Alex Davison takes Pro driver fastest qualifying time
By
Gordon Lomas
Saturday 25th May, 2013 - 4:16pm
An animated Alex Davison talks to team owner Andy McElrea as Tony Bates looks on
Accomplished Porsche racer Alex Davison has rocketted to the fastest time in the qualifying session for Pro drivers at the Rennsport Motor Racing Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Davison (#24 Pure Energy/N2U) unleashed a 1:30.7481s lap to narrowly claim the fastest time ahead of Steve Owen (#47 Supabarn Supermarkets) in 1:30.7510s.
The Kiwi driver Jonny Reid, who was called up at the last minute to replace Lee Holdsworth who had been delayed in the US after the V8 Supercars meeting, was third quickest.
Steve Richards (1:30.9394s) and Tim Slade (1:30.956s) were next fastest.
Championship leading Craig Baird was 11th fastest in the session.
Davison had shown decent speed in the practice sessions and was stoked to top the times in what is being claimed as the strongest line-up of talent in Australian Carrera Cup field history.
“I was surprised because the car doesn’t feel that good,” Davison told Speedcafe.com
“I had dramas in practice with the brakes but we were able to rectify that.
“We still have work to do to get the balance a bit better so I’m not confident we have got a good race package yet.
“Everyone has been saying that they wanted to get on the pole so I’m stoked that it was me.”
Davison’s team-mate Tony Bates was seventh fastest in the session for Elite drivers which was topped by Adam Gowans.
However on combined times the pole position has been taken by Steve Owen and James Koundouris with Shae Davies and Adam Gowans starting in second.
Davison/Bates will start from third ahead of Warren Luff/Geoff Emery.
Baird and his partner John Penny will start from 12th after finishing with an accumulated time of 3:04.925s, 1.6s slower than Owen and Koundouris.
Both Pro and Elite drivers must start in at least one of the two one-hour heats tomorrow with the driver change window set between 25-35 minutes into the races.
Results: Carrera Cup Pro driver qualifying
1
Pure Energy/ N2U
Alex Davison (QLD)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:30.7481
2
Supabarn Supermarkets
Steve Owen (QLD)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:30.7510
3
Hallmarc
Jonny Reid (NZ)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:30.9374
4
Laser Plumbing & Electrical
Steven Richards (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:30.9394
5
Hallmarc
Tim Slade (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:30.9565
6
Grove Group
Earl Bamber (NZ)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:30.9812
7
No Second Chance
Warren Luff (NSW)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.0132
8
Ausdrill – Onsite Racing
Michael Patrizi (WA)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.0673
9
Coates Hire Racing
Nicholas Percat (SA)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.1739
10
Rosche Visper
David Wall (NSW)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.2960
11
Jet Travel Insurance
Craig Baird (NZ)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.3736
12
Porsche Centre Brighton
Dale Wood (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.3812
13
Permagard Automotive
Luke Youlden (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.5154
14
Team Kiwi Racing
Shae Davies (NZ)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.5777
15
Action Tyres and More
Matthew Kingsley (QLD)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.6035
16
Objective Racing
James Davison (USA)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.6058
17
GT3 Factory / Wrap My Ride
Richard Muscat (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.6334
18
McGrath Estate Agents
David Russell (QLD)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:31.6945
19
Malibu Boats
Andrew Jones (NSW)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:32.1205
20
Team BRM / Rentcorp NSWProperty
Duvashen Padayachee
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:32.1947
21
Fujitsu Racing
Renee Gracie (QLD)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:34.3596
Results: Carrera Cup Elite driver qualifying
1
Team Kiwi Racing
Adam Gowans (TAS)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:32.1324
2
Supabarn Supermarkets
James Koundouris (ACT)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:32.5645
3
Permagard Automotive
Max Twigg (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:32.7849
4
No Second Chance
Geoff Emery (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:32.8868
5
Ausdrill – Onsite Racing
Troy Bayliss (QLD)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:32.9566
6
Action Tyres and More
John Goodacre (SA)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.0093
7
Pure Energy/ N2U
Tony Bates (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.0765
8
McGrath Estate Agents
Shane Smollen (NSW)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.1924
9
Laser Plumbing & Electrical
Theo Koundouris (ACT)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.3125
10
Coates Hire Racing
Rodney Jane (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.5471
11
Jet Travel Insurance
John Penny (NZ)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.5508
12
Objective Racing
Tony Walls (NSW)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.5737
13
Rosche Visper
Damien Flack (QLD)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.7043
14
Hallmarc
Michael Loccisano (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.7478
15
Porsche Centre Brighton
James Bergmuller (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.8011
16
Fujitsu Racing
Peter Hill (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:33.8267
17
Team BRM / Rentcorp (VIC) Property
Jeff Bobik
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:34.2314
18
Hallmarc
Marc Cini (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:34.3558
19
Grove Group
Stephen Grove (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:34.7136
20
Malibu Boats
Xavier West (NSW)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:34.9840
21
GT3 Factory / Wrap My Ride
Simon Middleton (VIC)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
1:35.5288
Starting grid based on combined times from the Pro and Elite driver qualifying
1
Steve Owen/James Koundouris
3:03.316s
2
Shae Davies/Adam Gowans
3:03.710
3
Alex Davison/Tony Bates
3:03.825
4
Warren Luff/Geoff Emery
3:03900
5
Michael Patrizi/Troy Bayliss
3:04.024
6
Steven Richards/Theo Koundouris
3:04.252
7
Luke Youlden/Max Twigg
3:04.300
8
Matthew Kingsley/John Goodacre
3:04.613
9
Jonny Reid/Michael Loccisano
3:04.685
10
Nicholas Percat/Rodney Jane
3:04.721
11
David Russell/Shane Smollen
3:04.887
12
Craig Baird/John Penny
3:04.925
13
David Wall/Damien Flack
3:05.000
14
James Davison/Tony Walls
3:05.180
15
Dale Wood/James Bergmuller
3:05.182
16
Tim Slade/Marc Cini
3:05.313
17
Earl Bamber/Stephen Grove
3:05.695
18
Duvashen Padayachee/Jeff Bobik
3:06.426
19
Andrew Jones/Xavier West
3:07.105
20
Richard Muscat/Simon Middleton
3:07.162
21
Renne Gracie/Peter Hill
3:08.187
Here is the interview with Steve Owen and James Koundouris who will start from the pole
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