Session 8920 - Mount Panorama Circuit, Australia
October 04, 2026 01:16pm
Race
Quick Stats
- Track Length: 6.216 km
- Most Distance Covered: 8 laps, 49.728 km
- Simulator Used: GTR2
Race report: That's Not a Lap: Bathurst Timing Fiasco Hands Poel the Win, Horta Hands Back His Podium
The Super Mario World MotorSport Timekeeping & Drop Bear Disputes Council (SMWMSTDBDC) has issued its ruling on Motion 20261004/01, filed by Fernando Horta against his own result. A driver protesting his own podium: a first in the history of the sport.
The facts of the case
Eight laps of Mount Panorama, thirty GT cars. Early in the race the timing loop forgot to count one crossing for 22 of the 30 cars. Only the eight cars at the back of the grid were counted properly, the #63 Corvette of Horta among them. The timing screen then published the following masterpiece:
- Exhibit A: Ian Jolicoeur 1st, Drew Lidkea 2nd, Fernando Horta 3rd, all inside the first 18:15.
- Exhibit B: David Poel, listed 9th with 19:22.112, because nobody showed him the chequered flag at the end of his real 8th lap, so he politely drove a 9th. Fifteen others did the same.
- Exhibit C: Chris Durand, David Canavan, Bruno Said, Eric Marecki, Brad Merys and Bjorn Hehmann, classified 25th to 30th and one lap down, after finishing on the same lap as everybody else.
- Exhibit D: the "fastest lap of the race", a 2:05.795 by Johnny Lugnuts, set on that bonus lap, after his race was already over.
Expert witness Mick "Crocodile" Dundee, shown the 19:22.112 of Exhibit B, laughed. "That's not a race time." Then he pointed at the 17:15.010 the council had worked out from Poel's real crossing. "That's a race time."
Testimony of the plaintiff, who is also the accused
Fernando Horta (#63, Corvette Racing): "Let me be very clear: I did not finish third. I started 29th and the first lap was bumper cars, everybody wanted a piece of the Corvette. Then at the end of lap 2, at The Chase, David Canavan arrived like a cruise missile with no guidance system and threw me out of the track. I came out of that dead last with a bent car, and spent the rest of the race fighting my own teammate Christian Hamilton like two cousins fighting for the last coxinha at a birthday party. My best lap was 2:11.400, which is 5.348 seconds slower than the fastest lap of the race. Per lap. A podium given by a broken stopwatch is like a Rolex bought on 25 de Março street: it shines, but everybody knows. On track I crossed the line right ahead of Chris Durand. That is 19th. Give me my 19th."
David Canavan (Schubert Motorsport): "The BMW was set up in Munich with the Autobahn mode on. Nobody told the car about The Chase. I sent a fax to Bavaria." He finished 21st, 1.912s behind the car he launched.
Christian Hamilton (#62, Corvette Racing): "Cousins? He spent the whole race in my mirrors with half a car, and I still could not get rid of him. I need a new teammate or new mirrors." Hamilton finished 27th, 4.787s behind Horta.
David Poel (Spyker Squadron): "I crossed the line, no flag. So I did one more lap. When I came back the screen said I was ninth. Nine laps for the price of eight, and they give me ninth."
Ruling
Under rule number 8/9 of the Unofficial Rulebook to rule them all, the council rebuilt the classification from each car's crossing at the end of its real 8th lap. Everybody did 8 laps.
- David Poel (Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R), 17:15.010
- Johnny Lugnuts (JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT2), +4.847s
- Thiago Canola (Flying Lizard Porsche 996 GT3-RSR), +7.187s
Johnny Lugnuts' 2:05.795 is struck from the record, and the fastest lap goes to Lou Masciarelli with 2:06.052, on his way to 11th. The former podium of Jolicoeur, Lidkea and Horta becomes 17th, 18th and 19th, and the six cars "one lap down" are back on the lead lap. The motion is granted, the plaintiff loses, and he is very happy about it.
The ElderCouncil then adjourned to Mount Panorama with Mr. Dundee, two torches and a butterfly net to look for the missing lap. At the time of publication they had found one drop bear, a hubcap from the #63 Corvette and no lap.
