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Shane van Gisbergen will be the last runnerĀ in the Top 10 Shootout after proving the fastest man in Race 38 qualifying at Sydney Olympic Park.
The Tekno Autosports Holden driver provedĀ the class of the field during the 20 minutes, leapingĀ to the top of the order with a 1:27.91s lapĀ just past the halfway mark.
The time withstood all of the green tyre efforts in the final minutes, including his own.
āI didn't go any better on the new tyres, I was on old ones at that stage,ā he smiled afterward.
āIt was pretty awesome, the car is really good.
ā(In the Shootout I'll just) try and be consistent, put a mistake free lap together and stay on the front-row.ā
The remainder of the Shootout field was decided in the final seconds, with Garth Tander slotting intoĀ second place, 0.3s adrift of Van Gisbergen, after the chequered flag.
Jamie Whincup was third ahead of David Reynolds, Mark Winterbottom and Scott Pye, who will compete in a Top 10 run-off for the first time ahead of his last appearance with Dick Johnson Racing.
Scott McLaughlin, Chaz Mostert, Rick Kelly and James Courtney completed the Shootout field.
Brad Jones Racing pair Fabian Coulthard and Jason Bright both narrowly missed the cut in 11th and 12th respectively, while Craig Lowndes will also watch from the sidelines after managing just 18th.
Robert Dahlgren enjoyed one of his best efforts of the year in 15th, despite nosing his Volvo into the Turn 9 tyre barrier early in the session.
Race 36 pole sitter Will Davison endured a wild spin at the exit of the final corner on his first run on the way to 17th.
Marcos Ambrose will again start outside the top 20 in 23rd, while the Nissans of Michael Caruso and Todd Kelly both suffered brake problems at the tail of the order.
The Top 10 Shootout will get underway at 1330 local time.
Result: V8 Supercars Race 38 qualifying, Sydney
1 | Team Tekno VIP Petfoods | Shane Van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore VF | 01:27.91 | |
2 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 01:28.24 | 00:00.34 |
3 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 01:28.31 | 00:00.40 |
4 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG | 01:28.40 | 00:00.49 |
5 | Ford Pepsi Max Crew | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 01:28.40 | 00:00.50 |
6 | Wilson Security Racing | Scott Pye | Ford Falcon FG | 01:28.50 | 00:00.60 |
7 | Valvoline Racing GRM | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | 01:28.51 | 00:00.60 |
8 | Ford Pepsi Max Crew | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG | 01:28.55 | 00:00.64 |
9 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 01:28.66 | 00:00.76 |
10 | Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VF | 01:28.72 | 00:00.82 |
11 | Lockwood Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VF | 01:28.74 | 00:00.84 |
12 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VF | 01:28.82 | 00:00.91 |
13 | Norton Hornets | James Moffat | Nissan Altima | 01:28.84 | 00:00.94 |
14 | Walkinshaw Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VF | 01:28.94 | 00:01.04 |
15 | Valvoline Racing GRM | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 | 01:28.94 | 00:01.04 |
16 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Tim Slade | Holden Commodore VF | 01:28.95 | 00:01.05 |
17 | Erebus Motorsport V8 | Will Davison | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:28.95 | 00:01.05 |
18 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 01:29.00 | 00:01.09 |
19 | Erebus Motorsport V8 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:29.10 | 00:01.19 |
20 | Wilson Security Racing | David Wall | Ford Falcon FG | 01:29.13 | 00:01.22 |
21 | Team Advam/GB | Dale Wood | Holden Commodore VF | 01:29.36 | 00:01.46 |
22 | Repair Management Aust Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VF | 01:29.64 | 00:01.73 |
23 | XBOX Racing DJR | Marcos Ambrose | Ford Falcon FG | 01:29.78 | 00:01.88 |
24 | Team JELD-WEN | Jack Perkins | Ford Falcon FG | 01:29.80 | 00:01.89 |
25 | Norton Hornets | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 01:30.08 | 00:02.18 |
26 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 01:34.42 | 00:06.51 |