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Ford's McLaughlin claims Supercars pole

Defending series champion Scott McLaughlin has continued his dominance by claiming pole position for the second race of the Supercars opening round in Adelaide.

Backing up from Saturday's win in his new Mustang, McLaughlin clocked 1min 19.66 secs to be fastest in the top 10 shootout.

He was 0.26sec ahead of Holden's Shane van Gisbergen to claim the first pole of his career at Adelaide and start from P1 for Sunday's 250km race, which starts at 1550 AEDT.

McLaughlin's Ford teammate Fabian Coulthard was third fastest but is under investigation by stewards for a "team procedure" after his DJR Team Penske outfit was seen working under the Mustang's bonnet just moments before his flying lap.