2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600

Motor race December 2018 December 2018 Queensland 2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600 12 15 2012 IVSC Surfers street circuit.png 19–21 October Surfers Paradise, Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Fine 79 234 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:11.6478 Jamie WhincupSébastien Bourdais Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:45:10.0919 102 300 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:11.1077 Will DavisonMika Salo Ford Performance Racing 2:16:06.9161 The 2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600 was a touring car motor race for V8 Supercars. It was the Round 12 of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship and the 22nd edition of the event. It occurred from 19 to 21 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Race 22 was won by Triple Eight Race Engineering's Jamie Whincup and Sébastien Bourdais from pole position. Will Davison and Mika Salo of Ford Performance Racing won the following day's second race from fourth place. Whincup took the pole position by posting the fastest lap in the top ten shootout but lost his lead to Salo at the start which was twice red flagged for a total of 50 minutes because of two separate start-line crashes that reduced the distance of the race from 102 to 79 laps. Bourdais challenged Salo over laps 23 and 32 but he could not overtake Salo on both occasions as the latter struggled with acceleration. Whincup later relieved Bourdais and retook the lead, building a six-and-a-half-second advantage that was reduced to nothing when the safety car was deployed for debris retrieval. He held off Jonathon Webb for the rest of Race 22 to win for the 60th time in his career. For Race 23, Whincup took his second consecutive pole position with the fastest lap time of qualifying. His co-driver Bourdais led the first 36 laps from Marc Lieb in second and Will Power in third before his first green flag pit stop for fuel, tyres and was relieved by Whincup. Salo led for the next 20 laps until his own stop and his car was driven by Davison. Tim Slade led the field after a safety car period for debris retrieval and he held it until Davison overtook him for the lead on the 80th lap. Davison maintained the lead for the remainder of the race to take his 13th career victory after holding off Whincup in the final five laps. Whincup increased his Drivers' Championship lead with 3,060 points and Mark Winterbottom moved from third to second with 2,842 points. Craig Lowndes fell to third with 2,812 points and Will Davison's victory in Race 23 maintained him fourth with 2,503 points. In the Teams' Championship, Triple Eight Race Engineering led with 5,900 points over Ford Performance Racing in second with 5,285 points. Stone Brothers Racing and Holden Brothers Racing kept third and fourth with three rounds left in the season. Background left|thumb|The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (pictured in 2006), where the race was held. The 2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600 was the 12th of the 15 touring car rounds of the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars Championship, the third and final endurance round of the 2012 season, and the 22nd edition of the event.http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A305361288/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=9857a4f5 The eyes and ears of world motorsport will be firmly 16 October 2012 Manning River Times 27 December 2018 35 subscription Gale Power Search It took place on the weekend of the 19–21 October 2012 at the nine-turn 2.96 km mi on temporary Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.Champness Andy 2012 Gold Coast 600 Preview https://www.thesupercarscollective.com/features/2012-gold-coast-600-preview/ The Supercars Collective 17 October 2012 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181226213149/https://www.thesupercarscollective.com/features/2012-gold-coast-600-preview/ 26 December 2018 live The 2011 race saw the electronic detection sensors disabled and chicane bollards dismantled to allow drivers to cut those corners after claims of inconsistent decisions,Dale William V8 Supercars is set to reveal how they plan to stamp out kerb-hopping at this year's Gold Coast 600 https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/v8-supercars-is-set-to-reveal-how-they-plan-to-stamp-out-kerb-hopping-at-this-years-gold-coast-600/news-story/da081dcc06612f2d524d84930cccf1bc?sv=54d1d534aa760dc4f0ed7c19ae85a244&nk=034f8b2cdd249ab5e9ec67ed6dee16c3-1545859934 Fox Sports Australia 12 October 2012 26 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181226213215/https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/v8-supercars-is-set-to-reveal-how-they-plan-to-stamp-out-kerb-hopping-at-this-years-gold-coast-600/news-story/da081dcc06612f2d524d84930cccf1bc?sv=54d1d534aa760dc4f0ed7c19ae85a244&nk=034f8b2cdd249ab5e9ec67ed6dee16c3-1545859934 26 December 2018 live causing the size of those kerbs to be enlarged to address the issue for the 2012 edition. Teams were informed via e-mail that a driver observed cutting the turns would get a pit lane drive-through or a minimum 50-point penalty.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/16/increased-kerb-sizes-aimed-to-detract-gc600-kerb-hopping Increased kerb sizes aimed to detract GC600 kerb hopping Rowley Grant 16 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121018232152/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/16/increased-kerb-sizes-aimed-to-detract-gc600-kerb-hopping 18 October 2012 dead 27 December 2018 dmy-all After winning the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with co-driver Paul Dumbrell two weeks earlier, Triple Eight Race Engineering driver Jamie Whincup led the Drivers' Championship with 2,772 points. His teammate Craig Lowndes was 161 points behind in second and Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom was third with 2,584 points. Winterbottom's teammate Will Davison was fourth with 2,302 points and Shane van Gisbergen of Stone Brothers Racing was fifth with 2,020 points.Championship Series Driver Points – After completion of Sydney Telstra 500 Sydney, Race 30, 30 – 03 December 2012 http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/pointstable/tabid/86/default.aspx V8 Supercars Championship 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121208071854/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/pointstable/tabid/86/default.aspx 8 December 2012 dead dmy-all In the Teams' Championship, Triple Eight Race Engineering led with 5,408 points; Ford Performance Racing was second with 4,886 points. Stone Brothers Racing and Holden Racing Team battled for third and Brad Jones Racing was in fifth place.