Team BRM have repaired Roberto Merhi's car after he crashed out in the first S5000 Tasman Series practice session at Bathurst.
BRM boss Mark Rundle has revealed that onboard data shows Merhi went into the wall at 162 km/h.
Watch the incident below:
It is not clear if the race will be rescheduled on Sunday with similar conditions forecast to continue.
British driver Freddie Slater took his first victory of the FR Oceania series, the sixth driver to take the top step out of nine races so far.
The German team says they are looking to the future in launching a junior driver program under legendary driver Allan McNish.
Williams will not take part in the upcoming shakedown at Barcelona as they pursue "maximum car performance" under new regulations