Steven Richards put Red Bull Racing Australia at the top of the time sheets in the first of two co-driver practice sessions at the Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600.
The 30 minutes provided the part-timers with their first look at the re-profiled chicanes.
Ten drivers were issued 60 second stop-go penalties during the session for each breaching the track limits, as determined by the electronic kerb sensors, on four occasions.
Richards recovered from a mid-session trip down the Turn 12 escape road to clock a 1:11.6s best in the dying seconds.
The time demoted Nissan’s David Russell to second, who had in turn edged Tony D’Alberto with a late flyer.
D’Alberto spent much of the session atop the order on the way to his eventual third ahead of fellow Holden drivers Jonathon Webb and Paul Dumbrell.
Bathurst winner Paul Morris ended up slowest in the #6 FPR Falcon, 2.7s away from Richards’ pace.
Ashley Walsh managed just eight laps after clipping the concrete and breaking an upright in the #16 DJR Falcon that Scott Pye had taken to first in opening practice.
The second of the co-driver only sessions will get underway at 1340 local time.
Result: V8 Supercars Practice 2, Gold Coast
1 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Steven Richards |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.57 |
|
2 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
David Russell |
Nissan Altima |
01:11.76 |
00:00.20 |
3 |
Supercheap Auto Racing |
Tony D'Alberto |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:11.92 |
00:00.35 |
4 |
Team Tekno VIP Petfoods |
Jonathon Webb |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.14 |
00:00.57 |
5 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Paul Dumbrell |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.14 |
00:00.57 |
6 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Alexandre Premat |
Volvo S60 |
01:12.28 |
00:00.72 |
7 |
Wilson Security Racing |
Steven Johnson |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:12.30 |
00:00.73 |
8 |
Norton Hornets |
Taz Douglas |
Nissan Altima |
01:12.37 |
00:00.80 |
9 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Greg Ritter |
Volvo S60 |
01:12.41 |
00:00.85 |
10 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Craig Baird |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:12.42 |
00:00.85 |
11 |
Holden Racing Team |
Warren Luff |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.51 |
00:00.94 |
12 |
Holden Racing Team |
Greg Murphy |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.58 |
00:01.01 |
13 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Steve Owen |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:12.63 |
00:01.07 |
14 |
Lockwood Racing |
Luke Youlden |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.64 |
00:01.08 |
15 |
Team Advam/GB |
Chris Pither |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.66 |
00:01.09 |
16 |
Norton Hornets |
Dean Fiore |
Nissan Altima |
01:12.66 |
00:01.09 |
17 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Alex Davison |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:12.76 |
00:01.19 |
18 |
Walkinshaw Racing |
Oliver Gavin |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:12.92 |
00:01.35 |
19 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
Alex Buncombe |
Nissan Altima |
01:12.92 |
00:01.35 |
20 |
Team JELD-WEN |
Cameron Waters |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:12.94 |
00:01.38 |
21 |
The Bottle-O Racing Team |
Dean Canto |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:12.97 |
00:01.40 |
22 |
Repair Management Aust Racing |
Tim Blanchard |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:13.20 |
00:01.63 |
23 |
Wilson Security Racing |
Ashley Walsh |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:13.49 |
00:01.92 |
24 |
Team BOC |
Andrew Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:14.06 |
00:02.50 |
25 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Paul Morris |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:14.28 |
00:02.71 |
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