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/tabid/86/entity/team/season/12/series/1/default.aspx Championship Series Team Points – After completion of Sydney Telstra 500 Sydney, Race 30, 30 – 03 December 2012 V8 Supercars Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20121205044003/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/tabid/86/entity/team/season/12/series/1/default.aspx 5 December 2012 dead 27 December 2018 Whincup and his international co-driver Sébastien Bourdais were the round's defending winners from 2011.http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au:80/news/whincup-defend-gold-coast-600-title/1584021/ Whincup to defend Gold Coast 600 title 16 October 2012 Sunshine Coast Daily 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20140215061154/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/whincup-defend-gold-coast-600-title/1584021/ 15 February 2014 live dmy-all thumb|upright|Tim Blanchard (pictured in 2013) replaced the injured Todd Kelly for the remainder of the season. All 28 cars which contested the regular V8 Supercar season were entered in the race. Each car was driven by a full-time International V8 Supercar Championship driver, and a mandatory international guest driver who took part in a separate racing series. These guest drivers were recruited from a variety of racing categories,https://issuu.com/speedcafe/docs/v8_goldcoast_600 Speedcafe.com Race Guide – Armor All Gold Coast 600 by Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 15 October 2012 Speedcafe Issuu https://web.archive.org/web/20141019000231/http://issuu.com/speedcafe/docs/v8_goldcoast_600 19 October 2014 live 26 December 2018 dmy-all including the IndyCar Series (such as Will Power, partnering Winterbottom and Bourdais again joining Whincup),https://www.crash.net/indycar/news/184418/1/nine-indy-stars-set-for-gold-coast-v8-race Nine Indy stars set for Gold Coast V8 race Lewin Andrew 26 September 2012 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20181227125007/https://www.crash.net/indycar/news/184418/1/nine-indy-stars-set-for-gold-coast-v8-race 27 December 2018 live 27 December 2018 the World Endurance Championship (such as Darren Turner, partnering James Courtney),https://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102647/turner-joins-surfers-paradise-event Darren Turner joins V8 Supercars' Surfers Paradise event Tremayne Sam 19 September 2012 Autosport 27 December 2018 the FIA GT1 World Championship (such as Peter Kox, partnering James Moffat),http://autosport.nl/retro/klasse/nieuws/17543/peter-kox-naar-surfers-paradise V8 Supercars: Peter Kox naar Surfer’s Paradise! J. Staat Willem 11 April 2012 Autosport.nl Dutch https://web.archive.org/web/20181227132917/http://autosport.nl/retro/klasse/nieuws/17543/peter-kox-naar-surfers-paradise 27 December 2018 live 27 December 2018 the International Superstars Series (such as Gianni Morbidelli joining Dean Fiore), and the Rolex Sports Car Series (such as Ricky Taylor partnering Greg Ritter).https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/garry-rogers-motorsport-has-named-ricky-taylor-as-their-other-international-for-the-gold-coast-600/news-story/d6f15968a90d4d46da22261dc41443b4?sv=fbd7974846186d53ee92ab3c92a27cbf&nk=bf1214e035e9364ab44e03a211480891-1545919317 Garry Rogers Motorsport has named Ricky Taylor as their other international for the Gold Coast 600 Dale William 14 September 2012 Fox Sports Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20181227140158/https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/garry-rogers-motorsport-has-named-ricky-taylor-as-their-other-international-for-the-gold-coast-600/news-story/d6f15968a90d4d46da22261dc41443b4?sv=fbd7974846186d53ee92ab3c92a27cbf&nk=bf1214e035e9364ab44e03a211480891-1545919317 27 December 2018 live 27 December 2018 Each international driver was required to complete a minimum of 34 laps out of the scheduled 102 in both races. There were two driver changes for the race. Todd Kelly was deemed unfit to compete in the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury he picked up at a training camp, which required surgery. His car was driven by Tim Blanchard for the rest of the season, starting from the Gold Coast 600.Rodd Mitch Kelly replaced until 2013: Shoulder injury forces Todd out of season, hopes to return for Clipsal 500 http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/398878/kelly-replaced-until-2013-shoulder-injury-forces-todd-out-of-season-hopes-to-return-for-clipsal-500/ Sunraysia Daily 16 October 2012 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181227080020/http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/398878/kelly-replaced-until-2013-shoulder-injury-forces-todd-out-of-season-hopes-to-return-for-clipsal-500/ 27 December 2018 live Garry Rogers Motorsport replaced its regular driver Alexandre Prémat with Greg Ritter at the Gold Coast.Premat replaced https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-courier-mail/20121012/282664684619484 The Courier-Mail 109 12 October 2012 27 December 2018 PressReader At the Bathurst 1000, a poor race from Winterbottom dropped him from second to third in the points standings. Afterwards he admitted his chances of becoming the Drivers' Champion was "on life support" but was aware that an error from Whincup or his international co-driver in the Gold Coast could effect the title.https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/motor-sport/mark-winterbottoms-title-campaign-is-in-trouble-but-anything-can-happen-at-the-gc600/news-story/469af0b71d1259202325ea63f3039195 Mark Winterbottom's title campaign is in trouble but anything can happen at the GC600 Phelps James 16 October 2012 The Daily Telegraph 27 December 2018 https://archive.today/20181227130617/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/motor-sport/mark-winterbottoms-title-campaign-is-in-trouble-but-anything-can-happen-at-the-gc600/news-story/469af0b71d1259202325ea63f3039195 27 December 2018 live dmy-all Lowndes's third-place at Bathurst moved him to second in the standings. He spoke of his certainty that Ford Performance Racing would improve, "No doubt FPR would be disappointed. They had two strong cars and one on pole and they didn't get a result. If TeamVodafone were in that position, it'd really annoy us. The championship's far from a foregone conclusion and both Will and Frosty will bounce back very strong."https://www.theage.com.au/sport/lowndes-backs-ford-to-bounce-back-in-v8s-20121008-278ln.html Lowndes backs Ford to bounce back in V8s Jackson Ed 8 October 2012 The Age 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181227134204/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/lowndes-backs-ford-to-bounce-back-in-v8s-20121008-278ln.html 27 December 2018 live Whincup, the pre-race favourite,http://www.goldcoast.com.au:80/article/2012/10/19/440155_gold-coast-600.html Whincup searching for hunger to win Meyn Travis 19 October 2012 Gold Coast Bulletin 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023074914/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/10/19/440155_gold-coast-600.html 23 October 2012 dead dmy-all argued that Winterbottom and Davison should not be ruled out of the title fight and said he felt they would be a threat at the Gold Coast. Nevertheless, despite feeling demotivated due to burnout, he said that he wanted to race cleanly for the weekend and felt he would be motivated to win the race. Race 22 Practice left|thumb|upright|Michael Caruso (pictured in 2015) set the fastest practice lap time on Friday A total of four 40-minute practice sessions were held on 19 October, with the second and third sessions restricted to the international co-drivers. The first morning session and the fourth session held in the late afternoon were open to all drivers. Davison lapped fastest in the first practice session at 1:12.0639, followed by Ritter, Winterbottom, Lowndes, Courtney, Rick Kelly, Holdsworth, Michael Caruso, Tony D'Alberto and Steve Owen.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/19/will-davison-fastest-in-opening-gold-coast-practice Will Davison fastest in opening Gold Coast practice Bartholomaeus Stefan 19 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121021235344/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/19/will-davison-fastest-in-opening-gold-coast-practice 21 October 2012 dead 27 December 2018 dmy-all Ten minutes in, Taz Douglas prompted the session's first stoppage as he struck the turn 2 apex kerb and damaged his Holden Commodore VE2's left-hand side in a collision with the exit concrete wall. David Reynolds removed his car's left-hand side doors as a result of a sudden oversteer putting him into a barrier leaving the same corner and necessitating a second stoppage. The first of the international co-driver sessions was led by Marc Lieb with a lap of 1:13.0563 set in the final five minutes. Simon Pagenaud, Bourdais, Nick Heidfeld, Ryan Briscoe, Vitantonio Liuzzi, James Hinchcliffe, Turner, David Brabham and Stéphane Sarrazin made up positions two through ten.http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/first-co-driver-practice-topped-by-lieb/tabid/70/newsid/13069/default.aspx First Co-Driver Practice Topped by Lieb 19 October 2012 V8 Supercars Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20121021233304/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/first-co-driver-practice-topped-by-lieb/tabid/70/newsid/13069/default.aspx 21 October 2012 dead 27 December 2018 dmy-all While the session passed without a major incident, Lucas di Grassi and Justin Wilson ventured onto the turn 11 escape road and Jamie Campbell-Walter went straight into the tyre barrier leaving the final hairpin. Lieb again was fastest of all the international co-drivers with a 1:12.4763 time on his final lap of the third practice session. Briscoe, Pagenaud, Sarrazin, Richard Lyons, Brabham, Mika Salo, Bourdais, di Grassi and Heidfeld followed in the top ten.