Sydney Supercars: Whincup fastest in second practice

Jamie Whincup completed a Red Bull Holden clean sweep in Sydney Supercars practice, topping the second 30-minute session.

For Whincup there was a stark contrast between the two sessions. Having not done a green tyre run in the first session, he bolted out of the gates on fresh rubber second time around, going quickest with a 1m29.084s on his first run.

That would have been good enough for second on its own, however another green tyre run at the end lowered his best to a 1m28.831, slightly under teammate Shane van Gisbergen’s P1 benchmark.

Speaking after the session Whincup said it was a welcome return to the top of the timesheets after a difficult virtual campaign during the break.

“It’s great to be back cutting laps,” he said. “It’s the first time in 12 weeks I haven’t been a second and a half off the pace in practice, which is nice. 

“It’s really quick, fast sessions here. Straight out of P1, you make a few changes, and then straight into P2. But overall, as far as car #88 is concerned, it feels good. 

“We did a little bit of a race run, it was reasonable, and the car is pretty good over a lap. Everyone will improve for qualifying, so we’ll have to keep chipping away.”

For the second consecutive session Scott McLaughlin was second fastest, the gap to Whincup 0.15s, with van Gisbergen third.

Lee Holdsworth was best of the Tickford Fords in fourth, as Anton De Pasquale led the way for Erebus once again.

Nick Percat and Chaz Mostert were next, with Kelly Racing pair Andre Heimgartner and Rick Kelly split by Macauley Jones in positions eight to 10.

Second practice results:

ClaDriverCarTimeGap
1 Jamie WhincupHolden Commodore ZB 1’28.831  
2 Scott McLaughlinFord Mustang GT 1’28.989 0.157
3 Shane van GisbergenHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.016 0.185
4 Lee HoldsworthFord Mustang GT 1’29.051 0.219
5 Anton De PasqualeHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.070 0.238
6 Nick PercatHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.081 0.250
7 Chaz MostertHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.272 0.441
8 Andre HeimgartnerFord Mustang GT 1’29.273 0.441
9 Macauley JonesHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.313 0.481
10 Rick KellyFord Mustang GT 1’29.394 0.563
11 Fabian CoulthardFord Mustang GT 1’29.405 0.574
12 Cameron WatersFord Mustang GT 1’29.454 0.623
13 Todd HazelwoodHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.499 0.668
14 David ReynoldsHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.531 0.700
15 Jack Le BrocqFord Mustang GT 1’29.631 0.799
16 Garry JacobsonHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.638 0.807
17 James CourtneyFord Mustang GT 1’29.650 0.818
18 Bryce FullwoodHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.652 0.821
19 Mark WinterbottomHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.793 0.962
20 Scott PyeHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.804 0.972
21 Alex DavisonHolden Commodore ZB 1’29.931 1.100
22 Jack SmithHolden Commodore ZB 1’30.102 1.271
23 Chris PitherHolden Commodore ZB 1’30.198 1.367
24 Jake KosteckiHolden Commodore ZB 1’30.576 1.745

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