehelmet.com