In an impressive display of 'plug and play' adaptability, Leitch went from hustling an Audi around Bathurst to wrestling a Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo in a 40-car field at Spain's Jerez in the space of a week and in the process, he claimed the Pro-AM World Title.

The former Lamborghini Junior driver was teamed with American Amateur Anthony McIntosh, with the pair in control of the Pro-Am field over the second race of the final weekend of Lamborghini's one-make series. Finishing ninth overall was enough to secure the title, due in no small part to Leitch claiming a surprising win on the Saturday race after his main rivals were caught up in a multi-car incident. His victory over Nicholas Persing and Milos Pavlovic set the Kiwi-American pair up for the world title.

Adelaide Angst

The streets of South Australia, known for their dramatic turns, lived up to their reputation in the final Supercar round. The weekend was a rollercoaster of emotions, with moments that were nailbiting, thrilling, and heartbreaking.

Unfortunately, the weekend's Supercar round was not kind to the New Zealand racers. Apart from Matt Paynes' commendable fourth place on Saturday, they found themselves playing minor roles in Will Brown's victory lap for 2024.

A battered Chaz Mostert limped home in second after coming off second best while trying to play roadblock to Brock Feeney. Fenney was dropped to seventh. The only upside was that his shunt helped Brown finish the season with a race win.

Payne's solid showing in the opener might have pointed to him repeating last year's impressive win in Adelaide…instead, his hopes were snuffed out just three laps in.

Fellow Giltrap-backed driver Ryan Wood also came to grief after a long-running spat with Anton De Pasquale; the pair trading blows, of which the last saw him cop a 15-second penalty late in the race, dropping him back to 19th.

That left Andrew Heimgartner as the top Kiwi, claiming 9th, to make it two top 10th for the weekend.