Adelaide 500: McLaughlin tops qualifying, Whincup misses Shootout

The DJR Team Penske driver backed up his Saturday win with a comfortable display in Sunday's qualifying session, going quickest before the halfway mark with a 1m19.710s.

That would have put him in the Shootout, but he reappeared for a final run to secure provisional pole with a 1m19.462s.

Tickford pair Chaz Mostert and Cam Waters were second and third quickest, while Nick Percat made the Shootout for a second time with the fourth best time.

Fabian Coulthard improved late to slot into fifth, followed by Erebus pair David Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale.

Will Davison was part of a late scramble to book a berth in the single-lap dash, the Tickford driver grabbing eighth.

He was followed by Todd Hazelwood, backing up his 12th in yesterday's race – his personal best – with a Shootout spot.

“It’s a great reward for everyone,” said Hazelwood, starting his second season as a full-timer.

“The guys were still here at 4am this morning trying to sort out everything.

“I’m just absolutely stoked. To do this in-front of the home crowd is really special.”

The Red Bull Holdens were surprisingly off the pace, Shane van Gisbergen only just squeezing into the Shootout with the 10th quickest time on his final run.

Teammate Jamie Whincup missed out altogether, the seven-time series champ only good enough for 12th.

“The car is good, I just made a mistake down at the hairpin at a critical time,” said Whincup.

“On the second set of tyres, you’ve got to go hard. My car was on for one lap and I just made an error.”

All four Nissans missed out on the Shootout, Rick Kelly the best Altima in 16th.

Mark Winterbottom will start from rear of grid, power steering gremlins meaning he didn't set a single time during the session.

Cla	#	Driver	Car	Time	Gap
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	Ford Mustang GT	1'19.4625
2	55	Chaz Mostert	Ford Mustang GT	1'19.5528	0.0903
3	6	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	1'19.5593	0.0968
4	8	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.5698	0.1073
5	12	Fabian Coulthard	Ford Mustang GT	1'19.6117	0.1492
6	9	David Reynolds	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.6523	0.1898
7	99	Anton De Pasquale	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.7126	0.2501
8	23	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	1'19.7404	0.2779
9	35	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.7426	0.2801
10	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.8242	0.3617
11	14	Tim Slade	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.8375	0.3750
12	88	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.8657	0.4032
13	2	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	1'19.9071	0.4446
14	5	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	1'19.9396	0.4771
15	22	James Courtney	Holden Commodore ZB	1'20.0383	0.5758
16	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima	1'20.0560	0.5935
17	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Altima	1'20.0590	0.5965
18	34	James Golding	Holden Commodore ZB	1'20.0918	0.6293
19	33	Richie Stanaway	Holden Commodore ZB	1'20.2610	0.7985
20	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Altima	1'20.4951	1.0326
21	21	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	1'20.5575	1.0950
22	19	Jack Le Brocq	Holden Commodore ZB	1'20.7414	1.2789
23	3	Garry Jacobson	Nissan Altima	1'20.8243	1.3618
	18	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB