Frenchman Alexandre Premat has underlined the speed of Volvo’s S60 by topping the first of two co-driver practice sessions at Sandown.
Premat ran a string of fast times in the final 10 minutes, including a best of 1:09.90s that proved 0.13s quicker than next best Jonathon Webb.
Webb had displaced Paul Dumbrell from the top of the order with 10 minutes remaining after the Red Bull Holden had held sway for much of the opening half-hour.
Tony D’Alberto proved the quickest of the Walkinshaw co-drivers in fourth ahead of Alex Davison in brother Will’s Erebus Mercedes.
Chris Pither and Greg Ritter meanwhile impressed to take sixth and seventh in the entries usually driven by Dale Wood and Robert Dahlgren respectively.
The Volvos were always expected to suit the Sandown layout, which is dominated by two long straights.
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By contrast, the four Nissan co-drivers were all in the bottom half of the order, led by Dean Fiore in 14th.
Just 1.2s covered the entire 25 car field, with Chaz Mostert’s co-driver Paul Morris at the foot of the order.
The third and final practice session of the day is also for co-drivers only and will get underway at 1435.
Result: V8 Supercars Practice 2, Sandown
1 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Alexandre Premat |
Volvo S60 |
01:09.90 |
|
2 |
Team Tekno VIP Petfoods |
Jonathon Webb |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.04 |
00:00.13 |
3 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Paul Dumbrell |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.19 |
00:00.29 |
4 |
Supercheap Auto Racing |
Tony D'Alberto |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.26 |
00:00.36 |
5 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Alex Davison |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:10.28 |
00:00.37 |
6 |
Team Advam/GB |
Chris Pither |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.28 |
00:00.38 |
7 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Greg Ritter |
Volvo S60 |
01:10.36 |
00:00.46 |
8 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Craig Baird |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:10.38 |
00:00.48 |
9 |
The Bottle-O Racing Team |
Dean Canto |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:10.38 |
00:00.48 |
10 |
Holden Racing Team |
Greg Murphy |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.39 |
00:00.48 |
11 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Steven Richards |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.39 |
00:00.49 |
12 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Steve Owen |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:10.42 |
00:00.52 |
13 |
Wilson Security Racing |
Ashley Walsh |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:10.43 |
00:00.53 |
14 |
Norton Hornets |
Dean Fiore |
Nissan Altima |
01:10.44 |
00:00.54 |
15 |
Wilson Security Racing |
Steven Johnson |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:10.55 |
00:00.65 |
16 |
Repair Management Aust Racing |
Tim Blanchard |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.56 |
00:00.65 |
17 |
Walkinshaw Racing |
Oliver Gavin |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.57 |
00:00.66 |
18 |
Norton Hornets |
Taz Douglas |
Nissan Altima |
01:10.62 |
00:00.72 |
19 |
Team JELD-WEN |
Cameron Waters |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:10.65 |
00:00.74 |
20 |
Lockwood Racing |
Luke Youlden |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.66 |
00:00.76 |
21 |
Holden Racing Team |
Warren Luff |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.68 |
00:00.78 |
22 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
Alex Buncombe |
Nissan Altima |
01:10.82 |
00:00.91 |
23 |
Team BOC |
Andrew Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:10.84 |
00:00.94 |
24 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
David Russell |
Nissan Altima |
01:10.90 |
00:00.99 |
25 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Paul Morris |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:11.08 |
00:01.17 |
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