Shane van Gisbergen has gone fastest in Practice 2 for the Ned Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint by a margin of two hundredths of a second over Andre Heimgartner.
Van Gisbergen laid down a 0:50.4473s in his late-session qualifying simulation in the #97 Red Bull Ampol Racing entry, a tenth of a second away from Will Davison’s new practice lap record from earlier in the day when the weather was several degrees cooler at Symmons Plains.
Davison (#17 Shell V-Power Mustang) ended up fourth in Practice 2 for the Repco Supercars Championship field on a 0:50.6426s, behind Andre Heimgartner (#8 R&J Batteries ZB Commodore) in second and Todd Hazelwood (#35 Truck Assist ZB Commodore).
The Practice 1 fast man had been on top again after the initial flyers on a 0:51.1885s, but van Gisbergen (#97 ZB Commodore) held sway at the end of the first runs on a 0:50.6570s.
Davison had not long moved the benchmark to a 0:50.6426s when a red flag was called in the 11th minute due to Jake Kostecki stopping on the back straight with a suspected electrical problem in Tickford Racing’s #56 Tradie Mustang.
With the session underway again, Jack Le Brocq (#34 Truck Assist ZB Commodore) moved up to third with just under four minutes remaining, clocking a 0:50.8101s before the rest went for their qualifying simulations.
Le Brocq’s team-mate Hazelwood then reset the fastest lap with a 0:50.6395s, before Heimgartner clocked a 0:50.4675s and then van Gisbergen the 0:50.4473s in the last two minutes before the chequered flag.
Hazelwood improved again, to a 0:50.6055s, as Davison set a new fastest first sector but ultimately broke the beam in a time of 0:50.6681s, two hundredths shy of his personal-best.
David Reynolds (#26 Penrite Mustang) ended up fifth, from Anton De Pasquale (#11 Shell V-Power Mustang), Mark Winterbottom (#18 Irwin Tools ZB Commodore), Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol ZB Commodore), championship leader Chaz Mostert (#25 Mobil 1 Optus ZB Commodore), and Tim Slade (#3 CoolDrive Mustang) in 10th.
Nick Percat was 12th again in the #2 Mobil 1 NTI ZB Commodore while Tickford’s best was Cameron Waters (#6 Monster Energy Mustang) in 14th.
Scott Pye had a wild moment in the early minutes when he drove his #20 Seiko 5 ZB Commodore into the infield at Turn 1 and ran through the gravel.
He got as high as seventh-fastest, just after the red flag, and ultimately ended up 20th on the timesheet.
Qualifying for Race 3, a three-part knockout session, is due to get underway at 13:50 local time/AEDT.
Results: Practice 2
Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
1 | 97 | Red Bull Ampol Racing | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.4473 | |
2 | 8 | R&J Batteries Racing | Andre Heimgartner | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.4675 | 0:00.0202 |
3 | 35 | Truck Assist Racing | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.6055 | 0:00.1582 |
4 | 17 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Will Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 0:50.6426 | 0:00.1953 |
5 | 26 | Penrite Racing | David Reynolds | Ford Mustang GT | 0:50.6691 | 0:00.2218 |
6 | 11 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Anton De Pasquale | Ford Mustang GT | 0:50.6802 | 0:00.2329 |
7 | 18 | IRWIN Racing | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.6869 | 0:00.2396 |
8 | 88 | Red Bull Ampol Racing | Broc Feeney | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.7177 | 0:00.2704 |
9 | 25 | Mobil 1 Optus Racing | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.7390 | 0:00.2917 |
10 | 3 | CoolDrive Auto Parts | Tim Slade | Ford Mustang GT | 0:50.7663 | 0:00.3190 |
11 | 14 | Middy’s Electrical Racing | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.7980 | 0:00.3507 |
12 | 2 | Mobil 1 NTI Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.7983 | 0:00.3510 |
13 | 34 | Truck Assist Racing | Jack Le Brocq | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.8101 | 0:00.3628 |
14 | 6 | Monster Energy Racing | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 0:50.8764 | 0:00.4291 |
15 | 5 | Opposite Lock Racing | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 0:50.8804 | 0:00.4331 |
16 | 96 | Automotive Superstore | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.8906 | 0:00.4433 |
17 | 99 | Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus | Brodie Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.9117 | 0:00.4644 |
18 | 10 | Penrite Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 0:50.9592 | 0:00.5119 |
19 | 9 | Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus | William Brown | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:50.9751 | 0:00.5278 |
20 | 20 | Team 18 Racing | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:51.0102 | 0:00.5629 |
21 | 55 | Castrol Racing | Thomas Randle | Ford Mustang GT | 0:51.0413 | 0:00.5940 |
22 | 76 | PremiAir Subway Racing | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:51.0602 | 0:00.6129 |
23 | 22 | PremiAir Coca Cola Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:51.0668 | 0:00.6195 |
24 | 4 | SCT Logistics Racing | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 0:51.1973 | 0:00.7500 |
25 | 56 | Tradie Racing | Jake Kostecki | Ford Mustang GT | 0:51.6756 | 0:01.2283 |