Shane van Gisbergen has edged Fabian Coulthard to top spot in Practice 2 on the opening day of the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint.

Van Gisbergen clocked a 1:09.2447s after the chequered flag moments before his compatriot crossed the stripe only 0.0838s slower.

David Reynolds (#9 Erebus Penrite ZB Commodore) looked like topping the second 45-minute open practice session when he improved his benchmark in the final minutes.

However, he was usurped initially by last year’s Queensland Raceway winner Chaz Mostert (#55 Supercheap Auto FGX Falcon).

Van Gisbergen went just over a tenth of a second faster in the #97 Red Bull HRT ZB Commodore with the clock at zero before he was joined at the pointy end by the #12 Shell V-Power FGX Falcon.

“It’s good. Just a frustrating day. Like we’re just running around on crap tyres,” said van Gisbergen.

“There’s been no wet races this year and we’ve finished all of them, so we’ve got no tyres left. Everyone’s in the same boat. So it’s just frustrating and then you put a better set on then a new set and ‘oh, the car’s good, all your problems are solved’.

“It’s very frustrating but it is what it is.”

Rick Kelly (#15 Castrol Racing Nissan Altima) and Mark Winterbottom (#5 The Bottle-O FGX Falcon) were slightly slower again in fourth and fifth, less than two tenths away from the very top.

Jamie Whincup (#1 Triple Eight ZB Commodore) slotted into sixth, ahead of Reynolds, Michael Caruso (#23 Drive Nissan Altima), and Craig Lowndes (#888 Autobarn ZB Commodore).

Richie Stanaway (#56 Rabble.Club FGX Falcon) made it three Tickford Fords in the top 10, while Cameron Waters (#6 Monster Energy FGX Falcon) was 18th.

Simona de Silvestro (#78 Harvey Norman Nissan Altima) was as high as fifth before settling in 11th.

Championship leader Scott McLaughlin suffered an electrical drama on his way to 12th in the #17 DJR Team Penske FGX Falcon, before running out of fuel just prior to the end of the session.

Wildcard entrant Kurt Kostecki was 26th in the #42 Kostecki Brothers Racing VF Commodore.

A third 45-minute practice session takes place tomorrow at 1120 local time/AEST.

Results: Supercars Practice 2