Tasmania Supercars: Van Gisbergen storms to record pole

The Kiwi topped all three segments of qualifying in what was a dominant showing in the fight for pole.

But it was his Q3 lap that really raised eyebrows, a new qualifying lap record – a 50.492s – putting him three-tenths clear of the field.

The entire field was only separated by a second, the next three-tenths after second-placed Cam Waters basically covering down to 14th.

"Thanks to my mate next door for a tow," said van Gisbergen of the helping hand he got from Jamie Whincup on the record-breaking lap.

"The car was awesome, the guys have done a great job. The tyres switched on then. The job's not done, yet, no points, but thanks to the team the car is fantastic."

Chaz Mostert will start third, his margin to Waters just 0.007s, while Whincup ended up on the outside of the second row.

Will Davison led the way for Dick Johnson Racing in fifth followed by Scott Pye and Anton De Pasquale.

Mark Winterbottom and Will Brown were eighth and ninth, Jack Smith ending up 10th after unexpectedly running in the top five in both Q1 and Q2.

Some big names stumbled in a busy Q2 session, including two drivers that finished on the podium last time out at Sandown.

David Reynolds was the man on the bubble, missing out on the Top 10 by around half-a-tenth, while Brodie Kostecki was just 15th quickest.

But the real shock exits came in the split Q1, with Nick Percat and Andre Heimgartner both failing to progress in Group A.

Percat complained of front locking, his time only good enough for 19th on the grid, while Heimgartner will start from 23rd after not getting on top of his set-up.

There were more surprises in Group B, with Tim Slade (21st), Bryce Fullwood (22nd) and Todd Hazelwood (24th) both missing out.

Cla	#	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Interval
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	50.492
2	6	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	50.824	0.332	0.332
3	25	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	50.832	0.339	0.007
4	88	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore ZB	50.835	0.343	0.003
5	17	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	50.836	0.343	0.000
6	20	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	50.874	0.382	0.038
7	11	Anton De Pasquale	Ford Mustang GT	50.892	0.400	0.017
8	18	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	50.924	0.432	0.032
9	9	Will Brown	Holden Commodore ZB	51.039	0.547	0.115
10	4	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	51.107	0.615	0.068
11	26	David Reynolds	Ford Mustang GT	51.047	0.555
12	34	Jake Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	51.100	0.607	0.052
13	44	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	51.107	0.614	0.007
14	35	Zane Goddard	Holden Commodore ZB	51.194	0.702	0.087
15	99	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	51.238	0.745	0.043
16	5	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Mustang GT	51.277	0.784	0.038
17	96	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	51.195	0.703
18	19	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore ZB	51.207	0.715	0.012
19	8	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	51.277	0.785	0.070
20	22	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore ZB	51.297	0.805	0.019
21	3	Tim Slade	Ford Mustang GT	51.306	0.814	0.009
22	2	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	51.409	0.917	0.103
23	7	Andre Heimgartner	Ford Mustang GT	51.465	0.973	0.056
24	14	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	51.515	1.022	0.049
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