There won't be any Kiwis at the front of the grid when Bathurst gets underway on Sunday.
In Saturday night's top 10 shootout, Shane van Gisbergen finished fourth, while rival Scott McLaughlin came in fifth.
Mclaughlin overcame a sluggish start to make up time over the mountain but couldn't quite catch his compatriot.
David Reynolds was the quickest of the bunch to earn pole position at Mt Panorama, just seconds faster than Jamie Whincup.
New Zealand's Richie Stanaway, like Fabian Coulthard and Andre Heimgartner didn't take part in the shootout.
Results:
David Reynolds 2:04.059
Jamie Whincup 2:04.068
Anton de Pasquale 2:04.308
Shane van Gisbergen 2.04.538
Scott McLaughlin 2:04.549
Cameron Waters 2.04.751
Nick Percat 2:04.767
James Courtney 2:05.003
Craig Lowndes 2:05.083
Garth Tander 2:05.171
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