Chaz Mostert fastest in P1 for the 2023 VAILO Adelaide 500, Event 12 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 23 Nov, 2023.
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Supercars News: Mostert tops first Adelaide practice

Posted by AR1 staff

Ford’s Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Chaz Mostert turned the quickest lap in damp Practice 1 for the VAILO Adelaide 500 on Thursday.

The #25 Mobil 1 Optus Mustang driver, who was first and second in the two Adelaide races last year, set the fastest two lap times of the session.

Mostert pipped Brad Jones Racing Camaro driver Andre Heimgartner (#8 R&J Batteries Camaro) and Penrite Racing Ford rookie Matt Payne (#19 Penrite Mustang) who was third.

Chaz Mostert fastest in P1 for the 2023 VAILO Adelaide 500, Event 12 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 23 Nov, 2023.
Chaz Mostert fastest in P1 for the 2023 VAILO Adelaide 500, Event 12 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 23 Nov, 2023.

Championship leader Brodie Kostecki (#99 Coca-Cola Camaro) was seventh, with title rival Shane van Gisbergen (#97 Red Bull Ampol Camaro) only 22nd after a late trial on slick tires.

The session was held under overcast and rainy skies on a day dominated by rainfall, but the same name remained a force in Adelaide as Mostert set the running.

Erebus star Will Brown (#9 Coca-Cola Camaro), who will join Triple Eight in 2024, was fourth ahead of Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Mustang) and Mostert’s WAU teammate Nick Percat (#2 Mobil 1 NTI Mustang), who won the 2016 Adelaide 500.

Van Gisbergen rolled out on dry tires in the final minutes, but was unable to fire a shot with the track still damp.

With four minutes remaining, Kostecki jumped to seventh with a 1:29.3851s, with Brown moving to fourth after recording the quickest first sector.

Mostert turned up the wick in the final two minutes and consolidated top spot with a 1:28.6140s, with Heimgartner moving to second with a 1:28.8728s.

Chaz Mostert fastest in P1 for the 2023 VAILO Adelaide 500, Event 12 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 23 Nov, 2023.
Chaz Mostert fastest in P1 for the 2023 VAILO Adelaide 500, Event 12 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 23 Nov, 2023.

Supercars will return to the track on Friday for Practice 2 at 12:35pm local time/1:05pm AEDT.

The run order for Saturday’s ARMOR ALL Top Ten Shootout will be decided in Qualifying at 5:35pm local time/6:05pm AEDT.

Practice 1 Results

POS NO. DRIVER TEAM TIME BEHIND LAPS
1 25 Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United 1:28.614 +0.000 14
2 8 Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing 1:28.873 +0.259 16
3 19 M. Payne Penrite Racing 1:28.931 +0.317 7
4 9 W. Brown Penrite Racing – Erebus 1:29.037 +0.423 17
5 55 T. Randle Tickford Racing 2 1:29.148 +0.534 15
6 2 Percat Walkinshaw Andretti United 1:29.208 +0.594 11
7 11 A. de Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team 1:29.305 +0.691 15
8 17 Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team 1:29.340 +0.726 17
9 99 B. Kostecki Penrite Racing – Erebus 1:29.385 +0.771 14
10 5 Courtney Tickford Racing 1 1:29.391 +0.777 16
11 31 J. Golding PremiAir Subway Racing 1:29.545 +0.931 14
12 43 C. Waters Tickford Racing 1 1:29.651 +1.037 16
13 26 Reynolds Penrite Racing 1:29.876 +1.262 12
14 14 B. Fullwood Brad Jones Racing 1:29.914 +1.300 16
15 23 Slade PremiAir Subway Racing 1:29.924 +1.310 15
16 88 B. Feeney Red Bull Holden Racing Team 1:29.943 +1.329 18
17 56 D. Fraser Tickford Racing 2 1:30.056 +1.442 16
18 34 J. Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing 1:30.096 +1.482 13
19 96 M. Jones Brad Jones Racing (2) 1:30.148 +1.534 17
20 35 C. Hill Matt Stone Racing 1:30.372 +1.758 15
21 4 J. Smith Brad Jones Racing (2) 1:30.430 +1.816 17
22 97 Van Gisbergen Red Bull Holden Racing Team 1:30.782 +2.168 8
23 3 T. Hazelwood CoolDrive Racing 1:30.843 +2.229 10
24 20 S. Pye Team 18 1:31.064 +2.450 14
25 18 Winterbottom Team 18 1:31.630 +3.016 14