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Will Brown<\/a> and Broc Feeney<\/a>. Pic: Supplied<\/p>\nQualifying head-to-head: Broc Feeney 20, Will Brown 2<\/p>\n
Championship rankings: Broc Feeney 1st, Will Brown 2nd<\/p>\n
Ironically, the reigning champion, the man who is perched second in the standings, is the driver who is on the wrong side of the most lopsided intra-team record in 2025 Supercars.<\/p>\n
Brown has appeared increasingly frustrated by his one-lap struggles, to the point where he joked in Townsville that he should revert to being an enduro co-driver.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust really struggling in qualifying,\u201d he mused on the broadcast. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of getting to the stage where you go out there and you start questioning, what sort of lap am I going to put in here?\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeney on the other hand has 10 poles this season and a further seven top-three starts.<\/p>\n
Grove Racing<\/p>\n
Qualifying head-to-head: Matt Payne<\/a> 18, Kai Allen<\/a> 4<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Matt Payne 3rd, Kai Allen 12th<\/p>\n You have to cut Allen some slack, as a promising rookie being directly compared to one of the best in the business.<\/p>\n But hats off to Payne, who is having a tremendous campaign.<\/p>\n Tickford Racing<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: Cam Waters 16, Thomas Randle 6<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Cam Waters 4th, Thomas Randle 8th<\/p>\n Waters remains the spearhead at Campbellfield.<\/p>\n Randle started the year well and is actually responsible for Tickford\u2019s only pole since the Sydney season-opener<\/a>, but had a nightmare run through Darwin and Townsville<\/a>.<\/p>\n Walkinshaw Andretti United<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: Ryan Wood<\/a> 13, Chaz Mostert<\/a> 9<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Chaz Mostert 5th, Ryan Wood 10th<\/p>\n The key anomaly where qualifying and race results tell two different stories.<\/p>\n Wood has ragged the car time and again to rank sixth in terms of average qualifying position (Mostert is 10th).<\/p>\n Mostert though is 345 points ahead on the overall leaderboard, with an extra six podiums to his credit. It is worth noting the #25 was WAU\u2019s lead qualifier for all three Townsville races.<\/p>\n Dick Johnson<\/a> Racing<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: Brodie Kostecki<\/a> 19, Will Davison<\/a> 3<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Brodie Kostecki 6th, Will Davison 17th<\/p>\n It\u2019s not always been smooth sailing for the rejuvenated Stapylton squad, but Kostecki has lived up to his end of the bargain to frequently eek the most out of the Shell V-Power Mustang package.<\/p>\n It\u2019s largely been a tough slog for Davison, who took a major step forward in Townsville only to have each of his races curtailed (slow pitstop, damage from Brown contact, loose wheel).<\/p>\n Brad Jones Racing<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: Bryce Fullwood<\/a> 10, Andr\u00e9 Heimgartner<\/a> 9, Macauley Jones<\/a> 2, Jaxon Evans<\/a> 1<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Andr\u00e9 Heimgartner 9th, Bryce Fullwood 14th, Macauley Jones 21st, Jaxon Evans 22nd<\/p>\n The only other instance of qualifying comparisons not exactly translating to the points table pecking order.<\/p>\n Fullwood has been the fastest BJR driver but has had to lament some cases of bad luck and some cases of poor execution, while Heimgartner remains a master of maximising in race trim.<\/p>\n Team 18<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: Anton De Pasquale 15, David Reynolds<\/a> 7<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Anton De Pasquale 7th, David Reynolds 19th<\/p>\n De Pasquale has been the all-round package which Team 18 had envisaged.<\/p>\n Reynolds has had some excellent glimpses of one-lap pace, but there is no set of teammates further apart in terms of championship position.<\/p>\n Matt Stone Racing<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: Cameron Hill<\/a> 17, Nick Percat<\/a> 5<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Cameron Hill 11th, Nick Percat 13th<\/p>\n Another team where qualifying has been one-way traffic for the most part in the younger driver\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n Percat though has done a good job of exhibiting his renowned race craft to regularly make up for lowly grid slots.<\/p>\n PremiAir Racing<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: James Golding<\/a> 12, Richie Stanaway<\/a> 10<\/p>\n Championship rankings: James Golding 16th, Richie Stanaway 20th<\/p>\n Part of the perplexing nature of PremiAir Racing\u2019s 2025 has been that both cars have struggled more often than not.<\/p>\n That differs to most other teams where at least one side of the garage has run well to offer some kind of benchmark, or insight into what does and doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n Stanaway has been closer to Golding in qualifying than race results thus far.<\/p>\n Erebus Motorsport<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: Jack Le Brocq<\/a> 17, Cooper Murray<\/a> 5<\/p>\n Championship rankings: Jack Le Brocq 15th, Cooper Murray 23rd<\/p>\n Murray, to his credit, has started to find his feet in the last couple of rounds and importantly has stayed out of trouble.<\/p>\n Le Brocq nevertheless continues to do a solid job as the team\u2019s senior driver, with the #9 ahead of the #99 on most occasions and still lingering as a finals dark horse if Erebus fires in endurance season.<\/p>\n Blanchard Racing Team<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head: James Courtney<\/a> 14, Aaron Cameron<\/a> 7, Aaron Love<\/a> 1<\/p>\n Championship rankings: James Courtney 18th, Aaron Cameron 24th<\/p>\n For what it\u2019s worth, the direct Courtney versus Cameron comparison (i.e. Round 2 onwards) reads 12-7 in the former\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n That scoreline is nothing to be scoffed at for a rookie up against a champion teammate, although Courtney has undoubtedly been able to get far further up the grid on his good days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WITH the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship now past the halfway stage in terms of both metrics, rounds 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Cam Waters<\/a> and Thomas Randle<\/a>. Pic: Supplied\/Mark Horsburgh<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/038-Kostecki-MH6_3593-1024x576.jpg\")
The DJR Mustangs run line astern in Townsville. Pic: Supplied\/Mark Horsburgh<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RGP-2025-nti-tOWNSVILLE-500-_05a6860-1024x576.jpg\")
Anton De Pasquale<\/a> has been a shining light for Team 18. Pic: Ross Gibb<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sleuth-hoody-1_1024x1024.jpg\"\/)
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