Whincup earns pole for race two

Date published : 12 Feb 2011 - 12:12:54

Triple Eight once again dominated V8 Supercar qualifying in Abu Dhabi, but this time it was race one winner Jamie Whincup who took pole.The Holden star outpaced team-mate Craig Lowndes by just over 0.2 seconds to put himself in the perfect position to maintain his 100 per cent win rate at the Yas Marina circuit.Mark Winterbottom led the Ford charge in third, while Steven Johnson showed the Dick Johnson team had found some pace overnight by going fourth.It was a much better session for defending champion James Courtney, who will line up fifth for HRT, while the top six for this evening's race was completed by Lee Holdsworth's Fujitsu Commodore.Pos Driver Car Time Gap 1. Jamie Whincup Holden 1m56.429s 2. Craig Lowndes Holden 1m56.718s + 0.289s 3. Mark Winterbottom Ford 1m56.771s + 0.342s 4. Steven Johnson Ford 1m56.966s + 0.537s 5. James Courtney Holden 1m56.988s + 0.559s 6. Lee Holdsworth Holden 1m57.049s + 0.620s 7. Jason Bright Holden 1m57.050s + 0.621s 8. Alex Davison Ford 1m57.052s + 0.623s 9. Michael Caruso Holden 1m57.096s + 0.667s10. Tim Slade Ford 1m57.116s + 0.687s11. Paul Dumbrell Ford 1m57.403s + 0.974s12. Todd Kelly Holden 1m57.406s + 0.977s13. Will Davison Ford 1m57.419s + 0.990s14. Garth Tander Holden 1m57.443s + 1.014s15. Russell Ingall Holden 1m57.532s + 1.103s16. Tony D'Alberto Holden 1m57.550s + 1.121s17. Jonathon Webb Ford 1m57.571s + 1.142s18. Shane van Gisbergen Ford 1m57.628s + 1.199s19. Fabian Coulthard Holden 1m57.673s + 1.244s20. Steve Owen Holden 1m57.742s + 1.313s21. David Reynolds Holden 1m57.770s + 1.341s22. James Moffat Ford 1m57.869s + 1.440s23. Dean Fiore Ford 1m58.165s + 1.736s24. Greg Murphy Holden 1m58.175s + 1.746s25. Jason Bargwanna Holden 1m58.175s + 1.746s26. Warren Luff Holden 1m58.206s + 1.777s27. Rick Kelly Holden 1m58.391s + 1.962s28. Karl Reindler Holden 1m58.651s + 2.222s