GruppeM leads a see-sawing battle at Mount Panorama as the race enters its final quarter. B12Hr
The next round of stops for the lead group started shortly after the half way mark, Mathieu Jaminet pitting the #912 Manthey EMA Porsche from second place on 6h10m and handing it over to Matt Campbell.
Ten minutes later the leading #75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes hit the lane, Gounon taking on fuel before resuming with a 20-second lead over Marciello. Gounon, meanwhile, was easily able to keep Marciello at bay, the gap between the two factory Mercedes drivers sitting at 17s when the safety car made its fifth appearance of the day.SunEnergy1 Racing opted to leave Gounon out during the caution, while the rest of the lead group headed for the pits.
The race didn't go green again until the 7h15s mark, Gounon immediately pulling a small gap over Preining. The German then took the fight to Gounon, closing right up onto the back of the leading AMG and even looking at one point like he might try and snare the lead.The BMWs enjoyed some decent pace in that stint as well, both cars able to clear Ellis shortly after the restart.
Engel then followed suit a lap later, handing his car back to Marciello as Stolz swept back into the race lead.
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