The 40-minute session started in wet conditions, the likes of Chaz Mostert, David Reynolds and Will Davison enjoying spells on top as they lapped on grooved rubber.
It was during that wet running the reigning champion Shane van Gisbergen found himself off the road at the last corner.
With a little under 15 minutes van Gisbergen ventured onto a slick tyre, the Kiwi jumping to the top with the first time in the 1m38s bracket.
He and Davison then traded times as van Gisbergen lowered the benchmark to a 1m35s.
With eight minutes to go the times dropped again, Todd Hazelwood going quickest before being topped by Davison’s 1m34.962s.
Three minutes from the flag Mostert found his way into the 1m33s, but his time at the top was short-lived, with Mark Winterbottom taking over P1.
It then looked as if Winterbottom would top the session, only for De Pasquale to pull almost two-tenths clear with a 1m33.209s on his final lap.
“Wild,” said De Pasquale. “Pretty changeable conditions and lots of…
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