Tander takes pole for race one
Garth Tander bagged pole position for the Gold Coast 600 at Surfers Paradise with a brilliant lap in the shootout
The HRT driver recovered from locking up and running wide at Turn 3 to produce a stunning end to the lap. His time of 1m12.6841s denied points leader James Courtney a precious pole by 0.1 second.
Third on the grid is Paul Dumbrell, who is partnered this weekend by 1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Mark Winterbottom, who is set the pace for most of the weekend around the tight street circuit, was fourth fastest.
Lee Holdsworth, quickest in the pre-shootout session was fifth, while Craig Lowndes, who has multiple World Touring Car champion Andy Priualx alongside him, took sixth.
Pos Driver Car Time 1. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 1m12.6841s 2. James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 1m12.7886s +0.1045s 3. Paul Dumbrell Ford Falcon FG 1m12.8301s +0.1460s 4. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 1m12.9361s +0.2520s 5. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 1m13.0330s +0.3489s 6. Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VE 1m13.2678s +0.5837s 7. Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG 1m13.3678s +0.6837s 8. Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VE 1m13.4799s +0.7958s 9. Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 1m13.6265s +0.9424s 10. Will Davison Holden Commodore VE 1m13.6466s +0.9625s 11. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 1m12.5174s -0.1667s 12. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG 1m12.6005s -0.0836s 13. Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG 1m12.6020s -0.0821s 14. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 1m12.6127s -0.0714s 15. Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 1m12.7298s +0.0457s 16. Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VE 1m12.8820s +0.1979s 17. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 1m12.9522s +0.2681s 18. Tim Slade Ford Falcon FG 1m12.9625s +0.2784s 19. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 1m12.9647s +0.2806s 20. Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 1m12.9725s +0.2884s 21. Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 1m13.0167s +0.3326s 22. Jonathon Webb Ford Falcon FG 1m13.0523s +0.3682s 23. Karl Reindler Holden Commodore VE 1m13.1289s +0.4448s 24. Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 1m13.1876s +0.5035s 25. D.Fiore/G.Morbidelli Ford Falcon FG 1m13.4880s +0.8039s 26. Andrew Thompson Holden Commodore VE 1m13.5548s +0.8707s 27. Tony Ricciardello Holden Commodore VE 1m14.7204s +2.0363s 28. Jason Bright Holden Commodore VE 1m14.8369s +2.1528s 29. Nathan Pretty Holden Commodore VE no time set
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