The Kiwi got the job done on his first run in the 15-minute session, a 1m12.280s leaving him a little over a tenth clear of the field.
That gap tightened at the flag due to some second-run improvements, but nobody was quite quick enough to knock van Gisbergen off the provisional pole.
Tim Slade went closest, the Blanchard Racing Team driver impressive on his final run as he went within six-hundredths of van Gisbergen.
Jamie Whincup was another driver to improve on his second run, his time just nine-hundredths off the pace.
Will Davison got through to the Shootout on his first run time, which was good enough for fourth, as did Nick Percat.
Cam Waters led a trio of Tickford Mustangs ahead of James Courtney and Jack Le Brocq, with David Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale the last two to bank Shootout spots.
The biggest surprise of the session was Chaz Mostert, who could only manage 17th on the grid, one spot behind Walkinshaw Andretti United teammate Bryce Fullwood.
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 |  Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.280 | ||
| 2 | 3 |  Tim Slade | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.346 | 0.066 | 0.066 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.374 | 0.093 | 0.027 |
| 4 | 17 | Will Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.386 | 0.106 | 0.012 |
| 5 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.434 | 0.154 | 0.048 |
| 6 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.482 | 0.202 | 0.048 |
| 7 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.495 | 0.215 | 0.012 |
| 8 | 5 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.573 | 0.293 | 0.078 |
| 9 | 26 | David Reynolds | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.590 | 0.310 | 0.017 |
| 10 | 11 | Anton De Pasquale | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.655 | 0.375 | 0.064 |
| 11 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 1'12.674 | 0.394 | 0.019 |
| 12 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.683 | 0.403 | 0.008 |
| 13 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.695 | 0.415 | 0.011 |
| 14 | 9 | Will Brown | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.707 | 0.427 | 0.012 |
| 15 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.803 | 0.523 | 0.096 |
| 16 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.833 | 0.553 | 0.029 |
| 17 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.837 | 0.557 | 0.004 |
| 18 | 35 | Zane Goddard | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.847 | 0.567 | 0.010 |
| 19 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.912 | 0.632 | 0.064 |
| 20 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.955 | 0.675 | 0.043 |
| 21 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'12.988 | 0.707 | 0.032 |
| 22 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'13.163 | 0.883 | 0.175 |
| 23 | 19 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'13.331 | 1.051 | 0.168 |
| 24 | 22 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'13.496 | 1.216 | 0.164 |
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