The event took place over the weekend.
D’Alberto allegedly found himself locked onto the rear wing of the second placed Porsche, driven by John Martin (Hot Wheels Car Care Products Porsche 911 GT3 R), but was unable to find a way through, settling for third which confirmed he and Twigg as winners of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship.
“It’s what we set out to achieve; we didn’t anticipate doing any sprint rounds, it was all about the Australian Endurance Championship, right from The Bend, to Philip Island, to Hampton Downs,” Twigg said.
“We didn’t think we’d get a place today, to be honest with the way the seedings work, but we did, we got third and I think we were so close to getting a first.
“We both drove well, Tony always drives exceedingly well.”
D’Alberto described the post-race feeling as “really stoked, really happy”.
“If I had have been able to get through on the Porsche we would have been able to clear off, but I couldn’t do it safely enough and I probably wasn’t aggressive enough.
“We managed the situation, we knew what we had to do, and came away with a podium as well, so it’s even better.”
D’Alberto has recently made a public appeal for the return of the helmet he wore in last year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
The helmet was stolen from D’Alberto’s car, parked outside his Melbourne home, prior to this year’s Sandown 500, robbing the 32-year-old of a precious memento from the Great Race, where he and Fabian Coulthard placed ninth.
Although the weekend’s claim of the Australian GT Endurance Championship for 2018 may have sweetened his spirits, D’Alberto would nevertheless like his helmet back.
He is urging anyone with information to contact him through his Facebook page.
