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<\/a><\/p>\nIn tricky, damp conditions, Tigani and Oscar Targett combined to take both pole positions in the #56 Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was such a late call-up, I\u2019m in a crew suit, my suit didn\u2019t turn up, I\u2019m borrowing Oscar\u2019s helmet, my helmet didn\u2019t turn up,\u201d Tigani said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFull credit to the guys and girls, the car was not right yesterday, they pulled it apart last night, they found the issue, we fixed it, and it was an absolute rocket ship this morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe track\u2019s still a bit slippery, luckily I had Oscar in my ear just coaching me the whole time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually ran off the lap, or two laps before, so I thought I\u2019d bombed it completely, but then managed to put it together. I didn\u2019t know I was P1 until after the chequered flag!\u201d<\/p>\n
Targett topped the first 15-minute session with a 1:08.4550s, going 0.170s faster than teammate Brendon Leitch.<\/p>\n
The Mercedes contingent struggled for outright pace in Friday practice, managing a top result of sixth in the two regular sessions.<\/p>\n
Qualifying 1 was affected by a red flag at the halfway point, when Cameron Rees found the Turn 6 gravel in the Volante Rosso Aston Martin.<\/p>\n
At that point, neither Jaxon Evans nor Will Davison had set a representative lap time.<\/p>\n
The session resumed with a handful of minutes remaining, during which the Tigani Mercedes pair rocketed to the top.<\/p>\n
Reigning champion Broc Feeney was third fastest, followed by Davison, and Ryan Wood.<\/p>\n
Evans recovered from being stuck down the order to qualify sixth.<\/p>\n
Jayden Ojeda set the fastest time on his penultimate lap, however, ran wide as the clock wound down, dropping to seventh on the grid as a result.<\/p>\n
Luke Youlden (#71 Porsche), Paul Stokell (#24 Audi), and Josh Buchan (#23 Ferrari) rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n
When the Am drivers rolled out for Qualifying 2, Tigani elected to give Paul Lucchitti and Sergio Pires a fresh set of tyres, while the majority of runners elected to stay on their existing sets.<\/p>\n
The fastest time changed hands almost lap by lap as the track continued to improve, with Renee Gracie looking strong after showing impressive speed on Friday.<\/p>\n
Tigani set a 1:07.5870s lap in the closing stages to take pole position ahead of Gracie.<\/p>\n
Pires shot to third in the #44 Mercedes just moments before the red flag came out for Cameron Campbell, who went off and got bogged in the grass.<\/p>\n
Brad Schumacher was fourth fastest ahead of Elliott Schutte in the ARGT Ferrari.<\/p>\n
Schutte looked poised to shoot up to the front before a red flag in the closing seconds for Cameron Campbell scuppered his run.<\/p>\n
The fresh tyre gamble did not pay off for Lucchitti, who fell to ninth spot.<\/p>\n
The results of Qualifying 2 set the grid for Saturday afternoon\u2019s opening race, set to commence at 1:15pm AEST.<\/p>\n
Results: GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWQ Queensland Raceway, Qualifying 1<\/p>\n
Pos
\nNum
\nTeam
\nDriver
\nCar
\nClass
\nLaps
\nDiff<\/p>\n
1
\n56
\nKollosche AMG by Tigani
\nOscar Targett (AUS)
\nMercedes-AMG GT3
\nPA
\n1:08.4550*<\/p>\n
2
\n44
\nGeyer Valmont Racing by Tigani
\nBrendon Leitch (NZL)
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n1:08.6250
