Bathurst 1000: Kostecki fastest in crash-filled Supercars qualifying

The Erebus driver was untouchable across the session, securing provisional pole by over a tenth of a second with a rapid 2m04.664s.

That means he'll run last in the Top 10 Shootout on Saturday evening, which will determine the first five rows of the grid.

It was a different story for Kostecki's closest title rival Shane van Gisbergen, who only rescued his Shootout hopes with the seventh fastest time on his very last lap.

Brown, meanwhile, missed the Shootout altogether after a difficult session that started with a trip into the Turn 2 tyre wall.

Brown was responsible for a dramatic start to the 40-minute session, the title contender firing his Erebus Camaro into the wall on his first run.

That prompted an early red flag, Brown able to get the damaged car out of the tyre barrier and back to the pits to begin repairs.

After a little under 10 minutes the session went green again without a single representative time on the board.

And nobody could get a lap in before the red flag was back out, this time thanks to Fraser clouting the wall hard at The Cutting, putting him out on the spot.

The second stoppage was a blessing for Brown, giving his crew time to repair his car and send it back out just a few minutes after the next restart.

When the times did start to land they were spectacular, Cam Waters becoming the first driver into the 2m04s in a Gen3 car when he jumped to the top with a 2m04.990s.

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Initially he had Matt Payne a couple of tenths behind him, before James Golding jumped into second with a 2m05.163s.

Once Kostecki finally got a lap done it was even more spectacular, the series leader charging clear out front with a 2m04.664s.

Both Golding and Anton De Pasquale were able to sneak into the 2m04s on their next runs, Kostecki continuing to hold an advantage of over a tenth of a second as the clocked ticked down.

The lead group did all head out for a final run, however there were no changes right at the top, Kostecki taking provisional pole ahead of Golding.

Golding was the surprise of the session with his second place ahead of De Pasquale and Waters.

Broc Feeney, another driver still in contention for the title, was fifth fastest while David Reynolds ended up the best of the Grove Racing cars in seventh after improving on his final lap.

Van Gisbergen spent the majority of the session outside the top 10, the Kiwi digging deep right at the flag to end up seventh, and keep his hopes of pole position alive.

That dropped fellow Kiwi Matt Payne back to eighth ahead, with Chaz Mostert and Will Davison the last two drivers to book their Shootout berth.

Brown and co-driver Jack Perkins will start Sunday's Great Race from 17th with Brown unable to crack the best 10 in his repaired car.

The 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 continues with two more practice sessions at 10am (12am BST) and 1pm (3am BST) local time on Saturday, followed by the Top 10 Shootout at 5:05pm (7:05am BST).

Bathurst 1000 qualifying result

Main Information Additional Data Driver Info

     

Driver Info			Main Information Additional Data
Cla	Driver	#		Car	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	B. Kostecki D. Russell Coca-Cola Racing by Erebus	99		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	9	2'04.6644		179.416
2	J. Golding D. O'Keeffe Nulon Racing	31		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	12	+0.1489	0.1489	179.202
3	A. De Pasquale T. D'Alberto Dick Johnson Racing	11		Ford Mustang GT	12	+0.3023	0.1534	178.982
4	C. Waters J. Moffat Tickford Racing	6		Ford Mustang GT	13	+0.3265	0.0242	178.947
5	B. Feeney J. Whincup Red Bull Ampol Racing	88		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	12	+0.3880	0.0615	178.859
6	D. Reynolds G. Tander Penrite Racing	26		Ford Mustang GT	13	+0.4186	0.0306	178.815
7	S. van Gisbergen R. Stanaway Red Bull Ampol Racing	97		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	13	+0.5179	0.0993	178.673
8	M. Payne K. Estre Penrite Racing	19		Ford Mustang GT	12	+0.5446	0.0267	178.635
9	C. Mostert L. Holdsworth Walkinshaw Andretti United	25		Ford Mustang GT	15	+0.5533	0.0087	178.623
10	W. Davison A. Davison Dick Johnson Racing	17		Ford Mustang GT	12	+0.6207	0.0674	178.527
11	T. Randle G. Jacobson Castrol Racing	55		Ford Mustang GT	13	+0.7155	0.0948	178.392
12	S. Pye W. Luff Team 18	20		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	11	+0.7775	0.0620	178.304
13	A. Heimgartner D. Wood Brad Jones Racing	8		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	12	+0.8056	0.0281	178.264
14	C. Hill J. Robotham Truck Assist Racing	35		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	14	+0.8251	0.0195	178.236
15	J. Le Brocq J. Ojeda Truck Assist Racing	34		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	14	+0.8430	0.0179	178.211
16	J. Courtney Z. Best Tickford Racing	5		Ford Mustang GT	12	+0.8463	0.0033	178.206
17	W. Brown J. Perkins Coca-Cola Racing by Erebus	9		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	9	+0.8937	0.0474	178.139
18	T. Slade J. Webb Nulon Racing	23		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	12	+0.9200	0.0263	178.101
19	M. Winterbottom M. Caruso Team 18	18		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	12	+1.1351	0.2151	177.797
20	C. Lowndes Z. Goddard Tickford Racing	888		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	13	+1.1867	0.0516	177.724
21	B. Fullwood D. Fiore Brad Jones Racing	14		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	13	+1.2762	0.0895	177.598
22	T. Hazelwood T. Blanchard Brad Jones Racing	3		Ford Mustang GT	14	+1.2903	0.0141	177.578
23	N. Percat F. Coulthard Walkinshaw Andretti United	2		Ford Mustang GT	14	+1.3553	0.0650	177.486
24	M. Jones J. Boys Pizza Hut Racing	96		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	12	+1.5526	0.1973	177.209
25	K. Allen S. de Silvestro Dick Johnson Racing	98		Ford Mustang GT	13	+1.5773	0.0247	177.174
26	A. Love J. Kostecki Blanchard Racing Team	7		Ford Mustang GT	13	+1.8668	0.2895	176.769
27	J. Smith J. Evans SCT Logistics Racing	4		Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3	12	+2.5067	0.6399	175.879
28	D. Fraser T. Everingham Tradie Racing	56		Ford Mustang GT	2
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