# 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600

The 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the eleventh event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 21 to 23 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland. It was the tenth V8 Supercar championship event held at the circuit, the second running of the Gold Coast 600, and the eighteenth annual overall Australian Touring Car event at the circuit (including seven non-championship ATCC/V8 Supercar rounds and two non-championship Super Touring rounds), and the twenty-first race meet overall at the street circuit, dating back to the 1991 CART race.
The event hosted races 21 and 22 of the 2011 season. As in 2010, a single 102 lap, 300-kilometre race was held on Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying for Race 21 consisted of a 20-minute, all-in session with the fastest ten progressing to the top ten shootout. Qualifying for Race 22 was a single 20 minute, all-in session. Each team was required to employ a driver with an 'international reputation' for the event, with one driver needing to complete a minimum of 34 laps in each race.
Many international drivers came from the IndyCar Series, Formula One and Sports Car racing. A restriction was put in place preventing international drivers who competed in the L&H 500 and the Bathurst 1000 from taking part. However, in light of the Las Vegas crash that killed Holden Racing Team international driver Dan Wheldon a week prior to the event, this restriction was lifted to accommodate drivers who could not participate due to the accident, as Will Power (Ford Performance Racing, injured in the Lap 11 crash) and Tony Kanaan (Brad Jones Racing, was leading when race abandoned) also withdrew. Darren Turner (Wheldon), Richard Lyons (Power), and Allan Simonsen (Kanaan) were named replacements. The International Drivers Trophy was renamed in Wheldon's honor. The winner of this was French Indycar and Sportscar driver Sébastien Bourdais.
As with Bathurst, Fox Sports brought commentators Mike Joy (Statesville, North Carolina) and Darrell Waltrip (Franklin, Tennessee to Surfers Paradise for live coverage overseas.

## Entry List

| No. | Drivers | Team (Sponsor) | Car | No. | Drivers | Team (Sponsor) | Car |
| 1 | James Courtney Darren Turner | Holden Racing Team (Toll, Rockstar Energy) | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | Steven Johnson Dirk Muller | Dick Johnson Racing (Jim Beam, Coca-Cola) | Ford FG Falcon |
| 2 | Garth Tander Ryan Briscoe | Holden Racing Team (Toll, Rockstar Energy) | Holden Commodore VE | 18 | James Moffat Joey Hand | Dick Johnson Racing (Jim Beam, Coca-Cola) | Ford FG Falcon |
| 3 | Tony D'Alberto Vitantonio Liuzzi | Tony D'Alberto Racing (Wilson Security) | Ford FG Falcon | 19 | Jonathon Webb Gil de Ferran | Tekno Autosports (Mother Energy, Tekno Performance) | Ford FG Falcon |
| 4 | Alex Davison Marc Lieb | Stone Brothers Racing (Irwin Industrial Tools) | Ford FG Falcon | 21 | Karl Reindler Fabrizio Giovanardi | Britek Motorsport (Fair Dinkum Sheds, Wilson Security) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom Richard Lyons | Ford Performance Racing (Orrcon Steel, Dunlop Tires) | Ford FG Falcon | 30 | Warren Luff Marino Franchitti | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (Gulf Western Oils) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 6 | Will Davison Mika Salo | Ford Performance Racing (Trading Post, Castrol) | Ford FG Falcon | 33 | Lee Holdsworth Simon Pagenaud | Garry Rogers Motorsport (Fujitsu, Valvoline) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 7 | Todd Kelly Richard Westbrook | Kelly Racing (Jack Daniels) | Holden Commodore VE | 34 | Michael Caruso Augusto Farfus | Garry Rogers Motorsport (Fujitsu, Valvoline) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 8 | Jason Bright Stephane Sarrazin | Brad Jones Racing (BOC) | Holden Commodore VE | 39 | Russell Ingall Jan Magnussen | Paul Morris Motorsport (Supercheap Auto, Castrol) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 9 | Shane van Gisbergen Emanuele Pirro | Stone Brothers Racing (SP Tools) | Ford FG Falcon | 47 | Tim Slade Helio Castroneves | James Rosenberg Racing (Lucky 7 Convenience Stores) | Ford FG Falcon |
| 11 | Greg Murphy Oliver Gavin | Kelly Racing (Pepsi Max) | Holden Commodore VE | 49 | Steve Owen Boris Said | Paul Morris Motorsport (V.I.P Petfoods) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 12 | Dean Fiore Gianni Morbidelli | Triple F Racing (WesTrac) | Ford FG Falcon | 55 | Paul Dumbrell Christian Klien | Rod Nash Racing (The Bottle-O) | Ford FG Falcon |
| 14 | Jason Bargwanna Allan Simonsen | Brad Jones Racing (Jana Living) | Holden Commodore VE | 61 | Fabian Coulthard Patrick Long | Walkinshaw Racing (Bundaberg Rum) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 15 | Rick Kelly Jorg Bergmeister | Kelly Racing (Jack Daniels) | Holden Commodore VE | 88 | Jamie Whincup Sebastien Bourdais | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Vodafone) | Holden Commodore VE |
| 16 | David Reynolds Alex Tagliani | Kelly Racing (Stratco) | Holden Commodore VE | 888 | Craig Lowndes Andy Priaulx | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Vodafone) | Holden Commodore VE |

