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Supercars Championship leader Will Brown causes chaos on the Gold Coast in a multi-car crash

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Supercars Championship leader Will Brown causes chaos on the Gold Coast in a multi-car crash

  • Will Brown will have to start from 11th on the grid after causing the accident
  • It played an important role in making up the grid with several other cars involved

By Josh Alston for Daily Mail Australia

Published: | Updated:

Supercars Championship leader Will Brown will start 11th on the grid at the Gold Coast 500 after sparking a spectacular multi-car crash on Saturday.

While Richie Stanaway crossed the fastest time. Brown spun out at turn 11, which left Nick Percat and Tim Slade with no room to avoid the collision.

Stanaway secured the top spot before the incident with a lap time of 1:10.4448s, while key championship rivals Chaz Mostert, Cam Waters and Broc Feeney earned their spots in the Top-10 Shootout.

After causing the red flag, Brown’s fastest lap was disqualified, relegating him to 11th and promoting reigning champion Brodie Kostecki into the shootouts.

“I’ve been stuck there for the last couple of sessions and I just thought I’m going to change it, but no … These things happen, it’s the Gold Coast,” Brown said.

In bright conditions, the opening laps saw the likes of Cameron Hill, Feeney and Waters set competitive times, with Mostert briefly leading the standings with a 1:10.5148s.

As the final laps approached, Thomas Randle improved to fourth, knocking Matt Payne out of the top 10.

All drivers re-entered the track for the final push and in a thrilling close session, Waters and Mostert contested the lead before Stanaway set the fastest time.

Supercars Championship leader Will Brown causes chaos on the Gold Coast in a multi-car crash

Will Brown leads the Supercars championship but will start the Gold Coast 500 from 11th

Brown crashed into the barriers at Turn 11 during qualifying to put him back in the main race

Brown crashed into the barriers at Turn 11 during qualifying to put him back in the main race

Brown's crash had a trigger effect, with several other drivers crashing into his car

Brown’s crash had a trigger effect, with several other drivers crashing into his car

Unfortunately for Brown, his crash affected Percat and Slade, who will start in 19th and 21st respectively.

Cam Waters later delivered an outstanding performance in the Top-10 Shootout, securing pole position for the first 250km race with a lap of 1:11.058s, despite lateral contact with the wall.

Waters, who won in Surfers Paradise last year, will start at the top of the grid with Richie Stanaway close behind in second by 0.117 seconds.

Championship contenders Mostert and Feeney will start the race from the second row in third and fourth positions.

Tickford’s Thomas Randle finished fifth in the shootout, while reigning champion Kostecki faced challenges, including a board shot that dropped him to 10th.

Payne also struggled after an off-track trip at Turn 11, putting him ninth on the grid.

The first race of the weekend starts at 16:15.

Race 21 Top-10 Shootout Results:

Cam Waters (Tickford Racing)

Richie Stanaway (Grove Racing)

Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United)

Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing)

James Golding (PremiAir Nulon Racing)

James Courtney (Blanchard Team Racing)

David Reynolds (Team 18)

Matt Payne (Grove Racing)

Brodie Kostecki (Erebus Motorsport)