Teams and drivers have completed on-track preparations for the first race of the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship in Adelaide, with Tony D'Alberto topping a tight morning warm-up.
Just one second separated the first 23 cars at the end of the 20 minutes of running, which saw D'Alberto set the best time of 1:22.31s after the flag fell.
The Hiflex Holden driver's effort bested Dean Fiore's previous benchmark by 0.01s, while Fujitsu Racing duo Scott McLaughlin and Alexandre Premat continued their strong Friday form in third and fourth.
Fabian Coulthard, Will Davison, Alex Davison, Russell Ingall, Jonathon Webb and David Reynolds completed the top 10.
The session ran green for its duration, despite James Moffat twice being reduced to a crawling speed in his Norton Nissan with mechanical problems. The former Dick Johnson Racing driver, who will start 13th this afternoon, failed to complete a flying lap during the 20 minutes.
Todd Kelly was the fastest of the four Nissans in 12th after running a pair of somewhat ragged high 1:22s on his first set of tyres.
The Erebus Mercedes entries meanwhile continued to struggle for pace, with Lee Holdsworth the fastest of the trio in 18th.
Race 1 of the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship will kick-off at 1435 local time.
See below for the full warm-up result
1 | Team HIFLEX | Tony D'Alberto | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.3062 | |
2 | Dodo Insurance Racing | Dean Fiore | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.4103 | 0:00.1041 |
3 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Alexandre Premat | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.4257 | 0:00.1195 |
4 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Scott McLaughlin | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.4697 | 0:00.1635 |
5 | Lockwood Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.4889 | 0:00.1827 |
6 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.5541 | 0:00.2479 |
7 | Jeld-wen FPR Ford | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.6222 | 0:00.3160 |
8 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.6738 | 0:00.3676 |
9 | Tekno Autosports | Jonathon Webb | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.6909 | 0:00.3847 |
10 | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.7303 | 0:00.4241 |
11 | Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.7520 | 0:00.4458 |
12 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:22.7584 | 0:00.4522 |
13 | TEKNO Team VIP | Shane Van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.8107 | 0:00.5045 |
14 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.8448 | 0:00.5386 |
15 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.8591 | 0:00.5529 |
16 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.9078 | 0:00.6016 |
17 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.9318 | 0:00.6256 |
18 | Irwin Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:22.9398 | 0:00.6336 |
19 | Wilson Security Racing | David Wall | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.9525 | 0:00.6463 |
20 | Wilson Security Racing | Jonny Reid | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.9566 | 0:00.6504 |
21 | ekol Racing | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VF | 1:22.9582 | 0:00.6520 |
22 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VF | 1:23.1136 | 0:00.8074 |
23 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:23.2649 | 0:00.9587 |
24 | Heavy Haulage Racing | Tim Slade | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:23.4745 | 0:01.1683 |
25 | Norton 360 Racing | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 1:23.7587 | 0:01.4525 |
26 | Advam | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 1:24.3373 | 0:02.0311 |
27 | SP Tools Racing | Maro Engel | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:25.1411 | 0:02.8349 |
28 | Norton 360 Racing | James Moffat | Nissan Altima |