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Townsville Supercars: Van Gisbergen sets P1 pace

The series leader effectively lead the way throughout the half-hour session, his 1m13.688 coming in the first 10 minutes.

That was as fast as he went, however it proved good enough to hang on to top spot at the end.

Fellow Kiwi Andre Heimgartner went closest to knocking van Gisbergen off, his final run taking him within a tenth.

Scott Pye sat second for much of the session courtesy of a 1m13.892s before being bumped back to third by Heimgartner's late improvement.

Will Davison edged Dick Johnson Racing teammate Anton De Pasquale in fourth and fifth while Broc Feeney was a promising sixth.

David Reynolds was seventh despite complaining of a lack of balance in his Grove Racing Mustang while Todd Hazelwood recovered from a trip down the escape road to finish eighth fastest.

Tim Slade and Mark Winterbottom rounded out the Top 10.

James Golding, meanwhile, marked his return as a full-time driver with the 23rd best time, just over a second off the pace.

That was despite having never driven the PremiAir Racing Holden before the session.

"Back where I belong, that's what it feels like," he said.

"I'm just getting back in a rhythm, getting used to everything in the car. The good thing is the Team 18 cars are Triple Eight[-built] as well, so all the buttons are in the same spot.

"It's just about settling in and getting used to all of the processes again. But I'm feeling pretty comfortable."

Practice continues with a second half-hour sessions at 2:50pm local time.

Townsville 500 Practice 1 results

Cla # Driver Car Time Gap Interval
1 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Holden Commodore ZB 1'13.6883    
2 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Holden Commodore ZB 1'13.7857 0.0974 0.0974
3 20 Australia Scott Pye Holden Commodore ZB 1'13.8927 0.2044 0.1070
4 17 Australia Will Davison Ford Mustang GT 1'13.9299 0.2416 0.0372
5 11 Australia Anton De Pasquale Ford Mustang GT 1'13.9332 0.2449 0.0033
6 88 Broc Feeney Holden Commodore ZB 1'13.9542 0.2659 0.0210
7 26 Australia David Reynolds Ford Mustang GT 1'14.0289 0.3406 0.0747
8 35 Australia Todd Hazelwood Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.0450 0.3567 0.0161
9 3 Australia Tim Slade Ford Mustang GT 1'14.0830 0.3947 0.0380
10 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.1035 0.4152 0.0205
11 25 Australia Chaz Mostert Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.1398 0.4515 0.0363
12 9 Australia Will Brown Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.1607 0.4724 0.0209
13 6 Australia Cameron Waters Ford Mustang GT 1'14.2071 0.5188 0.0464
14 34 Australia Jack Le Brocq Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.2210 0.5327 0.0139
15 99 Brodie Kostecki Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.2806 0.5923 0.0596
16 56 Australia Jake Kostecki Ford Mustang GT 1'14.2866 0.5983 0.0060
17 55 Australia Thomas Randle Ford Mustang GT 1'14.4077 0.7194 0.1211
18 5 Australia James Courtney Ford Mustang GT 1'14.5128 0.8245 0.1051
19 10 Australia Lee Holdsworth Ford Mustang GT 1'14.6078 0.9195 0.0950
20 96 Australia Macauley Jones Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.6450 0.9567 0.0372
21 2 Australia Nick Percat Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.7036 1.0153 0.0586
22 22 New Zealand Chris Pither Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.7608 1.0725 0.0572
23 31 Australia James Golding Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.7881 1.0998 0.0273
24 4 Australia Jack Smith Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.8154 1.1271 0.0273
25 14 Australia Bryce Fullwood Holden Commodore ZB 1'14.9831 1.2948 0.1677
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