2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600

The 2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 21 to 23 October 2016. The event was held at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, and consisted of two races of 300 kilometres in length. It was the twelfth event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 22 and 23 of the season. It was also the third and final event of the 2016 Enduro Cup.[1] It was the seventh running of the Gold Coast 600.

2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600
Event Information
Round 12 of 14 in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date21–23 October 2016
LocationSurfers Paradise, Queensland
VenueSurfers Paradise Street Circuit
WeatherFriday: fine
Results
Race 1
Distance 102 laps 300 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 1:10.6544
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Alexandre Prémat
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 2:21:45.5490
Race 2
Distance 102 laps 300 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 1:10.3169
Winner Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 2:09:10.5096

Report

Practice
Practice summary
Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Car Time
Practice 1 Friday 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:11.3244
Practice 2 Friday 17 Tony D'Alberto DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.7753
Practice 3 Friday 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.4206

Results

Race 22

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.6544
2 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:10.6841
3 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.8823
4 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:10.9004
5 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:10.9955
6 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:11.0156
7 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:11.0621
8 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:11.0640
9 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.0768
10 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.1153
11 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:11.1234
12 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:11.1986
13 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:11.2448
14 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:11.2513
15 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.2574
16 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:11.3807
17 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.3867
18 6 Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.3961
19 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:11.4054
20 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:11.4154
21 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:11.4616
22 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:11.4692
23 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.5488
24 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:11.5561
25 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:11.9257
26 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:12.2021
Sources: [2]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen
Alexandre Prémat		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 2:21:45.5490 1 150
2 33 Scott McLaughlin
David Wall		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 102 +0.6 s 2 138
3 88 Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 +1.1 s 3 129
4 1 Mark Winterbottom
Dean Canto		 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 102 +5.7 s 9 120
5 34 James Moffat
James Golding		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 102 +7.4 s 4 111
6 888 Craig Lowndes
Steven Richards		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 +7.5 s 12 102
7 96 Dale Wood
David Russell		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 102 +8.6 s 20 96
8 7 Todd Kelly
Matt Campbell		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 102 +9.7 s 23 90
9 55 Chaz Mostert
Steve Owen		 Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 102 +10.8 s 10 84
10 111 Chris Pither
Richie Stanaway		 Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 102 +12.1 s 17 78
11 14 Tim Slade
Ashley Walsh		 Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +12.3 s 21 72
12 8 Jason Bright
Andrew Jones		 Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +12.6 s 19 69
13 3 Andre Heimgartner
Aaren Russell		 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 102 +13.0 s 24 66
14 21 Tim Blanchard
Macauley Jones		 Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 102 +13.4 s 25 63
15 2 Garth Tander
Warren Luff		 Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 102 +36.6 s 14 60
16 19 Will Davison
Jonathon Webb		 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 102 +47.7 s 8 57
17 23 Michael Caruso
Dean Fiore		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 101 +1 lap 6 54
18 17 Scott Pye
Tony D'Alberto		 DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 101 +1 lap 15 51
19 4 Shae Davies
Chris van der Drift		 Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 101 +1 lap 26 48
20 22 James Courtney
Jack Perkins		 Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 97 +5 laps 11 45
21 15 Rick Kelly
Russell Ingall		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 85 +17 laps 16 42
Ret 12 Fabian Coulthard
Luke Youlden		 DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 95 Accident 22
Ret 18 Lee Holdsworth
Karl Reindler		 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 34 Accident 7
Ret 6 Cameron Waters
Jack Le Brocq		 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 21 Accident 18
Ret 222 Nick Percat
Cameron McConville		 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 18 Accident damage 13
Ret 9 David Reynolds
Craig Baird		 Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 4 Accident damage 5
Fastest Lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:11.4567
Source: [3]

Race 23

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.3169
2 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.4492
3 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:10.6140
4 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:10.7399
5 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.7741
6 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:10.7891
7 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:10.8391
8 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:10.8957
9 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:10.9440
10 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:10.9869
11 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:10.9901
12 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:11.0110
13 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:11.0382
14 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:11.0944
15 6 Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.1110
16 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.1157
17 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.2004
18 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.2274
19 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:11.3127
20 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:11.3794
21 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:11.4133
22 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:11.4389
23 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:11.5711
24 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:11.6632
25 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:11.7170
– 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore No time
Sources: [4]

Top Ten Shootout
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.8872
2 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:10.9763
3 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:10.9973
4 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:11.0298
5 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:11.1143
6 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.5455
7 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:11.5899
8 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:11.6915
9 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:11.9818
– 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore No time
Sources: [5]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88 Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 2:09:10.5096 1 150
2 97 Shane van Gisbergen
Alexandre Prémat		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 +9.1 s 2 138
3 33 Scott McLaughlin
David Wall		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 102 +14.1 s 4 129
4 888 Craig Lowndes
Steven Richards		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 +14.6 s 5 120
5 1 Mark Winterbottom
Dean Canto		 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 102 +20.1 s 8 111
6 55 Chaz Mostert
Steve Owen		 Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 102 +23.5 s 6 102
7 18 Lee Holdsworth
Karl Reindler		 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +24.3 s 12 96
8 14 Tim Slade
Ashley Walsh		 Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +25.4 s 11 90
9 23 Michael Caruso
Dean Fiore		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 102 +29.7 s 10 84
10 22 James Courtney
Jack Perkins		 Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 102 +40.6 s 13 78
11 2 Garth Tander
Warren Luff		 Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 102 +42.9 s 20 72
12 34 James Moffat
James Golding		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 102 +43.7 s 7 69
13 19 Will Davison
Jonathon Webb		 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 102 +44.3 s 9 66
14 6 Cameron Waters
Jack Le Brocq		 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 102 +52.4 s 14 63
15 12 Fabian Coulthard
Luke Youlden		 DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 102 +53.3 s 17 60
16 222 Nick Percat
Cameron McConville		 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 102 +1:00.3 24 57
17 15 Rick Kelly
Russell Ingall		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 102 +1:02.3 18 54
18 21 Tim Blanchard
Macauley Jones		 Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 102 +1:03.6 23 51
19 8 Jason Bright
Andrew Jones		 Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +1:04.0 19 48
20 9 David Reynolds
Craig Baird		 Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 102 +1:04.6 3 45
21 7 Todd Kelly
Matt Campbell		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 101 +1 lap 22 42
22 96 Dale Wood
David Russell		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 101 +1 lap 25 39
23 17 Scott Pye
Tony D'Alberto		 DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 101 +1 lap 15 36
Ret 3 Andre Heimgartner
Aaren Russell		 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 30 Accident damage 21
Ret 111 Chris Pither
Richie Stanaway		 Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 14 Accident 16
DNS 4 Shae Davies
Chris van der Drift		 Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore Accident in Qualifying
Fastest Lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:11.3587
Sources: [6]

Championship standings after the event
  • After Race 23 of 29. Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "V8 Supercars 2016 calendar change". Supercars. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Qualifying for Race 22". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Race 22". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Qualifying for Race 23". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Top Ten Shootout". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Race 23". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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