Jason Bright will start Race 4 of the V8 Supercars Championship from pole position after edging out team-mate Fabian Coulthard by just 0.04s in a short and sharp qualifying session.
Bright and Coulthard traded the fastest time inside the final four minutes, with the Team BOC Holden’s penultimate lap of 51.19s proving enough for the top spot.
Jamie Whincup ended up third after appearing one of the worst affected by the traffic during his final run.
Garth Tander ran slightly off-sequence throughout the 15 minutes, but managed fourth thanks to his final lap.
Craig Lowndes, Scott McLaughlin, Mark Winterbottom, Will Davison, James Courtney and Dean Fiore completed the top 10.
Lee Holdsworth was an impressive 13th in the lead Erebus Mercedes and will share the seventh row with Clipsal 500 winner Shane van Gisbergen.
As was the case in Race 3 qualifying, Van Gisbergen’s session included a wild trip through the circuit’s outfield, this time at Turn 6.
A slender 10 minute break will follow before a second 15 minute session to set the grid for Race 5.
Race 4, to be held over 100km, is scheduled to commence at 1350 local time.
See below for the full Race 4 starting order
| 1 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.1940 | |
| 2 | Lockwood Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.2321 | 0:00.0381 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.3458 | 0:00.1518 |
| 4 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.3788 | 0:00.1848 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.3929 | 0:00.1989 |
| 6 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Scott McLaughlin | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.3977 | 0:00.2037 |
| 7 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 0:51.4276 | 0:00.2336 |
| 8 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 0:51.4710 | 0:00.2770 |
| 9 | Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.5939 | 0:00.3999 |
| 10 | Dodo Insurance Racing | Dean Fiore | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.6209 | 0:00.4269 |
| 11 | Tekno Autosports | Jonathon Webb | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.6660 | 0:00.4720 |
| 12 | Team HIFLEX | Tony D’Alberto | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.6787 | 0:00.4847 |
| 13 | Irwin Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes E63 AMG | 0:51.7257 | 0:00.5317 |
| 14 | TEKNO Team VIP | Shane Van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.7334 | 0:00.5394 |
| 15 | Jeld-wen FPR Ford | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 0:51.7445 | 0:00.5505 |
| 16 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 0:51.7992 | 0:00.6052 |
| 17 | ekol Racing | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.8093 | 0:00.6153 |
| 18 | Wilson Security Racing | David Wall | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.8173 | 0:00.6233 |
| 19 | Norton 360 Racing | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 0:51.8517 | 0:00.6577 |
| 20 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Alexandre Premat | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.8551 | 0:00.6611 |
| 21 | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG | 0:51.8595 | 0:00.6655 |
| 22 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VF | 0:51.9163 | 0:00.7223 |
| 23 | Heavy Haulage Racing | Tim Slade | Mercedes E63 AMG | 0:51.9283 | 0:00.7343 |
| 24 | Norton 360 Racing | James Moffat | Nissan Altima | 0:51.9512 | 0:00.7572 |
| 25 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 0:52.0128 | 0:00.8188 |
| 26 | SP Tools Racing | Maro Engel | Mercedes E63 AMG | 0:52.2445 | 0:01.0505 |
| 27 | Wilson Security Racing | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 0:52.4151 | 0:01.2211 |
| 28 | Wilson Security Racing | Jonny Reid | Ford Falcon FG | 0:53.0334 | 0:01.8394 |
