BRODIE Kostecki has continued his red-hot form to top the very last pre-race hitout at the Repco Bathurst 1000.
One-lap pace wasn’t exactly the focus for teams now though, with the 20-minute warm-up giving teams the chance to complete final preparations.
All up, 54 of the 56 drivers took to the track for an early Sunday sighter at the Mountain.
GRID: Where every car will start the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000
That should have been 55, but Anton De Pasquale never got out of pitlane after a brake change issue struck down Dick Johnson Racing.
The #11 Shell V-Power Mustang missed the entire second half of the session, eventually having to be pushed back into the garage.
De Pasquale’s co-driver Tony D’Alberto did at least get to turn four laps before then, that figure being the equal-lowest managed in the 28-car field.
The other driver who did not spend time in the car was Mark Winterbottom, whose #18 Camaro was the only other entry with less than seven laps in the session.
All four of its laps were driven by Michael Caruso, either side of a seven-plus-minute visit to the pits for a set-up change.
It’s been a rocky race preparation for Winterbottom/Caruso, who’ve reported an “abnormal” difference between the two Team 18 cars.
For everyone else, it was either seven or eight laps completed between their respective pairings.
AUDI-CHEV-PORSCHE-FORD: The 2023 Bathurst Supergrid
Directly behind Kostecki on the leaderboard was the car it will share the front-row of the grid with later this morning: the #88 of Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup at 0.0902s adrift.
Andre Heimgartner/Dale Wood were third, while David Reynolds/Garth Tander were the top Ford in fourth.
At least five cars endured offs: Jayden Ojeda and Dylan O’Keeffe at Hell Corner, Cameron Hill and Kevin Estre at the Chase, and James Moffat at Murray’s Corner.
Race start is scheduled for 11:15am AEDT.
RESULTS: Supercars warm-up, Repco Bathurst 1000
| Pos | No. | Drivers | Team | Car | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki / David Russell | Erebus | Chevrolet | 2m06.3584s |
| 2 | 88 | Broc Feeney / Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight | Chevrolet | +0.0902s |
| 3 | 8 | Andre Heimgartner / Dale Wood | BJR | Chevrolet | +0.1606s |
| 4 | 26 | David Reynolds / Garth Tander | Grove | Ford | +0.4741s |
| 5 | 20 | Scott Pye / Warren Luff | Team 18 | Chevrolet | +0.514s |
| 6 | 6 | Cam Waters / James Moffat | Tickford | Ford | +0.5555s |
| 7 | 55 | Thomas Randle / Garry Jacobson | Tickford | Ford | +0.6082s |
| 8 | 2 | Nick Percat / Fabian Coulthard | WAU | Ford | +0.6725s |
| 9 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen / Richie Stanaway | Triple Eight | Chevrolet | +0.7028s |
| 10 | 14 | Bryce Fullwood / Dean Fiore | BJR | Chevrolet | +0.7192s |
| 11 | 35 | Cameron Hill / Jaylyn Robotham | MSR | Chevrolet | +0.8293s |
| 12 | 11 | Tony D’Alberto | DJR | Ford | +0.8731s |
| 13 | 3 | Todd Hazelwood / Tim Blanchard | BRT | Ford | +0.9037s |
| 14 | 19 | Matthew Payne / Kevin Estre | Grove | Ford | +0.9286s |
| 15 | 23 | Tim Slade / Jonathon Webb | PremiAir | Chevrolet | +0.9859s |
| 16 | 31 | James Golding / Dylan O’Keeffe | PremiAir | Chevrolet | +10.384s |
| 17 | 18 | Michael Caruso | Team 18 | Chevrolet | +1.0695s |
| 18 | 56 | Declan Fraser / Tyler Everingham | Tickford | Ford | +1.1121s |
| 19 | 7 | Aaron Love / Jake Kostecki | BRT | Ford | +1.1213s |
| 20 | 17 | Will Davison / Alex Davison | DJR | Ford | +1.1284s |
| 21 | 888 | Craig Lowndes / Zane Goddard | Triple Eight | Chevrolet | +1.1452s |
| 22 | 25 | Chaz Mostert / Lee Holdsworth | WAU | Ford | +1.2241s |
| 23 | 9 | Will Brown / Jack Perkins | Erebus | Chevrolet | +1.3418s |
| 24 | 5 | James Courtney / Zak Best | Tickford | Ford | +1.3461s |
| 25 | 34 | Jack Le Brocq / Jayden Ojeda | MSR | Chevrolet | +1.4077s |
| 26 | 96 | Macauley Jones / Jordan Boys | BJR | Chevrolet | +1.8721s |
| 27 | 4 | Jack Smith / Jaxon Evans | BJR | Chevrolet | +1.9558s |
| 28 | 98 | Simona De Silvestro / Kai Allen | DJR | Ford | +2.2207s |
