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Bathurst 12 Hour: Chaz Mostert puts Schnitzer BMW on pole

Supercars star Chaz Mostert put Schnitzer BMW on pole for the Bathurst 12 Hour, the opening round of the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Mostert ran second to last in the top 10 shootout after being second fastest in the initial qualifying session earlier on Saturday, and became the first driver to lap under the 2m02s bracket all weekend with a stunning 2m01.934s.

That benchmark proved a little too much for provisional polesitter Kelvin van der Linde, whose 2m02.169s secured the outside of the front row for the #22 Jamec Pem Audi.

Christopher Haase made up three spots from his first qualifying position to put the #74 Jamec Pem Audi third on the grid, while the Pro-Am #777 Buik Lamborghini entry was a big mover thanks to Luke Youlden, making up four spots.

Those two cars moving forward meant Scott McLaughlin went a couple of spots backward, and will start fifth in the #47 YNA McLaren.

The #55 Strakka Mercedes was a surprise addition to the top 10 shootout, drafted into the single-lap dash after the #100 BMW Team SRM entry, which was third fastest in regular qualifying, was disqualified for a technical infringement.

Driver Cam Waters didn't waste the last-minute call-up either, effectively going from 11th on the grid to sixth with an impressive lap at the very start of the session.

Robin Frijns was one of the drivers who gifted a position to Waters, dropping a pair of spots thanks to a slow first sector. The recent DTM signing will start seventh in the #37 WRT Audi.

Shane van Gisbergen also lost ground, the #58 YNA McLaren driver losing time after running wide at Turn 1 and at The Chase and dropping down to ninth.

The biggest loser of all, though, was #12 Competition Porsche driver Matt Campbell, who ran wide at Turn 1 and turned fourth on the road into 10th on the grid.

That was a reprieve for the #17 Bentley, with Steven Kane moving to the inside of the fifth row having been facing the back of the top 10.

Zdroj: autosport.com