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KCMG Porsche Given Post-Race Penalty

No. 78 KCMG Porsche drops to third in GTE-Am in post-race penalty…

Photo: Vision Sport Agency

Photo: Vision Sport Agency

The No. 78 KCMG Porsche 911 RSR has been demoted to a third place result in GTE-Am, following a post-race penalty for its last-lap contact in Sunday’s Six Hours of Shanghai.

The Wolf Henzler, Joel Camathoas and Christian Ried-driven entry had initially finished second in class but has been handed a 10-second penalty for Henzler’s contact with the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia GT of Rui Aguas.

As a result, Aguas and co-drivers Emmanuel Collard and Francois Perrodo have been elevated to a second place finish, extending their lead in the class championship to 25 points over the No. 98 Aston Martin, which claimed its fifth class victory of the season on Sunday.

The AF Corse trio will need to only reach the 70 percent distance mark in the season-ending Six Hours of Bahrain to be crowned class champions.

RESULTS: 6H Shanghai (Revised)

John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. Dagys spent eight years as a motorsports correspondent for FOXSports.com and SPEED Channel and has contributed to numerous other motorsports publications worldwide. Contact John

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