Championship leader Tyler Maxson has been elevated to the race win after a raft of post-race penalties in Porsche Carrera Cup North America at the Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix.
In what turned out to be a single race due to incoming weather and F1 schedule changes, Maxson (TOPP Racing) initially crossed the line second behind JDX Racing’s Callum Hedge. However, after a wild, frantic, and contact-filled race – Hedge was one of five drivers to be awarded a 28-second penalty (equivalent of a drive-through) for “causing a collision.”
Maxson extends championship advantage
The win for Maxson extends his championship points advantage despite the fact he was caught up in the opening Lap 1, Turn 1 melee.
Hedge survived the initial Turn 1 class, and the JDX Racing driver endured a three-wide battle with 20 minutes remaining before ultimately climbing back to the top spot.
Maxson passed fellow Porsche Motorsport North America Junior Program racer Paul Bocuse (Kellymoss) with five minutes remaining, and the latter finished second for his best-ever finish in Porsche Carrera Cup North America.
After the penalties, Jared Thomas took the final podium spot despite facing backwards at one stage at the Miami “Harbor” after contact.
Mulcahy bounces back after sitting backwards in Turn 1
In the Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class, Patrick Mulcahy was caught up in the Lap 1 chaos while searching for his fifth consecutive win of the season.
However, the ACI Motorsports driver returned to the lead over competitor Josh Conley (Kellymoss) by the halfway mark to extend his lead in the class championship.
“I would say it was a really rough race for everybody out there,” Mulcahy described. “I’m hoping we all clean it up for tomorrow because that was kind of crazy.
“It was a lot of refocus (to fight back). I knew how to sit in the pocket and work my way down the field. There was 30 minutes left, and once the second and third yellow flags went out, it was a survival race.”
2025 Masters champ back in victory lane.
Full post-race penalties
Cars 68 & 74 – 28-second time penalties – Failing to serve a drive-through penalty
Cars 9, 37, 6, 40 & 45 – Drive-through converted to 28-second time penalties – Causing a collision
Car 39 – 10-second time penalty – Causing a collision
Car 78 – Required to start from the back of the starting grid – per Race Director
One more on deck.
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RESULTS.
Race 1
Mobil Pro Class:
- Callum Hedge #9
- Tyler Maxson #77
- Paul Bocuse #71
Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class:
- Patrick Mulcahy #54
- Josh Conley #29
Solairus Aviation Masters Class:
- Scott Blind #45
- Kevin Stadtlander #60
- Matt Smith #74
