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Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday 26 March.

Top Ten shootout

The top ten shootout was held on Friday 27 March immediately before the first race.

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held onto the fastest position from qualifying, setting a new practice record while doing so.

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was second fastest ahead of Jason Richards while the big mover from qualifying was Mark Winterbottom climbing from ninth to fourth, while second fastest from qualifying, the surprising

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dropped to eighth.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Friday 27 March immediately after the shootout.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Saturday 28 March.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday 29 March.

Results

Results as follows:

Race 1 results

References

External links

Official site for Australian Grand PrixOfficial site for V8 SupercarOfficial timing and results
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