Whincup and Bourdais claim a qualifying clean sweep at Surfers Paradise

The pair had already guided the #88 Triple Eight Holden to pole position and then victory in the opening race, allowing Whincup to move into the lead of the championship.

Whincup set his fastest time on the final lap of the session to edge out the HRT Holden of Garth Tander and secure pole, and with it a $10,000 cash bonus.

Tander had spells at the top but was ultimately forced to settle for second. He and partner Ryan Briscoe will be looking to atone for their race one woe, when Briscoe pitted prematurely and before completing his minimum quota of laps, effectively dropping them out of podium contention.

The FPR Fords of Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison also enjoyed spells at the top of the timesheets, with Winterbottom edging the fight for third.

He and team-mate Richard Lyons came through from 17th on the grid to capture the final podium spot in the opening race, finishing just behind Davison and his team-mate Mika Salo.

After struggling with technical issues throughout the first race, erstwhile points leader Craig Lowndes captured fifth in the #888 Triple Eight Holden he shares with triple World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx.

Pos  Driver                 Team/Car             Time        Gap
 1.  Whincup/Bourdais       Triple 8 Holden      1m10.9615s
 2.  Tander/Briscoe         HRT Holden           1m11.0039s  + 0.0424s
 3.  Winterbottom/Lyons     FPR Ford             1m11.1308s  + 0.1693s
 4.  Davison/Salo           FPR Ford             1m11.2799s  + 0.3184s
 5.  Lowndes/Priaulx        Triple 8 Holden      1m11.2923s  + 0.3308s
 6.  Owen/Said              Paul Morris Holden   1m11.3174s  + 0.3559s
 7.  Murphy/Gavin           Kelly Holden         1m11.3727s  + 0.4112s
 8.  Holdsworth/Pagenaud    Garry Rogers Holden  1m11.3868s  + 0.4253s
 9.  Moffat/Hand            Dick Johnson Ford    1m11.4355s  + 0.4740s
10.  Reynolds/Tagliani      Kelly Holden         1m11.4640s  + 0.5025s
11.  Caruso/Farfus Jr       Garry Rogers Holden  1m11.4956s  + 0.5341s
12.  Davison/Lieb           Stone Brothers Ford  1m11.5216s  + 0.5601s
13.  Dumbrell/Klein         Rod Nash/FPR Ford    1m11.5628s  + 0.6013s
14.  Kelly/Bergmeister      Kelly Holden         1m11.5643s  + 0.6028s
15.  Coulthard/Long         Walkinshaw Holden    1m11.5780s  + 0.6165s
16.  Ingall/Magnussen       Paul Morris Holden   1m11.6121s  + 0.6506s
17.  Kelly/Westbrook        Kelly Holden         1m11.6213s  + 0.6598s
18.  Van Gisbergen/Pirro    Stone Brothers Ford  1m11.6561s  + 0.6946s
19.  Webb/de Ferran         Tekno Ford           1m11.6963s  + 0.7348s
20.  D'Alberto/Liuzzi       D'Alberto Ford       1m11.7003s  + 0.7388s
21.  Johnson/Muller         Dick Johnson Ford    1m11.7592s  + 0.7977s
22.  Slade/Castroneves      Rosenberg/SBR Ford   1m11.8357s  + 0.8742s
23.  Courtney/Turner        HRT Holden           1m11.8466s  + 0.8851s
24.  Bargwanna/Simonsen     Brad Jones Holden    1m11.9921s  + 1.0306s
25.  Bright/Sarrazin        Brad Jones Holden    1m12.1766s  + 1.2151s
26.  Fiore/Morbidelli       Triple F Ford        1m12.3196s  + 1.3581s
27   Luff/Franchitti        Dumbrell Holden      1m12.4946s  + 1.5331s
28.  Reindler/Giovanardi    Fair Dinkum Holden   1m12.6402s  + 1.6787s