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Albert Park Supercars: McLaughlin fastest in final practice
Scott McLaughin led a top four lock-out for the new Ford Mustang in the final pre-qualifying practice session at Albert Park.
Andrew van Leeuwen
Edited: Mar 14, 2019, 7:22 AM
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Anton De Pasquale was the early pacesetter with a 1m56.414s, before the Shell Mustangs took over from the eight-minute mark onwards.
It was Fabian Coulthard that lowered the benchmark first with a 1m55.957s, that time bested by teammate McLaughlin's 1m55.851s at the mid-way point of the session.
The pre-qualifying Happy Hour started with three minutes to go, De Pasquale going quickest with a 1m55.456s.
The Erebus driver was immediately swamped by Chaz Mostert and Jamie Whincup, who went first and second with a 1m55.171s and 1m55.353s respectively.
David Reynolds and Cam Waters both had cracks at top spot right on the flag, the Tickford driver going closest with a time less than a tenth shy of Mostert.
McLaughlin then bulldozed his way to the top to the tune of six-tenths with a 1m54.551s right at the death, Coulthard only able to close the gap to two-tenths on his qualifying sim lap.
Mostert slipped back to third thanks to the Penske Fords' late improvement, followed by Waters, Reynolds and Whincup.
Nick Percat ended up seventh in the late rush despite complaining of a faulty dash, De Pasquale was eighth, and Tickford pair Lee Holdsworth and Will Davison rounded out the Top 10.
Shane van Gisbergen was outside the first 10 for a second session running, the Kiwi just 20th despite getting a full session of running under his belt.
Cla # Driver Car Time Gap 1 17 
Scott McLaughlin Ford Mustang GT 1'54.5518 2 12 
Fabian Coulthard Ford Mustang GT 1'54.7700 0.2182 3 55 
Chaz Mostert Ford Mustang GT 1'55.1711 0.6193 4 6 Cameron Waters Ford Mustang GT 1'55.2463 0.6945 5 9 David Reynolds Holden Commodore ZB 1'55.2721 0.7203 6 88 
Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore ZB 1'55.3531 0.8013 7 8 
Nick Percat Holden Commodore ZB 1'55.4359 0.8841 8 99 Anton De Pasquale Holden Commodore ZB 1'55.4566 0.9048 9 5 
Lee Holdsworth Ford Mustang GT 1'55.4860 0.9342 10 23 Will Davison Ford Mustang GT 1'55.5142 0.9624 11 15 
Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 1'55.6807 1.1289 12 22 
James Courtney Holden Commodore ZB 1'55.7836 1.2318 13 2 Scott Pye Holden Commodore ZB 1'55.9507 1.3989 14 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Altima L33 1'55.9695 1.4177 15 14 Tim Slade Holden Commodore ZB 1'56.0009 1.4491 16 18 
Mark Winterbottom Holden Commodore ZB 1'56.1073 1.5555 17 3 Garry Jacobson Nissan Altima L33 1'56.1124 1.5606 18 33 
Richie Stanaway Holden Commodore ZB 1'56.1329 1.5811 19 34 James Golding Holden Commodore ZB 1'56.3294 1.7776 20 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden Commodore ZB 1'56.3716 1.8198 21 35 Todd Hazelwood Holden Commodore ZB 1'56.6052 2.0534 22 78 
Simona de Silvestro Nissan Altima L33 1'57.2360 2.6842 23 21 
Macauley Jones Holden Commodore ZB 1'57.3477 2.7959 24 19 Jack Le Brocq Holden Commodore ZB 1'57.7052 3.1534
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