Scott McLaughlin put Volvo on top in Saturday qualifying at Surfers Paradise after a session that saw all five marques qualify for the Top 10 Shootout.

McLaughlin set the early pace with a 1:11.27s on his first run before sitting in the pits for a lengthy spell.

He was demoted to third before returning to the circuit and improving to a 1:10.87s, which proved unbeatable over the final minute.

Red Bull duo Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup secured second and third, while Shane van Gisbergen, Tim Slade and Garth Tander made it five Holdens in the top six.

Lee Holdsworth, David Reynolds, Michael Caruso and Nick Percat complete the Shootout field.

It was a double disaster for Ford Performance Racing as Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert ended up 11th and 19th respectively.

Winterbottom ran down the Turn 11 escape road on his final lap while an early misjudgement from Mostert at Turn 9 saw FPR forced into a mid-session front spoiler change.

Mostert ended up one position behind Greg Ritter, who was selected for qualifying duties over primary driver Robert Dahlgren.

Eighteenth marks the #34 Volvo’s equal third best starting spot of the year; 2.6 places up on Dahlgren’s average.

James Courtney was meanwhile just 14th after an early brush with the concrete hampered his progress.

Scott Pye likewise managed just 22nd after suffering power steering problems with his Dick Johnson Racing Ford.

After much discussion post-practice, the tyre bundle and electronic sensor systems to monitor kerb hopping remained unchanged for qualifying.

Drivers continued to have lap times deleted for triggering the sensors, although the 60 second stop-go penalties for recording four breaches was relaxed.

The Shootout is scheduled to get underway at 1240 local time.

Result: V8 Supercars Qualifying, Gold Coast

1

Valvoline Racing GRM

Scott McLaughlin

Volvo S60

01:10.87

2

Red Bull Racing Australia

Craig Lowndes

Holden Commodore VF

01:10.91

00:00.04

3

Red Bull Racing Australia

Jamie Whincup

Holden Commodore VF

01:10.95

00:00.08

4

Team Tekno VIP Petfoods

Shane Van Gisbergen

Holden Commodore VF

01:11.00

00:00.13

5

Supercheap Auto Racing

Tim Slade

Holden Commodore VF

01:11.03

00:00.16

6

Holden Racing Team

Garth Tander

Holden Commodore VF

01:11.17

00:00.30

7

Erebus Motorsport V8

Lee Holdsworth

Mercedes E63 AMG

01:11.18

00:00.31

8

The Bottle-O Racing Team

David Reynolds

Ford Falcon FG

01:11.20

00:00.34

9

Norton Hornets

Michael Caruso

Nissan Altima

01:11.29

00:00.42

10

Walkinshaw Racing

Nick Percat

Holden Commodore VF

01:11.34

00:00.47

11

Ford Pepsi Max Crew

Mark Winterbottom

Ford Falcon FG

01:11.37

00:00.50

12

Jack Daniel's Racing

Rick Kelly

Nissan Altima

01:11.37

00:00.51

13

Lockwood Racing

Fabian Coulthard

Holden Commodore VF

01:11.41

00:00.54

14

Holden Racing Team

James Courtney

Holden Commodore VF

01:11.44

00:00.57

15

Wilson Security Racing

David Wall

Ford Falcon FG

01:11.45

00:00.59

16

Norton Hornets

James Moffat

Nissan Altima

01:11.52

00:00.65

17

Erebus Motorsport V8

Will Davison

Mercedes E63 AMG

01:11.63

00:00.76

18

Valvoline Racing GRM

Greg Ritter

Volvo S60

01:11.64

00:00.77

19

Ford Pepsi Max Crew

Chaz Mostert

Ford Falcon FG

01:11.69

00:00.83

20

Jack Daniel's Racing

Todd Kelly

Nissan Altima

01:11.83

00:00.97

21

Team JELD-WEN

Jack Perkins

Ford Falcon FG

01:11.87

00:01.00

22

Wilson Security Racing

Scott Pye

Ford Falcon FG

01:11.88

00:01.02

23

Team Advam/GB

Dale Wood

Holden Commodore VF

01:12.01

00:01.15

24

Team BOC

Jason Bright

Holden Commodore VF

01:12.05

00:01.18

25

Repair Management Aust Racing

Russell Ingall

Holden Commodore VF

01:12.19

00:01.33