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/19/marc-lieb-on-top-again-in-second-co-driver-session/ Marc Lieb on top again in second co-driver session Bartholomaeus Stefan 19 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022045749/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/19/marc-lieb-on-top-again-in-second-co-driver-session/ 22 October 2012 dead 27 December 2018 dmy-all During the session, more drivers ventured onto the track's escape roads, and three drivers had crashes. Peter Dumbreck glanced the turn 14 exit barrier and Boris Said lightly touched the tyre barrier with his right-front corner at the exit to turn 9 after a suspected power steering failure. Said's teammate Kox made contact with the turn 14 wall and brought out the session's only red flag. In the final practice session, Caruso recorded the day's fastest lap time, a 1:11.6912, with 16 minutes left. Winterbottom, Reynolds, D'Alberto, Davison, Tim Slade, Moffat, Courtney and Lowndes made up positions two through ten.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/19/caruso-fastest-at-end-of-gold-coast-practice/ Caruso fastest at end of Gold Coast practice Bartholomaeus Stefan 19 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022045451/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/19/caruso-fastest-at-end-of-gold-coast-practice/ 22 October 2012 dead 27 December 2018 dmy-all Garth Tander caused the session's sole stoppage when he locked a front wheel and broke his car's left-front suspension over the two kerbs. Jonathon Webb also broke his suspension at the same corner and abandoned his car at the side of the circuit two turns later. After practice, several drivers including Winterbottom and Brabham called for the sensors on the kerbs to be removed because they argued that the presence of the higher kerb made them redundant,http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/19/drivers-call-for-gold-coast-kerb-sensors-to-be-turned-off/ Drivers call for Gold Coast kerb sensors to be turned off Lomas Gordon 19 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022045456/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/19/drivers-call-for-gold-coast-kerb-sensors-to-be-turned-off/ 22 October 2012 dead 28 December 2018 dmy-all "What happens in the drivers' briefing is we all push for things but we don't always get what we are pushing for. There is a lot of outside influence in our sport from certain people who push for something else and shouldn't really be offering their opinion." Winterbottom stated.http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A305848376/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=13ca504b Calls to scrap the sensors Meyn Travis 20 October 2012 Gold Coast Bulletin 28 December 2018 121 subscription Gale Power Search Courtney expressed his concern that the kerbing would cause tyres to delaminate that was observed in the 2011 event.https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/v8-supercar-drivers-think-the-bigger-kerbs-on-the-gold-coast-street-circuit-are-a-big-improvement/news-story/6a7e03a5f9de91ad364314e3a1d8792d?sv=a37c926d4fb62b0fd65bb9293321acab V8 Supercar drivers think the bigger kerbs on the Gold Coast street circuit are a big improvement Dale William 18 October 2012 Fox Sports Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20181228103811/https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/v8-supercar-drivers-think-the-bigger-kerbs-on-the-gold-coast-street-circuit-are-a-big-improvement/news-story/6a7e03a5f9de91ad364314e3a1d8792d?sv=a37c926d4fb62b0fd65bb9293321acab&nk=759321568e110ee96ba1c46060ccfa3c-1545993490 28 December 2018 live 28 December 2018 The sensors were switched off before the first qualifying session on Friday night. Qualifying and top ten shootout Qualifying for Race 22 took place on Saturday morning and consisted of a half an hour session followed by an identically timed top ten shootout for the fastest ten qualifiers. Davison lapped fastest in the qualifying session at 1:11.3620. Whincup took second on his final lap of the session with Winterbottom third and Kelly fourth.https://speedcafe.com/will-davison-on-top-in-race-22-qualifying/ Will Davison on top in Race 22 qualifying Bartholomaeus Stefan 20 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20130718194220/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/20/will-davison-on-top-in-race-22-qualifying/ 18 July 2013 live 27 December 2018 Webb, Courtney, Caruso, d'Alberto, van Gisbergen and Fabian Coulthard were the final five drivers who advanced to the top ten shootout.http://www.goldcoast.com.au:80/article/2012/10/20/440179_gold-coast-600.html Lowndes misses V8 shootout 20 October 2012 Gold Coast Bulletin 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023074800/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/10/20/440179_gold-coast-600.html 23 October 2012 dead Australian Associated Press dmy-all Two red flags were necessitated for debris on the track and the third was needed to retrieve Moffat's car which stopped at turn 11 with a tailshaft failure. Tander ended his session early with a collision with the rear of David Wall's vehicle. The top ten shootout had each of the ten fastest drivers from the qualifying session complete one fast lap each, in reverse order of their qualifying positions. Whincup took his fifth pole position of the season with a lap of 1:11.6478. He was joined on the grid's front row by Davison whose time was 0.2252 seconds slower. Kelly qualified third, Caruso fourth and Webb fifth. Sixth-placed Winterbottom's lap was disrupted by the event's broadcaster Seven Network broadcasting on his radio by accident and believed that his race engineer Campbell Little was trying to provide him with information before being informed that it was the commentary team.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/20/whincup-on-pole-as-bizarre-incident-strikes-winterbottom Whincup on pole as bizarre incident strikes Winterbottom Bartholomaeus Stefan 20 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022203338/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/20/whincup-on-pole-as-bizarre-incident-strikes-winterbottom 22 October 2012 dead 27 December 2018 dmy-all Coulthard, seventh, made contact with a wall.http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11302/Whincup-takes-pole-for-Race-22-at-the-Gold-Coast-600.html Whincup takes pole for Race 22 at the Gold Coast 600 20 October 2012 V8 Daily Dump https://web.archive.org/web/20181228092014/http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11302/Whincup-takes-pole-for-Race-22-at-the-Gold-Coast-600.html 28 December 2018 live 28 December 2018 D'Alberto qualified eighth.