Fabian Coulthard springs to pole for Race 7

Ace Kiwi Fabian Coulthard has claimed pole position for Race 7 in the ITM 400 Auckland round at Pukekohe Park.

Coulthard (Lockwood Commodore) led a brace of drivers  who dipped under the 1:03s barrier around the revised 2.9km South Auckland circuit.

Coulthard recorded a 1:02.6310s lap to edge out Craig Lowndes (Red Bull Racing Commodore) who clocked 1:02.6774s with his team-mate third in 1:02.7217s.

The fastest eight drivers all posted laps in the 1:02s range as clouds gathered over the circuit to make qualifying conditions ideal.

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The full grid for Race 7 has been now been set with the top 10 shootout only determined the front five row order for Race 6.

Both races will be over 35 laps with no pit stops.

V8 SUPERCARS: Qualifying Race 7 – Pukekohe 

Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Fabian Coulthard	Lockwood Racing	1:02.6310
2	Craig Lowndes	Red Bull Racing Australia	+0.0464
3	Jamie Whincup	Red Bull Racing Australia	+0.0907
4	Will Davison	Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford	+0.2000
5	Mark Winterbottom	Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford	+0.2587
6	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	+0.3164
7	David Reynolds	The Bottle-O FPR Ford	+0.3380
8	Jason Bright	Team BOC	+0.3628
9	Scott McLaughlin	Fujitsu Racing GRM	+0.4041
10	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	+0.4704
11	Shane van Gisbergen	TEKNO Team VIP	+0.5188
12	Rick Kelly	Jack Daniel’s Racing	+0.5585
13	Lee Holdsworth	IRWIN Racing	+0.5752
14	Alexandre Premat	Fujitsu Racing GRM	+0.5777
15	David Wall	Wilson Security Racing	+0.6048
16	Michael Caruso	Norton 360 Racing	+0.6595
17	James Moffat	Norton 360 Racing	+0.6652
18	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	+0.7173
19	Alex Davison	Jeld-wen FPR Ford	+0.7582
20	Russell Ingall	Supercheap Auto Racing	+0.8105
21	Dean Fiore	Dodo Insurance Racing	+0.8492
22	Tim Blanchard	Wilson Security Racing	+1.0734
23	Maro Engel	SP Tools Racing	+1.1884
24	Tony D’Alberto	Team HIFLEX	+1.2185
25	Todd Kelly	Jack Daniel’s Racing	+1.3278
26	Jonny Reid	Wilson Security Racing	+1.4473