Stoney, who led from pole position in the #89 Quattro Motorsport G40 GT5, was made to work for the win throughout but in particular at the end when championship leader Kellett was on a charge late on. He was unable to build a lead during the race, due to it being interrupted by multiple safety cars and a red flag.

The red flag was caused by a multi-car incident on the first lap of the race involving Grady, Quinn, Marshall and Miracco among others. It left damaged cars stranded on the circuit, forcing the marshalls to work hard to clean up and get the track ready for a restart.

Before Kellett was able to challenge for the lead, it was Declan Jones who threatened to take the lead after muscling past Max Bird for second place on the third lap of the race in the #6 W2R G40. Kellett also made a move to get past Jones, and attempted to take second before the Safety Car made its first appearance for Phil McGarty and Nick Halstead getting stuck in the gravel.

When the race restarted for a second time, Kellett pounced on Jones, after a frantic sequence which saw Matt Rainbow’s #55 Xentek machine rejoin the race after a trip to the pits to fix a door in front of the leaders. Stoney got by Rainbow, but as the cars went through the chicane, Rainbow and Jones collided, allowing Kellett to get past.

Moments later, Rainbow brought out a second Safety Car period for an off into the gravel at the hairpin.