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103563 Surfers V8 Supercars: Jamie Whincup gets pole for himself and Sebastien Bourdais 20 October 2012 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20130928090558/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103563 28 September 2013 live 27 December 2018 Courtney in ninth had significant rear-brake locking and glanced the turn 11 barrier. Van Gisbergen in tenth lost time when an error put him onto the turn 11 escape road. Behind him, the rest of the grid lined up as Slade, Reynolds, Lowndes, Owen, Russell Ingall, Holdsworth, Moffat, Steven Johnson, Michael Patrizi, Ritter, Jason Bright, Greg Murphy, Karl Reindler, Tander, Blanchard, Douglas, Fiore and Wall. Qualifying – Race 22 Pos Position No Car number Driver Team Vehicle Time Gap Gap in seconds 16AUS Will DavisonFord Performance RacingFord FG Falcon 1:11.3620 21AUS Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VE Commodore 1:11.4183 + 0.056s 35AUS Mark WinterbottomFord Performance RacingFord FG Falcon 1:11.5196 + 0.158s 415AUS Rick KellyKelly RacingHolden VE Commodore 1:11.6001 + 0.238s 519AUS Jonathon WebbTekno AutosportsHolden VE Commodore 1:11.6514 + 0.289s 622AUS James CourtneyHolden Racing TeamHolden VE Commodore 1:11.6893 + 0.327s 734AUS Michael CarusoGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VE Commodore 1:11.7013 + 0.339s 83AUS Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto RacingFord FG Falcon 1:11.7645 + 0.403s 99NZL Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers RacingFord FG Falcon 1:11.7789 + 0.417s 1014NZL Fabian CoulthardBrad Jones RacingHolden VE Commodore 1:11.8040 + 0.442s 1147AUS Tim SladeJames Rosenberg RacingFord FG Falcon 1:11.8249 + 0.463s 1255AUS David ReynoldsRod Nash RacingFord FG Falcon 1:11.8434 + 0.481s 13888AUS Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VE Commodore 1:11.8748 + 0.513s 1449AUS Steve OwenPaul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore 1:11.8761 + 0.514s 1566AUS Russell IngallWalkinshaw RacingHolden VE Commodore 1:11.9226 + 0.561s 164AUS Lee HoldsworthStone Brothers RacingFord FG Falcon 1:12.0095 + 0.648s 1718AUS James MoffatDick Johnson RacingFord FG Falcon 1:12.0436 + 0.682s 1817AUS Steven JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord FG Falcon 1:12.0519 + 0.699s 1991AUS Michael PatriziTekno AutosportsHolden VE Commodore 1:12.0682 + 0.706s 2033AUS Greg RitterGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VE Commodore 1:12.1432 + 0.781s 218AUS Jason BrightBrad Jones RacingHolden VE Commodore 1:12.1475 + 0.786s 2251NZL Greg MurphyKelly RacingHolden VE Commodore 1:12.2718 + 0.910s 2311AUS Karl ReindlerKelly RacingHolden VE Commodore 1:12.2786 + 0.916s 242AUS Garth TanderHolden Racing TeamHolden VE Commodore 1:12.3608 + 0.999s 257AUS Tim BlanchardKelly RacingHolden VE Commodore 1:12.4528 + 1.091s 2630AUS Taz DouglasLucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden VE Commodore 1:12.7148 + 1.353s 2712AUS Dean FioreDick Johnson RacingFord FG Falcon 1:12.7304 + 1.368s 2821AUS David WallBritek MotorsportHolden VE Commodore 1:12.8859 + 1.524s Source: Top ten shootout – Race 22 Pos Position No Car number Driver Team Time Gap Gap in seconds 11AUS Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering 1:11.6478 26AUS Will DavisonFord Performance Racing 1:11.8730 + 0.225 315AUS Rick KellyKelly Racing 1:11.8841 + 0.236s 434AUS Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport 1:11.9581 + 0.310s 519AUS Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports 1:11.9582 + 0.310s 65AUS Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing 1:11.9823 + 0.335s 714NZL Fabian CoulthardBrad Jones Racing 1:12.1900 + 0.542s 83AUS Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing 1:12.2253 + 0.558s 922AUS James CourtneyHolden Racing Team 1:12.4361 + 0.788s 109NZL Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing 1:27.0601 + 15.412s Source: Race left|thumb|upright|James Hinchcliffe stalled on the grid and his car caused a multi-car accident that stopped Race 22 for half an hour Weather conditions at the start of the race at 13:40 Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) were dry, hot and clear with the air temperature at 30 C F on.Lap by Lap – Race 22 On The Gold Coast http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/lap-by-lap--race-22-on-the-gold-coast/tabid/70/newsid/13079/default.aspx V8 Supercars Championship 20 October 2012 26 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022205314/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/lap-by-lap--race-22-on-the-gold-coast/tabid/70/newsid/13079/default.aspx 22 October 2012 dead dmy-all Every car was started by its international co-driver. At the standing start, Hinchcliffe, partnering Caruso, made a slow getaway due to his stalling and Liuzzi rammed into his car's rear. Liuzzi, in turn, was hit by Pagenaud.https://www.touringcartimes.com/2012/10/20/whincup-and-bourdais-avoid-carnage-for-gold-coast-win/ Whincup and Bourdais avoid carnage for Gold Coast win Woods Chelsea 20 October 2012 TouringCarTimes https://web.archive.org/web/20181227201127/https://www.touringcartimes.com/2012/10/20/whincup-and-bourdais-avoid-carnage-for-gold-coast-win/ 27 December 2018 live 27 December 2018http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11303/Whincup-Bourdais-win-Race-22-at-the-Gold-Coast-600.html Whincup/Bourdais win Race 22 at the Gold Coast 600 20 October 2012 V8 Daily Dump https://web.archive.org/web/20181228091840/http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11303/Whincup-Bourdais-win-Race-22-at-the-Gold-Coast-600.html 28 December 2018 live 28 December 2018 Behind the pair, Taylor had no space to negotiate past and hit the front wheel of Pagenaud's vehicle at more than 100 km/h mph on.https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/v8-supercars/american-driver-ricky-taylor-escapes-serious-injury-after--flip-at-gold-coast-600/news-story/f7823ca1a7968b71b663f49dd643c570 American driver Ricky Taylor escapes serious injury after flip at Gold Coast 600 Phelps James 21 October 2012 The Daily Telegraph 28 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181228111411/https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/american-rick-kelly/news-story/f7823ca1a7968b71b663f49dd643c570 28 December 2018 live Taylor was turned onto his roof and barrel rolled several times before finishing upside down.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-20/whincup-wins-in-gold-coast-v8s/4324716 Whincup prevails at crash-marred Gold Coast 28 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020161915/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-20/whincup-wins-in-gold-coast-v8s/4324716 20 October 2012 live Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australian Associated Press The race was suspended for half an hour while the track was cleared of debris and the stricken vehicles removed. Sarrazin, Heidfeld and Morbidelli began from the pit lane due to technical problems caused by the original start. At the second start, Nicolas Minassian stalled his car and was missed by several drivers until he was collected by Franck Montagny at the rear. Montagny was hurled across the track and into a concrete barrier and the race was suspended for the second time. Another 20 minutes passed until a third start was attempted by series officials. Bourdais was slow to start and Salo passed him for the lead into the first turn. Some drivers cut the corner to ensure that no multi-car accident would occur. Graham Rahal also made a quick start and temporarily held second until Bourdais overtook him at the hairpin. On lap three, Heidfeld passed Power for third. Bourdais sought pass Salo at turn one on the next lap but he backed out of the manoeuvre. That lap, Heidfeld overtook Brabham for eighth as he continued to drive quickly and Lieb attacked Rahal for third. On lap 8, Wilson overtook his teammate Marco Andretti at turn one before Andretti unsuccessfully challenged him at the fourth turn. The battle for third concluded on lap eleven as Lieb got past Rahal at turn four. On lap 13, Heidfeld overtook Lyons for seventh and Lyons immediately came under pressure from Brabham in eighth. As Bourdais gained