Shane van Gisbergen has continued his hot streak at Mount Panorama by putting the #97 BMW M4 on pole position for the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.
Van Gisbergen set the fastest lap of the weekend to date, a 2:25.4399s, in the Prestige Connex entry although David Russell was only 0.0323s slower in the #27 Sherrin Racing BMW M4.
Tim Leahey, who won the Bathurst 6 Hour in 2019, earned third on the grid for the #1 Bruce Lynton BM Service BMW M3, while Tim Slade was fourth-fastest in the #8 Car Mods Australia BMW M3.
Fifth outright, and first of those from outside of Class X, was the #95 Miedecke Motor Group Ford Mustang piloted by George Miedecke.
The best pace came just inside the first half of the 20-minute hit-out, van Gisbergen starting off with a 2:25.8584s and following up with what would be the pole lap on his second flyer.
Having sat out Practice 3, when only Shane Smollen and Rob Rubis took the helm of Car #97, the Supercars champion therefore remains unbeaten in any Bathurst 6 Hour session which he has started this weekend, after winning today’s Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS race.
Russell, who has joined Grant Sherrin in the 2018 race-winning car, banked a 2:29.1008s first up before clocking the 2:25.4722s to secure a front row berth.
Leahey, who is again partnering Beric Lynton, set a 2:26.3222s on his first flyer despite a huge slide through the turn off Conrod Straight into The Chase.
He was in the green stuff when he tried to negotiate the left-hander at that complex next time around, and would ultimately go no quicker in the session.
Slade, on the other hand, was a late improver in the Bradley Carr #8 BMW which had been plagued by technical problems in the lead-up to qualifying, driving to a 2:26.6470s in the final five minutes of the session.
Miedecke topped Class A2 in the Mustang he is sharing with Brodie Kostecki and Paul Morris with a 2:28.0292s, while Dalton Ellery grabbed sixth in the #99 Bruce Lynton BM Service BMW M3.
Rounding out the top 10 were John Bowe in the #41 HSV GTS (Class X), Mark Caine in the #21 BMW M4 (Class X), Ollie Shannon in the #45 Mercedes-AMG A45 (Class A1), and Garth Walden in the #42 Mercedes-AMG A-45 (Class A1).
Qualifying was in fact run as a pair of 20-minute sessions, the first for the slower half of the field after practice and the second for the quicker half, and the combined top 10 came entirely from the latter, as expected.
Race start is due tomorrow at 11:15 local time/AEST (Note: Daylight savings ends in New South Wales).
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Results: Qualifying
Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver(s) | Car | Cls | Fastest lap | Split |
1 | 97 | Prestige Connex | Shane van Gisbergen | BMW M4 | X | 2:25.4399 | |
2 | 27 | Sherrin Rentals | David Russell | BMW M4 | X | 2:25.4722 | 0:00.0323 |
3 | 1 | Bruce Lynton BM Service | Tim Leahey | BMW M3 | X | 2:26.3222 | 0:00.8823 |
4 | 8 | Car Mods Australia | Tim Slade | BMW M3 | X | 2:26.6470 | 0:01.2071 |
5 | 95 | Miedecke Motor Group | George Miedecke | Ford Mustang GT | A2 | 2:28.0292 | 0:02.5893 |
6 | 99 | Bruce Lynton BM Service | Dalton Ellery | BMW M3 | X | 2:28.0740 | 0:02.6341 |
7 | 41 | Wake Up | J.Bowe/B.Sternbeck | Holden HSV GTS | X | 2:28.5001 | 0:03.0602 |
8 | 21 | Secure Wealth | Mark Caine | BMW M4 | X | 2:28.8044 | 0:03.3645 |
9 | 45 | RAM Motorsport/GWR | Ollie Shannon | Mercedes-Benz AMG | A1 | 2:29.1131 | 0:03.6732 |
10 | 42 | Airtag/Sheargold Group | Garth Walden | Mercedes- Benz A45 | A1 | 2:29.2426 | 0:03.8027 |
11 | 4 | Property Investment Store | Anthony Soole | BMW M4 | X | 2:29.5254 | 0:04.0855 |
12 | 64 | Cachet Homes | Josh Muggleton | Holden HSV Clubsport | A2 | 2:29.6547 | 0:04.2148 |
13 | 7 | Local Legends | Grant Denyer | Ford Mustang GT | A2 | 2:29.9522 | 0:04.5123 |
14 | 25 | Greentech Gold Coast | Coleby Cowham | Ford Mustang GT | A2 | 2:29.9853 | 0:04.5454 |
15 | 77 | MX5 Mania/Max Winter Automotiv | Jack Winter | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | A1 | 2:30.4562 | 0:05.0163 |
16 | 19 | Shockwave Signs | Jimmy Vernon | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 2:30.5787 | 0:05.1388 |
