Lee Holdsworth has pipped Michael Caruso by less than a tenth of a second in Practice 2 for Round 2 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series at Phillip island.
Holdsworth ended up with the fastest two laps of the 25-minute session in his Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo, the better of those being a 1:37.7023s.
Caruso, in an Alfa Romeo out of the Garry Rogers Motorsport stable, managed a late 1:37.7924s, while Wall Racing’s Tony D’Alberto finished third again in his Honda.
Chaz Mostert could only put his Audi fifth on the timesheet with a 1:38.1447s, but his 1:36.9001s from Practice 1 still stands as the fastest time of the day.
While that session saw most of the action unfold in the first 15 minutes, the latter hit-out was decided in the final seven minutes.
At that point, Mostert still held sway with the 1:38.1447s on his third flyer, but D’Alberto took over top spot when he clocked a 1:37.9366s.
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Mostert looked set to respond shortly after, setting a then-fastest first sector, but lost time to the second split and ultimately pitted.
Holdsworth did go on with a quick lap, logging what would be the very fastest time in the 22nd minute of proceedings.
The Walkinshaw Andretti United Supercars co-driver looked like he might go faster again two laps later but ultimately checked in with a 1:37.7302s, 0.0279s off his own benchmark.
Caruso, who was only 16th in Practice 1, then leapt up 11 spots when he fired in a 1:37.7924s, pushing D’Alberto back to third.
Nathan Morcom crept up to fourth with a 1:37.9535s completed while the chequered flag was out in his Hyundai.
Behind Mostert, James Moffat finished sixth in his Renault with a time of 1:38.1880s, from Dylan O’Keeffe (Renault), Jay Hanson (Alfa Romeo), Josh Buchan (Hyundai), and Aaron Cameron (Peugeot).
Series leader Jordan Cox was 12th with a personal best 1:38.6251s in his Alfa Romeo.
Qualifying 1 will be held tomorrow from 09:55 local time/AEDT, followed immediately by Qualifying 2 for the 10 fastest drivers.
Results: Practice 2
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 10 | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Lee Holdsworth | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 1:37.7023 | |
| 2 | 7 | Valvoline Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 1:37.7924 | 0:00.0901 |
| 3 | 50 | Honda Wall Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Honda Civic Type R | 1:37.9366 | 0:00.2343 |
| 4 | 11 | HMO Customer Racing | Nathan Morcom | Hyundai i30N | 1:37.9535 | 0:00.2512 |
| 5 | 25 | MPC Bostik Racing | Chaz Mostert | Audi RS 3 | 1:38.1447 | 0:00.4424 |
| 6 | 34 | LMCT+ Racing GRM | James Moffat | Renault Megane RS | 1:38.1880 | 0:00.4857 |
| 7 | 33 | Lowbake Racing GRM | Dylan O’Keeffe | Renault Megane RS | 1:38.3613 | 0:00.6590 |
| 8 | 9 | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Jay Hanson | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 1:38.4061 | 0:00.7038 |
| 9 | 30 | HMO Customer Racing | Josh Buchan | Hyundai i30N | 1:38.4769 | 0:00.7746 |
| 10 | 18 | Team Valvoline GRM | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot 308 TCR | 1:38.5457 | 0:00.8434 |
| 11 | 71 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Ben Bargwanna | Peugeot 308 TCR | 1:38.6196 | 0:00.9173 |
| 12 | 5 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jordan Cox | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 1:38.6251 | 0:00.9228 |
| 13 | 17 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Peugeot 308 TCR | 1:38.6393 | 0:00.9370 |
| 14 | 110 | Team Soutar Motorsport | Zac Soutar | Honda Civic Type R | 1:38.9744 | 0:01.2721 |
| 15 | 24 | Mobil 1 Wall Racing | John Martin | Honda Civic Type R | 1:39.0722 | 0:01.3699 |
| 16 | 2 | MPC Moutai | Luke King | Audi RS 3 | 1:39.1049 | 0:01.4026 |
| 17 | 37 | MPC Astrontech Racing | Chelsea Angelo | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 1:39.2510 | 0:01.5487 |
| 18 | 333 | Tilton Racing | Brad Shiels | Hyundai i30N | 1:39.2870 | 0:01.5847 |
| 19 | 15 | Michael Clemente Motorsport | Michael Clemente | Honda Civic Type R | 1:39.4939 | 0:01.7916 |
| 20 | 14 | Southern Star Truck Services | Lachlan Mineeff | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 1:39.7583 | 0:02.0560 |
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