Ford's Chaz Mostert will start from pole position for Saturday's 300km Supercars race on the Gold Coast as rain drenched the Surfers Paradise street circuit.
The Prodrive Racing Australia star claimed his first pole of the year with a 1min 21.5486sec fastest lap.
Holden's Jamie Whincup will start from second with another Holden driver, Tim Slade, in third spot on the grid alongside Nissan's Michael Caruso.
Mostert faced a nervous wait to see if his time would count, crossing the finish line almost simultaneously with a red flag being issued after Dale Wood buried his Erebus Holden into a tyre barrier.