Craig Lowndes grabs Queensland V8 Supercars pole
Craig Lowndes bounced back from morning practice engine problems to beat his Triple Eight Holden team-mate Jamie Whincup to pole position for the first V8 Supercars race at Queensland Raceway
Lowndes' 1m09.2218s pipped championship leader Whincup by 0.1577 seconds at the end of the session.
The Ford Performance Racing cars battled for third, with Mark Winterbottom ultimately heading his team-mate Will Davison.
Fabian Coulthard and Shane van Gisbergen complete the top six.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Craig Lowndes Triple 8 Holden 1m09.2218s 2. Jamie Whincup Triple 8 Holden 1m09.3795s + 0.1577s 3. Mark Winterbottom FPR Ford 1m09.5060s + 0.2842s 4. Will Davison FPR Ford 1m09.5676s + 0.3458s 5. Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Holden 1m09.6480s + 0.4262s 6. Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Ford 1m09.6865s + 0.4647s 7. David Reynolds Rod Nash/FPR Ford 1m09.7106s + 0.4888s 8. Russell Ingall Walkinshaw Holden 1m09.7174s + 0.4956s 9. Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Holden 1m09.7293s + 0.5075s 10. Lee Holdsworth Stone Brothers Ford 1m09.7338s + 0.5120s 11. Dean Fiore Triple F Ford 1m09.7339s + 0.5121s 12. Tony D'Alberto D'Alberto Ford 1m09.7632s + 0.5414s 13. James Moffat Dick Johnson Ford 1m09.7645s + 0.5427s 14. Jason Bright Brad Jones Holden 1m09.8001s + 0.5783s 15. Tim Slade Rosenberg/SBR Ford 1m09.8280s + 0.6062s 16. Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Ford 1m09.8508s + 0.6290s 17. Rick Kelly Kelly Holden 1m09.8619s + 0.6401s 18. Garth Tander HRT Holden 1m09.8652s + 0.6434s 19. Alexandre Premat Garry Rogers Holden 1m09.8722s + 0.6504s 20. Steve Owen Dick Johnson Ford 1m09.8783s + 0.6565s 21. James Courtney HRT Holden 1m09.8846s + 0.6628s 22. Jonathon Webb Tekno Holden 1m09.8924s + 0.6706s 23. Michael Patrizi Tekno Holden 1m09.9696s + 0.7478s 24. Todd Kelly Kelly Holden 1m10.0071s + 0.7853s 25. Taz Douglas Dumbrell Holden 1m10.0932s + 0.8714s 26. Karl Reindler Kelly Holden 1m10.3348s + 1.1130s 27. Jacques Villeneuve Kelly Holden 1m10.7275s + 1.5057s 28. David Wall Britek/BJR Holden 1m10.7306s + 1.5088s
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