Heimgartner takes P2 in fast final practice
By Timothy Neal
Date posted: 30 March 2023
Life proved happier on the Super Soft Dunlops in the second practice, with Heimgartner going under one forty eight to take P1.
The second Supercars Practice session got underway without van Gisbergen and Slade on track, with both teams scrambling to make the afternoons Qualifying.
Drivers took up the Super Softs for Practice 2, and the times tumbled around the grippier Albert Park track.
De Pasquale started well again, as in P1, going top early over Feeney and his DJR teammate Will Davison.
Feeney then put in a very quick 48 dead on the Super softs, to sit over Fullwood and Reynolds ticking down to the 20 minute mark, proving a significant difference in the grip level.
Cam Hill went P2 on a 1:49.06, a full second of Feeney’s flyer, whilst Macualey Jones also put in some solid laps to go P5.
With both the DJR’s looking a lot nicer in their flow from Newcastle, with Davison going under the 49 second mark, with Le Brocq and Brown also going under 49 to be P2 and P3.
Waters then flew into P1 with a 1:47.917 over Feeney, with Reynolds, Winterbottom and Courtney all goon inside the top five.
Under the five minute mark, the top-five held fast, with somewhere close around to the 48 flat and under mark looking like the qualifying aim.
Heimgartner swooped extremely late with a 1:47.870 to go top, as did De Pasquale to take P2 over Waters, Feeney, and Courtney.
The next session is the double qualifying hit-out for Races 1 and 2, with the 19 lap Race 1 coming this afternoon at 16:50.
2023 Australian Grand Prix Supercars schedule/running results
Thursday, March 30
11.25-11.55 Practice 1 – 1: Winterbottom 1:49.967 2: De Pasquale +0.151 2: SVG +0.207
13.15-13.45 Practice 2 – 1: Heimgartner 1:47.870 2: De Pasquale +0.021 3: Waters +0.046
14.45-15.00 Qualifying (Race 3)
15.10-15.25 Qualifying (Race 4)
17.45 Race 3 (19 laps)
Friday, March 31
15.55 Race 4 (15 laps)
Saturday, April 1
9.30-9.45 Qualifying (Race 5)
9.55-10.10 Qualifying (Race 6)
17.30 Race 5 (13 laps)
Sunday, April 2
10.25 Race 6 (13 laps)
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