--- title: "Man Buys a Porsche, Loses It Minutes Later for Speeding on Australian Grand Prix Road Course" description: "A news release from the Victoria Police coolly notes the unnamed owner's \"excitement at purchasing a Porsche has lasted all but ten minutes\" after his ill-advised celebratory drive on the Grand Prix road course." date: "2018-03-15" modified: "2018-03-15" authors: - name: "Kyle Cheromcha" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/19259/man-buys-a-porsche-loses-it-minutes-later-for-speeding-on-australian-grand-prix-road-course" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Porsche News" tags: - "Australia" - "Australian Grand Prix" - "impound" - "police" - "porsche" - "Porsche Cayenne" - "speeding" --- # Man Buys a Porsche, Loses It Minutes Later for Speeding on Australian Grand Prix Road Course ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Proof that the universe has a sense of humor: A man in Australia bought a Porsche Cayenne on Saturday morning, only to watch police impound his new car ten minutes later when officers spotted him [doubling the speed limit]() on the Melbourne road that serves as the finish line for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix. A [news release]() from the Victoria Police coolly notes the unnamed owner's "excitement at purchasing a Porsche has lasted all but ten minutes" after his ill-advised celebratory drive on the Grand Prix road course. As a result, authorities will be holding on to the keys for the next month. During a race, Aughtie Drive sees racers flying by at 190 mph, but the speed limit on the other 364 days a year is a paltry 25 mph. That didn't stop the newest member of the Porsche club from doing his best F1 impression in his 2013 Cayenne and reaching 60 mph on the long straight before officers pulled him over. https://twitter.com/\_/status/972449290470633472 That might not sound terribly fast, but the road cuts right through a lakeside park - you know, the kind of place where loads of people tend to walk around on a sunny Saturday morning. And as for the punishment, Australian authorities [are notoriously unkind to speeders,]() so losing his newly-acquired Porsche for a mere month is actually [a fairly lenient sentence.]() Consider that doubling the speed limit here in America usually results in a reckless driving charge. Ironically, the [2018 Formula 1 championship season]() opens with the Australian Grand Prix in less than two weeks on Sunday, March 25. We suggest leaving the speeding to the pros. ## Author Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()