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Hodge Dominates Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge With Start To Finish Win
Former Australian Test Cricketer Brad Hodge maintained his qualifying form when he drove his 2.2 litre diesel Mazda6 to a start to finish win the first Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge race at the 2013 Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix today.
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Hodge capitalised on mistakes made by Sir Chris Hoy and Jonathan LaPaglia, helping him edge away on the second lap and take the exciting race by an impressive 11.3 seconds.
It was a battle of the Underbelly stars for the remaining places on the podium, with Underbelly: Badness actor Jonathan LaPaglia just beating Jared Daperis - who will play Squizzy in the next crime drama.
Scottish cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy, who was headed for a podium result early, surprised the field when he went wide at turn three and got bogged in the sand. The exciting session had plenty of bumper-to-bumper action, with Mark Beretta engaging in a few tussles in an attempt to get higher on the grid for tomorrows race.
Anna Meares continued to dominate the women coming in sixth place, ahead of Kate Peck in 11th and Em Rusciano who finished 12th.
The Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge continues tomorrow with the second race of the weekend.
Driver Quotes
What Chris Hoy had to say?
"I was a bit ambitious going into the corner. I was side-by-side with Jonathan (LaPaglia) and there had been a few bumps before that. I had a good exit on the corner previously to that point so I knew that I had a bit of speed on but I was just way too ambitious. The weird thing was that at the end of the race once I was out of the sand I was way more relaxed. The race was over for me but I was driving really well, so the key is definitely to be more relaxed tomorrow."
What Mark Beretta had to say?
"The best thing was walking through the door and having (Mark) Skaife say that it was entertaining racing. That's amazing for people who have been working together and doing this for one week. It is just incredible."
What Jonathan LaPaglia had to say?
"He (Jared Daperis) was right on me the whole time. It was the young gun going for the old gun and he was going really well. I was hanging on for my dear life the whole race."
Race 1 Results
1 Brad Hodge
2 Jonathan LaPaglia
3 Jared Daperis
4 Shane Delia
5 Mark Beretta
6 Anna Meares
7 Scott McGregor
8 Matt Cowdrey
9 Lehmo
10 Chris Tarrant
11 Kate Peck
12 Em Rusciano
13 Holly Candy
14 Hamish MacDonald
15 Wayne Cooper
16 Renae Ayris
17 Jessica Gomes
18 Magdalena Roze
19 Sarah De Bono
20 Sir Chris Hoy
21 Vanessa Amorosi
The Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge Grid
Car# Name
#01 Jonathan LaPaglia - Actor
#02 Vanessa Amorosi - Singer
#03 Matthew Cowdrey - Australian Paralympian
#04 Sir Chris Hoy - Olympic Cyclist
#05 Em Rusciano - Melbourne media personality
#06 Anna Meares - Australian Olympic cyclist
#07 Mark Beretta - Channel Seven sports presenter
#08 Chris Tarrant - Former AFL footballer
#09 Jared Daperis - Underbelly: Squizzy (actor)
#10 Magdalena Roze - Channel Ten presenter
#11 Wayne Cooper - Fashion designer
#12 Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann - Radio presenter - Gold FM
#13 Shane Delia - Celebrity Chef
#14 Hamish McDonald - Channel Ten news presenter
#15 Kate Peck - MTV VJ & model
#16 Jessica Gomes - International Model
#17 Holly Candy - Actress & singer
#18 Brad Hodge - Australian Cricketer
#19 Scott McGregor - Model & actor
#20 Renae Ayris - Miss Universe Australia 2012
#21 Sarah De Bono -Singer
Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge Details:
Circuit: Albert Park Street Circuit
Location: Melbourne, Vic
Circuit Length: 5.303km
Format:
Thursday: 1 x practice, 1 x qualifying
Friday: 1 x 5 Lap race
Saturday: 1 x 5 Lap race
Sunday: 1 x 5 Lap race
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
The times below are in Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time
Thursday, March 14:
Practice: 12.55pm - 1.15pm
Qualifying: 3.10pm - 3.30pm
Friday, March 15:
Race 1: 3.30pm - 3.45pm (5 laps)
Saturday, March 16:
Race 2: 11.55am - 12.10pm (5 laps)
Sunday, March 17:
Race 3: 12.40pm - 12.55pm (5 laps)
Followed by podium presentation
TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Melbourne/Sydney ADST, please check local guides for other capital city broadcast times:
CHANNEL 10/ ONE HD
Friday, March 15:
12.00pm - 7pm (ONE HD)
Saturday, March 16:
11.00am - 6.30pm (TEN / ONE HD)
Sunday, March 17
12.00pm - 7.30pm (TEN / ONE HD)
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