## Results
### Race 21

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup Sébastien Bourdais | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 102 | 2:13:21.5515 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 6 | Will Davison Mika Salo | Ford Performance Racing | 102 | +2.2s | 3 | 138 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Richard Lyons | Ford Performance Racing | 102 | +2.5s | 17 | 129 |
| 4 | 18 | James Moffat Joey Hand | Dick Johnson Racing | 102 | +2.8s | 6 | 120 |
| 5 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard Patrick Long | Walkinshaw Racing | 102 | +5.8s | 11 | 111 |
| 6 | 11 | Greg Murphy Oliver Gavin | Kelly Racing | 102 | +7.1s | 18 | 102 |
| 7 | 15 | Rick Kelly Jörg Bergmeister | Kelly Racing | 102 | +12.4s | 8 | 96 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael Caruso Augusto Farfus | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 102 | +13.6s | 14 | 90 |
| 9 | 19 | Jonathon Webb Gil de Ferran | Tekno Autosports | 102 | +15.0s | 16 | 84 |
| 10 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth Simon Pagenaud | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 102 | +16.8s | 7 | 78 |
| 11 | 2 | Garth Tander Ryan Briscoe | Holden Racing Team | 102 | +16.8s | 2 | 72 |
| 12 | 47 | Tim Slade Hélio Castroneves | James Rosenberg Racing | 102 | +17.1s | 24 | 69 |
| 13 | 7 | Todd Kelly Richard Westbrook | Kelly Racing | 102 | +17.4s | 22 | 66 |
| 14 | 1 | James Courtney Darren Turner | Holden Racing Team | 102 | +20.7s | 10 | 63 |
| 15 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell Christian Klien | Ford Performance Racing | 102 | +22.1s | 23 | 60 |
| 16 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen Emanuele Pirro | Stone Brothers Racing | 102 | +23.9s | 9 | 57 |
| 17 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna Allan Simonsen | Brad Jones Racing | 102 | +25.9s | 26 | 54 |
| 18 | 49 | Steve Owen Boris Said | Paul Morris Motorsport | 102 | +28.9s | 4 | 51 |
| 19 | 16 | David Reynolds Alex Tagliani | Kelly Racing | 100 | + 2 laps | 12 | 48 |
| 20 | 12 | Dean Fiore Gianni Morbidelli | Triple F Racing | 100 | + 2 laps | 27 | 45 |
| 21 | 8 | Jason Bright Stéphane Sarrazin | Brad Jones Racing | 99 | + 3 laps | 28 | 42 |
| 22 | 39 | Russell Ingall Jan Magnussen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 97 | + 5 laps | 13 | 39 |
| 23 | 4 | Alex Davison Marc Lieb | Stone Brothers Racing | 78 | + 24 laps | 5 | 36 |
| Ret | 3 | Tony D'Alberto Vitantonio Liuzzi | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 75 | | 25 | |
| Ret | 888 | Craig Lowndes Andy Priaulx | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 52 | | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Steven Johnson Dirk Müller | Dick Johnson Racing | 24 | | 20 | |
| Ret | 30 | Warren Luff Marino Franchitti | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 14 | | 19 | |
| Ret | 21 | Karl Reindler Fabrizio Giovanardi | Britek Motorsport | 13 | | 21 | |
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### Race 22

