Steven Richards has claimed pole position for the opening Carrera Cup race during a dramatic session which included two major incidents.
The first involved Marc Cini who had a high-speed spin through the Chase bunkered on the outside. Then with minutes remaining Maurie Pickering had a hard crash coming off Skyline. The second incident bringing out the red flag with three minutes to run in the 20-minute session.
Richards, who trails championship leader Warren Luff by six points, set the new qualifying record time of 2:08.6432 to better Nick Percat’s mark from last year by over a tenth of a second.
Shane Smollen was the fastest of the Elite runners.
The first race of the weekend will be this afternoon at 1425
Qualifying
Pos | No. | Sponsor | Driver | Time | Gap |
1 | Â 12 | Â Laser Plumbing & Electrical | Â Steven Richards (VIC) | 2:08.6432R | |
2 | Â Â 7 | Â No Second Chance/Phase 8 | Â Warren Luff (QLD) | 2:08.7095r | 0:00.0663 |
3 | Â 23 | Â JBS Australia | Â David Russell (QLD) | 2:08.9886 | 0:00.3454 |
4 | Â 777 | Â Bob Jane T-Marts | Â Nick Foster (VIC) | 2:09.5302 | 0:00.8870 |
5 | Â 27 | Â Childhood Cancer Association | Â Sam Power (SA) | 2:09.6679 | 0:01.0247 |
6 | Â Â 1 | Â Bonaire / Wilson Security | Â Craig Baird (VIC) | 2:09.7393 | 0:01.0961 |
7 | Â Â 88 | Â Davbridge Constructions | Â Shae Davies (QLD) | 2:10.0288 | 0:01.3856 |
8 | Â 26 | Â Copyworld | Â Michael Almond (SA) | 2:10.1583 | 0:01.5151 |
9 | Â 29 | Â Onsite Rental Racing | Â Michael Patrizi (SA) | 2:10.2947 | 0:01.6515 |
10 | Â 77 | Â Bob Jane T-Marts | Â Nick McBride (VIC) | 2:11.2545 | 0:02.6113 |
11 | Â 45 | Â VIP Petfoods | Â Duvashen Padayachee (NSW) | 2:11.5757 | 0:02.9325 |
12 | Â 56 | Â McGrath Estate Agents | Â Shane Smollen (NSW) | 2:11.8882 | 0:03.2450 |
13 | Â 24 | Â Alternative Freight Services / | Â Tony Bates (VIC) | 2:12.7309 | 0:04.0877 |
14 | Â 11 | Â Royal Purple Oil / Garth Walde | Â Ash Samadi (NSW) | 2:13.0200 | 0:04.3768 |
15 | Â Â 4 | Â Grove Group | Â Stephen Grove (VIC) | 2:13.1790 | 0:04.5358 |
16 | Â 13 | Â Porsche Centre Brighton | Â James Bergmuller (VIC) | 2:13.7146 | 0:05.0714 |
17 | Â Â 9 | Â Hallmarc | Â Marc Cini (VIC) | 2:14.4241 | 0:05.7809 |
18 | Â Â 5 | Â Objective Racing | Â Tony Walls (QLD) | 2:15.8265 | 0:07.1833 |
19 | Â 22 | Â Phenix Motorsport | Â Brenton Ramsay (SA) | 2:16.5760 | 0:07.9328 |
20 | Â 55 | Â Fujitsu Racing | Â Renee Gracie (QLD) | 2:16.6216 | 0:07.9784 |
21 | Â 222 | Â Scott Taylor Motorsport | Â Scott Taylor (QLD) | 2:17.3246 | 0:08.6814 |
22 | Â 10 | Â Finance EZI/Foxtel | Â Maurice Pickering (QLD) | 2:19.3197 | 0:10.6765 |
23 | Â 39 | Â Veritas | Â Adrian Mastronardo (NSW | 2:20.3076 | 0:11.6644 |