17 | 9 | Parramatta Vehicle Services | Tyler Mecklem | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 2:32.1081 | 0:06.6682 |
18 | 49 | Racer Industries | Kyle Alford | Ford Mustang | A2 | 2:32.1844 | 0:06.7445 |
19 | 15 | Race For A Cure/Yellow | Ben Kavich | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 2:32.7928 | 0:07.3529 |
20 | 52 | Urban Alley Brewery Docklands | Mark Eddy | Audi TTRS | A1 | 2:32.7952 | 0:07.3553 |
21 | 16 | Boss Surveillance Systems | Anthony Levitt | Mercedes-Benz AMG C6 | A2 | 2:33.3426 | 0:07.9027 |
22 | 57 | Retail Construct/Nova Employme | Matthew Boylan | Mitsubishi EVO X RS | A1 | 2:33.7674 | 0:08.3275 |
23 | 28 | Hall Finance& Insurance | Bayley Hall | Ford Mustang GT | A2 | 2:34.5167 | 0:09.0768 |
24 | 30 | Perseverance Drilling | Scott Cameron | Holden HSV VE | A2 | 2:34.6252 | 0:09.1853 |
25 | 6 | Oneworld Charters | Yasser Shahin | Mercedes-Benz A45 | A1 | 2:34.6255 | 0:09.1856 |
26 | 53 | Muscat Trailers/Wollongong Aut | Trevor Symonds | Holden CSV Monaro | A2 | 2:34.7929 | 0:09.3530 |
27 | 40 | Commodore Shop Cardiff | Drew Russell | Holden Commodore SSV | B2 | 2:34.9124 | 0:09.4725 |
28 | 50 | Harding Performance | Iain Salteri | Volkswagen Golf R | A1 | 2:35.5930 | 0:10.1531 |
29 | 55 | Prime Finance/Fifth Gear Motor | Daniel Flanagan | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 2:35.7686 | 0:10.3287 |
30 | 29 | Forrest/Razztech Motorsports | Paul Razum | Holden HSV R8 Clubsp | A2 | 2:36.0849 | 0:10.6450 |
31 | 44 | Nolan Finishes | Daniel Clift | Holden HSV R8 Clubsp | A2 | 2:36.6064 | 0:11.1665 |
32 | 18 | Gramur Stainless | Graeme Muir | Holden HSV GTS | A2 | 2:37.0074 | 0:11.5675 |
33 | 82 | Spinifex Recruiting | Peter O’Donnell | BMW 335i | B1 | 2:37.1408 | 0:11.7009 |
34 | 33 | Ranger Lifting/Rigging/Safety | Aaron McGill | Ford Falcon GT-F | A1 | 2:37.2097 | 0:11.7698 |
35 | 31 | Osborne Motorsport | Josh Haynes | Renault Megane | C | 2:37.5668 | 0:12.1269 |
36 | 48 | ASAP Marketing Pty Ltd | Scott Gore | BMW 135i | B1 | 2:37.7441 | 0:12.3042 |
37 | 3 | Racer.Industries | N.McLeod/C.McLeod | Holden HSV Astra VXR | C | 2:39.4237 | 0:13.9838 |
38 | 89 | Pinnacle Automotive | Jake Williams | BMW M3 | C | 2:40.2230 | 0:14.7831 |
39 | 84 | AC Store/CP Dental | James Hay | VW Scirocco | C | 2:40.4189 | 0:14.9790 |
40 | 71 | Bargwanna Motorsport | B.Bargwanna/J.Bargwanna | VW Golf GTi | D | 2:40.6960 | 0:15.2561 |
41 | 73 | Race Academy International | Michael Ferns | Holden SSV Lowndes | B2 | 2:41.3131 | 0:15.8732 |
42 | 51 | Air & Allied Sales Pacific | Chris Holdt | Holden HSV Astra VXR | C | 2:41.3642 | 0:15.9243 |
43 | 14 | Tegra Australia/Solo Works | Thomas Sargent | Toyota 86 GTS | D | 2:41.5705 | 0:16.1306 |
44 | 11 | 11Racing | Matthew Payne | Subaru BRZ | D | 2:42.0858 | 0:16.6459 |
45 | 59 | Luxury Auto Body | Ian Geekie | BMW 1M | A1 | 2:42.2978 | 0:16.8579 |
46 | 20 | Gold Coast Embroidery/ozEtees | Peter Lacey | VW Scirocco | C | 2:43.2533 | 0:17.8134 |
47 | 5 | Cee3 | Doug Westwood | BMW M3 | C | 2:45.2670 | 0:19.8271 |
48 | 78 | Disc Brakes Australia | Jason Walsh | KIA Proceed | D | 2:47.7518 | 0:22.3119 |
49 | 47 | On Track Motorsport | John Fitzgerald | BMW 130i | C | 2:47.8321 | 0:22.3922 |
50 | 24 | SS Auto Memorabilia | Graeme Heath | Toyota 86 GTS | D | 2:47.9045 | 0:22.4646 |
51 | 86 | RX8 CUP | Ric Shaw | Toyota 86 GTS | D | 2:48.1213 | 0:22.6814 |
52 | 36 | Brown Davis Racing Products | David Brown | Toyota Celica | D | 2:50.5862 | 0:25.1463 |
53 | 13 | Osborne Motorsport | Rick Bates | Renault Megane | C | 2:50.8352 | 0:25.3953 |
54 | 2 | Madaz Motorsport | Andrew McMaster | Mazda 3 SP25 | E | 2:51.3164 | 0:25.8765 |
55 | 35 | Road To Bathurst | Ryan Gilroy | Mazda 3-SP25 | E | 2:51.7369 | 0:26.2970 |
56 | 46 | Team Group Suzuki Racing Team | Matt Thewlis | Suzuki Swift Sport R | E | 2:55.5352 | 0:30.0953 |
57 | 43 | Team Group Suzuki Racing Team | Michael Hopp | Suzuki Swift Sport R | E | 3:03.5324 | 0:38.0925 |
58 | 23 | US Customs | Antonio Astuti | Holden HSV GTS | A2 | 4:19.3809 | 1:53.9410 |
59 | 67 | JMG/Total Parts Plus | Broc Feeney | Ford GTF | A1 | 8:59.6159 | 6:34.1760 |
60 | 17 | Bloomfield Capital Racing | C.Donald/A.Mouzouris | BMW M1 | A1 | *:**.**** | 8:21.9610 |