Overview
- Zach Bates set a 2:03.9376 provisional pole on Friday, the fastest lap recorded at Mount Panorama in the current Gen3 era, and will head into Saturday’s Top 10 Shootout as the last car on track.
- Two cars — the Walkinshaw TWG Toyota shared by Ryan Wood and Jaxon Evans and the Dick Johnson Racing Ford shared by Rylan Gray and Tony D’Alberto — crashed in Friday practice and could not be repaired in time, so they will start from the back of the grid.
- Ryan Wood’s crash at Forrest’s Elbow produced an impact measured at about 42G; he was cleared by medical staff and walked away but his car suffered major front‑corner and structural damage that teams judged unrecoverable before qualifying.
- Chevrolet showed strong pace across the sessions with a top-three lockout in qualifying and Erebus Motorsport posting leading times in co‑driver and practice runs, while several teams managed engine or repair work after practice findings.
- Support series action and team reports shaped preparations for the endurance race: Bailey Sweeny took his first Super2 pole, Grove Racing is reported to be planning an engine change after finding a power shortfall, and the event now turns to the Top 10 Shootout and race strategies this weekend.