The Walkinshaw Andretti United driver lapped the Taupo Worldwide Motorsport Park monitor in 1:26.4937s to be simply 0.03s away from Matt Payne (Grove Racing) and Will Davison (Dick Johnson Racing).
“We’re fairly shut with the automotive in Qualifying trim,” Mostert, who not too long ago turned a father for the primary time,
“This monitor is so totally different to the final two tracks now we have been to. It’s good to have some pace however I believe it’ll require one thing a bit bit totally different right here.”
Three Chevrolet Camaros adopted in fourth to sixth-fastest, led by James Golding (PremiAir Racing), sequence chief Will Brown (Triple Eight) and Andre Heimgartner (Brad Jones Racing).
Defending his title for the primary time since returning to the sequence, Brodie Kostecki performed himself in steadily to be twelfth quickest within the Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet, simply 0.33s off the quickest time.
Broc Feeney was down in twenty first place within the different Triple Eight Chevrolet, admitting that his workforce had “lots we have to work on in a single day”.
Saturday’s motion will begin with Qualifying at 10:20am NZST, with a Shoot-out for the highest 10 drivers set for 12:00 noon. The 60-lap race, the primary in New Zealand since 2022, is ready for 3:05pm.