MCLAUGHLIN SCORCHES TO FRONT IN DARWIN
Scott McLaughlin has topped Practice 2 at the Darwin Triple Crown ahead of his Team Penske teammate Fabian Coulthard, the session determining who bypasses the first segment of qualifying tomorrow.
The two Penske Mustangs fired to the top of the timesheets late in the piece ahead of Jamie Whincup in the #88 Red Bull Holden Racing Team Commodore setting the third fastest time 0.186s off the pace.
The shock of the session was Whincup’s teammate Shane van Gisbergen, who failed to ensure his place in the top 10 placings, therefore the Kiwi is forced to contest the opening knockout segment of qualifying tomorrow. A mere 0.0025s separated Holden’s leading contender from advancing straight into the second stage of qualifying.
Mostert finished the session fourth after topping the times in Practice 1, David Reynolds fifth after leading for most of today’s second session.
The top 10 was completed by Lee Holdsworth, Anton de Pasquale, James Courtney, Cameron Waters and Mark Winterbottom round out the top 10.
Scott Pye failed to match his teammate to finish the session 12th, while Will Davison was the only Tickford Mustang to miss out in 13th and the highest Nissan Altima was Andre Heimgartner in 16th.
Tomorrow’s Supercars action begins with practice 3 at 11.20am AEST.
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship – Hidden Valley – Practice 1
Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
1 | 55 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.7219 | |
2 | 9 | Penrite Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.7859 | 0:00.0640 |
3 | 97 | Red Bull Holden Racing Team | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.8163 | 0:00.0944 |
4 | 5 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.8303 | 0:00.1084 |
5 | 2 | Mobil 1 MEGA Racing | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.8551 | 0:00.1332 |
6 | 78 | Team Harvey Norman | Simona De Silvestro | Nissan Altima | 1:06.8688 | 0:00.1469 |
7 | 99 | Penrite Racing | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.9123 | 0:00.1904 |
8 | 23 | Milwaukee Racing | Will Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.9132 | 0:00.1913 |
9 | 35 | Bigmate Racing | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.9726 | 0:00.2507 |
10 | 6 | Monster Energy Racing Team | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 1:07.0468 | 0:00.3249 |
11 | 17 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | 1:07.0762 | 0:00.3543 |
12 | 88 | Red Bull Holden Racing Team | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.1005 | 0:00.3786 |
13 | 19 | Truck Assist TEKNO Racing | Jack Le Brocq | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.1638 | 0:00.4419 |
14 | 14 | Freightliner Racing | Tim Slade | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.1913 | 0:00.4694 |
15 | 8 | Dunlop Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.2851 | 0:00.5632 |
16 | 12 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 1:07.3129 | 0:00.5910 |
17 | 15 | Castrol Racing | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:07.4277 | 0:00.7058 |
18 | 34 | Boost Mobile Racing | James Golding | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.4399 | 0:00.7180 |
19 | 18 | Irwin Racing | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.4469 | 0:00.7250 |
20 | 21 | Team CoolDrive | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.6075 | 0:00.8856 |
21 | 7 | Plus Fitness Racing | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Altima | 1:07.6613 | 0:00.9394 |
22 | 22 | Mobil 1 MEGA Racing | James Courtney | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.6746 | 0:00.9527 |
23 | 33 | Boost Mobile Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.8772 | 0:01.1553 |
24 | 3 | RABBLE.club Racing | Garry Jacobson | Nissan Altima | 1:08.2141 | 0:01.4922 |
25 | 4 | SCT Logistics Racing | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:08.7469 | 0:02.0250 |
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship – Hidden Valley – Practice 2
Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
1 | 17 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.0800 | |
2 | 12 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.2214 | 0:00.1414 |
3 | 88 | Red Bull Holden Racing Team | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.2660 | 0:00.1860 |
4 | 55 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.3256 | 0:00.2456 |
5 | 9 | Penrite Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.3591 | 0:00.2791 |
6 | 5 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.4384 | 0:00.3584 |
7 | 99 | Penrite Racing | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.4523 | 0:00.3723 |
8 | 22 | Mobil 1 MEGA Racing | James Courtney | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.5376 | 0:00.4576 |
9 | 6 | Monster Energy Racing Team | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.5579 | 0:00.4779 |
10 | 18 | Irwin Racing | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.5905 | 0:00.5105 |
11 | 97 | Red Bull Holden Racing Team | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.5930 | 0:00.5130 |
12 | 2 | Mobil 1 MEGA Racing | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.6990 | 0:00.6190 |
13 | 23 | Milwaukee Racing | Will Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 1:06.7010 | 0:00.6210 |
14 | 8 | Dunlop Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.7471 | 0:00.6671 |
15 | 21 | Team CoolDrive | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.7493 | 0:00.6693 |
16 | 7 | Plus Fitness Racing | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Altima | 1:06.8500 | 0:00.7700 |
17 | 19 | Truck Assist TEKNO Racing | Jack Le Brocq | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.8558 | 0:00.7758 |
18 | 14 | Freightliner Racing | Tim Slade | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.8821 | 0:00.8021 |
19 | 35 | Bigmate Racing | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.8845 | 0:00.8045 |
20 | 15 | Castrol Racing | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:06.9644 | 0:00.8844 |
21 | 78 | Team Harvey Norman | Simona De Silvestro | Nissan Altima | 1:06.9709 | 0:00.8909 |
22 | 3 | RABBLE.club Racing | Garry Jacobson | Nissan Altima | 1:07.0887 | 0:01.0087 |
23 | 33 | Boost Mobile Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.1267 | 0:01.0467 |
24 | 4 | SCT Logistics Racing | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.3462 | 0:01.2662 |
25 | 34 | Boost Mobile Racing | James Golding | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:07.4070 | 0:01.3270 |
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