Supercars: Davison and Waters top Friday Surfers Paradise practice

After three years of waiting, Supercars has finally return to the streets of Surfers Paradise today for opening practice for the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500.

It was local driver Will Davison who claimed early bragging rights, clocking the fastest time in opening practice in his #17 Shell Ford Mustang.

Following practice, three-time Supercars Champion and now IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin, who used to drive the #17 Mustang, made a cameo appearance in pit lane.

Davison unseated series leader Shane van Gisbergen, who led for the majority of the 30-minute session.

Van Gisbergen, who can secure the title as early as Saturday, was edged to top spot by Davison by just 0.01s.

Cam Waters, the only driver who can stop van Gisbergen winning the title, was third.

Waters Tops Practice 2

Cam Waters has topped a tightly-contested Practice 2 at the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500.

Waters, Will Davison who was quickest in opening practice, Shane van Gisbergen and Chaz Mostert were covered by just 0.09s.

Cam Waters faster in Fridays practice for the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, event 12 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. 28 Oct 2022

Six different teams were represented in the top six, with David Reynolds fifth ahead of Andre Heimgartner.

“It was a little bit wild, to be honest,” Waters said.

“Scraping all the fences and stuff, probably a little bit too close for my liking.

“The car’s fast, we definitely made a few improvements between practices, so that’s great.”

On qualifying, Waters said: “It’s super important. You want to be starting up the front.

“It’s hard to pass around here… I think we’ve got a good race car, which is pretty important around here.

“Being such a long race… I’m fine with the heat, I’m used to it being from Mildura, it’s bloody hot there.”

Practice 1 Results

POS NO. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1 17 Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team 1:11.221 +0.000 14
2 97 Van Gisbergen Red Bull Holden Racing Team 1:11.240 +0.019 16
3 6 C. Waters Tickford Racing 1 1:11.479 +0.258 14
4 25 Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United 1:11.515 +0.293 15
5 18 Winterbottom Team 18 1:11.527 +0.306 15
6 26 Reynolds Penrite Racing 1:11.584 +0.363 13
7 2 Percat Walkinshaw Andretti United 1:11.609 +0.387 14
8 11 A. de Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team 1:11.655 +0.434 17
9 8 Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing 1:11.752 +0.531 16
10 34 J. Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing 1:11.765 +0.544 17
11 31 J. Golding PremiAir Subway Racing 1:11.815 +0.594 15
12 10 Holdsworth Penrite Racing 1:11.820 +0.599 15
13 35 T. Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing 1:11.840 +0.619 17
14 99 B. Kostecki Penrite Racing – Erebus 1:11.841 +0.619 16
15 3 Slade CoolDrive Racing 1:11.846 +0.625 13
16 22 C. Pither PremiAir Coca Cola Racing 1:11.849 +0.628 15
17 5 Courtney Tickford Racing 1 1:11.908 +0.687 16
18 55 T. Randle Tickford Racing 2 1:11.926 +0.704 15
19 9 W. Brown Penrite Racing – Erebus 1:12.035 +0.813 12
20 20 S. Pye Team 18 1:12.041 +0.820 15
21 88 B. Feeney Red Bull Holden Racing Team 1:12.446 +1.225 19
22 4 J. Smith SCT Motor Sports 1:12.744 +1.523 17
23 96 M. Jones SCT Motor Sports 1:12.790 +1.569 14
24 56 J. Kostecki Tickford Racing 2 1:12.793 +1.571 16
25 14 B. Fullwood Brad Jones Racing 1:12.990 +1.769 18

Practice 2 Results

POS NO. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1 6 C. Waters Tickford Racing 1 1:10.722 +0.000 14
2 17 Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team 1:10.740 +0.018 13
3 97 Van Gisbergen Red Bull Holden Racing Team 1:10.742 +0.020 14
4 25 Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United 1:10.812 +0.091 15
5 26 Reynolds Penrite Racing 1:10.933 +0.212 16
6 8 Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing 1:10.995 +0.273 16
7 11 A. de Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team 1:11.050 +0.329 15
8 2 Percat Walkinshaw Andretti United 1:11.228 +0.507 15
9 9 W. Brown Penrite Racing – Erebus 1:11.230 +0.509 12
10 18 Winterbottom Team 18 1:11.234 +0.513 14
11 5 Courtney Tickford Racing 1 1:11.235 +0.514 15
12 20 S. Pye Team 18 1:11.254 +0.532 15
13 10 Holdsworth Penrite Racing 1:11.275 +0.553 14
14 99 B. Kostecki Penrite Racing – Erebus 1:11.332 +0.610 17
15 55 T. Randle Tickford Racing 2 1:11.351 +0.629 14
16 96 M. Jones SCT Motor Sports 1:11.485 +0.763 16
17 3 Slade CoolDrive Racing 1:11.527 +0.806 12
18 34 J. Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing 1:11.537 +0.816 16
19 88 B. Feeney Red Bull Holden Racing Team 1:11.538 +0.816 16
20 22 C. Pither PremiAir Coca Cola Racing 1:11.550 +0.828 16
21 31 J. Golding PremiAir Subway Racing 1:11.726 +1.005 12
22 35 T. Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing 1:11.808 +1.087 16
23 14 B. Fullwood Brad Jones Racing 1:11.933 +1.212 17
24 56 J. Kostecki Tickford Racing 2 1:12.203 +1.481 11
25 4 J. Smith SCT Motor Sports 1:12.252 +1.531 16

 

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