on Salo for the lead, Morbidelli was hit by Campbell-Walter and crashed into the final corner wall three laps later, prompting the safety car's deployment. The race was restarted on lap 19 with Salo leading, Bourdais second and Lieb third. Turner challenged Rahal for fourth but backed out before the entering the beach chicane. That lap, Kox hit the fence at turn eleven and Andretti struck his car's right-front, which had ricocheted back onto the track. The crash caused the safety car's second deployment. Kox's car was removed by track marshals and Salo retained the lead for the restart at lap 23. On the next lap, Bourdais moved to the inside of Salo at turn one but ran wide through the run-off area at full speed. Bourdais had to cede the lead back to Salo. However, Bourdais did succeed on the inside line on run to the first corner but Salo retook first at turn four. Lieb consequently got involved in the battle for the lead as Salo struggled with acceleration leaving the slower speed corners. Salo got his tyres up to temperature and stabilised the gap from lap 27. On the 31st lap, di Grassi overtook Power at turn four for eighth. Bourdais went to the inside of Salo entering turn one but went straight on at the chicane and gave the position back. thumb|Jamie Whincup (pictured in 2007) won his 60th career victory after holding off Jonathon Webb in the event's final laps. On the same lap, Turner was passed by Rahal at the beach chicane for fourth, but he cut the corner and had to cede the place to Turner. This provided Heidfeld with an opportunity to get ahead of Rahal and take over fifth. The first pit stops for fuel, tyres and driver changes began on the 35th lap with Bourdais stopping and was relieved by Whincup. Salo made his stop two laps later and gave the car to Davison. On lap 38, Whincup overtook Davison for the virtual lead. Two laps later, Davison's steering buckled and he crashed into the turn eleven tyre wall. Lowndes passed Kelly for eleventh on the road on the 42nd lap. Courtney short-cut the chicane during a battle with Webb for second place on lap 45 and got ahead of him at the twelfth corner for the position two laps later. Tander and Reynolds caught Courtney and Webb in the battle for second which had Tander unsuccessfully seeking his way past Webb at turn four on the 54th lap. The next lap, Courtney was overtaken by Webb to move into second at turn four. The third safety car was dispatched for debris on the track at the exit to turn eleven and Whincup's lead of six and a half seconds was reduced to nothing. Racing resumed on lap 59 with Whincup first and Webb second. Tander held off Reynolds at turn four and Kelly was passed by Winterbottom at the beach chicane. On lap 60, Slade was overtaken by Winterbottom at turn four. Winterbottom caught Reynolds and attempted to get ahead on the inside of turn four two laps later but Reynolds blocked the pass. He did succeed at the same corner on the 65th lap and he overtook Tander on the inside for fourth in the same area. Reynolds retired with steering damage from contact with Tander at turn eleven on lap 66. On lap 68, Winterbottom advanced to third as he got ahead of Courtney on the inside for turn four. Courtney lost fourth to Tander at the same corner for fourth six laps later and fell to fifth when Slade passed him. Webb drew closer to Whincup but could not pass him as the latter had better acceleration leaving the hairpin and Whincup crossed the start/finish line after 79 laps out of the scheduled 102 laps to claim his 60th career victory.https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/v8-supercars/jamie-whincup-survives-mayhem-at-gold-coast-600-to-claim-race-win/news-story/e87eac68f9d16b853be72f95018ff1f1 Jamie Whincup survives mayhem at Gold Coast 600 to claim race win Jackson Ed 20 October 2012 28 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181228153206/https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/v8-supercars-series-leader-jamie-whincup-to-start-from-front-at-gold-coast-street-circuit/news-story/e87eac68f9d16b853be72f95018ff1f1 28 December 2018 live news.com.au Australian Associated Press Webb and Lieb finished second and Winterbottom and Power took third. The final finishers were Tander, Slade, Lowndes, Courtney, Kelly, Ingall, van Gisbergen, Patrizi, Bright, Murphy, Douglas, Wall, Johnson, Fiore and Davison.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/20/whincupbourdais-win-crash-marred-gold-coast-opener/ Whincup/Bourdais win crash-marred Gold Coast opener Bartholomaeus Stefan 20 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022170310/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/20/whincupbourdais-win-crash-marred-gold-coast-opener/ 22 October 2012 dead 28 December 2018 dmy-all Post-race Whincup said he ensured that he did not push on his worn tyres and declared his and Bourdais's happiness over the victory, "It was a crazy start to the race and I am sure it made for good television. It really threw us back in pit lane and we had to work out what to do. Our strategy had to change with the race being shortened. It turned into a one-stop race and everyone was massively on their toes. I didn't have to do much and just sat back and watched it all unfold." Webb explained that it was difficult for him and his co-driver Lieb during the race but he praised his team and the speed of his car.http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/saturday-gold-coast-quotebook/tabid/70/newsid/13080/default.aspx Saturday Gold Coast Quotebook 20 October 2002 V8 Supercars Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20121022234743/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/saturday-gold-coast-quotebook/tabid/70/newsid/13080/default.aspx 22 October 2012 dead 28 December 2018 dmy-all Winterbottom said finishing third was not good enough to help him in the title contest, "You've just got to try and keep winning each race and if you can keep winning it puts pressure on them. Third was a really good effort from the dramas we had ... that could be as good as a win if it all falls into place for you (but) deep down you've got to beat him week-in, week-out. Otherwise it's going to come down to Homebush [final event] and the only way you can beat him is if he doesn't turn up." Regarding his first-lap accident, Taylor was unhurt; he said it was the first time in his career he had been turned upside down in a racing car, "I have never had as many cameras in my face either and unfortunately it is for all the wrong reasons. I feel very bad for the team because they have been so awesome all week. I didn't want it to end like this today – my job as a guest driver was to bring the car back in one piece and that didn't happen" Hinchcliffe explained he felt dizzy and the contact was one of the most hefty of his career, "I had a pretty good launch and then the thing just bogged. I saw cars going by and I was just starting to get the thing going again. Then I had this massive shunt in the rear. It is a tough break and it was a hard hit. I have backed an IndyCar into the wall on an oval and it wasn't quite that hard, but it was hard." Whincup defended the international co-drivers and said V8 Supercars are hard to start but praised those beginning at the front despite their unfamiliarity, "Back in the pack that's what happens but that's part of the sport. I’m sure a lot of the guys after a lot of false starts today will have had a bit of practice and will be much better tomorrow."http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/21/internationals-backed-to-make-clean-v8-supercars-starts/ Internationals backed to make clean V8 Supercars starts Lomas Gordon 21 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022045635/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/21/internationals-backed-to-make-clean-v8-supercars-starts/ 22 October 2012 dead 28 December 2018 dmy-all Tander was investigated for his contact with