Jamie Whincup has embarrassed his V8 Supercars rivals in the Qualifying B session at Phillip Island today.
The TeamVodafone driver completed just one fast lap during the 20 minutes, with his 1:32.69s effort enough to withstand all challenges for the remainder of the session.
SP Tools driver Shane van Gisbergen will start from second place, having improved to within 0.26s of Whincup on his final run.
Mark Skaife will line-up third in the second of the TeamVodafone entries, having joined van Gisbergen in improving his time but not position in the closing stages.
Nick Percat continued to impress in the #2 Holden Racing Team Commodore and will share the second row with Skaife, while Paul Dumbrell (The Bottle-O Racing) rounded out the top five.
Warren Luff (Gulf Western Oils Racing) was also a standout, jumping to position five with five minutes remaining before ending the session eighth.
While Will Davison took pole for Qualifying Race 1 in the Driver A session, neither of Ford Performance Racing’s drivers could make the top 10 in the Driver B session.
Luke Youlden will start Qualifying Race 2 from position 11, while Mark Winterbottom could manage only 13th after suffering fuel pressure problems.
CLICK HERE for the results from Qualifying A at Phillip Island.
Listen below to Whincup’s comments after the session
Jamie Whincup Q2 PI 2011 by speedcafe
See below for the full Driver B qualifying order
| 1 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.6904 |
| 2 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:32.9569 |
| 3 | TeamVodafone | Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.1114 |
| 4 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.4343 |
| 5 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:33.4764 |
| 6 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.5814 |
| 7 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.7283 |
| 8 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.8216 |
| 9 | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.8398 |
| 10 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Marcus Marshall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.8591 |
| 11 | Trading Post FPR Falcon | Luke Youlden | Ford Falcon FG | 1:33.9011 |
| 12 | Stratco Racing | Tim Blanchard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.9657 |
| 13 | Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:33.9784 |
| 14 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Greg Ritter | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.9852 |
| 15 | Wilson Security Racing | Dale Wood | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.0144 |
| 16 | Bundaberg Racing | Craig Baird | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.0932 |
| 17 | Lucky 7 Racing | Daniel Gaunt | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.1062 |
| 18 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | David Russell | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.1287 |
| 19 | Irwin Racing | David Brabham | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.1436 |
| 20 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.2348 |
| 21 | Triple F Racing | Michael Patrizi | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.2917 |
| 22 | Jim Beam Racing | Matthew Halliday | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.3319 |
| 23 | Jana Living Racing | Shane Price | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.4597 |
| 24 | VIP Petfoods | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.4642 |
| 25 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | David Wall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.5996 |
| 26 | Mother Energy Racing Team | Richard Lyons | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.8713 |
| 27 | Team Boc | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.8849 |
| 28 | Jim Beam Racing | David Besnard | Ford Falcon FG | 1:35.0055 |
See below for Speedcafe.com’s Phillip Island Race Guide
