ALICE BUCKLEY Under Investigation After P16 Qualifying at Sydney 500

February 21, 2026

• ALICE BUCKLEY qualified 16th for the season-opening Super2 race at Sydney Motorsport Park, posting a 1:01.7783s lap time in her #50 Alice Buckley Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB. While she managed to complete 17 laps during the session, her qualifying effort left her more than seven-tenths off pole position.
• The day took a complicated turn when BUCKLEY and Matt Chahda were flagged for a post-session investigation regarding a potential pit lane speeding violation. This investigation could impact her starting position for Saturday’s race, adding uncertainty to what’s already a challenging season opener for the independent driver.
• BUCKLEY’s qualifying session came amid last-minute track configuration changes, with the series switching from the planned ‘Gardner’ layout to the shorter ‘Druitt’ configuration. The lack of rubber on track and slippery conditions made for tricky qualifying conditions that affected the entire field, with even pole-sitter Zak Best describing the session as “pretty difficult.”

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