Reynolds that put the latter out of the event in the closing laps and he incurred a 25 championship points penalty from his season total after Tander admitted he was at fault to the stewards. He retained seventh in the points standings but was now 46 points behind sixth-placed Slade.http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/tander-penalised/tabid/70/newsid/13084/default.aspx Tander Penalised 21 October 2012 V8 Supercars Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20121022001354/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/tander-penalised/tabid/70/newsid/13084/default.aspx 22 October 2012 dead 28 December 2018 dmy-all Following the extensive amount of damage to the No. Car number 3, 11 and 33 cars in the first two attempts to start the event, they were withdrawn from Race 23 as they could not be rebuilt in the Gold Coast.https://speedcafe.com/depleted-field-for-sunday-gold-coast-v8-race/ Depleted field for Sunday Gold Coast V8 race Rowley Grant 21 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022045526/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/21/depleted-field-for-sunday-gold-coast-v8-race/ 22 October 2012 live 29 December 2018 dmy-all The race result left Whincup with an increased Drivers' Championship lead of 209 points. Lowndes retained second but Winterbottom now tied him with the same number of points (2,713 points). Davison maintained fourth place with 2,353 points and van Gisbergen completed the top five with 2,098 points. In the Teams' Championship, Triple Eight Race Engineering still led with 5,660 points and Ford Performance Racing kept second with 5,006 points. Stone Brothers Racing similarly retained third with 3,727 points. Holden Racing Team (3,640 points) and Brad Jones Racing (3,051 points) rounded out the top five. Race 22 – Results Pos Position No Car number Driver Team Lap Laps completed Time / Retired Grid Final grid position 1 1 AUS Jamie WhincupFRA Sébastien Bourdais Triple Eight Race Engineering 79 1hr 45min 10.0919sec 1 2 19 AUS Jonathon WebbDEU Marc Lieb Tekno Autosports 79 + 0.46 s 5 3 5 AUS Mark WinterbottomAUS Will PowerFord Performance Racing 79 + 1.10 s 3 4 2 AUS Garth TanderAUS Ryan BriscoeHolden Racing Team 79 + 12.22 25 5 47 AUS Tim SladeAUS David Brabham James Rosenberg Racing 79 + 12.95 s 11 6 888 AUS Craig LowndesGBR Richard LyonsTriple Eight Race Engineering 79 + 14.63 s 13 7 22 AUS James CourtneyGBR Darren TurnerHolden Racing Team 79 + 17.15 s 6 8 15 AUS Rick KellyUSA Graham RahalKelly Racing 79 + 21.57 s 4 9 66 AUS Russell IngallGBR Peter DumbreckWalkinshaw Racing 79 + 22.10 s 15 10 9 NZL Shane van GisbergenNED Jeroen Bleekemolen Stone Brothers Racing 79 + 22.59 s 9 11 91 AUS Michael PatriziBRA Lucas di Grassi Tekno Autosports 79 + 23.75 s 20 12 8 AUS Jason BrightFRA Stéphane Sarrazin Brad Jones Racing 79 + 23.97 s 22 13 51 NZL Greg MurphyGBR Justin WilsonKelly Racing 79 + 25.12 s 23 14 30 AUS Taz DouglasGBR Mike Conway Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 79 + 25.47 s 27 15 21 AUS David WallGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Britek Motorsport 79 + 55.08 s 29 16 17 AUS Steven JohnsonITA Max PapisDick Johnson Racing 78 + 1 Lap 19 17 12 AUS Dean FioreITA Gianni MorbidelliDick Johnson Racing 77 + 2 Laps 28 18 6 AUS Will DavisonFIN Mika SaloFord Performance Racing 63 + 16 Laps 1 Ret Retired 55 AUS David ReynoldsDEU Nick Heidfeld Rod Nash Racing 66 Retired 19 Ret Retired 49 AUS Steve OwenUSA Boris Said Paul Morris Motorsport 40 Retired 14 Ret Retired 7 AUS Tim BlanchardUSA Marco AndrettiKelly Racing 19 Retired 26 Ret Retired 18 AUS James MoffatNED Peter KoxDick Johnson Racing 18 Retired 17 Ret Retired 34 AUS Michael CarusoCAN James Hinchcliffe Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 Retired 7 Ret Retired 33 AUS Greg RitterUSA Ricky Taylor Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 Retired 21 Ret Retired 11 AUS Karl ReindlerFRA Franck MontagnyKelly Racing 0 Retired 24 Ret Retired 4 AUS Lee HoldsworthFRA Simon Pagenaud Stone Brothers Racing 0 Retired 16 Ret Retired 14 NZL Fabian CoulthardFRA Nicolas Minassian Brad Jones Racing 0 Retired 10 Ret Retired 3 AUS Tony D'AlbertoITA Vitantonio Liuzzi Tony D'Alberto Racing 0 Retired 8 Sources:2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600 #1 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Armor_All_Gold_Coast_600_Race_1/V8/ Racing-Reference 6 July 2021 Race 23 Qualifying A single half hour qualifying session, held on Sunday morning, was used to determine the grid for Race 23. A tyre bundle was assembled beforehand to prevent drivers from short-cutting the chicane at turn one. Whincup took his second consecutive pole position and his sixth of the season with a time of 1:11.1077 in the final five minutes of qualifying to repeat the achievement of clinching pole position for both Gold Coast races for the successive second year.https://speedcafe.com/whincup-on-pole-again-after-stop-start-qualifying-session/ Whincup on pole again after stop-start qualifying session Bartholomaeus Stefan 21 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121022045814/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/21/whincup-on-pole-again-after-stop-start-qualifying-session/ 22 October 2012 live 29 December 2018 dmy-allhttp://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/whincup-does-the-armor-all-pole-double/tabid/70/newsid/13083/default.aspx Whincup Does The Armor All Pole Double 21 October 2012 V8 Supercars Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20121023152724/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/whincup-does-the-armor-all-pole-double/tabid/70/newsid/13083/default.aspx 23 October 2012 dead 29 December 2018 dmy-all He was joined on the grid's front row by Winterbottom whose best lap time was 0.1455 seconds slower and he had the pole position until Whincup's lap. Webb qualified in third, Davison fourth and Kelly fifth. Courtney, Lowndes, Owen, Moffat and van Gisbergen completed the top ten qualifiers. Slade, Tander, Ingall, Johnson, Holdsworth, Bright, Reynolds, Wall, Fiore, Coulthard, Caruso, Patrizi, Blanchard, Murphy and Douglas rounded out the 25 starters.https://www.autosport.com/sup/news/103594/whincup-doubles-up-at-surfers Surfers V8 Supercars: Jamie Whincup doubles up in qualifying 21 October 2012 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181229072050/https://www.autosport.com/sup/news/103594/whincup-doubles-up-at-surfers 29 December 2018 live 29 December 2018 The session was red flagged five times: the first three were to retrieve debris at the exit of turn 11 and the fourth was to replace a turn one tyre bundle that had been dislodged. The final stoppage was needed because Patrizi attempted to pass Bright on the inside line after Bright short-cut the turn 11 chicane; Patrizi made heavy frontal contact with an outside concrete barrier at turn 12.http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11317/Whincup-grabs-another-pole-position-on-the-streets-of-Surfers-Paradise.html Whincup grabs another pole position on the streets of Surfers Paradise 21 October 2012 V8 Daily Dump https://web.archive.org/web/20181228091719/http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11317/Whincup-grabs-another-pole-position-on-the-streets-of-Surfers-Paradise.html 28 December 2018 live 29 December 2018 After qualifying, the No. 91 Tekno Autosports car of Patrizi and di Grassi was withdrawn due to the large amount of structural damage to it.http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/patrizi-and-digrassi-ruled-out-of-race-23/tabid/70/newsid/13085/default.aspx Patrizi and DiGrassi Ruled Out of Race 23 21 October 2012 V8 Supercars Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200209/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/patrizi-and-digrassi-ruled-out-of-race-23/tabid/70/newsid/13085/default.aspx 22 October 2012 dead 9 December 2017 dmy-all Qualifying – Race 23 Pos Position No