Davison tops opening practice at Ipswich

Will Davison topped the opening practice session of the Coates Hire Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway.

The Erebus Motorsport driver headed the times for the majority of the 20 minute session, posting a best just 0.013s quicker than Brad Jones Racing’s Jason Bright.

The Erebus team was one of four to test at Queensland Raceway last week and has brought a lightly revised engine package to the event.

Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom was third fastest having briefly topped the times during the session.

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Team-mate Chaz Mostert was fourth as FPR showed strong early pace around the six-turn circuit.

Tekno Autosport’s Shane van Gisbergen was fifth quickest while Erebus Motorsport managed to get both their cars into the top six with Lee Holdsworth next in the order.

Scott Pye was seventh for Dick Johnson Racing at their home venue ahead of Nissan Motorsport’s Michael Caruso.

The Bottle-O Falcon of David Reynolds and Brad Jones Racing’s Fabian Coulthard rounded out the top 10.

Triple Eight title contenders Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes finished outside the top 10 in 12th and 24th positions respectively.

The second of three 20 minute practice sessions for the V8 Supercars at Queensland Raceway will kick-off at 1315 local time.

Result: V8 Supercars Practice 1 

1	Erebus Motorsport V8	Will Davison	Mercedes E63 AMG	01:10.08
2	Team BOC	Jason Bright	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.08	00:00.00
3	Ford Pepsi Max Crew	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon FG	01:10.11	00:00.03
4	Ford Pepsi Max Crew	Chaz Mostert	Ford Falcon FG	01:10.24	00:00.16
5	Team Tekno VIP Petfoods	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.29	00:00.21
6	Erebus Motorsport V8	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes E63 AMG	01:10.31	00:00.23
7	Wilson Security Racing	Scott Pye	Ford Falcon FG	01:10.31	00:00.23
8	Norton Hornets	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima	01:10.32	00:00.24
9	The Bottle-O Racing Team	David Reynolds	Ford Falcon FG	01:10.36	00:00.27
10	Lockwood Racing	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.36	00:00.28
11	Valvoline Racing GRM	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	01:10.36	00:00.28
12	Red Bull Racing Australia	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.50	00:00.42
13	Holden Racing Team	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.54	00:00.46
14	Wilson Security Racing	David Wall	Ford Falcon FG	01:10.57	00:00.49
15	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima	01:10.60	00:00.52
16	Walkinshaw Racing	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.60	00:00.52
17	Repair Management Aust	Russell Ingall	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.65	00:00.57
18	Team JELD-WEN	Jack Perkins	Ford Falcon FG	01:10.66	00:00.58
19	Holden Racing Team	James Courtney	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.68	00:00.60
20	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima	01:10.70	00:00.62
21	Valvoline Racing GRM	Robert Dahlgren	Volvo S60	01:10.74	00:00.66
22	Norton Hornets	James Moffat	Nissan Altima	01:10.81	00:00.73
23	Team Advam/GB	Dale Wood	Holden Commodore VF	01:10.93	00:00.85
24	Red Bull Racing Australia	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VF	01:11.30	00:01.22
25	Supercheap Auto Racing	Tim Slade	Holden Commodore VF	01:13.70	00:03.62