 The first morning session and the fourth session held in late afternoon was open to all drivers.Davison was fastest in the first practice session with a 1-minute and 12.0639 seconds lap, followed by Ritter, Winterbottom, Lowndes, Courtney, Rick Kelly, Holdsworth, Michael Caruso, Tony D'Alberto and Steve Owen.Ten minutes in, Taz Douglas prompted the session's first stoppage as he struck the turn two apex kerb and damaged his Holden Commodore VE2's left-hand side in a collision with the exit concrete wall.