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Bathurst 12 Hour: Mostert pips van der Linde to pole

Chaz Mostert pipped Kelvin van der Linde by eight one hundredths of a second to score pole position for the 2022 Bathurst 12 Hour.

Liam Talbot, Chaz Mostert and Fraser Ross

Liam Talbot, Chaz Mostert and Fraser Ross

Mark Horsburgh, Edge Photographics

The autumn temperatures and ban on tyre warmers meant drivers were able to constantly improve on a single tyre set during the two 15-minute shootout sessions.

That made for a thrilling battle for pole between Melbourne Performance Centre drivers Mostert and van der Linde as they traded fastest times.

Van der Linde looked to have landed the hammer blow for the #74 MPC Audi with a 2m02.578s on his final run.

Mostert's response then didn't look good enough for the first two sectors, before an epic final sector saw him put the #65 MPC Audi on top by just eight one hundredths of a second.

"I had a red hot crack," said Mostert. "I knew the other boys were pretty quick. [Van der Linde] is a bit of a South African pain in my bum, to be completely honest.

"We have a lot of fun, the race is going to be a lot of fun. It will be bit darker at the start so I'm looking forward to that, whoever starts. Hopefully I can have a sleep in."

Jules Gounon was the best of the non-Audi drivers, winning out in a battle with Ricardo Feller to put the #75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes third on the grid.

That demoted Feller (#777 MPC Audi) to fourth.

Shane van Gisbergen (#888 Triple Eight Mercedes) was the best of the five drivers that ran in the first leg of the shootout as he took fifth on the grid.

The Kiwi spent most of his session doing battle with Ben Barker (#4 Grove Racing Porsche), although Lee Holdsworth (#9 MPC Audi) snuck between them at the flag.

Duvashen Padayachee was the best of the all-Am entries as he put the #55 Valmont Racing Mercedes eighth on the grid ahead of Tony D'Alberto (#6 Wall Racing Lamborghini) and Brett Hobson (#45 RAM Motorsport Mercedes).

The Bathurst 12 Hour will kick off at 5:15am local time tomorrow.

You can watch the race live and free on Motorsport.tv (not available for viewers in Australia and New Zealand).

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