Australian Endurance Championship leaders Nathan Morcom and Grant Denyer have been demoted to fifth place in the Hampton Downs 101 classification after a 30-second time penalty was handed to the duo after Sunday’s race.

The punishment was handed out for Morcom’s collision with the Maranello Ferrari 488 of Graeme Sythe on the penultimate lap of the race while the pair were battling for the final podium place. Morcom, driving in McLaren Melbourne’s 650S GT3 in the race, initially went on to cross the line third following the coming together at the Porsche Dipper.

As a result, Morcom and Denyer now lead the championship by just 60 points ahead of the #911 Walkinshaw Porsche of John Martin and Duvashen Padayachee which finished second in the race. The McLaren team sits atop the standings with 434 points and one race remaining in the Endurance Championship’s inaugural season.

Behind the Porsche, inheriting Denyer and Morcom’s podium spot, was the #2 JAMEC PEM Audi of Aussie V8 superstar Garth Tander and Daniel Bilski.

The final round of the 2016 Australian Endurance Championship is set to take place at Highlands Motorsport Park on November 13th.