Tasmania Supercars: Van Gisbergen storms to record pole
Shane van Gisbergen broke the Symmons Plains qualifying lap record on his way to a dominant pole position.
Photo by: Mark Horsburgh, Edge Photographics
The Kiwi topped all three segments of qualifying in what was a dominant showing in the fight for pole.
But it was his Q3 lap that really raised eyebrows, a new qualifying lap record – a 50.492s – putting him three-tenths clear of the field.
The entire field was only separated by a second, the next three-tenths after second-placed Cam Waters basically covering down to 14th.
"Thanks to my mate next door for a tow," said van Gisbergen of the helping hand he got from Jamie Whincup on the record-breaking lap.
"The car was awesome, the guys have done a great job. The tyres switched on then. The job's not done, yet, no points, but thanks to the team the car is fantastic."
Chaz Mostert will start third, his margin to Waters just 0.007s, while Whincup ended up on the outside of the second row.
Will Davison led the way for Dick Johnson Racing in fifth followed by Scott Pye and Anton De Pasquale.
Mark Winterbottom and Will Brown were eighth and ninth, Jack Smith ending up 10th after unexpectedly running in the top five in both Q1 and Q2.
Some big names stumbled in a busy Q2 session, including two drivers that finished on the podium last time out at Sandown.
David Reynolds was the man on the bubble, missing out on the Top 10 by around half-a-tenth, while Brodie Kostecki was just 15th quickest.
But the real shock exits came in the split Q1, with Nick Percat and Andre Heimgartner both failing to progress in Group A.
Percat complained of front locking, his time only good enough for 19th on the grid, while Heimgartner will start from 23rd after not getting on top of his set-up.
There were more surprises in Group B, with Tim Slade (21st), Bryce Fullwood (22nd) and Todd Hazelwood (24th) both missing out.
Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Interval |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 97 |
Shane van Gisbergen
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50.492 | ||
2 | 6 |
Cameron Waters
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50.824 | 0.332 | 0.332 |
3 | 25 |
Chaz Mostert
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50.832 | 0.339 | 0.007 |
4 | 88 |
Jamie Whincup
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50.835 | 0.343 | 0.003 |
5 | 17 |
Will Davison
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50.836 | 0.343 | 0.000 |
6 | 20 |
Scott Pye
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50.874 | 0.382 | 0.038 |
7 | 11 |
Anton De Pasquale
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50.892 | 0.400 | 0.017 |
8 | 18 |
Mark Winterbottom
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50.924 | 0.432 | 0.032 |
9 | 9 |
Will Brown
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.039 | 0.547 | 0.115 |
10 | 4 |
Jack Smith
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.107 | 0.615 | 0.068 |
11 | 26 |
David Reynolds
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51.047 | 0.555 | |
12 | 34 |
Jake Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.100 | 0.607 | 0.052 |
13 | 44 |
James Courtney
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51.107 | 0.614 | 0.007 |
14 | 35 |
Zane Goddard
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.194 | 0.702 | 0.087 |
15 | 99 |
Brodie Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.238 | 0.745 | 0.043 |
16 | 5 |
Jack Le Brocq
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51.277 | 0.784 | 0.038 |
17 | 96 |
Macauley Jones
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.195 | 0.703 | |
18 | 19 |
Fabian Coulthard
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.207 | 0.715 | 0.012 |
19 | 8 |
Nick Percat
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.277 | 0.785 | 0.070 |
20 | 22 |
Garry Jacobson
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.297 | 0.805 | 0.019 |
21 | 3 |
Tim Slade
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51.306 | 0.814 | 0.009 |
22 | 2 |
Bryce Fullwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.409 | 0.917 | 0.103 |
23 | 7 |
Andre Heimgartner
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51.465 | 0.973 | 0.056 |
24 | 14 |
Todd Hazelwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.515 | 1.022 | 0.049 |
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