Disclaimer: This is a fictional, satirical report of a offline race against AI-driven opponents. All characters are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental
Classification
| Position | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Gap | Grid | Best Lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | DAVID POEL | SPYKER SQUADRON | SPYKER C8 SPYDER GT2-R | 8 | 0:17:15.010 | 2 | 2:06.997 |
| 2 | | JOHNNY LUGNUTS | JMB RACING | FERRARI F430 GT2 | 8 | + 04.847 | 5 | 2:06.889 |
| 3 |  | THIAGO CANOLA | FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT | PORSCHE 996 GT3-RSR | 8 | + 07.187 | 3 | 2:07.715 |
| 4 | | SIMON GOODWIN | HEXIS RACING | ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 | 8 | + 08.037 | 1 | 2:08.669 |
| 5 | | DANIEL WESTLAKE | PHOENIX RACING | AUDI R8 GT3 LMS | 8 | + 09.215 | 6 | 2:07.106 |
| 6 | | SOL LEUNG | REITER ENGINEERING | LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560 | 8 | + 09.701 | 10 | 2:06.672 |
| 7 | | GREGORY MYERS | KISSLING MOTORSPORT | CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZO6R GT3 | 8 | + 10.753 | 7 | 2:07.918 |
| 8 | | TRACY NOLTE | AF CORSE | FERRARI F430 GT2 | 8 | + 20.395 | 15 | 2:07.988 |
| 9 | | ROY SIMMONS | ROCKETSPORTS RACING | JAGUAR XKR GT | 8 | + 28.358 | 12 | 2:08.904 |
| 10 | | GUP DOUGLAS | BMW MOTORSPORT | BMW E46 M3 GTR | 8 | + 29.872 | 16 | 2:08.426 |
| 11 | | LOU MASCIARELLI | JMB RACING | FERRARI F430 GT2 | 8 | + 30.608 | 14 | 2:06.052 |
| 12 | | ANDREW WERNER | SPYKER SQUADRON | SPYKER C8 SPYDER GT2-R | 8 | + 34.044 | 13 | 2:08.300 |
| 13 | | AL MARIMON | MATECH MUSTANG RACING | FORD MUSTANG FR500-GT | 8 | + 37.843 | 19 | 2:06.776 |
| 14 | | KURTIS CHANDLER | SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT | BMW Z4 GT3 | 8 | + 38.463 | 4 | 2:06.755 |
| 15 | | ROBERT OTTO | DRAYSON RACING | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT2 | 8 | + 40.753 | 8 | 2:09.776 |
| 16 | | RICH HROMIN | MATECH MUSTANG RACING | FORD MUSTANG FR500-GT | 8 | + 45.596 | 17 | 2:08.415 |
| 17 |  | IAN JOLICOEUR | RAHAL LETTERMAN RACING | BMW E92 M3 GTR | 8 | + 52.315 | 27 | 2:09.050 |
| 18 | | DREW LIDKEA | HEXIS RACING | ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 | 8 | + 53.379 | 25 | 2:10.312 |
| 19 | | FERNANDO HORTA | CORVETTE RACING | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6-R GT2 | 8 | + 53.892 | 29 | 2:11.400 |
| 20 | | CHRIS DURAND | GRAVITY RACING | MOSLER MT900R | 8 | + 55.141 | 11 | 2:08.932 |
| 21 |  | DAVID CANAVAN | SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT | BMW Z4 GT3 | 8 | + 55.804 | 18 | 2:09.502 |
| 22 | | JACK NEWTON | ERG MOTORSPORT | MARCOS LM600 | 8 | + 56.164 | 23 | 2:09.829 |
| 23 | | VLADO KENATS | MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORT | PANOZ ESPERANTE GTLM | 8 | + 56.440 | 28 | 2:06.564 |
| 24 | | BRUNO SAID | FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT | PORSCHE 996 GT3-RSR | 8 | + 57.000 | 9 | 2:08.305 |
| 25 | | ERIC MARECKI | PHOENIX RACING | AUDI R8 GT3 LMS | 8 | + 57.579 | 20 | 2:11.680 |
| 26 | | JARROD KEEN | DRAYSON RACING | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT2 | 8 | + 58.093 | 30 | 2:12.174 |
| 27 | | CHRISTIAN HAMILTON | CORVETTE RACING | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6-R GT2 | 8 | + 58.679 | 26 | 2:11.174 |
| 28 | | GILLES CHEVRIER | AF CORSE | FERRARI F430 GT2 | 8 | + 59.199 | 24 | 2:07.466 |
| 29 | | BRAD MERYS | CHAMBERLAIN MOTORSPORT | TVR T400R | 8 | + 59.781 | 21 | 2:12.415 |
| 30 | | BJÖRN HEHMANN | GRAVITY RACING | MOSLER MT900R | 8 | + 01:00.294 | 22 | 2:12.362 |
Lap Chart
Position at the end of every lap, FERNANDO HORTA highlighted. Hover a line or a name to follow a driver, click or tap to keep it highlighted; dashed lines are cars that retired.
