Sydney Supercars: De Pasquale, Van Gisbergen split poles

In the first 10-minute session it was the first runs that produced the faster times thanks to persistent showers around the Eastern Creek circuit.

It was the in-form De Pasquale that made the best of his first flyer, a 1m41.594s leaving him a comfortable half-second clear of the field.

Second was van Gisbergen, followed by Walkinshaw Andretti United pair Chaz Mostert and Bryce Fullwood.

In the second session conditions began to improve, which saw times peak around the mid-way point.

Van Gisbergen was fastest on his first run before being shuffled back by Will Davison. The Kiwi then improved on both of his next flying laps, a 1m42.064s enough to secure his sixth pole of the season ahead of Mostert and De Pasquale.

"It was tough," said van Gisbergen. "I had a huge moment at [Turn] 1. But we managed to get some grip out of it.

"The first session was a bit tricky, Anton was really quick. We made a couple of little tweaks [for the second session]. We'll see what happens in the races."

Cam Waters had a rollercoaster of a pair of sessions, the Tickford ace unlucky in the first after an off at Turn 1.

After being briefly beached in the gravel Waters was able to get going, but not before race officials threw the red flag – which meant Waters was benched and lost his best time.

He ended up 17th for the session, while Tickford boss Tim Edwards was disappointed with the trigger-happy officials.

"There was absolutely no need for the red flag," he said. "It was clear to anybody watching the telecast that the car was still moving. Normally they wait and see if you are able to extract yourself. I saw it, you saw it, everybody at home saw it..."

Waters was eighth fastest in the second session.

The wet weather provided Kelly Grove Racing with a boost in speed, Andre Heimgartner banking an eighth and a fifth. Even more impressive was super sub Luke Youlden, who will start the two races from 11th and 12th.

"I never would have dreamed I'd be around the [Top] 10, I was just hoping for the 20 to be honest," he said. "Obviously the cars are great. I can't believe it, it's awesome."

The first race starts at 4:35pm local time.

Qualifying results Race 2

Cla	#	Driver	Car	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval
1	11	Anton De Pasquale	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'41.594
2	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'42.118	0.523	0.523
3	25	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'42.324	0.729	0.206
4	2	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'42.348	0.753	0.023
5	17	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	6	1'43.030	1.435	0.682
6	44	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'43.043	1.448	0.013
7	20	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.058	1.463	0.014
8	7	Andre Heimgartner	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'43.087	1.493	0.029
9	88	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.341	1.746	0.253
10	9	Will Brown	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.466	1.871	0.125
11	26	Luke Youlden	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'43.577	1.982	0.110
12	96	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.897	2.302	0.319
13	18	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.908	2.313	0.011
14	55	Thomas Randle	Ford Mustang GT	4	1'43.983	2.389	0.075
15	8	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'44.034	2.439	0.050
16	3	Tim Slade	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'44.059	2.464	0.025
17	6	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	3	1'44.061	2.466	0.001
18	19	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'44.333	2.739	0.272
19	99	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'44.718	3.123	0.384
20	5	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'44.831	3.236	0.112
21	4	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'44.880	3.285	0.049
22	27	Kurt Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'45.244	3.649	0.364
23	22	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'45.490	3.895	0.245
24	35	Zane Goddard	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'45.939	4.344	0.449
25	34	Jake Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'45.973	4.378	0.034
26	14	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'46.273	4.678	0.299
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Qualifying results Race 3

Cla	#	Driver	Car	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'42.064
2	25	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'42.222	0.158	0.158
3	11	Anton De Pasquale	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'42.440	0.375	0.217
4	8	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'42.686	0.621	0.246
5	7	Andre Heimgartner	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'42.750	0.685	0.063
6	17	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'42.771	0.707	0.021
7	88	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'42.806	0.742	0.035
8	6	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'42.899	0.835	0.092
9	2	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'43.192	1.128	0.292
10	3	Tim Slade	Ford Mustang GT	4	1'43.192	1.128	0.000
11	99	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.256	1.192	0.064
12	26	Luke Youlden	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'43.311	1.246	0.054
13	34	Jake Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.342	1.277	0.030
14	44	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'43.365	1.300	0.023
15	55	Thomas Randle	Ford Mustang GT	5	1'43.656	1.592	0.291
16	35	Zane Goddard	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'43.698	1.634	0.041
17	5	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Mustang GT	4	1'43.733	1.669	0.035
18	9	Will Brown	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.802	1.737	0.068
19	14	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'43.835	1.770	0.033
20	22	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'43.870	1.806	0.035
21	18	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'44.159	2.094	0.288
22	19	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'44.256	2.192	0.097
23	27	Kurt Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'44.258	2.194	0.002
24	96	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'44.271	2.206	0.012
25	4	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	5	1'44.369	2.304	0.098
26	20	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	4	1'44.416	2.352	0.047
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