CALLUM HEDGE needed a big weekend at The Bend in Round 4 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship - and boy did he deliver.

The young Kiwi completed a clean-sweep of the round at the South Australian venue to not only become the fourth Equity-One Pro class winner from four different rounds this season, but rocket himself into the championship and Michelin Junior series standings in the process.

Hedge claimed the round over Simon Fallon and Christian Pancione - who took his first round podium - as erstwhile series leader Jackson Walls spun out of podium contention on the final lap of the final race.

Meanwhile, home-town hero Sam Shahin won two of the three races to take the SP Tools Pro-Am round at The Bend to extend his points lead.

Shahin took the Pro-Am fight over Dean Cook and Adrian Flack to extend his championship lead at the half-way point.

Sunday was a tale of two races as the 20-lap Enduro Cup race was a relatively straightforward affair before the crazy broke loose in the third race.

The enduro cup race was decided in the first six corners as Hedge out-dragged Walls into turn one and then managed the race lead from there.

Simon Fallon made up two spots off the start to leap to third position, while Christian Pancione backed up his race 1 result with another fourth.

Max Vidau charged to fifth place in a bid to keep the championship leaders in viewing distance, while Dylan O'Keeffe was relegated back to sixth. Bayley Hall, Dale Wood, Garth Tander and Nick McBride completed the 10.

Cook got the jump in Pro-Am in the enduro race and then spent the remaining 35-minutes defending from attacks from Sam Shahin.

The pair finished in that order with Rodney Jane claiming third - Adrian Flack striking issues and finishing behind Matt Belford, in fifth.

Race three was a less straightforward affair as drama at turn one eliminated six cars from the race and delivered the first Safety Car of the weekend.

The incident claimed Alex Davison, Ryder Quinn, David Wall, Dylan O'Keeffe and Chris Pither, while Luke King was forced to pit for damage.

Wall in particular was knocked skyward as he tried to take evasive action as cars spun into the outfield between turns one and two.

Following a lengthy Safety Car the race resumed with Hedge holding off Walls and Fallon, who had started quickly and briefly challenged for the lead on the race start prior to the turn one incident.

The leaders held the status quo for the remaining laps until the final two corners, when Walls had a lunge at Hedge in Turn 17 as the pair raced to the flag.

The pair were side by side however the Objective Racing Porsche apparently clipped the inside kerb, turning him around and out of contention for the round podium.

That elevated Fallon to second - and the same result for the round - while Max Vidau raced his way to third on home turf.

With Christian Pancione and Garth Tander completing the top five, Walls recovered to finish 12th however missed out on the round podium.

The Pro-Am affair was just as unpredictable as Rodney Jane found himself leading following the Safety Car restart.

However an off on lap five saw him tumble down the order with Shahin in the perfect position to capitalise and grab the lead - and ultimately the win. Matt Belford finished second for the race and Flack third.

At the half-way point of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship, Callum Hedge now provisionally leads Jackson Walls by 37 points in the Equity-One Pro class following a significant swing in the standings this weekend.

Max Vidau remains third while Sam Shahin continues to lead the SP Tools Pro-Am class.

The next round of the championship will see the field return to the iconic Sandown Motor Raceway in Suburban Melbourne on September 15-17, at the return of the iconic Sandown 500.

Hedge flies from fourth, Shahin wins in 100th race

CALLUM HEDGE scored pole, lost three spots with a penalty but rebounded perfectly to claim the opening race in a busy day for the young Kiwi, as the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship launched into Round 4 at The Bend.

Meanwhile, a fairy tale story unfolded behind as The Bend’s own Sam Shahin jumped from second on the SP Tools Pro-Am grid to lead Adrian Flack the whole way to claim the race victory in his 100th Porsche Carrera Cup race.

The 11-lap opener at The Bend was a straightforward affair that was highlighted by a blinding opening lap from Hedge, who was disappointed after a post-qualifying penalty relegated him from pole to fourth on the grid.

The Team Porsche New Zealand driver wasted little time racing to the front, however, thanks to a flying start and a series of decisive moves that saw him leap from fourth to first in the first four corners.

Hedge, who sits second in the championship, then edged away from closest rival Jackson Walls to claim his first Equity-One Professional class race win of the season, the third of his career and first since the Gold Coast last year.

He was also the fifth different driver to claim a race win this season. Crucially, it also pulled more championship points out of leader Jackson Walls, who shaded the young Kiwi home in second.

Walls’ set the quickest lap on his way to second position having jumped pole man Dylan O’Keeffe on the opening lap.

O’Keeffe finished third for his best result of the season so far and his first top five finish of the year.

Christian Pancione matched his career-best result with fourth in the Supercheap Auto car from McElrea Racing, while Simon Fallon was a solid fifth in his Bob Jane T-Marts Sonic entry.

The top-10 was completed by Bayley Hall – in his best result of the year – Dale Wood, Max Vidau, Nick McBride and Garth Tander in his first solo Carrera Cup start.

Luke King continued his forward march to 11th position while Fabian Coulthard raced his way to 12th position, having earlier qualified only 17th.

Tough days for key contenders included a rough race for Townsville round winner Alex Davison, who survived a wild ride off the road at Turn 8 to limp home in 22nd.

The SP Tools Pro-Am fight was also decided on the first lap as Shahin jumped class polesitter Flack.

He pulled away in the early laps before a return of serve from the latter saw he – and the chasing Dean Cook – close as the race unfolded.

The pair battled for the race lead in the closing laps though Shahin was able to hold on to win and extend his championship lead in his milestone 100th Carrera Cup race.

Flack was second and Cook third – mirroring the effort from his Equity-One Professional class teammate Dylan O’Keeffe.

Rodney Jane and Matt Belford completed the top five in class in race one.