Car number Driver Team Vehicle Time Gap Gap in seconds 1 1 AUS Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1:11.1077 2 5 AUS Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:11.2532 + 0.15 s 3 19 AUS Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Holden VE Commodore 1:11.3217 + 0.21 s 4 6 AUS Will DavisonFord Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:11.3444 + 0.23 s 5 15 AUS Rick KellyKelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:11.3727 + 0.27 s 6 22 AUS James CourtneyHolden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1:11.5920 + 0.48 s 7 888 AUS Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1:11.7332 + 0.63 s 8 49 AUS Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport Ford FG Falcon 1:11.7685 + 0.66 s 9 18 AUS James MoffatDick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:11.7922 + 0.68 s 10 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:11.8403 + 0.73 s 11 47 AUS Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:11.8832 + 0.78 s 12 2 AUS Garth TanderHolden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1:11.9025 + 0.79 s 13 66 AUS Russell IngallWalkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:11.9398 + 0.83 s 14 17 AUS Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:11.9476 + 0.84 s 15 4 AUS Lee Holdsworth Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:12.0008 + 0.89 s 16 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:12.0081 + 0.90 s 17 55 AUS David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:12.0447 + 0.94 s 18 21 AUS David Wall Britek Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:12.0458 + 0.94 s 19 12 AUS Dean FioreDick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:12.0574 + 0.95 s 20 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:12.0695 + 0.96 s 21 34 AUS Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:12.1201 + 1.01 s 22 91 AUS Michael Patrizi Tekno Autosports Holden VE Commodore 1:12.4186 + 1.31 s 23 7 AUS Tim BlanchardKelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:12.6142 + 1.51 s 24 51 NZL Greg MurphyKelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:12.6882 + 1.58 s 25 30 AUS Taz Douglas Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:13.0722 + 1.96 s Sources: Race Race 23 started at 13:40 local time in clear and hot weather conditions of 30 C F on.Davison and Salo Win With Gold Coast Gamble http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/davison-and-salo-win-with-gold-coast-gamble/tabid/70/newsid/13086/default.aspx V8 Supercars Championship 21 October 2012 26 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200153/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/davison-and-salo-win-with-gold-coast-gamble/tabid/70/newsid/13086/default.aspx 22 October 2012 dead dmy-all As with the previous event, all of the international co-drivers began in their respective cars.http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11319/Davison-Salo-win-Race-23-at-the-Gold-Coast-600.html Davison/Salo win Race 23 at the Gold Coast 600 21 October 2012 V8 Daily Dump https://web.archive.org/web/20181228091314/http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/11319/Davison-Salo-win-Race-23-at-the-Gold-Coast-600.html 28 December 2018 live 28 December 2018 At the start, Kox had a drive shaft failure and several cars narrowly avoided ramming into the rear of him as Bourdais maintained his pole position advantage to lead the field into the first corner. The safety car was dispatched at the end of the first lap to remove Kox's vehicle and it remained on the circuit until the conclusion of the next lap. Bourdais held the lead and had a healthy gap over Lieb and Power in second and third. On lap six, Turner made light contact with Rahal in turn four in his unsuccessful attempt to overtake him for seventh. Lyons put Salo under heavy pressure on the following lap due to a lack of rear tyre grip as Turner managed to pass Rahal to move into seventh. Heidfeld was hit by Sarrazin and spun at turn four on lap 11 but he continued without any clear damage to his vehicle. On lap 13, the safety car was deployed for a second time after Lyons dislodged the top of the tyre wall at turn one during a battle with Turner and Salo over fifth. Half of the field chose to make their compulsory pit stops for tyres under the safety car. Racing resumed at the start of lap 16 and Bourdais maintained the lead from Lieb and Power as the field drove through the first four turns without incident. On lap 17, Morbidelli spun on the exit to the beach chicane but he continued without any significant damage to his car despite some contact with the wall in the area. Sarrazin heavily hit the barrier at the same corner on the following lap and broke his upright rear suspension arm and had to retire his car. At the front, Bourdais began to pull away from the remainder of the field with a series of fastest lap times in the next five laps to have a five-and-a-half-second advantage by the 25th lap. After his pit stop where he had to replace his front flat-spotted tyres due to brake problems, Salo returned to the top ten on lap 28. On the next lap, Said lost tenth to Briscoe as Power and then overtook Jeroen Bleekemolen for ninth as Power closed up to Lieb and got the gap down to a second. A third deployment of the safety car was necessitated on the 30th lap as a large chunk of concrete was observed lying in the centre of turn three. The race resumed on lap 33 as Bourdais continued to lead from Lieb and Power. That lap, Salo overtook Rahal for claim sixth at turn four and was followed by Briscoe doing the same Rahal. Green flag pit stops for fuel, tyres and driver changes began on the 34th lap. Bourdais made his stop two laps later and Whincup took over the No. 1 car. Salo took the lead as he could reach around lap 60 before making his own stop. In the meantime, Hinchcliffe and Caruso retired on lap 35 when their car had its right-rear wheel sheered as Caruso left the pit stall. On lap 46, Blanchard slid on the exit to the beach chicane but he avoided contact with the wall. Lowndes had a clutch hydraulic issue leaving the beach chicane dropping him behind Courtney for eleventh two laps later. Salo made his stop from the lead for replacement brake rotors on the 56th lap and was relieved by Davison. Brabham led until his lap 62 pit stop where Slade assumed his driving duties. Blanchard retired on lap 69 due to car damage. The safety car was dispatched for the fourth time as debris was observed on the track at turn 11 on lap 72 and Whincup took the opportunity to make a pit stop for fuel. left|thumb|upright|Will Davison held off Whincup in Race 23's final five laps to take his 13th career victory. The safety car was withdrawn at the end of the 74th lap with Slade leading. Reynolds and Webb raced alongside each other into turn six during the next lap as Ingall defended from Winterbottom for fifth on lap 76. On the following lap, Winterbottom successfully passed Ingall for fifth on the back straight. Davison made contact with the rear of Slade's car as they battled for the lead through turn one on the 78th lap. On lap 80, Slade was passed on the inside by Davison for the lead entering turn four. That lap, Winterbottom overtook Tander for fourth. Whincup passed Slade on the inside for second at turn four after the two were alongside each other driving towards the chicane. Winterbottom then overtook Slade for third on lap 82. The safety car's fifth and final deployment came on lap 94 after a car door mirror was located in turn eleven. On lap 95, racing continued as Davison was slow to restart and caught out Whincup which closed the field up. Winterbottom and Whincup collided leaving turn 15 on the next lap and the former failed to pass the latter at turn eleven on lap 97. Whincup set the fastest lap of the race on lap 99 with a 1:12.3001 time as he closed up to Davison. Courtney and Ingall made contact on the same lap, which forced Courtney into the pit lane to replace a front tyre because Ingall's exhaust cut it.