The Walkinshaw Racing Porsche of Liam Talbot and John Martin will start on pole position for the Australian Endurance Championship’s Sydney Motorsport Park 501.
Martin finished Qualifying 1 in fifth in the 911 GT3-R before Talbot almost matched his time in Qualifying 2 to give car #911 the fastest average time.
The Mega Porsche will line up alongside the Jamec Pem Audi R8 of Kelvin van der Linde and Geoff Emery after the former was fastest in Qualifying 1.
Row 2 will be Dom Storey/Peter Hackett (Eggleston Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT) and Warren Luff/Fraser Ross (McElrea Racing McLaren 650S).
Tony D’Alberto/Max Twigg qualified fifth in the latter’s Mercedes-AMG GT, while Dylan O’Keeffe lifted the #124 Audi R8 which he is sharing with Daniel Gaunt from 14th after Qualifying 1 to sixth on the grid.
The 129-lap Sydney Motorsport Park 501 will see the green flag tomorrow at 0735 local time/AEST.
Results: Qualifying 2
| 1 | MEGA Racing | Liam Talbot (QLD) | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 1:29.0210 | |
| 2 | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Dylan O’Keefe (VIC) | Audi R8 LMS | 1:29.6400 | 0:00.6190 |
| 3 | YNA Autosport / McElrea Racing | Fraser Ross (VIC) | McLaren 650S GT3 | 1:30.0036 | 0:00.9826 |
| 4 | WM Waste | Max Twigg (VIC) | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 1:30.6218 | 0:01.6008 |
| 5 | Eggleston Motorsport | Peter Hackett (VIC) | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 1:30.6961 | 0:01.6751 |
| 6 | Valvoline | Geoff Emery (VIC) | Audi R8 LMS | 1:30.7156 | 0:01.6946 |
| 7 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | Scott Taylor (QLD) | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 1:31.4322 | 0:02.4112 |
| 8 | Lago Racing – JBS Australia | Roger Lago (QLD) | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:31.4837 | 0:02.4627 |
| 9 | Valvoline | Tim Miles (NSW) | Audi R8 LMS | 1:31.9388 | 0:02.9178 |
| 10 | Timken / Zagame Autosport | Adrian Deitz (NSW) | Lamborghini Huracan | 1:32.5928 | 0:03.5718 |
| 11 | BMW Team SRM | James Bergmuller (VIC) | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:32.7049 | 0:03.6839 |
| 12 | Maranello Motorsport | Peter Edwards (VIC) | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1:32.8343 | 0:03.8133 |
| 13 | GT Motorsport | Greg Taylor (NSW) | Audi R8 LMS | 1:32.9546 | 0:03.9336 |
| 14 | Hogs Breath Cafe / Griffith Co | Mark Griffith (QLD) | Mercedes Benz AMG GT | 1:33.5271 | 0:04.5061 |
| 15 | AMAC Motorsport – IMAK-Kwikmit | Andrew Macpherson (NSW) | Lamborghini Huracan | 1:33.9467 | 0:04.9257 |
| 16 | Darrell Lea | Tony Quinn (QLD) | McLaren 650S GT3 | 1:35.1404 | 0:06.1194 |
| 17 | Haemokinesis / Whispering Vine | Jim Manolios (VIC) | Lamborghini Huracan | 1:39.4205 | 0:10.3995 |
Starting grid: Sydney Motorsport Park 501
| 1 | Mega Racing | Liam Talbot/John Martin |
| 2 | Valvoline Jamec Pem Racing | Geoff Emery/Kelvin van der Linde |
| 3 | Autex Eggleston Motorsport | Peter Hackett/Dominic Storey |
| 4 | YNA Autosport | Fraser Ross/Warren Luff |
| 5 | WM Waste Management | Max Twigg/Tony D’Alberto |
| 6 | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Daniel Gaunt/Dylan O’Keeffe |
| 7 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | Scott Taylor/Craig Baird |
| 8 | Valvoline Jamec Pem Racing | Tim Miles/Jaxon Evans |
| 9 | JBS Australia | Roger Lago/David Russell |
| 10 | BMW Team SRM | Steve Richards/James Bergmuller |
| 11 | Timken Zagame Autosport | Adrian Deitz/Cameron McConville |
| 12 | Maranello Motorsport | Peter Edwards/Greame Smyth |
| 13 | Hogs Breath Café/Griffith Corporation | Mark Griffith/Dominik Baumann |
| 14 | AMAC Motorsport | Andrew Macpherson/Brad Shiels |
| 15 | GT Motorsports | Greg Taylor/Grant Denyer |
| 16 | Darrell Lea | Tony Quinn/Jonny Reid |
| 17 | Trofeo Motorsport | Jim Manolios/Ryan Millier |
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