\n0.1700<\/p>\n
3
\n1
\nKelso Electrical \/Team MPC
\nBroc Feeney (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n1:08.8100
\n0.3550<\/p>\n
4
\n181
\nOnlyFans Racing
\nWilliam Davison (AUS)
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n1:08.8440
\n0.3890<\/p>\n
5
\n88
\nTeam BRM \/Wolfbrook Motorsport
\nRyan Wood (NZL)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO II
\nPA
\n1:08.9540
\n0.4990<\/p>\n
6
\n26
\nARGT
\nJaxon Evans (AUS)
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n1:09.0700
\n0.6150<\/p>\n
7
\n66
\nMove My Wheels by Tigani
\nJayden Ojeda (AUS)
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n1:09.2330
\n0.7780<\/p>\n
8
\n71
\nAED Consulting by Tigani
\nLuke Youlden (AUS)
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\nT
\n1:09.4680
\n1.0130<\/p>\n
9
\n24
\nKFC \/Team MPC
\nPaul Stokell (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO II
\nT
\n1:09.6130
\n1.1580<\/p>\n
10
\n23
\nZagame Autosport
\nJosh Buchan (AUS)
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n1:09.7970
\n1.3420<\/p>\n
11
\n2
\nTrading Garage \/Team MPC
\nValentino Astuti (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n1:10.1170
\n1.6620<\/p>\n
12
\n93
\nWall Racing
\nTony D\u2019Alberto (AUS)
\nLamborghini Huracan
\nPA
\n1:10.2070
\n1.7520<\/p>\n
13
\n268
\nTeam BRM
\nAlex Peroni (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n1:11.1780
\n2.7230<\/p>\n
14
\n14
\nVolante Rosso Motorsport
\nCameron Rees (AUS)
\nAston Martin Vantage
\nT
\n1:23.2860
\n14.8310<\/p>\n
Results: GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWQ Queensland Raceway, Qualifying 2<\/p>\n
Pos
\nNum
\nTeam
\nDriver
\nCar
\nClass
\nLaps
\nDiff<\/p>\n
1
\n56
\nKollosche AMG by Tigani
\nJustin Tigani (AUS)
\nMercedes-AMG GT3
\nPA
\n1:07.5870*<\/p>\n
2
\n181
\nOnlyFans Racing
\nRenee Gracie (AUS)
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n1:07.6300
\n0.0430<\/p>\n
3
\n44
\nGeyer Valmont Racing by Tigani
\nSergio Pires (AUS)
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n1:07.7300
\n0.1430<\/p>\n
4
\n1
\nKelso Electrical \/Team MPC
\nBrad Schumacher (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n1:07.7340
\n0.1470<\/p>\n
5
\n26
\nARGT
\nElliott Schutte (AUS)
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n1:07.7350
\n0.1480<\/p>\n
6
\n2
\nTrading Garage \/Team MPC
\nDarren Currie (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n1:07.7740
\n0.1870<\/p>\n
7
\n268
\nTeam BRM
\nMark Rosser (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO ll
\nPA
\n1:07.8260
\n0.2390<\/p>\n
8
\n88
\nTeam BRM \/Wolfbrook Motorsport
\nSteve Brooks (NZL)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO II
\nPA
\n1:07.8770
\n0.2900<\/p>\n
9
\n66
\nMove My Wheels by Tigani
\nPaul Lucchitti (AUS)
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\nPA
\n1:07.9830
\n0.3960<\/p>\n
10
\n23
\nZagame Autosport
\nCameron Campbell (AUS)
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\nPA
\n1:09.0130
\n1.4260<\/p>\n
11
\n14
\nVolante Rosso Motorsport
\nCameron Rees (AUS)
\nAston Martin Vantage
\nT
\n1:09.8800
\n2.2930<\/p>\n
12
\n93
\nWall Racing
\nAdrian Deitz (AUS)
\nLamborghini Huracan
\nPA
\n1:09.9190
\n2.3320<\/p>\n
13
\n71
\nAED Consulting by Tigani
\nNathan Halstead (AUS)
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\nT
\n1:10.2180
\n2.6310<\/p>\n
14
\n24
\nKFC \/Team MPC
\nGary Higgon (AUS)
\nAudi R8 LMS EVO II
\nT
\n1:10.7110
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