Paul Dumbrell continued the #1 Red Bull Holden’s unbeatable form at Surfers Paradise by topping the second co-driver session of the day.
Dumbrell traded the top spot with Ford Performance Racing’s Steve Owen across the final 10 minutes, putting himself ahead for good with just two of the 40 minutes remaining.
Owen’s final effort had to be aborted after a wild moment through the beachside chicane.
Greg Ritter, Steve Johnson, Taz Douglas, Karl Reindler, Luke Youlden, Steven Richards, Marc Lieb and Craig Baird completed the top 10.
The session was halted for more than 15 minutes in the early going following a crash from Andrew Jones.
The Team BOC Holden slammed into the tyre barrier on the inside of Turn 3 after being knocked off course by the Turn 2 kerbing.
Jones walked away unscathed, with the team left to assess significant damage.
Red Bull’s Warren Luff later had his own glance of the Turn 3 wall, sending the #888 Holden to the garage.
Luff returned to the track after a minimal loss of time with the car sporting race tape to its left-front corner.
A final 40 minute practice session for all drivers will complete the Friday running.
See below for the full Practice 3 result
| 1 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore VF | 01:11.38 | |
| 2 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Steve Owen | Ford Falcon FG | 01:11.39 | 00:00.01 |
| 3 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Greg Ritter | Holden Commodore VF | 01:11.43 | 00:00.05 |
| 4 | SP Tools Racing | Steven Johnson | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:11.52 | 00:00.14 |
| 5 | Norton Hornets | Taz Douglas | Nissan Altima | 01:11.59 | 00:00.21 |
| 6 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Karl Reindler | Nissan Altima | 01:11.69 | 00:00.31 |
| 7 | Lockwood Racing | Luke Youlden | Holden Commodore VF | 01:11.82 | 00:00.44 |
| 8 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Steven Richards | Ford Falcon FG | 01:11.87 | 00:00.49 |
| 9 | TEKNO Team Darrell Lea | Marc Lieb | Holden Commodore VF | 01:11.93 | 00:00.55 |
| 10 | Irwin Racing | Craig Baird | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:11.94 | 00:00.56 |
| 11 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | David Russell | Nissan Altima | 01:11.96 | 00:00.58 |
| 12 | Jeld-wen FPR Ford | John McIntyre | Ford Falcon FG | 01:11.97 | 00:00.59 |
| 13 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VF | 01:11.97 | 00:00.59 |
| 14 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Jack Perkins | Holden Commodore VF | 01:11.98 | 00:00.59 |
| 15 | Holden Racing Team | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.01 | 00:00.63 |
| 16 | Wilson Security Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.05 | 00:00.67 |
| 17 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Ryan Briscoe | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.08 | 00:00.70 |
| 18 | Holden Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.13 | 00:00.75 |
| 19 | Team HIFLEX | Jonny Reid | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.20 | 00:00.82 |
| 20 | Wilson Security Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon FG | 01:12.26 | 00:00.88 |
| 21 | Norton Hornets | Daniel Gaunt | Nissan Altima | 01:12.40 | 00:01.02 |
| 22 | Dodo Insurance Racing | Matthew Halliday | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.58 | 00:01.20 |
| 23 | Heavy Haulage Australia Racing | David Brabham | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:12.63 | 00:01.25 |
| 24 | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | Dean Canto | Ford Falcon FG | 01:12.66 | 00:01.28 |
| 25 | Hogs Breath Cafe Racing | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.75 | 00:01.37 |
| 26 | TEKNO Team VIP Petfoods | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.83 | 00:01.45 |
| 27 | Wilson Security Racing | Dale Wood | Ford Falcon FG | 01:12.83 | 00:01.45 |
| 28 | Team BOC | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VF | 01:14.33 | 00:02.95 |
