Coulthard and Whincup share Saturday pole positions

Fabian Coulthard and Jamie Whincup will start from pole position in Races 13 and 14 respectively following back-to-back morning qualifying sessions at the Circuit of the Americas.

The Race 13 pole man changed four times in the final 60 seconds of the first 15 minute hit-out.

Whincup and team-mate Craig Lowndes traded the top spot back and forth before a 1:32.59s effort from Coulthard as the chequered flag fell proved the final marker.

Whincup will start second in Race 13 while Lowndes and an outstanding David Wall complete the second row.

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Will Davison, Jonathon Webb, Mark Winterbottom, Garth Tander and Shane van Gisbergen filled fifth through ninth, with Rick Kelly scoring a first top 10 starting spot for a Nissan Altima with 10th.

The second session was all about Whincup, who moved to the top by a full second just prior to the halfway mark.

Lowndes drew within 0.26s of his stable-mate in the closing stages before Whincup enjoyed the luxury of being able to abandon his last lap knowing that pole was secured.

Coulthard sat just 25th in the order before jumping to third with 30 seconds remaining.

Shane van Gisbergen, Jonathon Webb, Rick Kelly, Will Davison, Alexandre Premat, Scott McLaughlin and James Moffat round out the Race 14 top 10.

It was a tough morning for Erebus Motorsport, with 22nd in the Race 13 session for Maro Engel the squad’s best starting position.

A fumbled set-up change kept Tim Slade from running any laps in the second hit-out. The HHA Mercedes had been just 26th in the earlier session.

Regular front-runner Jason Bright was arguably the biggest disappointment of the morning, however, managing just 21st and 18th for the two races.

See below for the full Race 13 qualifying result

1	Lockwood Racing	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.5934R
2	Red Bull Racing Australia	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.7371r	0:00.1437
3	Red Bull Racing Australia	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.8524r	0:00.2590
4	Wilson Security Racing	David Wall	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.0229	0:00.4295
5	Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford	Will Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.1045	0:00.5111
6	Tekno Autosports	Jonathon Webb	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.2232	0:00.6298
7	Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.2757	0:00.6823
8	Holden Racing Team	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.3920	0:00.7986
9	TEKNO Team VIP	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.4124	0:00.8190
10	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima	1:33.4769	0:00.8835
11	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Alexandre Premat	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.5534	0:00.9600
12	Supercheap Auto Racing	Russell Ingall	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.6122	0:01.0188
13	Team HIFLEX	Tony D’Alberto	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.6742	0:01.0808
14	Holden Racing Team	James Courtney	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.6799	0:01.0865
15	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Scott McLaughlin	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.7006	0:01.1072
16	Norton 360 Racing	James Moffat	Nissan Altima	1:33.7009	0:01.1075
17	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima	1:33.7171	0:01.1237
18	Jeld-wen FPR Ford	Alex Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.8066	0:01.2132
19	The Bottle-O FPR Ford	David Reynolds	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.8392	0:01.2458
20	Wilson Security Racing	Chaz Mostert	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.9123	0:01.3189
21	Team BOC	Jason Bright	Holden Commodore VF	1:34.1838	0:01.5904
22	SP Tools Racing	Maro Engel	Mercedes E63 AMG	1:34.2590	0:01.6656
23	Dodo Insurance Racing	Dean Fiore	Holden Commodore VF	1:34.2973	0:01.7039
24	ekol Racing	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore VF	1:34.3187	0:01.7253
25	Norton 360 Racing	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima	1:34.3837	0:01.7903
26	Heavy Haulage Australia	Tim Slade	Mercedes E63 AMG	1:34.5404	0:01.9470
27	Irwin Racing	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes E63 AMG	1:34.9838	0:02.3904
28	Wilson Security Racing	Tim Blanchard	Ford Falcon FG	1:35.2216	0:02.6282

See below for the full Race 14 qualifying result

1	Red Bull Racing Australia	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.0311
2	Red Bull Racing Australia	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.2909	0:00.2598
3	Lockwood Racing	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.3257	0:00.2946
4	TEKNO Team VIP	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.6266	0:00.5955
5	Tekno Autosports	Jonathon Webb	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.7499	0:00.7188
6	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima	1:32.9020	0:00.8709
7	Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford	Will Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:32.9060	0:00.8749
8	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Alexandre Premat	Holden Commodore VF	1:32.9244	0:00.8933
9	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Scott McLaughlin	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.0050	0:00.9739
10	Norton 360 Racing	James Moffat	Nissan Altima	1:33.0305	0:00.9994
11	Wilson Security Racing	David Wall	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.0403	0:01.0092
12	Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.0937	0:01.0626
13	Team HIFLEX	Tony D’Alberto	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.3394	0:01.3083
14	Norton 360 Racing	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima	1:33.3425	0:01.3114
15	The Bottle-O FPR Ford	David Reynolds	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.3427	0:01.3116
16	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima	1:33.3947	0:01.3636
17	Wilson Security Racing	Chaz Mostert	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.3956	0:01.3645
18	Team BOC	Jason Bright	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.4067	0:01.3756
19	Holden Racing Team	James Courtney	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.4558	0:01.4247
20	ekol Racing	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.5435	0:01.5124
21	Holden Racing Team	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.5554	0:01.5243
22	Supercheap Auto Racing	Russell Ingall	Holden Commodore VF	1:33.8197	0:01.7886
23	Jeld-wen FPR Ford	Alex Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:33.8232	0:01.7921
24	Irwin Racing	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes E63 AMG	1:33.9573	0:01.9262
25	SP Tools Racing	Maro Engel	Mercedes E63 AMG	1:34.3014	0:02.2703
26	Wilson Security Racing	Tim Blanchard	Ford Falcon FG	1:34.3039	0:02.2728
27	Dodo Insurance Racing	Dean Fiore	Holden Commodore VF	1:34.4308	0:02.3997