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Fabian Coulthard and Mark Winterbottom have claimed pole position for today’s two respective 100-kilometre races at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after coming out on top in this morning’s two fifteen-minute qualifying sessions.
Coulthard managed to edge out his Brad Jones Racing teammate Jason Bright for top spot in the closing minutes of the session, bumping Bright off a provisional top spot with a time that was 0.19 seconds quicker.
Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup will share the second row of the grid, while Chaz Mostert was fifth-fastest from Shane van Gisbergen, who copped plenty of criticism for his wild driving in yesterday’s SuperSprint race.
David Wall, Craig Lowndes, Alex Davison and David Reynolds completed the top-ten, with Reynolds recovering from an early right-rear puncture.
Saturday racewinner Garth Tander qualified only fourteenth, having spent might of the session in the garage while his HRT mechanics investigated an engine issue in his Holden Commodore.
2013 V8 Supercars Phillip Island 360 – Race 2 Qualifying Results:
Driver | Entry / Team | Result | ||
1. | Fabian Coulthard | ![]() |
Lockwood Racing / Brad Jones Racing | 1:30.8539 |
2. | Jason Bright | ![]() |
Team BOC / Brad Jones Racing | + 0.1878 |
3. | Mark Winterbottom | ![]() |
Pepsi Max Crew / Ford Performance Racing | + 0.2960 |
4. | Jamie Whincup | ![]() |
Red Bull Racing AU / Triple 8 Engineering | + 0.3860 |
5. | Chaz Mostert | ![]() |
Wilson Security Racing / Dick Johnson Racing | + 0.4336 |
6. | Shane van Gisbergen | ![]() |
VIP Petfoods / Tekno Autosports | + 0.4514 |
7. | David Wall | ![]() |
Wilson Security Racing / Brad Jones Racing | + 0.4884 |
8. | Craig Lowndes | ![]() |
Red Bull Racing AU / Triple 8 Engineering | + 0.5555 |
9. | Alex Davison | ![]() |
Jeld-Wen Racing / Ford Performance Racing | + 0.5781 |
10. | David Reynolds | ![]() |
Bottle-O Racing / Ford Performance Racing | + 0.5800 |
11. | Scott Pye | ![]() |
EKOL Racing / Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | + 0.6653 |
12. | Michael Caruso | ![]() |
Norton 360 Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 0.6950 |
13. | Will Davison | ![]() |
Pepsi Max Crew / Ford Performance Racing | + 0.7244 |
14. | Garth Tander | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team / TWR | + 0.7662 |
15. | Tony D’Alberto | ![]() |
Team HIFLEX / Tony D’Alberto Racing | + 0.8505 |
16. | Todd Kelly | ![]() |
Jack Daniel’s Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 0.9317 |
17. | Rick Kelly | ![]() |
Jack Daniel’s Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 1.0441 |
18. | Tim Blanchard | ![]() |
Wilson Security Racing / Dick Johnson Racing | + 1.0544 |
19. | James Moffat | ![]() |
Norton 360 Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 1.0657 |
20. | Lee Holdsworth | ![]() |
IRWIN Racing / Erebus Motorsport | + 1.3114 |
21. | Russell Ingall | ![]() |
SuperCheap Auto Racing / TWR | + 1.4640 |
22. | Jonathon Webb | ![]() |
Darrell Lea Racing / Tekno Autosports | + 1.6022 |
23. | Scott McLaughlin | ![]() |
Fujitsu Racing / Garry Rogers Motorsport | + 1.6112 |
24. | Maro Engel | ![]() |
SP Tools Racing / Erebus Motorsport | + 1.8877 |
25. | Tim Slade | ![]() |
Heavy Haulage Racing / Erebus Motorsport | + 2.0048 |
26. | Dean Fiore | ![]() |
Dodo Insurance / Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | + 2.1455 |
NQ. | James Courtney | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team / TWR | Withdrawn |
NQ. | Alexandre Prémat | ![]() |
Fujitsu Racing / Garry Rogers Motorsport | Withdrawn |
The second qualifying session saw Winterbottom set the early pace in his FPR Falcon. While the championship contender was temporarily overhauled by Lowndes and Coulthard in their second flying runs, ‘Frosty’ bounced back with a 1:30.6765 lap-time to nudge Lowndes back into second place.
