Darwin Supercars: Davison sweeps Sunday poles
Will Davison clean swept qualifying to lock out both pole positions for Sunday's Supercars races in Darwin.
The Dick Johnson Racing driver bounced back from an underwhelming Saturday with two record-breaking efforts across qualifying.
In the first session he lowered the Hidden Valley benchmark by almost three-tenths with a 1m05.057s to secure the Race 2 pole.
He then backed that up with the first ever 'four' around the Territorian circuit in the second session, a 1m04.955s ensuring he'll start both of today's races from pole.
"We had a set of tyres from the unfortunate circumstances yesterday," he said.
"It's been a tough couple of days, we've never really had a proper run at it. The car was awesome, I'm so relieved to nail that. I was hurting last night, I knew we were better than what we'd shown."
The top three was identical across the sessions, Shane van Gisbergen and Anton De Pasquale second and third in both sessions.
Mark Winterbottom was fourth in the first session and eighth in the second, while Jamie Whincup banked a sixth and a fourth.
Race 1 winner Chaz Mostert will start eighth and 10th, Scott Pye another driver with a pair of Top 10s with a ninth and a sixth.
Qualifying for Race 2
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  Will Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.057 | ||
| 2 | 97 |  Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.346 | 0.288 | 0.288 |
| 3 | 11 | Anton De Pasquale | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.460 | 0.403 | 0.114 |
| 4 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.479 | 0.422 | 0.019 |
| 5 | 9 | Will Brown | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.496 | 0.439 | 0.016 |
| 6 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.526 | 0.469 | 0.030 |
| 7 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.610 | 0.552 | 0.083 |
| 8 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.629 | 0.571 | 0.018 |
| 9 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.680 | 0.622 | 0.051 |
| 10 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.706 | 0.648 | 0.026 |
| 11 | 5 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.730 | 0.673 | 0.024 |
| 12 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.757 | 0.700 | 0.026 |
| 13 | 3 | Tim Slade | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.780 | 0.723 | 0.023 |
| 14 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.783 | 0.725 | 0.002 |
| 15 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.788 | 0.731 | 0.005 |
| 16 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.800 | 0.743 | 0.011 |
| 17 | 55 | Thomas Randle | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.816 | 0.759 | 0.016 |
| 18 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.831 | 0.774 | 0.015 |
| 19 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.901 | 0.843 | 0.069 |
| 20 | 35 | Zane Goddard | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.979 | 0.922 | 0.078 |
| 21 | 26 | David Reynolds | Ford Mustang GT | 1'06.090 | 1.033 | 0.110 |
| 22 | 19 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.106 | 1.049 | 0.016 |
| 23 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.169 | 1.111 | 0.062 |
| 24 | 22 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.191 | 1.134 | 0.022 |
| 25 | 27 | Kurt Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.593 | 1.536 | 0.401 |
| 26 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'07.027 | 1.969 | 0.433 |
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Qualifying for Race 3
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Will Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 1'04.955 | ||
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.073 | 0.118 | 0.118 |
| 3 | 11 | Anton De Pasquale | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.087 | 0.132 | 0.014 |
| 4 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.224 | 0.269 | 0.137 |
| 5 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.243 | 0.288 | 0.018 |
| 6 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.267 | 0.312 | 0.024 |
| 7 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.275 | 0.319 | 0.007 |
| 8 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.306 | 0.350 | 0.031 |
| 9 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.314 | 0.359 | 0.008 |
| 10 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.335 | 0.379 | 0.020 |
| 11 | 9 | Will Brown | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.371 | 0.416 | 0.036 |
| 12 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.385 | 0.430 | 0.014 |
| 13 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.427 | 0.472 | 0.041 |
| 14 | 3 | Tim Slade | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.461 | 0.506 | 0.034 |
| 15 | 26 | David Reynolds | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.493 | 0.538 | 0.031 |
| 16 | 55 | Thomas Randle | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.498 | 0.543 | 0.005 |
| 17 | 19 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.523 | 0.568 | 0.025 |
| 18 | 35 | Zane Goddard | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.524 | 0.569 | 0.000 |
| 19 | 5 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 1'05.541 | 0.586 | 0.016 |
| 20 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.543 | 0.588 | 0.002 |
| 21 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.616 | 0.661 | 0.073 |
| 22 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.701 | 0.746 | 0.084 |
| 23 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.795 | 0.840 | 0.094 |
| 24 | 22 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'05.840 | 0.885 | 0.045 |
| 25 | 27 | Kurt Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.152 | 1.197 | 0.312 |
| 26 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.166 | 1.211 | 0.014 |
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