De Pasquale pips van Gisbergen in final practice
06 Nov 2021
Anton De Pasquale and Shane van Gisbergen have led the way in final practice at the ARMOR ALL Sydney SuperNight.
Overcast conditions swathed Sydney Motorsport Park late in the 30-minute session, but the usual suspects remained at the top.
The final practice session ahead of three-part Race 23 qualifying saw De Pasquale and van Gisbergen split by 0.166s.
Erebus Motorsport duo Brodie Kostecki and Will Brown sandwiched Nick Percat to fill the top five.
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The session was punctuated by several moments at Turn 1; Chaz Mostert, who ended up 13th, survived two minor offs.
In the opening minutes, Mostert understeered off at Turn 1 and was followed in sympathy by De Pasquale seconds later.
De Pasquale recovered to go purple in the first and third sectors and rose to the top with a 1:30.366s.
Cloud cover enveloped the circuit with 18 minutes to go, and Jamie Whincup vaulted to the top with a 1:20.319s.
Van Gisbergen broke into the 1:29s bracket shortly afterwards with a 1:29.850s
Mark Winterbottom was returned to the circuit after the Team 18 mechanics worked feverishly to repair his power steering issue.
With nine minutes remaining, Winterbottom jumped to fifth. He would end the session 17th.
Mostert encountered more trouble at Turn 1, but slotted into fourth with a 1:30.520s before the final runs.
Kostecki, Brown, Jack Le Brocq and Scott Pye all improved, but van Gisbergen's time remained firm at the top.
It was until De Pasquale, who topped Practice 1, lowered the series leader's benchmark by 0.165s with a 1:29.688s.
Will Davison jumped to sixth, leaving Whincup seventh all told. 14 drivers were within a second of De Pasquale's time.
Cars will return to the track for three-part Race 23 ARMOR ALL Qualifying at 5:10pm, with Race 23 to start at 7:45pm.
Every session of the event will be broadcast live on Foxtel (Fox Sports 506) and streamed on Kayo from 12:30pm AEDT on both days.
The Seven Network will showcase highlights of the event.
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