2017 Vodafone Gold Coast 600

The 2017 Vodafone Gold Coast 600 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 20 to 22 October 2017. The event was held at the Gold Coast Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland and consisted of two races, 300 kilometres in length. It is the twelfth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 21 and 22 of the season.[1]

Queensland 2017 Vodafone Gold Coast 600
Event Information
Round 12 of 14 in the 2017 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date20–22 October 2017
LocationSurfers Paradise, Queensland
VenueGold Coast Street Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 94 laps 280 km
Pole position Australia Chaz Mostert
Rod Nash Racing
1:21.5485
Winner Australia Chaz Mostert
Australia Steve Owen
Rod Nash Racing
2:18:28.8454
Race 2
Distance 102 laps 300 km
Pole position New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:10.8383
Winner New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
France Alexandre Prémat
DJR Team Penske
2:05:17.3923

Background

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Driver changes

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Ashley Walsh, having withdrawn from the Bathurst 1000 due to injury, was again replaced by Andre Heimgartner.[2]

Results

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Race 21

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Race
Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points
1 55   Chaz Mostert
  Steve Owen
Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 94 2:18:28.8454 1 150
2 6   Cam Waters
  Richie Stanaway
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 94 +2.4917 14 138
3 14   Tim Slade
  Andre Heimgartner
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 94 +5.5391 3 129
4 97   Shane van Gisbergen
  Matthew Campbell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 94 +7.0041 7 120
5 23   Michael Caruso
  Dean Fiore
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 94 +21.2713 4 111
6 88   Jamie Whincup
  Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 94 +26.8865 2 102
7 888   Craig Lowndes
  Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 94 +28.2675 11 96
8 5   Mark Winterbottom
  Dean Canto
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 94 +43.3660 8 90
9 56   Jason Bright
  Garry Jacobson
Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 94 +47.5501 22 84
10 15   Rick Kelly
  David Wall
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 94 +48.7764 5 78
11 02   Scott Pye
  Warren Luff
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 94 +49.1463 13 72
12 17   Scott McLaughlin
  Alexandre Prémat
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 94 +50.0481 12 69
13 33   Garth Tander
  James Golding
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 94 +51.3217 15 66
14 22   James Courtney
  Jack Perkins
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 94 +51.7119 18 63
15 21   Tim Blanchard
  Todd Hazelwood
Tim Blanchard Racing Holden VF Commodore 94 +1:00.3189 20 60
16 78   Simona de Silvestro
  David Russell
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 94 +1:00.3282 21 57
17 9   David Reynolds
  Luke Youlden
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 94 +1:00.6666 23 54
18 34   James Moffat
  Richard Muscat
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 94 +1:02.6658 19 51
19 12   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 94 +1:02.9277 16 48
20 19   Will Davison
  Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 94 +1:05.5635 17 45
21 8   Nick Percat
  Macauley Jones
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 94 +1:14.1453 6 42
22 99   Dale Wood
  Chris Pither
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 94 +1:29.5462 24 39
23 62   Alex Rullo
  Alex Davison
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 92 +2 Laps 25 36
Ret 18   Lee Holdsworth
  Karl Reindler
Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 58 10
Ret 3   Aaren Russell
  Taz Douglas
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 48 Suspension 26
Ret 7   Todd Kelly
  Jack Le Brocq
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 45 Accident 9
Source:[3]

Race 22

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Race
Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points
1 17   Scott McLaughlin
  Alexandre Prémat
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 102 2:05:17.3923 13 150
2 88   Jamie Whincup
  Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 +1.4752 2 138
3 97   Shane van Gisbergen
  Matthew Campbell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 +2.5170 1 129
4 888   Craig Lowndes
  Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 102 +21.0491 3 120
5 5   Mark Winterbottom
  Dean Canto
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 102 +25.8166 8 111
6 22   James Courtney
  Jack Perkins
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +28.4384 4 102
7 55   Chaz Mostert
  Steve Owen
Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 102 +31.4406 5 96
8 18   Lee Holdsworth
  Karl Reindler
Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 102 +31.5831 10 90
9 12   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 102 +31.9998 22 84
10 8   Nick Percat
  Macauley Jones
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +44.5535 14 78
11 15   Rick Kelly
  David Wall
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 102 +52.5616 11 72
12 7   Todd Kelly
  Jack Le Brocq
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 102 +53.5113 15 69
13 02   Scott Pye
  Warren Luff
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 102 +1:01.1286 17 66
14 19   Will Davison
  Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 102 +1:02.2540 18 63
15 23   Michael Caruso
  Dean Fiore
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 102 +1:09.9655 9 60
16 56   Jason Bright
  Garry Jacobson
Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 101 +1 Lap 16 57
17 33   Garth Tander
  James Golding
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 101 +1 Lap 21 54
18 99   Dale Wood
  Chris Pither
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 101 +1 Lap 19 51
19 34   James Moffat
  Richard Muscat
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 101 +1 Lap 20 48
20 21   Tim Blanchard
  Todd Hazelwood
Tim Blanchard Racing Holden VF Commodore 101 +1 Lap 24 45
21 6   Cam Waters
  Richie Stanaway
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 100 +2 Laps 7 42
22 14   Tim Slade
  Andre Heimgartner
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 85 +17 Laps 12 39
23 78   Simona de Silvestro
  David Russell
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 85 +17 Laps 26 36
Ret 62   Alex Rullo
  Alex Davison
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 25
Ret 9   David Reynolds
  Luke Youlden
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 15 6
Ret 3   Aaren Russell
  Taz Douglas
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 8 23
Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Vodafone Gold Coast 600 Schedule & Results - Supercars". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Heimgartner to partner Slade at GC600 - Speedcafe". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Race 21 - Supercars". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Race 22 - Supercars". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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