Qualifying and your Top Ten Shootout. Ryan Wood takes pole position, as WAU makes it a front row lockout.

Qualifying is an interesting style here for the supercars series. We begin with our full 24 driver field all aiming to give their best times during the session. After the first session, we slim it down to 18 drivers through to Qualifying 2. After that session we bring it down to top 10 and that is our Shootout. The Shootout requires each driver to do one lap, with no other drivers on the track. This makes their qualifying based on pure pace.

Qualifying One:

This is a vital session for all the top 7, they need to ensure they get through this first session so they can focus on the next one. It will be difficult, but not impossible to overtake in the race later today.

With 5 minutes to go, Kostecki tops the timing charts, with Bryce Fullwood position 2 and Matt Payne in position 3. The 2 time Gold Coast winner, Chaz Mostert currently out of the Qualifying 2, along with Cam Waters and Thomas Randle. All 3 drivers setting good times currently. This track is proving difficult to improve set times for most drivers with very little purple sector times and mainly green or red.

There was plenty happening with Thomas Randle out of the qualifying session. He was one of our top 7, aiming for their spot to work for the finals. Unfortunately this is going to be tough for him starting from position 22. The remaining 6 also fighting for their chance in the top 4 at Adelaide, managed to make it through to Qualifying 2.

After that scare for Cam Waters and Chaz Mostert, it made for an easy through and they were able to take a big breath, before refocusing back on the next session.

Your bottom 6:

19: A. Heimgartner

20: J. Le Brocq

21: J. Ojeda

22: T. Randle

23: A. Cameron

24: M. Jones

Qualifying 2:

The results in this session are everchanging. Everyone is able to take advtange of the track now and work through the difficulties to make for a good time. Will Brown leads the pack followed by Fullwood and Payne.

With just under 5 minutes, we have multiple top 7 drivers out of the top 10. These next few laps would be essential for a good qualifying and bettering themselves for the top 10. Those cars include, Mostert, Allen and Waters.

Nick Percat manages to jump up to position 2, with that good lap result and Will Brown is out of the car after that great time for him, which secures his spot through to the top 10. By doing this, it put him vulnerable to being dropped out of the top 10 and unfortunately that was exactly what happened.

Qualifying 2 eliminations:

11: J. Evans

12: C. Murray

13: C. Hill

14: W. Davison

15: W. Brown

16: J. Courtney

17: J. Golding

18: N. Percat

Top Ten Shoot Out:

These sessions are very fast paced, One at a time, the drivers will complete their lap and aim to have the best time. We begin with the driver who ended the previous session in position 10 and through to position 1.

Cam Waters with a decent lap with a 1:09.5352. It was an okay lap for being the first car out on track, however he was not exceedingly happy with it.

David reynolds is next, he is just down on the time set by Waters, but its close between the two at the moment. Reynolds manages to just miss out, with the last sector being slightly slower for Reynolds, with a 1:09.5633

Matt Payne is next to go, the first sector manages to be quicker than the previous two, its extremely close, but looks that Payne has that car under control more than the other two. Payne goes to the top, with a 1:09.1050.

Bryce Fullwood is next up, he is pushing and sliding the car to it's limits. He manages a very fast middle sector, faster than the rest of them. He does get to position 2 on the timing list, with a 1:09.4948.

Anton De Pasquale was next up and he managed to nearly match Payne's first sector. Fastest within the second sector, it is very close for the top spot. De Pasquale manages to go to the top of the timing, just faster than Payne's time. Anton's time was a 1:09.0131.

Brodie Kostecki is looking to redeem himself after missing the Gold Coast first race, he is not in the finals fight, but still aiming for good points for the team. He manages to use all the kerbs, jumping over almost all of them. not as quick as De Pasquale, but still in touching distance. Kostecki cannot beat Anton's time and has to currently settle for 2nd with 4 drivers still remaining. Kostecki's time was a 1:09.0209.

Kai Allen is next up, and the young driver is looking for a good weekend. He hasn't raced at Sandown very much only having 1 race in a Supercar. Brand new tyres for the young driver. Fastest sector 1, a little bit quicker in sector 2, Allen is pushing that car over the kerbs and has to settle for position 3, due to time lost in sector 3. The time was a 1:09.1004.

Chaz Mostert who previously had a strong weekend at Gold Coast, can he get pole today? He has smashed the first sector, close in the second sector. Mostert flies through the final sector and jumps to the top of the timing sheet with a 1:08.9000. It is our first 1:08 time for the session.

Broc Feeney is looking for a good weekend with the ability to make it a pole position here. Very close for Feeney with the ability to possibly take this away from Mostert. Feeney just misses out in position 6, with a 1:09.1372. It was a tough lap, given he started well, but found to struggle later in the lap.

Ryan Wood on the Gold Coast. Hoping to go for a race win this weekend at Sandown.

Your final driver, Ryan Wood. Out of the finals series, but he can do this as a fast and young driver with plenty of potential. This is close between the teammates, with one of them taking pole position today for race 30. Ryan Wood smashes the final sector, and overtakes his teammate with a 1:08.7371. This makes it a WAU front row lockout.