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Richard Lyons | Ford Performance Racing | 102 | 2:13:21.5515 | 3 | 150 |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup Sébastien Bourdais | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 102 | +1.6s | 1 | 138 |
| 3 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth Simon Pagenaud | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 102 | +3.1s | 8 | 129 |
| 4 | 11 | Greg Murphy Oliver Gavin | Kelly Racing | 102 | +8.7s | 7 | 120 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly Jörg Bergmeister | Kelly Racing | 102 | +11.3s | 14 | 111 |
| 6 | 1 | James Courtney Darren Turner | Holden Racing Team | 102 | +12.0s | 23 | 102 |
| 7 | 49 | Steve Owen Boris Said | Paul Morris Motorsport | 102 | +13.5s | 6 | 96 |
| 8 | 39 | Russell Ingall Jan Magnussen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 102 | +14.9s | 16 | 90 |
| 9 | 7 | Todd Kelly Richard Westbrook | Kelly Racing | 102 | +15.3s | 17 | 84 |
| 10 | 47 | Tim Slade Hélio Castroneves | James Rosenberg Racing | 102 | +15.6s | 22 | 78 |
| 11 | 16 | David Reynolds Alex Tagliani | Kelly Racing | 102 | +17.1s | 10 | 72 |
| 12 | 17 | Steven Johnson Dirk Müller | Dick Johnson Racing | 102 | +17.6s | 21 | 69 |
| 13 | 19 | Jonathon Webb Gil de Ferran | Tekno Autosports | 102 | +17.7s | 19 | 66 |
| 14 | 6 | Will Davison Mika Salo | Ford Performance Racing | 102 | +19.7s | 4 | 63 |
| 15 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard Patrick Long | Walkinshaw Racing | 102 | +21.8s | 15 | 60 |
| 16 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen Emanuele Pirro | Stone Brothers Racing | 102 | +27.1s | 18 | 57 |
| 17 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna Allan Simonsen | Brad Jones Racing | 102 | +39.0s | 24 | 54 |
| 18 | 4 | Alex Davison Marc Lieb | Stone Brothers Racing | 102 | +43.4s | 12 | 51 |
| 19 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto Vitantonio Liuzzi | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 102 | +44.0s | 20 | 48 |
| 20 | 888 | Craig Lowndes Andy Priaulx | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 102 | +53.1s | 5 | 45 |
| 21 | 34 | Michael Caruso Augusto Farfus | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 99 | + 3 laps | 11 | 42 |
| 22 | 21 | Karl Reindler Fabrizio Giovanardi | Britek Motorsport | 98 | + 4 laps | 28 | 39 |
| 23 | 2 | Garth Tander Ryan Briscoe | Holden Racing Team | 82 | + 20 laps | 2 | 36 |
| Ret | 18 | James Moffat Joey Hand | Dick Johnson Racing | 77 | | 9 | |
| Ret | 12 | Dean Fiore Gianni Morbidelli | Triple F Racing | 51 | | 26 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jason Bright Stéphane Sarrazin | Brad Jones Racing | 51 | | 25 | |
| Ret | 30 | Warren Luff Marino Franchitti | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 15 | | 27 | |
| Ret | 55 | Paul Dumbrell Christian Klien | Ford Performance Racing | 0 | | 13 | |
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## Dan Wheldon Trophy Points

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Sébastien Bourdais | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 288 |
| 2 | 5 | Richard Lyons | Ford Performance Racing | 279 |
| 3 | 11 | Oliver Gavin | Kelly Racing | 222 |
| 4 | 33 | Simon Pagenaud | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 207 |
| 5 | 15 | Jörg Bergmeister | Kelly Racing | 207 |

## Standings

* After 22 of 28 races.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2517 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2374 |
| 3 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 2009 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1966 |
| 5 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 1956 |
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