The Melbourne pole also bettered Broc Feeney<\/a>\u2018s Race 6 pole time to set a new Gen3 qualifying lap record at Albert Park.<\/p>\n It also gave Brown a rare win against his Triple Eight teammate, who had outqualified him in the last 27 sessions consecutively and moves their scoreline to 3-40 in their last 43 sessions.<\/p>\n Feeney will start the Sunday race from down in 11th, his first time starting outside the top 10 since Townsville last year.<\/p>\n Aaron Cameron<\/a> backed up his earlier qualifying pace to be third from Brodie Kostecki<\/a>, with Matt Payne<\/a> and Ryan Wood<\/a> winding up sixth.<\/p>\n Unlike the prior session, which ended in drama as half the field failed to start their final runs, the eight-minute duration meant all drivers had just one bite of the cherry.<\/p>\n The fastest car was the last one across the line, Brown leaving his flyer late to clear the field by over two tenths of a second.<\/p>\n Joining Feeney outside the top 10 was reigning champion Chaz Mostert<\/a>, who will start alongside him in 12th, while both Erebus cars sat at the foot of the timesheets in 22nd and 23rd.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/season-guide-2026_1024x1024.jpg\"\/)
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