Van Gisbergen fastest by over a second in B6Hr Practice 2

Shane van Gisbergen has gone over a second faster than the rest in Practice 2 for the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.

As was the case in the morning’s session, it was the Supercars champion first and 2019 Bathurst 6 Hour winner Tim Leahey second after an hour of action, both in Bruce Lynton-run BMWs.

Unlike the case in Practice 1, however, van Gisbergen started the session, meaning the #97 Prestige Connex M4 held sway almost all the way.

He was headed by Dalton Ellery at the end of the first flyers but overhauled his stablemate next time around and followed that up with a 2:25.9092s on his third hot lap.

Car owner Shane Smollen took the helm of #97 at around the quarter-hour mark, before it was the turn of Rob Rubis, but van Gisbergen’s time would not be beaten.

Leahey came the closest when he took over the #1 Bruce Lynton BM Service M3 from Beric Lynton after a red flag which was called in the 36th minute.

The Orange driver consolidated third spot early in his spell in the car before putting in a 2:27.2778s which moved them up to second on the timesheet.

The Sherrin Racing team, which took out the event in 2018, wound up third courtesy of David Russell’s 2:27.5732s after the chequered flag in the #27 BMW M4 which he shares with Grant Sherrin.

Dalton Ellery’s 2:28.1699s, which had the #99 Bruce Lynton BM Service M3 second-fastest for much of the session, was good enough for fourth all told.

Dylan Thomas made it a BMW sweep of the top five with a 2:30.6042s in the #4 Property Investment Store M4, while John Bowe’s 2:30.9233s left the #41 Wake Up HSV GTS sixth-quickest.

Best of those outside Class X was the #42 Airtag Mercedes-Benz A45 which topped Class A1 in seventh outright, courtesy of an early 2:31.3772s from Garth Walden.

Similarly, the #95 Miedecke Motor Group Ford Mustang was best in Class A2 in eighth outright, thanks to a 2:31.7485s believed to have been achieved by Brodie Kostecki.

Rounding out the top 10 was the #25 Ford Mustang (Class A2) and the #9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (Class A1).

The #8 BMW M3 that Tim Slade is due to drive was sidelined from Practice 1 as a result of a technical drama, and Bradley Carr managed to notch up only three laps in it in Practice 2.

It was the #23 HSV GTS which triggered the red flag, the only such stoppage of the day for the Bathurst 6 Hour field, when Antonio Astuti opted to stop due to a diff line letting go.

The third and final practice session, scheduled for 40 minutes, starts tomorrow at 08:15 local time/AEDT.

