De Pasquale sets fastest-ever qualifying lap at Hidden Valley to score pole position for first Supercars race this weekend

SHELL V-Power Racing Team driver Anton De Pasquale has set the fastest-ever qualifying lap at Hidden Valley to score pole position for the first Supercars race of the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown weekend this afternoon. The pole was De Pasquale’s third in succession in the Supercars series, matching a 30-year-old record set by Mark Skaife. De Pasquale had an issue at the hairpin but a sizzling final sector saw the 25-year-old register a qualifying lap record time of 01:05.2904, beating Scott McLaughlin’s qualifying lap record of 1:05.4737s, which was set in 2019. Veteran Mark Winterbottom will line up alongside De Pasquale on the front row of the grid for the 38-lap race, which will start at 3:25pm this afternoon. . Final qualifying standings 1 Anton De Pasquale › Shell V-Power Racing Team - Ford Mustang GT 2 Mark Winterbottom › IRWIN Racing - Holden Commodore ZB 3 Shane van Gisbergen › Driver number Red Bull Ampol Racing Team - Holden Commodore ZB 4 Scott Pye › DEWALT Racing - Holden Commodore ZB 5 Nick Percat › R&J Batteries - Holden Commodore ZB 6 Jamie Whincup › Red Bull Ampol Racing Team - Holden Commodore ZB 7 Cameron Waters › Monster Energy Racing - Ford Mustang GT 8 Chaz Mostert › Mobil 1 TM Appliances Online - Holden Commodore ZB 9 Tim Slade › CoolDrive Racing - Ford Mustang GT 10 Zane Goddard › Yellow Cover Racing - Holden Commodore ZB 11 Jake Kostecki › UNIT Racing - Holden Commodore ZB 12 Macauley Jones › Coca-Cola Racing - Holden Commodore ZB 13 Brodie Kostecki › Erebus Boost Mobile Racing - Holden Commodore ZB 14 Fabian Coulthard › Local Legends - Holden Commodore ZB 15 Kurt Kostecki › Walkinshaw Andretti United - Holden Commodore ZB 16 Todd Hazelwood › Pizza Hut - Holden Commodore ZB 17 Thomas Randle › Castrol Racing - Ford Mustang GT 18 Jack Smith › SCT Logistics - Holden Commodore ZB 19 Bryce Fullwood › Mobil 1 TM Middy’s Racing - Holden Commodore ZB 20 Garry Jacobson › Team SYDNEY - Holden Commodore ZB 21 James Courtney › Boost Mobile Racing - Ford Mustang GT 22 Will Brown › Erebus Motorsport - Holden Commodore ZB 23 Jack Le Brocq › Truck Assist Racing - Ford Mustang GT 24 Will Davison › Shell V-Power Racing Team - Ford Mustang GT 25 David Reynolds › Penrite Racing - Ford Mustang GT 26 Andre Heimgartner › NED Whisky Racing - Ford Mustang GT