Fabian Coulthard and Mark Winterbottom will start on pole for Races 33 and 34 respectively at Phillip Island after Sunday morning’s back-to-back qualifying sessions.
Coulthard edged out his Brad Jones Racing team-mate Jason Bright in the first of the two 15 minute sessions.
Bright’s first of two runs produced a 1:31.04s, which stood as the fastest until Coulthard went 0.19s quicker with under two minutes remaining.
Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup will share the second row for Race 33 ahead of Chaz Mostert, Shane van Gisbergen, David Wall, Craig Lowndes, Alex Davison and David Reynolds.
Reynolds’ effort came despite shredding a right-rear tyre in the opening minutes of the session.
Whincup also endured a wild moment; making minor contact with James Moffat’s Nissan in a mid-session squabble for space.
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An engine problem for Garth Tander saw Saturday’s winner pit bound for the majority of the 15 minutes.
He returned to the track for two late flying laps; the first of which proved good enough for 14th.
In the second session it was Winterbottom throwing down the gauntlet early, recording a competitive 1:31.02s on his first run with a used set of tyres.
Lowndes and Coulthard demoted Winterbottom to third with their second runs, only to see Winterbottom vault back to the top with a pole-winning 1:30.68s.
The result ensures that Winterbottom and Lowndes will share the front-row just a day after their clash in Race 32.
With the Race 32 result still subject to a protest from Red Bull, Winterbottom quipped via his team radio post-session: “Roland (Dane) will want to go to the stewards because we’re too quick!”
Bright ended up demoting Coulthard to fourth for Race 34, with Whincup, Van Gisbergen, Scott Pye, Michael Caruso, Chaz Mostert and Will Davison completing the top 10.
Races 33 and 34 will get underway at 1350 and 1620 respectively.
See below for the full Race 33 qualifying result
| 1 | Lockwood Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.85 | |
| 2 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.04 | 00.18 |
| 3 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.14 | 00.29 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.23 | 00.38 |
| 5 | Wilson Security Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.28 | 00.43 |
| 6 | TEKNO Team VIP Petfoods | Shane Van Gisberge | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.30 | 00.45 |
| 7 | Wilson Security Racing | David Wall | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.34 | 00.48 |
| 8 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.40 | 00.55 |
| 9 | Jeld-wen FPR Ford | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.43 | 00.57 |
| 10 | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.43 | 00.58 |
| 11 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.51 | 00.66 |
| 12 | Norton Hornets | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 1:31.54 | 00.69 |
| 13 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.57 | 00.72 |
| 14 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.62 | 00.76 |
| 15 | Team HIFLEX | Tony D’Alberto | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.70 | 00.85 |
| 16 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:31.78 | 00.93 |
| 17 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:31.89 | 01.04 |
| 18 | Wilson Security Racing | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.90 | 01.05 |
| 19 | Norton Hornets | James Moffat | Nissan Altima | 1:31.91 | 01.06 |
| 20 | Irwin Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:32.16 | 01.31 |
| 21 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VF | 1:32.31 | 01.46 |
| 22 | TEKNO Team Darrell Lea | Jonathon Webb | Holden Commodore VF | 1:32.45 | 01.60 |
| 23 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Scott McLaughlin | Holden Commodore VF | 1:32.46 | 01.61 |
| 24 | SP Tools Racing | Maro Engel | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:32.74 | 01.88 |
| 25 | Heavy Haulage Australia Racing | Tim Slade | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:32.85 | 02.00 |
| 26 | Dodo Insurance Racing | Dean Fiore | Holden Commodore VF | 1:32.99 | 02.14 |
See below for the full Race 34 qualifying result
| 1 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 01:30.68 | |
| 2 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 01:30.77 | 00:00.09 |
| 3 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VF | 01:30.80 | 00:00.13 |
| 4 | Lockwood Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VF | 01:30.87 | 00:00.19 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.10 | 00:00.42 |
| 6 | TEKNO Team VIP Petfoods | Shane Van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.15 | 00:00.47 |
| 7 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.18 | 00:00.51 |
| 8 | Norton Hornets | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 01:31.19 | 00:00.51 |
| 9 | Wilson Security Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG | 01:31.19 | 00:00.51 |
| 10 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 01:31.23 | 00:00.55 |
| 11 | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG | 01:31.24 | 00:00.56 |
| 12 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.33 | 00:00.65 |
| 13 | Norton Hornets | James Moffat | Nissan Altima | 01:31.42 | 00:00.74 |
| 14 | Jeld-wen FPR Ford | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 01:31.43 | 00:00.75 |
| 15 | Wilson Security Racing | David Wall | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.43 | 00:00.76 |
| 16 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 01:31.45 | 00:00.77 |
| 17 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 01:31.55 | 00:00.88 |
| 18 | Wilson Security Racing | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 01:31.57 | 00:00.90 |
| 19 | Team HIFLEX | Tony D’Alberto | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.61 | 00:00.93 |
| 20 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.72 | 00:01.04 |
| 21 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Scott McLaughlin | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.80 | 00:01.12 |
| 22 | Heavy Haulage Australia Racing | Tim Slade | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:31.80 | 00:01.12 |
| 23 | SP Tools Racing | Maro Engel | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:31.90 | 00:01.22 |
| 24 | TEKNO Team Darrell Lea | Jonathon Webb | Holden Commodore VF | 01:31.92 | 00:01.24 |
| 25 | Irwin Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:32.07 | 00:01.39 |
| 26 | Dodo Insurance Racing | Dean Fiore | Holden Commodore VF | 01:32.23 | 00:01.55 |
