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Clipsal 500 Supercars: Van Gisbergen takes record provisional pole
Shane van Gisbergen topped a record-setting qualifying session on the streets of Adelaide to ensure he’ll run last in the Top 10 Shootout.
Andrew van Leeuwen
Edited: Mar 5, 2017, 3:41 AM
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The Saturday race winner was blindingly quick during the 20-minute session, locking down top spot with a practice record smashing 1m19.295s on his last run.
Red Bull Holden teammate Jamie Whincup did his best to match van Gisbergen’s time, going under the practice record himself with a 1m19.333s right at the flag.
They weren’t the only two under the old record either, DJR Team Penske pair Fabian Coulthard and Scott McLaughlin both beating yesterday’s quickest time to go third and fourth respectively, while Prodrive Racing’s Chaz Mostert did likewise to go fifth fastest.
James Courtney was sixth fastest in the HSV Racing Commodore, ahead of Brad Jones Racing pair Nick Percat and Tim Slade.
Cam Waters kept his promising weekend going by booking a Shootout spot with the ninth best time, while Garth Tander grabbed the final spot on his final lap, knocking Scott Pye, the man who replaced him at the Walkinshaw set-up, out of the Top 10 in the process.
There wasn’t a single Nissan to make the Shootout, Michael Caruso the best Altima in 13th while form man Rick Kelly slipped down to 19th.
Mark Winterbottom was a surprise omission from the Top 10, qualifying 12th, while Craig Lowndes missed out again, the veteran star with the 15th best time.
Cla# DriverCarLapsTimeGap 1 97 
Shane van Gisbergen Holden Commodore VF 9 1'19.2951 2 88 
Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VF 9 1'19.3335 0.0384 3 12 Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG-X 8 1'19.4786 0.1835 4 17 Scott McLaughlin Ford Falcon FG-X 8 1'19.4977 0.2026 5 55 Chaz Mostert Ford Falcon FG-X 6 1'19.5437 0.2486 6 22 James Courtney Holden Commodore VF 9 1'19.6258 0.3307 7 8 Nick Percat Holden Commodore VF 10 1'19.6263 0.3312 8 14 Tim Slade Holden Commodore VF 8 1'19.6992 0.4041 9 6 Cameron Waters Ford Falcon FG-X 7 1'19.7922 0.4971 10 33 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VF 12 1'19.8310 0.5359 11 2 Scott Pye Holden Commodore VF 9 1'19.8784 0.5833 12 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG-X 11 1'19.9039 0.6088 13 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima 11 1'19.9154 0.6203 14 34 James Moffat Holden Commodore VF 11 1'19.9162 0.6211 15 888 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VF 10 1'19.9174 0.6223 16 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima 11 1'19.9181 0.6230 17 9 David Reynolds Holden Commodore VF 9 1'19.9832 0.6881 18 56 Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG-X 8 1'19.9993 0.7042 19 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima 10 1'20.0261 0.7310 20 19 Will Davison Holden Commodore VF 4 1'20.1834 0.8883 21 99 Dale Wood Holden Commodore VF 11 1'20.3248 1.0297 22 18 Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VF 11 1'20.4048 1.1097 23 21 Tim Blanchard Holden Commodore VF 10 1'20.5835 1.2884 24 3 Taz Douglas Holden Commodore VF 9 1'20.9970 1.7019 25 78 
Simona de Silvestro Nissan Altima 9 1'21.2249 1.9298 26 62 Alex Rullo Holden Commodore VF 9 1'21.8345 2.5394
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