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Supercars Bathurst

Bathurst 1000: Holdsworth takes provisional pole

Lee Holdsworth will run last in tomorrow's Top 10 Shootout at Bathurst after topping qualifying at Mount Panorama.

Andrew van Leeuwen

Published: Oct 16, 2020, 6:23 AM

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Lee Holdsworth, Michael Caruso, Tickford Racing Ford

The Tickford driver timed his run to perfection, squeezing his lap right in between a mid-session red flag and a late shower of rain.

The stoppage was courtesy of Jake Kostecki firing into the wall on the way down the hill, coming right as Jamie Whincup has just gone quickest with a 2m04.266s.

Conditions actually improved as the Kostecki car was cleared, increasing cloud cover setting up a fascinating 20-minute showdown for a spot in tomorrow's Shootout.

McLaughlin swiftly lowered the benchmark to a 2m04.103s, before Shane van Gisbergen went quicker again with a 2m04.035s.

The Kiwi was then trumped by Holdsworth's 2m04.024s.

That time wasn't immediately safe, coming with plenty of time for a final run as conditions continued to cool.

But right as a number of contenders went out for one last crack the heavens opened, a burst of rain at the top of the Mountain sealing provisional pole for Holdsworth and co-driver Michael Caruso.

"I've still got the Shootout tomorrow, but this is my first provisional pole at Bathurst," said Holdsworth.

"We'll string it all together tomorrow and worry about Sunday on Sunday. I can't say enough how much [Michael] Caruso has helped me with the car this weekend."

Van Gisbergen finished up second, the gap just 0.01s, while McLaughlin finished up third, disappointed that he didn't get his final run in.

"I was rubbing my hands together, like 'let's go'," he said. "I got to McPhillamy and it was bucketing down. I went over the hill and it was loose on the slicks, so I said 'nah boys, we'll bring it in'.

"We'll have another crack tomorrow in the Shootout."

Cam Waters and Whincup finished up fourth and fifth, followed by Fabian Coulthard, Anton De Pasquale and Chaz Mostert – the latter battling a suspected coil pack issue during the session.

James Courtney was ninth fastest, while Nick Percat snuck into the Shootout with 10th despite setting his lap without a functioning shift-cut.

Bryce Fullwood was the man left on the bubble, the rookie set to start the Great Race from 11th, as the likes of David Reynolds (13th), Andre Heimgartner (14th), Mark Winterbottom (18th) and Rick Kelly (19th) all missed out on a Shootout berth.

Bathurst 1000: Qualifying results:

Cla # Driver Car Time Gap 1 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth
Michael Caruso Ford Mustang GT 2'04.024 2 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Garth Tander Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.035 0.010 3 17 Scott McLaughlin
Tim Slade Ford Mustang GT 2'04.103 0.079 4 6 Cameron Waters
Will Davison Ford Mustang GT 2'04.105 0.081 5 88 Jamie Whincup
Australia Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.266 0.241 6 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard
Tony D'Alberto Ford Mustang GT 2'04.281 0.257 7 99 Anton De Pasquale
Brodie Kostecki Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.466 0.442 8 25 Chaz Mostert
Warren Luff Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.493 0.469 9 44 James Courtney
Broc Feeney Ford Mustang GT 2'04.548 0.524 10 8 Australia Nick Percat
Thomas Randle Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.553 0.529 11 2 Bryce Fullwood
Kurt Kostecki Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.605 0.580 12 20 Scott Pye
Dean Fiore Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.632 0.607 13 9 David Reynolds
Will Brown Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.673 0.648 14 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner
Dylan O'Keeffe Ford Mustang GT 2'04.853 0.828 15 55 Australia Jack Le Brocq
James Moffat Ford Mustang GT 2'04.905 0.881 16 14 Todd Hazelwood
Jordan Boys Holden Commodore ZB 2'04.972 0.948 17 3 Macauley Jones
Tim Blanchard Holden Commodore ZB 2'05.037 1.013 18 18 Mark Winterbottom
James Golding Holden Commodore ZB 2'05.173 1.148 19 15 Rick Kelly
Australia Dale Wood Ford Mustang GT 2'05.259 1.234 20 19 Alex Davison
Jonathon Webb Holden Commodore ZB 2'05.332 1.307 21 35 Garry Jacobson
David Russell Holden Commodore ZB 2'05.414 1.389 22 4 Jack Smith
Jack Perkins Holden Commodore ZB 2'06.349 2.325 23 22 New Zealand Chris Pither
Steven Owen Holden Commodore ZB 2'06.353 2.329 24 40 Tyler Everingham
Jayden Ojeda Holden Commodore ZB 2'06.681 2.657 25 34 Australia Jake Kostecki
Zane Goddard Holden Commodore ZB 2'15.154 11.129 View full results

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