Gold Coast 600: Mostert tops opening practice
Prodrive Racing Australia's Chaz Mostert led the way in the first bit of on-track action of the weekend from Surfers Paradise.
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Will Davison jumped to the top of the charts in the early going at a 1:12.59, but that was quickly lowered as leaderboard shuffled rapidly during the 30-minute practice session.
The DJR Team Penske duo found their way to the top of the time sheets with Scott McLaughlin leading the way after ten minutes with a 1:11.8059.
Shane van Gisbergen pipped McLaughlin at the twelve-minute mark however with a 1:11.8059, which he later improved to a 1:11.2823. He remained at the top until four minutes remained in the session when Michael Caruso launched to the top of the board with a 1:11.1445.
But just a minute later, it was Mostert who rocketed up to P1, narrowly missing out on dropping down into the tens with a 1:11.2823 lap.
With one minute and seven seconds to go in the session, Mostert's place atop the leaderboard was secured when Simona de Silvestro found the wall in the final corner, ending the session. She is one of five rookies making their first start in the Gold Coast 600 this weekend.
Behind Mosert and Caruso, Van Gisbergen, Lee Holdsworth and Alex Premat rounded out the top five. David Reynolds, Jamie Whincup, Jack Perkins, James Moffat and Mark Winterbottom filled out the remaining spots inside the top ten.
Cla | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | km/h |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 55 | Steven Owen Chaz Mostert |
Ford Falcon FG-X | 17 | 1'11.0597 | 149.958 | ||
2 | 23 | Michael Caruso Dean Fiore |
Nissan Altima | 14 | 1'11.1445 | 0.0848 | 0.0848 | 149.779 |
3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen Matt Campbell |
Holden Commodore VF | 15 | 1'11.1754 | 0.1157 | 0.0309 | 149.714 |
4 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth Karl Reindler |
Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 1'11.2187 | 0.1590 | 0.0433 | 149.623 |
5 | 17 | Alexandre Prémat Scott McLaughlin |
Ford Falcon FG-X | 17 | 1'11.3937 | 0.3340 | 0.1750 | 149.256 |
6 | 9 | David Reynolds Luke Youlden |
Holden Commodore VF | 12 | 1'11.5506 | 0.4909 | 0.1569 | 148.929 |
7 | 88 | Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell |
Holden Commodore VF | 15 | 1'11.6542 | 0.5945 | 0.1036 | 148.714 |
8 | 22 | James Courtney Jack Perkins |
Holden Commodore VF | 12 | 1'11.6906 | 0.6309 | 0.0364 | 148.638 |
9 | 34 | James Moffat Richard Muscat |
Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 1'11.7289 | 0.6692 | 0.0383 | 148.559 |
10 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Dean Canto |
Ford Falcon FG-X | 15 | 1'11.7308 | 0.6711 | 0.0019 | 148.555 |
11 | 12 | Tony D'Alberto Fabian Coulthard |
Ford Falcon FG/X | 15 | 1'11.7354 | 0.6757 | 0.0046 | 148.545 |
12 | 14 | Tim Slade Andre Heimgartner |
Holden Commodore VF | 13 | 1'11.7809 | 0.7212 | 0.0455 | 148.451 |
13 | 15 | Rick Kelly David Wall |
Nissan Altima | 13 | 1'11.8495 | 0.7898 | 0.0686 | 148.310 |
14 | 888 | Steven Richards Craig Lowndes |
Holden Commodore VF | 14 | 1'11.8693 | 0.8096 | 0.0198 | 148.269 |
15 | 8 | Nick Percat Macauley Jones |
Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 1'11.9180 | 0.8583 | 0.0487 | 148.168 |
16 | 19 | Jonathon Webb Will Davison |
Holden Commodore VF | 11 | 1'11.9455 | 0.8858 | 0.0275 | 148.112 |
17 | 2 | Warren Luff Scott Pye |
Holden Commodore VF | 13 | 1'11.9604 | 0.9007 | 0.0149 | 148.081 |
18 | 33 | Garth Tander James Golding |
Holden Commodore VF | 15 | 1'12.0256 | 0.9659 | 0.0652 | 147.947 |
19 | 20 | Todd Kelly Jack Le Brocq |
Nissan Altima | 15 | 1'12.2210 | 1.1613 | 0.1954 | 147.547 |
20 | 99 | Dale Wood Chris Pither |
Holden Commodore VF | 13 | 1'12.2851 | 1.2254 | 0.0641 | 147.416 |
21 | 6 | Richie Stanaway Cameron Waters |
Ford Falcon FG-X | 15 | 1'12.3469 | 1.2872 | 0.0618 | 147.290 |
22 | 21 | Tim Blanchard Todd Hazelwood |
Holden Commodore VF | 13 | 1'12.5961 | 1.5364 | 0.2492 | 146.784 |
23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro David Russell |
Nissan Altima | 16 | 1'12.8318 | 1.7721 | 0.2357 | 146.309 |
24 | 56 | Jason Bright Garry Jacobson |
Ford Falcon FG-X | 14 | 1'12.9392 | 1.8795 | 0.1074 | 146.094 |
25 | 3 | Aaren Russell Taz Douglas |
Holden Commodore VF | 13 | 1'13.1620 | 2.1023 | 0.2228 | 145.649 |
26 | 62 | Alex Davison Alex Rullo |
Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 1'14.6779 | 3.6182 | 1.5159 | 142.692 |
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