Overview

• Brodie Kostecki set a 1:49.3947 to edge Broc Feeney by 0.0081 seconds, with Cameron Waters third and eight different teams represented in the Top 10.
• Ryan Wood, Cameron Hill, Thomas Randle, Matt Payne, Chaz Mostert, Anton De Pasquale and Cooper Murray also progressed to the shootout, with Tickford and WAU the only squads placing two cars.
• Will Brown qualified 16th following limited running for the Triple Eight No. 1 after a Practice 4 collision between Jamie Whincup and Scott Pye; Whincup received a $1000 fine.
• Will Davison was 21st after the No. 17 left pit lane with a loose right‑front wheel and required assistance in pit exit to secure it.
• Practice pace swung widely as Aaron Cameron (P1), Jamie Whincup (P2), Will Brown (P3), James Moffat (P4) and Ryan Wood (P5) topped sessions, with Team 18 battling electrical gremlins and Grove’s No. 19 replacing a failed starter motor.