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Jamie Whincup will start the 2016 edition of the Bathurst 1000 on pole position after being victorious in the Top Ten Shootout on Saturday.
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“There’s a rumour going around that you can’t win from pole,” said Whincup after the result.
“But I believe it is the best place to be.”
The result will give Whincup a great chance to win Bathurst for the fifth time.
Whincup won the shootout with a time just .06 seconds faster than second-placed Scott McLaughlin.
McLauglin was disappointed to lose pole position by such a narrow margin.
“It is pole position at Bathurst – it means everything,” he said.
“I gave it my all. One day it will happen.”
Chaz Mostert – who missed last year’s race after crashing during the preparations – rounded out the top three.
“It’s special to be out there in qualifying and have that great support from the fans in my comeback from last year,” Mostert said.
“Even the marshals up there (in the section where he crashed last year) gave me the thumbs up during the warm-up.
“That’s what makes this place so special.”
The result means the starting grid has been finalised for tomorrow’s race, the 56th edition of the Bathurst 1000.
Top Ten Shootout results
88. Jamie Whincup – 2:05.426
33. Scott McLaughlin – 2:05.491
55. Chaz Mostert – 2:05.526
12. Fabian Coulthard – 2:05.672
14. Tim Slade – 2:05.856
23. Michael Caruso – 2:05.916
97. Shane van Gisbergen – 2:06.255
2. Garth Tander – 2:06.553
17. Scott Pye – 2:06.555
1. Mark Winterbottom – 2:08.261
Starting grid
1 – 88. Jamie Whincup/Paul Dumbrell
2 – 33. Scott McLaughlin/David Wall
3 – 55. Chaz Mostert/Steve Owen
4 – 12. Fabian Coulthard/Luke Youlden
5 – 14. Tim Slade/Ash Walsh
6 – 23. Michael Caruso/Dean Fiore
7 – 97. Shane van Gisbergen/Alex Prémat
8 – 2. Garth Tander/Warren Luff
9 – 17. Scott Pye/Tony D’Alberto
10 – 1. Mark Winterbottom/Dean Canto
11 – 8. Jason Bright/Andrew Jones
12 – 111 Chris Pither/Richie Stanaway
13 – 6. Cameron Waters/Jack Le Brocq
14 – 9. David Reynolds/Craig Baird
15 – 18. Lee Holdsworth/Karl Reindler
16 – 22. James Courtney/Jack Perkins
17 – 19. Will Davison/Jonathon Webb
18 – 96. Dale Wood/David Russell
19 – 7. Todd Kelly/Matt Campbell
20 – 15. Rick Kelly/Russell Ingall
21 – 888 Craig Lowndes/Steven Richards
22 – 222 Nick Percat/Cameron McConville
23 – 34. James Moffat/James Golding
24 – 21. Tim Blanchard/Macauley Jones
25 – 3. Andre Heimgartner/Aaren Russell
26 – 360 Simona de Silvestro/Renee Gracie
27 – 4. Shae Davies/Chris van der Drift
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