Phillip Island Australian GT: Shahin takes shock Race 2 win

Starting from P2, Shahin surged into the lead at the start before putting together a decent first stint that saw him more than hold his own against more fancied competition. He made it tough for the likes of Shane van Gisbergen and Nathan Morcom to get past, before a Safety Car played into his hands and bunched up the field when he made his stop from P4 right at the beginning of the pitstop window.

As the stops shook out Shahin found himself running second in a Lamborghini 1-2 behind Glen Wood. And with a handful of laps to go Shahin made his move through lapped traffic at Honda, passing Wood for the lead.

Not that the race was won quite yet. A hard-charging Tander, who had gone from P12 to P3 during a flying second stint after taking over the #2 Audi from Steve McLaughlan, went close to hunting down the #777 Lambo.

But in the end the Holden Racing Team star fell a lap short of victory, Shahin holding on for a remarkable win.

Tander/McLaughlan finished second, with Wood/Justin McMillan rounding out the podium.

Matt Kingsley and Grant Denyer were fourth in the Tekno McLaren, while BMW Z4 privateer Ricky Capo put in an impressive drive to finish fifth.

While van Gisbergen controlled much of the first stint, the #37 McLaren was nowhere by the finish. Co-driver Klark Quinn slipped way down the order, ultimately coming home 16th.

Dean Canto was another early front-runner to not come away with a result, his Lamborghini slowing with a problem mid-way through the race. Team-mate Andrew Taplin did get the car to the finish, but 22nd was the best they could manage.