Pukekohe Supercars: Van Gisbergen puts tweaked Holden on pole

The big guns fired early in the 20-minute session, Chaz Mostert going quickest on his first run with a 1m02.009s, followed closely by Scott McLaughlin and van Gisbergen.

At the six-minute mark Cam Waters made the first appearance in the ones, lowering the benchmark to a 1m01.929s.

Mostert swiftly responded with a 1m01.902s, before van Gisbergen trumped the lot with a 1m01.753s.

Momentum swung back in Tickford's favour as the crucial final runs kicked off, Waters going quickest with a 1m01.698s as Will Davison moved into second place.

At the same time van Gisbergen looked to have ruined his run with a costly slide at the back chicane, forcing him into a second lap on his tyre set.

But a spectacular middle sector helped the Red Bull Holden driver to pole right at the flag, van Gisbergen gapping the Tickford Mustangs by 0.15s.

It's just the second pole for a Commodore driver this season, and comes off the back of a fresh round of aero tweaks.

"I just fired up man, there's nothing like racing at home. With all the people here cheering us on, it's such a cool feeling," said van Gisbergen.

"The first lap of the second run I mucked up, and then I put it together for the last one. I'm super stoked. The race is going to be tough with a bunch of those Fords behind us and the weather coming."

Mostert made it a three-car Tickford train behind van Gisbergen, while Fabian Coulthard made a rare appearance ahead of Scott McLaughlin, the Penske pair locking out the third row.

David Reynolds was the second-best Holden driver down in seventh, followed by Lee Holdsworth, Anton De Pasquale and Nick Percat.

Jamie Whincup was a surprise omission from the top 10, the seven-time champ more than half a second off his teammate's pace down in 12th.

Cla	#	Driver	Car	Time
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	1'01.5480
2	6	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	1'01.6986
3	23	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	1'01.7513
4	55	Chaz Mostert	Ford Mustang GT	1'01.7804
5	12	Fabian Coulthard	Ford Mustang GT	1'01.8018
6	17	Scott McLaughlin	Ford Mustang GT	1'01.8461
7	9	David Reynolds	Holden Commodore ZB	1'01.9151
8	5	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	1'01.9338
9	99	Anton De Pasquale	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.0444
10	8	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.0786
11	2	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.1043
12	88	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.1251
13	14	Tim Slade	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.1477
14	33	Richie Stanaway	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.1694
15	18	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.1829
16	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Altima	1'02.2470
17	3	Garry Jacobson	Nissan Altima	1'02.2680
18	34	James Golding	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.2712
19	22	James Courtney	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.3129
20	35	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.3532
21	21	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.3648
22	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima	1'02.4633
23	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Altima	1'02.6325
24	19	Jack Le Brocq	Holden Commodore ZB	1'03.1087