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Results: Practice 2

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver(s)	Car	Cls	Fastest lap	Split
1	97	Prestige Connex	S.Smollen/R.Rubis/S.van Gisbergen	BMW M4	X	2:25.9092
2	1	Bruce Lynton BM Service	B.Lynton/T.Leahey	BMW M3	X	2:27.2778	0:01.3686
3	27	Sherrin Rentals	G.Sherrin/D.Russell	BMW M4	X	2:27.5732	0:01.6640
4	99	Bruce Lynton BM Service	S.Ellery/T.Ellery/D.Ellery	BMW M3	X	2:28.1699	0:02.2607
5	4	Property Investment Store	A.Soole/D.Thomas	BMW M4	X	2:30.6042	0:04.6950
6	41	Wake Up	T.Virag/J.Bowe	Holden HSV GTS	X	2:30.9233	0:05.0141
7	42	Airtag/Sheargold Group	G.Walden/M.Auld	Mercedes- Benz A45	A1	2:31.3772	0:05.4680
8	95	Miedecke Motor Group	P.Morris/B.Kostecki	Ford Mustang GT	A2	2:31.7485	0:05.8393
9	25	Greentech Gold Coast	C.Cowham/L.Kearns	Ford Mustang GT	A2	2:32.1425	0:06.2333
10	9	Parramatta Vehicle Services	Tyler Mecklem	Mitsubishi Lancer EV	A1	2:32.2822	0:06.3730
11	21	Secure Wealth	S.Hodges/M.Caine	BMW M4	X	2:32.5725	0:06.6633
12	77	MX5 Mania/Max Winter Automotiv	Zac Raddatz	Mitsubishi EVO 9	A1	2:32.8195	0:06.9103
13	17	Bloomfield Capital Racing	Angelo Mouzouris	BMW M1	A1	2:33.1000	0:07.1908
14	49	Racer Industries	T.Alford/K.Alford	Ford Mustang	A2	2:33.4226	0:07.5134
15	19	Shockwave Signs	J.Vernon/M.Griffith	Mitsubishi Lancer EV	A1	2:33.5895	0:07.6803
16	64	Cachet Homes	C.Lillis/J.Muggleton/M.Holt	Holden HSV Clubsport	A2	2:34.0140	0:08.1048
17	45	RAM Motorsport/GWR	M.Sheargold/B.Hobson	Mercedes-Benz AMG	A1	2:35.1795	0:09.2703
18	7	Local Legends	G.Denyer/T.Miles	Ford Mustang GT	A2	2:35.8992	0:09.9900
19	57	Retail Construct/Nova Employme	M.Boylan/D.Agathos	Mitsubishi EVO X RS	A1	2:36.0211	0:10.1119
20	53	Muscat Trailers/Wollongong Aut	R.Coulthard/T.Symonds	Holden CSV Monaro	A2	2:36.9903	0:11.0811
21	67	JMG/Total Parts Plus	J.Gray/B.Feeney/S.Robinson	Ford GTF	A1	2:37.0419	0:11.1327
22	82	Spinifex Recruiting	P.O’Donnell/P.Johnston/G.Mennell	BMW 335i	B1	2:37.0909	0:11.1817
23	15	Race For A Cure/Yellow	M.Kavich/B.Kavich	Mitsubishi Lancer EV	A1	2:37.5065	0:11.5973
24	52	Urban Alley Brewery Docklands	M.Eddy/D.Grant	Audi TTRS	A1	2:37.7753	0:11.8661
25	40	Commodore Shop Cardiff	J.Herington/A.Tsovolos/D.Russell	Holden Commodore SSV	B2	2:38.3650	0:12.4558
26	16	Boss Surveillance Systems	Anthony Levitt	Mercedes-Benz AMG C6	A2	2:38.5805	0:12.6713
27	48	ASAP Marketing Pty Ltd	S.Gore/K.Bensley	BMW 135i	B1	2:39.0571	0:13.1479
28	31	Osborne Motorsport	J.Haynes/K.Lehmann	Renault Megane	C	2:39.0968	0:13.1876
29	89	Pinnacle Automotive	D.Krusza/J.Williams	BMW M3	C	2:39.6273	0:13.7181
30	18	Gramur Stainless	G.Muir/J.Hodgson	Holden HSV GTS	A2	2:39.9638	0:14.0546
31	29	Forrest/Razztech Motorsports	D.Forrest/P.Razum	Holden HSV R8 Clubsp	A2	2:40.0464	0:14.1372
32	44	Nolan Finishes	D.Clift/A.Heffernan	Holden HSV R8 Clubsp	A2	2:40.1049	0:14.1957
33	55	Prime Finance/Fifth Gear Motor	D.Flanagan/M.Malouf	Mitsubishi Lancer EV	A1	2:40.5870	0:14.6778
34	30	Perseverance Drilling	Steve Pittman	Holden HSV VE	A2	2:41.7600	0:15.8508
35	73	Race Academy International	M.Forbes-Wilson/M.Ferns	Holden SSV Lowndes	B2	2:42.0541	0:16.1449
36	50	Harding Performance	C.Yucel/I.Salteri	Volkswagen Golf R	A1	2:42.1577	0:16.2485
37	84	AC Store/CP Dental	James Hay	VW Scirocco	C	2:43.2513	0:17.3421
38	23	US Customs	M.James/A.Astuti/R.Suhle	Holden HSV GTS	A2	2:43.4925	0:17.5833
39	14	Tegra Australia/Solo Works	L.Mineeff/T.Sargent	Toyota 86 GTS	D	2:43.5155	0:17.6063
40	71	Bargwanna Motorsport	B.Bargwanna/J.Bargwanna	VW Golf GTi	D	2:43.6424	0:17.7332
41	20	Gold Coast Embroidery/ozEtees	M.Mravicic/P.Lacey	VW Scirocco	C	2:44.9923	0:19.0831
42	33	Ranger Lifting/Rigging/Safety	A.McGill/M.Caine	Ford Falcon GT-F	A1	2:45.5522	0:19.6430
43	5	Cee3	Cody Gillis	BMW M3	C	2:46.1787	0:20.2695
44	3	Racer.Industries	B.McLeod/C.McLeod	Holden HSV Astra VXR	C	2:46.6221	0:20.7129
45	59	Luxury Auto Body	I.Geekie/A.Carolan	BMW 1M	A1	2:50.5981	0:24.6889
46	47	On Track Motorsport	J.Fitzgerald/S.Turner/U.Muller	BMW 130i	C	2:51.4080	0:25.4988
47	86		R.Mork/R.Shaw/T.Shaw	Toyota 86 GTS	D	2:52.3125	0:26.4033
48	35	Road To Bathurst	B.Wilson/R.Gilroy/P.Alexander	Mazda 3-SP25	E	2:54.6976	0:28.7884
49	24	SS Auto Memorabilia	D.Hassall/S.Stockdale	Toyota 86 GTS	D	2:55.1483	0:29.2391
50	2	Madaz Motorsport	D.Worrell/A.McMaster	Mazda 3 SP25	E	2:56.2835	0:30.3743
51	51	Air & Allied Sales Pacific	M.Stewart/D.Ling	Holden HSV Astra VXR	C	2:57.8435	0:31.9343
52	36	Brown Davis Racing Products	M.Holloway/D.Brown	Toyota Celica	D	2:59.2447	0:33.3355
53	78	Disc Brakes Australia	D.D’Aquino/B.Crossland	KIA Proceed	D	3:01.6786	0:35.7694
54	46	Team Group Suzuki Racing Team	Daniel Natoli	Suzuki Swift Sport R	E	3:03.1701	0:37.2609
55	28	Hall Finance& Insurance	B.Hall/C.McLean	Ford Mustang GT	A2	3:05.9981	0:40.0889
56	43	Team Group Suzuki Racing Team	Steve McHugh	Suzuki Swift Sport R	E	3:08.4357	0:42.5265
57	13	Osborne Motorsport	Rick Bates	Renault Megane	C	3:22.4867	0:56.5775
58	8	Car Mods Australia	Bradley Carr	BMW M3	X	3:48.9262	1:23.0170
59	6	Oneworld Charters	Rod Salmon	Mercedes-Benz A45	A1	4:17.1250	1:51.2158