Jamie Whincup will start Race 10 of the V8 Supercars Championship from pole position after a red flag-hit 20 minute qualifying session at Barbagallo.

The red flags were required to retrieve David Wall from the Turn 7 sand pit with just 2:23s on the clock after the Wilson Security Holden endured a wild ride while trying to avoid those warming up their tyres on the back straight.

The stoppage came just as the majority were setting up for their final green tyre run, ensuring a mad scramble after the resumption.

Alex Davison had moved to the top seconds before the stoppage, but was subsequently trumped by Whincup, Jason Bright, Fabian Coulthard and Craig Lowndes.

Whincup had been on the verge of being bumped from the top 20 prior to the red flags after completing just a single lap first ‘banker’.

Alex Davison did not go out after the restart and ended up fifth ahead of Mark Winterbottom, Alexandre Premat, Will Davison, Maro Engel and Chaz Mostert.

Will Davison’s session was hampered by a mistake on his first set of tyres, with the #6 team subsequently electing to do an early second run. Davison had been third at the time of the Wall stoppage.

Engel’s performance marks the best effort by an Erebus Mercedes driver, while Mostert enjoys the honour of starting from the top 10 on debut in the championship.

The first leg of Race 10 of the championship will get underway at 1345 local time.

See below for the full qualifying result