Michael Almond topped the first practice session for the 2018 Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup season on the streets of Adelaide.
The Sonic Motorsport run entry topped the timing sheets with a 1:22.8314s, a time set just prior to a red flag which ultimately ended the session.
A spin from James Moffat triggered the red when the Wall Racing driver lose the back end of the car, spinning into the gravel at the opening chicane and making light contact with the tyre wall.
With his car stranded, the red flag was shown and the session not restarted, leaving Almond on top ahead of Nick McBride and Moffat third best.
Times tumbled throughout the 20-minute session, with David Wall’s early benchmark of 1:29.6718s quickly falling to Jaxon Evans, who banked a 1:24.9827s lap.
The Kiwi driver improved his own best on the following two laps, leaving the pace at a 1:23.4129s as the field headed back into the pit lane to check tyre pressures around the halfway point of the session.
Series debutant John Steffensen had a harmless spin at Turn 4, while Peter Major dropped a wheel under braking into the final corner to have his own pirouette.
Carrera Cup is back on track for qualifying at 1355 local time.
Results: Practice 1
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Class | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 77 | Sonic/Bob Jane T Marts | Michael Almond (TBC) | P | 1:22.8314 | |
| 2 | 8 | Porsche Centre Melbourne | Nick McBride (VIC) | P | 1:22.9873 | 0:00.1559 |
| 3 | 18 | Payce/Wilson Security/JBL | James Moffat (TBC) | P | 1:23.0093 | 0:00.1779 |
| 4 | 100 | Sonic/Polyflor | Dale Wood (VIC) | P | 1:23.2167 | 0:00.3853 |
| 5 | 7 | Morris Finance | Jaxon Evans (QLD) | P | 1:23.4129 | 0:00.5815 |
| 6 | 88 | Allstar Equipment Sales | Dylan O’Keeffe (VIC) | P | 1:23.4875 | 0:00.6561 |
| 7 | 4 | Grove Motorsport Pty Ltd | Stephen Grove (VIC) | A | 1:24.3003 | 0:01.4689 |
| 8 | 1 | PAYCE/Wilson Security | David Wall (NSW) | P | 1:24.3905 | 0:01.5591 |
| 9 | 111 | Southern Star Truck Centre/Any | Cameron Hill (ACT) | P | 1:24.5176 | 0:01.6862 |
| 10 | 777 | Rodney Jane Racing | Jordan Love (WA) | P | 1:24.5524 | 0:01.7210 |
| 11 | 19 | Hallmark Homes | Anthony Gilbertson (QLD) | A | 1:24.9761 | 0:02.1447 |
| 12 | 14 | Sonic/Totally 4×4 | Peter Major (SA) | P | 1:25.2306 | 0:02.3992 |
| 13 | 80 | WM Waste Management | Max Twigg (VIC) | A | 1:25.3676 | 0:02.5362 |
| 14 | 6 | Miles Advisory Partners | Tim Miles (NSW) | A | 1:25.5577 | 0:02.7263 |
| 15 | 12 | Garwood Motorsport | Adam Garwood (TAS) | P | 1:25.6186 | 0:02.7872 |
| 16 | 23 | JBS Australia | Roger Lago (QLD) | A | 1:25.6643 | 0:02.8329 |
| 17 | 13 | The Bend/htfu | Sam Shahin (SA) | A | 1:26.0172 | 0:03.1858 |
| 18 | 9 | Hallmarc | Marc Cini (VIC) | A | 1:26.0523 | 0:03.2209 |
| 19 | 15 | Volante Rosso Motorsport | Josh Hunt (QLD) | P | 1:26.1983 | 0:03.3669 |
| 20 | 20 | Agas National | Adrian Flack (NSW) | A | 1:26.6706 | 0:03.8392 |
| 21 | 808 | Crown/Timken/Porsche Melbourne | John Steffensen (VIC) | A | 1:26.7424 | 0:03.9110 |
| 22 | 22 | BMF/Pitman Racing | Dean Cook (VIC) | A | 1:27.6246 | 0:04.7932 |
| 23 | 888 | Porsche Centre Brighton | Leanne Tander (VIC) | P | 1:27.9975 | 0:05.1661 |
| 24 | 5 | Arris/Strongbuild | Greg Taylor (NSW) | A | 1:32.0292 | 0:09.1978 |
| 25 | 35 | Hyundai Forklifts Australia | Indiran Padayachee (NSW) | A | 1:35.3655 | 0:12.5341 |
| 26 | 131 | Sonic | Graham Williams (VIC) | A | 1:36.0690 | 0:13.2376 |
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