Related Images
Spyker Squadron, Spyker C8 Spyder Gt2-r #5095, Driven By David Poel
Jmb Racing, Ferrari F430 Gt2 #8079, Driven By Johnny Lugnuts
Flying Lizard Motorsport, Porsche 996 Gt3-rsr #7084, Driven By Thiago Canola
Hexis Racing, Aston Martin Dbrs9 #8090, Driven By Simon Goodwin
Phoenix Racing, Audi R8 Gt3 Lms #9098, Driven By Daniel Westlake
Reiter Engineering, Lamborghini Gallardo Lp560 #10071, Driven By Sol Leung
Kissling Motorsport, Chevrolet Corvette Zo6r Gt3 #8097, Driven By Gregory Myers
Af Corse, Ferrari F430 Gt2 #9051, Driven By Tracy Nolte
Rocketsports Racing, Jaguar Xkr Gt #10088, Driven By Roy Simmons
Bmw Motorsport, Bmw E46 M3 Gtr #5053, Driven By Gup Douglas
Jmb Racing, Ferrari F430 Gt2 #8078, Driven By Lou Masciarelli
Spyker Squadron, Spyker C8 Spyder Gt2-r #5094, Driven By Andrew Werner
Matech Mustang Racing, Ford Mustang Fr500-gt #8059, Driven By Al Marimon
Schubert Motorsport, Bmw Z4 Gt3 #8104, Driven By Kurtis Chandler
Drayson Racing, Aston Martin Vantage Gt2 #9106, Driven By Robert Otto
Matech Mustang Racing, Ford Mustang Fr500-gt #8058, Driven By Rich Hromin
Rahal Letterman Racing, Bmw E92 M3 Gtr #10092, Driven By Ian Jolicoeur
Hexis Racing, Aston Martin Dbrs9 #8091, Driven By Drew Lidkea
Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C6-r Gt2 #10063, Driven By Fernando Horta
Gravity Racing, Mosler Mt900r #7065, Driven By Chris Durand
Schubert Motorsport, Bmw Z4 Gt3 #8105, Driven By David Canavan
Erg Motorsport, Marcos Lm600 #5077, Driven By Jack Newton
Multimatic Motorsport, Panoz Esperante Gtlm #6056, Driven By Vlado Kenats
Flying Lizard Motorsport, Porsche 996 Gt3-rsr #7085, Driven By Bruno Said
Phoenix Racing, Audi R8 Gt3 Lms #9099, Driven By Eric Marecki
Drayson Racing, Aston Martin Vantage Gt2 #9107, Driven By Jarrod Keen
Corvette Racing, Chevrolet Corvette C6-r Gt2 #10062, Driven By Christian Hamilton
Af Corse, Ferrari F430 Gt2 #9050, Driven By Gilles Chevrier
Chamberlain Motorsport, Tvr T400r #4074, Driven By Brad Merys
Gravity Racing, Mosler Mt900r #7064, Driven By Björn Hehmann
Mount Panorama Circuit