Tomas Mezera carried through his pace demonstrated at Amaroo Park with a time of 1:13.568, to take his first pole position of the year.

Mezera got off to an early lead as Skaife made the most of the start - going from sixth to second by the end of the first corner.

Skaife would make the most of the front row start and got off to an early lead, whilst Larry Perkins climbed up five positions to second.

Neil Crompton and Glenn Seton came into contact at turn two, which sent both competitors to the back of the field.

Mezera came charging through the pack, eventually passing Perkins for second position and gaining on leader, Skaife.