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Sydney Supercars: Whincup fastest in second practice
Jamie Whincup completed a Red Bull Holden clean sweep in Sydney Supercars practice, topping the second 30-minute session.
Andrew van Leeuwen
Edited: Jun 27, 2020, 2:50 AM
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For Whincup there was a stark contrast between the two sessions. Having not done a green tyre run in the first session, he bolted out of the gates on fresh rubber second time around, going quickest with a 1m29.084s on his first run.
That would have been good enough for second on its own, however another green tyre run at the end lowered his best to a 1m28.831, slightly under teammate Shane van Gisbergen's P1 benchmark.
Speaking after the session Whincup said it was a welcome return to the top of the timesheets after a difficult virtual campaign during the break.
"It's great to be back cutting laps," he said. "It's the first time in 12 weeks I haven't been a second and a half off the pace in practice, which is nice.
"It's really quick, fast sessions here. Straight out of P1, you make a few changes, and then straight into P2. But overall, as far as car #88 is concerned, it feels good.
"We did a little bit of a race run, it was reasonable, and the car is pretty good over a lap. Everyone will improve for qualifying, so we'll have to keep chipping away."
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For the second consecutive session Scott McLaughlin was second fastest, the gap to Whincup 0.15s, with van Gisbergen third.
Lee Holdsworth was best of the Tickford Fords in fourth, as Anton De Pasquale led the way for Erebus once again.
Nick Percat and Chaz Mostert were next, with Kelly Racing pair Andre Heimgartner and Rick Kelly split by Macauley Jones in positions eight to 10.
Second practice results:
Cla Driver Car Time Gap 1 Jamie Whincup
Holden Commodore ZB 1'28.831 2 Scott McLaughlin
Ford Mustang GT 1'28.989 0.157 3 Shane van Gisbergen
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.016 0.185 4 Lee Holdsworth
Ford Mustang GT 1'29.051 0.219 5 Anton De Pasquale
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.070 0.238 6 Nick Percat
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.081 0.250 7 Chaz Mostert
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.272 0.441 8 Andre Heimgartner
Ford Mustang GT 1'29.273 0.441 9 Macauley Jones
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.313 0.481 10 Rick Kelly
Ford Mustang GT 1'29.394 0.563 11 Fabian Coulthard
Ford Mustang GT 1'29.405 0.574 12 Cameron Waters
Ford Mustang GT 1'29.454 0.623 13 Todd Hazelwood
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.499 0.668 14 David Reynolds
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.531 0.700 15 Jack Le Brocq
Ford Mustang GT 1'29.631 0.799 16 Garry Jacobson
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.638 0.807 17 James Courtney
Ford Mustang GT 1'29.650 0.818 18 Bryce Fullwood
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.652 0.821 19 Mark Winterbottom
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.793 0.962 20 Scott Pye
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.804 0.972 21 Alex Davison
Holden Commodore ZB 1'29.931 1.100 22 Jack Smith
Holden Commodore ZB 1'30.102 1.271 23 Chris Pither
Holden Commodore ZB 1'30.198 1.367 24 Jake Kostecki
Holden Commodore ZB 1'30.576 1.745 View full results
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