Overview
- Broc Feeney trailed by just 0.006 seconds as six drivers were covered by less than 0.1 seconds around the 6.213km circuit.
- Ryan Wood qualified third ahead of Anton De Pasquale, with rookie Cooper Murray fifth and Chaz Mostert sixth after rebounding from Thursday’s crash.
- Cam Waters, Cameron Hill, Nick Percat and Thomas Randle completed the Shootout qualifiers, with Randle edging Macauley Jones by 0.056 seconds.
- Defending Supercars champion Will Brown missed the Shootout in 12th, while Matt Payne qualified 18th despite a tight overall spread.
- The Shootout is set for Saturday at 5:05 pm AEDT and Sunday’s race starts at 11:45 am, with coverage on Fox Sports (Ch. 506), Seven and Kayo; Bathurst prize money is undisclosed, though the fastest qualifier earns $5,000 and AU$50,000 goes to the season’s poles leader.