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, Australia, 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. It was the seventh running of the Gold Coast 600.

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 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:

Race Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired 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:

Race 23 Qualifying 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:

Top Ten Shootout 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:

Race Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired 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:

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

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Shane van Gisbergen 2812 2 Jamie Whincup 2664 3 Craig Lowndes 2427 1 4 Scott McLaughlin 2351 1 5 Will Davison 2235

Teams' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 5486 2 Holden Racing Team 3613 1 3 Garry Rogers Motorsport 3558 1 4 Prodrive Racing Australia 3460 1 5 Brad Jones Racing 3342

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