Clipsal 500 Supercars: Van Gisbergen takes record provisional pole
Shane van Gisbergen topped a record-setting qualifying session on the streets of Adelaide to ensure he’ll run last in the Top 10 Shootout.
Shane van Gisbergen, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden
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The Saturday race winner was blindingly quick during the 20-minute session, locking down top spot with a practice record smashing 1m19.295s on his last run.
Red Bull Holden teammate Jamie Whincup did his best to match van Gisbergen’s time, going under the practice record himself with a 1m19.333s right at the flag.
They weren’t the only two under the old record either, DJR Team Penske pair Fabian Coulthard and Scott McLaughlin both beating yesterday’s quickest time to go third and fourth respectively, while Prodrive Racing’s Chaz Mostert did likewise to go fifth fastest.
James Courtney was sixth fastest in the HSV Racing Commodore, ahead of Brad Jones Racing pair Nick Percat and Tim Slade.
Cam Waters kept his promising weekend going by booking a Shootout spot with the ninth best time, while Garth Tander grabbed the final spot on his final lap, knocking Scott Pye, the man who replaced him at the Walkinshaw set-up, out of the Top 10 in the process.
There wasn’t a single Nissan to make the Shootout, Michael Caruso the best Altima in 13th while form man Rick Kelly slipped down to 19th.
Mark Winterbottom was a surprise omission from the Top 10, qualifying 12th, while Craig Lowndes missed out again, the veteran star with the 15th best time.
Cla | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore VF | 9 | 1'19.2951 | |
2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 9 | 1'19.3335 | 0.0384 |
3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Falcon FG-X | 8 | 1'19.4786 | 0.1835 |
4 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Falcon FG-X | 8 | 1'19.4977 | 0.2026 |
5 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG-X | 6 | 1'19.5437 | 0.2486 |
6 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VF | 9 | 1'19.6258 | 0.3307 |
7 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VF | 10 | 1'19.6263 | 0.3312 |
8 | 14 | Tim Slade | Holden Commodore VF | 8 | 1'19.6992 | 0.4041 |
9 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Falcon FG-X | 7 | 1'19.7922 | 0.4971 |
10 | 33 | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 12 | 1'19.8310 | 0.5359 |
11 | 2 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VF | 9 | 1'19.8784 | 0.5833 |
12 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG-X | 11 | 1'19.9039 | 0.6088 |
13 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 11 | 1'19.9154 | 0.6203 |
14 | 34 | James Moffat | Holden Commodore VF | 11 | 1'19.9162 | 0.6211 |
15 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 10 | 1'19.9174 | 0.6223 |
16 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 11 | 1'19.9181 | 0.6230 |
17 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore VF | 9 | 1'19.9832 | 0.6881 |
18 | 56 | Jason Bright | Ford Falcon FG-X | 8 | 1'19.9993 | 0.7042 |
19 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 10 | 1'20.0261 | 0.7310 |
20 | 19 | Will Davison | Holden Commodore VF | 4 | 1'20.1834 | 0.8883 |
21 | 99 | Dale Wood | Holden Commodore VF | 11 | 1'20.3248 | 1.0297 |
22 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VF | 11 | 1'20.4048 | 1.1097 |
23 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Holden Commodore VF | 10 | 1'20.5835 | 1.2884 |
24 | 3 | Taz Douglas | Holden Commodore VF | 9 | 1'20.9970 | 1.7019 |
25 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Altima | 9 | 1'21.2249 | 1.9298 |
26 | 62 | Alex Rullo | Holden Commodore VF | 9 | 1'21.8345 | 2.5394 |
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