The #63 of Rob Collard then left it until the very last lap in the first qualifying session to grab pole position for race one, registering a time of 1m35.102 and beating the #18 Mercedes by just under a quarter of a second. The #78 in the hands of Martin qualified fourth on the gird. In the second session, the positions were swapped, as Mitchell took pole for race two in the #78, with Ricky Collard fourth in the #63.

Heavy rain and overcast skies on race day meant that conditions were far from ideal for the 35-car strong grid for the first one-hour race. Off the rolling start, Rob Collard maintained his advantage from pole and fended off the attention of Ian Loggie’s Mercedes during the opening segment of the one-hour race. Behind, Martin held onto third place as the top three crews leapt clear of the fourth-placed car. A lengthy full course yellow period negated Collard’s slender lead, with the neutralisation extended throughout the pit windows.

Rob Collard swapped with his son, Ricky while Martin handed over the reins of the #78 with Mitchell, each car maintaining their positions as the window closed. There was, however, drama at the safety car restart as the stewards investigated the restart procedure of the #63 in the hands of Collard. Initially, the #63 was handed a 30-second post-race time penalty which would have dropped it to 13th. But, upon further inspection, the penalty was rescinded due to the safety car lights being switched off prior to Collard dropping beyond the normally required five car lengths before the restart. Therefore, Collard was able to eke out a margin over the chasing Mercedes which, in turn, had to defend from a charging Mitchell aboard the #78. The Lamborghini Factory Driver set three consecutive fastest laps and closed to within just seven-tenths of a second at the finish, but ultimately ended up third as the Collards took their first domestic GT victory together.

Race two took place on a still wet, but drying, track with Mitchell holding the lead either side of a first-lap safety car intervention as Ricky Collard held station in fourth in the #63. With the field starting on wet tyres, Mitchell surged away at the front, quickly establishing a seven-second margin over the #27 McLaren safe in the knowledge that the #78 machine had to serve an additional five seconds at the mandatory pit-stop courtesy of its race one podium finish. A slower than expected stop meant it temporarily dropped back to second but, with Martin aboard, immediately reclaimed the lead.