Nick McBride has put a disappointing round at the Clipsal 500 behind him to score pole for the opening race of the 100th round of the Carrera Cup at Albert Park.
McBride ousted Sonic Motorsport Services team-mate and joint points leader Andre Heimgartner by just 0.0181sec to score his second career pole position. The other pole coming at Albert Park in 2015.
The second row will be shared by Dylan O’Keefe and Cameron McConville.
David Wall was fastest in practice, but will start from eighth in the first of four races later this afternoon.
Stephen Grove was the best in the Tag Heuer Carrera Challenge.
The first race is set down for 1620 local time.
AUDIO: McBride and Grove speak after qualifying
QUALIFYING: Carrera Cup – Albert Park
| Pos | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Class | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 77 | Nick McBride | Sonic / Bob Jane T-Marts | P | 1:58.2543 |
| 2 | 777 | Andre Heimgartner | Bob Jane T-Marts / Sonic | P | +0.0181 |
| 3 | 88 | Dylan O’Keeffe | APB Group/President Limo Australia | P | +0.0666 |
| 4 | 5 | Cameron McConville | Repair Management Australia | P | +0.2047 |
| 5 | 7 | Jaxon Evans | Hungry Jacks | P | +0.3061 |
| 6 | 6 | Michael Almond | Repair Management Australia | P | +0.5096 |
| 7 | 38 | David Wall | PAYCE/Wilson Security | P | +0.5703 |
| 8 | 888 | Alex Davison | President Limo Australia | P | +0.6217 |
| 9 | 8 | Lars Kern | Porsche Centre Melbourne | P | +0.6819 |
| 10 | 54 | James Abela | Horsley Park Gunshop/Strathbrook Industrial Service | P | +1.3935 |
| 11 | 33 | Simon Ellingham | Peak Marketing | P | +3.2359 |
| 12 | 4 | Stephen Grove | Grove Group | C | +3.5536 |
| 13 | 9 | Marc Cini | Hallmarc | C | +4.1637 |
| 14 | 48 | Matt Palmer | STR Truck Radios | C | +6.0366 |
| 15 | 22 | Dean Cook | DNA Racing | C | +6.5192 |
| 16 | 131 | Graham Williams | DNA Racing | C | +13.5990 |
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