Bathurst 1000: Mostert, van Gisbergen star in final practice
Chaz Mostert pipped Shane van Gisbergen in the final full practice session ahead of the 2021 Bathurst 1000.
Photo by: Mark Horsburgh, Edge Photographics
The first half of the hour-long session was largely dedicated to practicing stops with driver and brake rotor changes, with little in the way of representative lap times.
The only team to have a crack at a time was Erebus, Brodie Kostecki leading the way with a 2m04.704s.
That left him a second clear of the field until after the mid-way point of the session, when van Gisbergen slashed the gap with a 2m05.037s.
The Kiwi went quicker again 10 minutes later, finally knocking Kostecki off top spot with a 2m04.425s.
That prompted the start of the Shootout simulations, Mostert setting a heck of a benchmark with a 2m04.187s with five minutes to go.
It was ultimately impossible to run down, although van Gisbergen did go very close, the gap between the two Holden drivers just 0.01s.
"We've tuned it up a little bit from qualifying," said Mostert.
"We're just neatening up a few little errors that we didn't quite get right in qualifying.
"It's been a pretty fantastic car since we rolled out of the gate. It's just a pleasure to drive. The car gives you great feedback, you can feel the tyre under the car."
Nobody else got close to Mostert and van Gisbergen, Kostecki's early time good enough for third at the end of the session despite a number of late improvements.
Anton De Pasquale was left complaining of oversteer on his green tyre runs, the Shell Ford driver left six tenths off the pace in fourth.
Provisional polesitter Will Brown was fifth ahead of Tickford pair Cam Waters and Jack Le Brocq.
Will Davison, Nick Percat and Tim Slade rounded out a Top 10 that was predictably made up of those prepping for the single-lap dash later today.
The pole-deciding Shootout will take place at 5:05pm local time today.
2021 Bathurst 1000 Practice 6 results
Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Interval |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 | Chaz Mostert Lee Holdsworth |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'04.187 | ||
2 | 888 | Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'04.199 | 0.011 | 0.011 |
3 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki David Russell |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'04.704 | 0.517 | 0.505 |
4 | 11 | Anton De Pasquale Tony D’Alberto |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'04.795 | 0.607 | 0.090 |
5 | 9 | Will Brown Jack Perkins |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'04.856 | 0.669 | 0.061 |
6 | 6 | Cameron Waters James Moffat |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'04.927 | 0.739 | 0.070 |
7 | 5 | Jack Le Brocq Zak Best |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'04.970 | 0.783 | 0.043 |
8 | 17 | Will Davison Alex Davison |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'04.978 | 0.790 | 0.007 |
9 | 8 | Nick Percat Dale Wood |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.002 | 0.814 | 0.024 |
10 | 3 | Tim Slade Tim Blanchard |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'05.093 | 0.906 | 0.091 |
11 | 19 | Fabian Coulthard Jonathon Webb |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.358 | 1.170 | 0.264 |
12 | 44 | James Courtney Thomas Randle |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'05.606 | 1.418 | 0.248 |
13 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood Warren Luff |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.670 | 1.483 | 0.064 |
14 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom Michael Caruso |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.674 | 1.486 | 0.003 |
15 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood Dean Fiore |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.693 | 1.505 | 0.019 |
16 | 88 | Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.788 | 1.600 | 0.094 |
17 | 20 | Scott Pye James Golding |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.899 | 1.711 | 0.111 |
18 | 22 | Garry Jacobson Dylan O’Keeffe |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'05.980 | 1.792 | 0.080 |
19 | 26 | David Reynolds Luke Youlden |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'06.138 | 1.950 | 0.157 |
20 | 96 | Macauley Jones Chris Pither |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'06.364 | 2.177 | 0.226 |
21 | 39 | Broc Feeney Russell Ingall |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'06.421 | 2.233 | 0.056 |
22 | 34 | Jake Kostecki Kurt Kostecki |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'07.478 | 3.290 | 1.057 |
23 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner Matt Campbell |
Ford Mustang GT | 2'07.525 | 3.338 | 0.047 |
24 | 4 | Jack Smith David Wall |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'07.701 | 3.514 | 0.176 |
25 | 35 | Zane Goddard Jayden Ojeda |
Holden Commodore ZB | 2'08.094 | 3.907 | 0.393 |
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