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Qualifying – Will Brown P2, Nathan Morcom P5
Brown was proven as the man to beat after sitting at the top of timesheet for the majority of the session.
A second pole position for series looked likely before Dylan O’Keeffe went to P1 with five minutes left, with Brown unable to provide the answer to finish in P2.
On the other side of the garage, Morcom had his best qualifying position of the year, finishing the session in P5.
Race 1 – Will Brown P1, Nathan Morcom DNF
Brown was left alone on the front row of the grid after the pole-sitter failed to make it onto the track.
Despite the advantage, Brown would be beaten into the first turn by D’Alberto but the exchange for the lead would prove temporary as the series champion would regain the lead shortly after.
Morcom made a fast start off the third row and went through the opening turn in P4.
Later in the lap, Morcom attempted to move past Cameron in P3, but the attempt proved costly as the #11 car was strung wide at Turn 6, consequently dropping down the order as cars moved up the inside.
An incident involving Heimgartner, McAdam, and Angelo on lap 2 called the safety car onto the track after two cars were caught in the sand trap.
Racing resumed on lap 5 where Brown darted off the re-start, as he started to build his margin on P2.
On lap 6, Morcom’s race came to a dramatic end when his front right hub broke, forcing the car to retire.
Brown would receive little competition for the rest of the race as he went on to claim his seventh victory of the season.
Race 2 – Will Brown P2, Nathan Morcom P6
Moving into Race 2, Brown and Morcom would start at different ends of the grid.
Brown filed into Turn 1 with the lead in hand, as Morcom moved up three spots on the opening lap.
Brown became instantly under pressure from the start, as Cameron moved onto the tail of the #30 car in the challenge for the lead.
The battle continued to rage before Brown left a gap open after a massive slide and moved back to P2.
Morcom looked like a man on a mission as he powered through the field in the opening half of the race.
He reached P6 by the end of lap 9 and looked destined to do further passing as the race went on.
As the later laps turned over, Morcom turned his attention to D’Alberto one spot ahead but was unable to make the move before the end of the race, finishing in P6.
Meanwhile, Brown enjoyed another impressive drive to cross the line in P2.
Race 3 – Nathan Morcom P1, Will Brown P3
Morcom made the early dash down the main straight on the opening lap, where he climbed into P4 while Brown dropped back to P3.
The pace inside the #11 car was too good as Morcom passed his team-mate at the Hairpin on lap 3.
Brown continued to struggle with his car, as Pither slipped past him on lap 4.
One lap later Moffat would become another victim of Morcom, as he continued to charge up the field. Moffat would later retire enabling Brown to move up another position into P4.
As the race progressed, Morcom would find himself in striking distance of the lead and would be gifted the top spot after Cox took an unexpected trip off track. The result of the incident would see Brown jump into the top three.
Pither in P2 would apply pressure to the #11 car in the latter stages but it wasn’t enough as Morcom stormed home to claim his maiden TCR Australia win.
Brown would go on to finish P3 and be officially crowned the TCR Australia Champion for 2019 at race end.
The results posted over the weekend would award HMO Customer Racing with the ‘Winning Team Award’ for the third time this year.
Pither in P2 would apply pressure to the #11 car in the latter stages but it wasn’t enough as Morcom stormed home to claim his maiden TCR Australia win.
Brown would go on to finish P3 and be officially crowned the TCR Australia Champion for 2019 at race end.
The results posted over the weekend would award HMO Customer Racing with the ‘Winning Team Award’ for the third time this year.
The HMO Customer Racing Team will now prepare for the TCR Asia Pacific Cup in 2020, to be held on 12 – 15 March at the Australian Grand Prix before turning their attention to the second series of TCR Australia.
1 – Will Brown, HMO Customer Racing – 733 points
2 – Tony D’Alberto, Wall Racing – 557 points
3 – Aaron Cameron, Melbourne Performance Centre – 546 points
4 – Nathan Morcom, HMO Customer Racing – 500 points
5 – Dylan O’Keeffe, Ashley Seward Motorsport – 483 points