Kelvin van der Linde and Geoff Emery will start from pole position for Race 1 of the Australian GT Championship in Adelaide.
Roger Lago set the pace in Qualifying 2 but could not dislodge the factory Audi driver, with the starting grid set by the fastest lap for each car across the two 20-minute sessions.
van der Linde, driving the #74 Jamec Pem Audi R8, had topped Qualifying 1 by 0.3s from Ash Walsh in the James Koundouris Supabarn Supermarkets Audi R8.
Q2 began as a shootout between Steve McLaughlan (#75 Audi R8) and Koundouris, before Roger Lago (#23 Lamborghini) went fastest.
Koundouris hit back but Lago went top for the rest of Q2 just beyond the halfway mark.
Fraser Ross (#59 McLaren) eventually saw off Peter Major (#14 Lamborghini) in the battle for second, in what was a relatively trouble-free session.
van der Linde/Geoff Emery will lead the field out for Race 1 alongside Walsh/Koundouris, as the Top 7 from Q1 remained unchanged.
Ironically, Lago’s Q2 benchmark would have placed him eighth in the earlier session, where he finished anyway.
Race 1 will be held over 40 minutes from 1035 ACDT (1105 AEDT) on Friday.
Grid: Australian GT Championship Race 1, Clipsal 500
| Pos | Car | Competitor/Team | Driver | Vehicle | Q2 Time | Q1 Time | Best Time | R1 CTPS |
| 1 | 74 | Jamec Pem Racing | Geoff Emery/Kelvin van der Linde | Audi R8 LMS | 1:22.067 | 1:20.452 | 1:20.452 | 89 |
| 2 | 44 | Supabarn Supermarkets | James Koundouris/Ash Walsh | Audi R8 LMS | 1:22.046 | 1:20.804 | 1:20.804 | 82 |
| 3 | 5 | GT Motorsport | Greg Taylor/Nathan Antunes | Audi R8 LMS | 1:22.292 | 1:21.074 | 1:21.074 | 73 |
| 4 | 59 | Tekno Autosports | Fraser Ross/Come Ledogar | McLaren 650S GT3 | 1:21.803 | 1:21.190 | 1:21.190 | 92 |
| 5 | 29 | Pirelli/Trofeo Motorsport | Jim Manolios/Dean Canto | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1:31.132 | 1:21.442 | 1:21.442 | 74 |
| 6 | 222 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | Scott Taylor/Craig Baird | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:26.068 | 1:21.454 | 1:21.454 | 78 |
| 7 | 23 | JBS Australia | Roger Lago | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:21.460 | 1:22.070 | 1:21.460 | 57 |
| 8 | 69 | Koala Motorsport | Brenton Griguol/Tim Macrow | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:25.588 | 1:21.561 | 1:21.561 | 63 |
| 9 | 24 | Eggleston Motorsport | Tony Bates | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:21.914 | 1:22.744 | 1:21.914 | 50 |
| 10 | 14 | Peter Major | Peter Major | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:21.934 | 1:23.538 | 1:21.934 | 54 |
| 11 | 100 | BMW Team SRM | Steve Richards/James Bergmuller | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:24.581 | 1:22.073 | 1:22.073 | 73 |
| 12 | 911 | Walkinshaw GT3 | Liam Talbot | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 1:22.282 | 1:22.839 | 1:22.282 | 58 |
| 13 | 48 | Interlloy M Motorsport | Justin McMillan/Glen Wood | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:25.272 | 1:22.506 | 1:22.506 | 56 |
| 14 | 73 | Triffid.Bar.Venue | Michael Hovey/Daniel Jilesen | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:24.719 | 1:22.833 | 1:22.833 | 56 |
| 15 | 3 | Bondi Wholefoods | Ash Samadi | Audi R8 LMS | 1:22.932 | 1:23.713 | 1:22.932 | 46 |
| 16 | 75 | Jamec Pem Racing | Steve McLaughlan | Audi R8 LMS | 1:23.089 | 1:24.622 | 1:23.089 | 50 |
| 17 | 11 | Objective Racing | Tony Walls | McLaren 650S GT3 | 1:23.185 | 1:23.991 | 1:23.185 | 50 |
| 18 | 19 | Hogs Breath Café/Griffith Corporation | Mark Griffith | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:23.628 | 1:24.381 | 1:23.628 | 50 |
| 19 | 8 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | Max Twigg | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:23.737 | 1:24.243 | 1:23.737 | 58 |
| 20 | 9 | Hallmarc Construction | Marc Cini | Audi R8 LMS | 1:24.057 | 1:24.808 | 1:24.057 | 50 |
| 21 | 4 | McElrea Racing | Tim Miles | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:24.280 | 1:25.037 | 1:24.280 | 48 |
| 22 | 7 | Darrell Lea | Tony Quinn | McLaren 650S GT3 | 1:24.668 | 1:24.668 | 54 | |
| 23 | 51 | AMAC Motorsport | Andrew Macpherson/Brad Shiels | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 1:27.563 | 1:27.010 | 1:27.010 | 46 |
| 24 | 777 | The Bend Motorsport Complex | Yasser Shahin | Lamborghini R-EX | 1:27.240 | 1:27.240 | 64 | |
| 25 | 15 | Veloce Motorsport/ULX110 | Keith Wong/Michael Almond | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | 1:28.065 | 1:28.065 | 55 | |
| 26 | 68 | Michael O’Donnell | Michael O’Donnell | Porsche GT3 Cup Car | 1:32.554 | 1:32.554 | 42 |
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