The pair will share the front row for Sunday’s final race, giving them another chance to resume hostilities after a fractious race in Saturday, which saw Winterbottom squeeze Lowndes off the road at the final corner.
While the stewards initially deemed the incident as merely part of racing, Lowndes’ Red Bull Racing Australia team protested the ruling, only to have the original ruling upheld at its second hearing.
The Brad Jones Racing pairing of Bright and Coulthard secured the second row of the grid after their front-row lockout in the earlier session.
Jamie Whincup, Shane van Gisbergen, Scott Pye, Michael Caruso, Chaz Mostert and Will Davison rounded out the top ten.
Both races will have a reduced 26-car field, with James Courtney and Alexandre Premat both forced to withdraw from any further action after their enormous accident in Saturday’s SuperSprint event.
2013 V8 Supercars Phillip Island 360 – Race 3 Qualifying Results:
Driver | Entry / Team | Result | ||
1. | Mark Winterbottom | ![]() |
Pepsi Max Crew / Ford Performance Racing | 1:30.6765 |
2. | Craig Lowndes | ![]() |
Red Bull Racing AU / Triple 8 Engineering | + 0.0928 |
3. | Jason Bright | ![]() |
Team BOC / Brad Jones Racing | + 0.1279 |
4. | Fabian Coulthard | ![]() |
Lockwood Racing / Brad Jones Racing | + 0.1904 |
5. | Jamie Whincup | ![]() |
Red Bull Racing AU / Triple 8 Engineering | + 0.4235 |
6. | Shane van Gisbergen | ![]() |
VIP Petfoods / Tekno Autosports | + 0.4729 |
7. | Scott Pye | ![]() |
EKOL Racing / Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | + 0.5052 |
8. | Michael Caruso | ![]() |
Norton 360 Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 0.5099 |
9. | Chaz Mostert | ![]() |
Wilson Security Racing / Dick Johnson Racing | + 0.5143 |
10. | Will Davison | ![]() |
Pepsi Max Crew / Ford Performance Racing | + 0.5541 |
11. | David Reynolds | ![]() |
Bottle-O Racing / Ford Performance Racing | + 0.5611 |
12. | Garth Tander | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team / TWR | + 0.6497 |
13. | James Moffat | ![]() |
Norton 360 Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 0.7448 |
14. | Alex Davison | ![]() |
Jeld-Wen Racing / Ford Performance Racing | + 0.7541 |
15. | David Wall | ![]() |
Wilson Security Racing / Brad Jones Racing | + 0.7555 |
16. | Rick Kelly | ![]() |
Jack Daniel’s Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 0.7748 |
17. | Todd Kelly | ![]() |
Jack Daniel’s Racing / Nissan Motorsport | + 0.8781 |
18. | Tim Blanchard | ![]() |
Wilson Security Racing / Dick Johnson Racing | + 0.8959 |
19. | Tony D’Alberto | ![]() |
Team HIFLEX / Tony D’Alberto Racing | + 0.9296 |
20. | Russell Ingall | ![]() |
SuperCheap Auto Racing / TWR | + 1.0427 |
21. | Scott McLaughlin | ![]() |
Fujitsu Racing / Garry Rogers Motorsport | + 1.1222 |
22. | Tim Slade | ![]() |
Heavy Haulage Racing / Erebus Motorsport | + 1.1240 |
23. | Maro Engel | ![]() |
SP Tools Racing / Erebus Motorsport | + 1.2224 |
24. | Jonathon Webb | ![]() |
Darrell Lea Racing / Tekno Autosports | + 1.2395 |
25. | Lee Holdsworth | ![]() |
IRWIN Racing / Erebus Motorsport | + 1.3934 |
26. | Dean Fiore | ![]() |
Dodo Insurance / Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | + 1.5514 |
NQ. | James Courtney | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team / TWR | Withdrawn |
NQ. | Alexandre Prémat | ![]() |
Fujitsu Racing / Garry Rogers Motorsport | Withdrawn |
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