# 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. It was the seventh running of the Gold Coast 600.

## Report
### Practice

Practice summary :
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap |
| Session | Day | 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 | 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 |
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#### 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 | 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 |||||||||
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### 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 | 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 |
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#### 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 |
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#### 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 | 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 |||||||||
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## Championship standings after the event

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