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 Pirtek Enduro Cup.[1] It was the seventh running of the Gold Coast 600.

Queensland 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

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Practice

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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

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Race 22

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Qualifying

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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 Team 18 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   Cam 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

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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
Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 34 Accident 7
Ret 6   Cam 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

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Qualifying

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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 Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:11.0382
14 22   James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:11.0944
15 6   Cam 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

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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

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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
Team 18 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   Cam 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

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

References

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  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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Race 22". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Qualifying for Race 23". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Top Ten Shootout". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 - Supercars - Virgin Australia Supercars C'ship - Race 23". racing.natsoft.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
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