Earlier in the day, Campbell led from the pole ahead of Jack Hawksworth (Pro Lexus), Ross Gunn (Pro HoR Aston) and Jordan Taylor’s factory C8.R Corvette.

Taylor passed Hawksworth in the first round of stops, but was ordered to give the position back again as Hawksworth had an overlap on him in the fast lane.

Their earlier stops gave them track position over the Pfaff Porsche, which ran for eight more laps and took a full 24s fuel-fill which set them up for the strategic advantage later on.

Hawksworth led for majority of the middle stint until Campbell blew by him with an hour remaining but the Lexus was destined for a longer final pitstop, which put Barnicoat behind the Aston.

The Corvette challenge evaporated when a strange pitstop strategy put Antonio Garcia into a pack of non-Pro GTD cars, and he hit the WeatherTech Mercedes of Jules Gounon.

That damaged the right-rear corner of the C8.R and put him five laps down.