De Pasquale picked up where he left off last November, his single-lap pace around SMP untouchable.
The Dick Johnson Racing driver went fastest with a 1m29.759s on his first run, which initially left him four-tenths clear of the field.
Teammate Will Davison did manage to close the gap down to less than three-tenths, but that was as close as anyone could get.
Reigning series champion Shane van Gisbergen was third fastest, while Andre Heimgartner impressed in his first appearance for Brad Jones Racing with the fourth fastest time.
Will Brown led the way for Erebus in fifth two spots clear of teammate Brodie Kostecki, with Chaz Mostert splitting the Boost-backed cars.
Tim Slade and David Reynolds were next, while Broc Feeney banked a Shootout spot on what is his debut as a full-time Supercars driver with 10th.
“That was pretty nervous towards the end,” said the teenager. “I made a mistake on my last run so it ended up being my first lap of the day that got me into the Shootout.
“I’ve…
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