Red Bull Racing Australia driver Shane van Gisbergen has moved closer to his first Virgin Australia Supercars Championship with a commanding win at the Castrol Gold Coast 600 on Saturday.
Even a 10-second penalty for co-driver Premat after an incorrect safety car restart couldn’t stop a charging Van Gisbergen in the race the quick Kiwi holding out Scott McLaughlin.
“From my end, it was tough,” commented van Gisbergen. “We really had to push in that middle stint. We thought we understood the rule was that we could pit and serve the penalty, which we couldn’t.
“I had to really push through, we passed for the lead and pulled another 10 seconds. The car was just awesome, best car I have ever had around here. It is never an easy track, but everyone was on top of their game and we brought home the results.”
Both drivers are traditionally strong here, but the Commodore prevailed over Volvo, with Whincup slotting in third.
The result was Volvo co-driver David Wall’s first Supercars podium in second with Scott McLaughlin, and teammates James Moffat and James Golding finishing fifth behind Mark Winterbottom-Dean Canto. Winterbottom was the only primary driver to start the race and paid off after they started ninth.
The Castrol Gold Coast 600 continues Sunday for the final endurance race of 2016, with qualifying kicking off at 9.35am local time.
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