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/21/clash-with-ingall-costs-courtney-top-finish/ Clash with Ingall costs Courtney top finish Rowley Grant Bartholomaeus Stefan 21 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030649/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/21/clash-with-ingall-costs-courtney-top-finish/ 24 October 2012 dead 29 December 2018 dmy-all Webb set a faster time on the next lap, a 1:12.2408. Davison led Whincup by half a second to begin the final lap and held him off for his 13th career victory.https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/davison-takes-out-gc-600-half-second/1591111/ Davison takes out GC 600 by half a second 22 October 2012 The Northern Star 29 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181229085129/https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/davison-takes-out-gc-600-half-second/1591111/ 29 December 2018 live Whincup followed half a second later in second and Winterbottom duplicated his Race 22 result in third. Off the podium, Slade took fourth and Tander followed in fifth. Lowndes placed sixth, Ingall seventh and Holdsworth eighth. Van Gisbergen and Coulthard rounded out the top ten. The final classified finishers were Kelly, Johnson, Reynolds, Webb, Wall, Douglas, Courtney, Owen, Fiore and Murphy.https://speedcafe.com/davisonsalo-break-triple-eight-streak-in-race-23/ Davison/Salo break Triple Eight streak in Race 23 Bartholomaeus Stefan 21 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121024061656/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/21/davisonsalo-break-triple-eight-streak-in-race-23/ 24 October 2012 live 29 December 2018 dmy-all Bourdais won the Dan Wheldon International Trophy as the highest-placed international co-driver for the second successive year.https://www.touringcartimes.com/2012/10/22/fpr-end-triple-eights-winning-streak/ FPR end Triple Eight's winning streak Woods Chelsea 22 October 2012 TouringCarTimes https://web.archive.org/web/20181221165251/https://www.touringcartimes.com/2012/10/22/fpr-end-triple-eights-winning-streak/ 21 December 2018 live 21 December 2018 Post-race Davison said his team was under heavy pressure but praised Salo for helping contribute to his win, "It is fantastic to get another win as it feels like so long since my last one. I actually had to fight much harder than I thought as Tim [Slade] came out in front of me after the last stop which I hadn't thought of. Once I got past him I had to press on but also try and conserve my tyres which thankfully I had the car to do it with really easily."http://www.v8supercars.com.au:80/championship/newsarticle/sunday-gold-coast-600-quotebook-updated/tabid/70/newsid/13087/default.aspx Sunday Gold Coast 600 Quotebook (Updated) 21 October 2012 V8 Supercars Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20121024212640/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/sunday-gold-coast-600-quotebook-updated/tabid/70/newsid/13087/default.aspx 24 October 2012 dead 29 December 2018 dmy-all Whincup called his second-place finish "déjà vu" because he duplicated a victory and two pole positions in 2011 and enjoyed the race, "It was really on at that last restart. My tyres were pretty cold on those safety car laps but the car has been excellent and now we head into the last three events." Third-placed Winterbottom said an error in his pit stall cost him time and struggled to exit his box because of other cars around him, "We came out and tried as hard as we could but we used our rear tyres up a bit much getting back to the front. On the restart I tried to have a go at passing Jamie but he held his line and I couldn't do anymore from there." The incidents at the start of both races led to calls for the international co-drivers to be barred from starting races with Holdsworth saying, "That's what happens when all the international drivers start the race. It wasn't Simon's fault, he got a ripper start. But a few of the guys up the front got shockers as they are not used to starting these cars.https://www.autosport.com/sup/news/103657/v8-guests-criticised-after-start-chaos V8 Supercars Gold Coast guest drivers criticised after start carnage Beer Matt 23 October 2012 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181229090338/https://www.autosport.com/sup/news/103657/v8-guests-criticised-after-start-chaos 29 December 2018 live 29 December 2018 Holdsworth's co-driver Pagenaud concurred and noted that standing starts was a procedure that many international co-drivers were unfamiliar with, "It's a shame but starting where we did got us into trouble." Liuzzi spoke of his feeling that the narrowness of the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit configuration led to competitors making errors rather than their experience competing in V8 Supercars. Starting from the 2013 season, teams were no longer required to employ a co-driver from the international racing community but were allowed to partner with any co-driver from a national or international championship of their choosing.https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/v8-revolution-has-enduring-quality/news-story/bd0e1e8c07bc59382c8fd37cabcf1d70 V8 revolution has enduring quality Phelps James 19 February 2013 The Daily Telegraph 21 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181221170018/https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/v8-revolution-has-enduring-quality/news-story/bd0e1e8c07bc59382c8fd37cabcf1d70 21 December 2018 live Slade said he was happy to finish fourth and believed he was "the best of the rest" of all the drivers competing in the Gold Coast.http://www.speedcafe.com:80/2012/10/21/slade-happy-with-best-of-the-rest-performance/ Slade happy with ‘best of the rest’ performance Bartholomaeus Stefan 21 October 2012 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030709/http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/10/21/slade-happy-with-best-of-the-rest-performance/ 24 October 2012 dead 29 December 2018 dmy-all The race results left Whincup as the Drivers' Championship leader with 3,060 points. Winterbottom (2,842 points) moved clear of Lowndes (2,815 points) in the battle for second place and Davison's victory kept him in fourth with 2,503 points. With 2,182 points, Van Gisbergen placed fifth overall. In the Teams' Championship, Triple Eight Racing Engineering retained their lead with 5,900 points. Ford Performance Racing were in second with 5,285 points and Stone Brothers Racing were third with 3,901 points. Holden Brothers Racing stood in fourth with 3,805 points and Brad Jones Racing were fifth with 3,129 points with three rounds left in the season. Despite his victory, Davison said that he admitted his chances of winning the Drivers' Championship were marginal but he vowed to push hard and claim whatever points he could earn for the remainder of the season.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/motorsport/news/article.cfm?c_id=66&objectid=10842142 Motorsport: Davison admits 'no chance' for championship 22 October 2012 The New Zealand Herald 29 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025115527/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motorsport/news/article.cfm?c_id=66&objectid=10842142 25 October 2012 live Australian Associated Press A record-braking 182,255 people attended the two-day event.http://www.thenibbler.com.au/article/Mantra-makes-the-most-of-GC600/ Mantra makes the most of GC600 24 October 2012 The Nibbler 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150407113416/http://www.thenibbler.com.au/article/Mantra-makes-the-most-of-GC600/ 7 April 2015 live Race 23 – Results Pos Position No Car number Driver Team Lap Laps completed Time / Retired Grid Final grid position 1 6 AUS Will DavisonFIN Mika Salo Ford Performance Racing 102 2hr 16min 6.9161sec 4 2 1 AUS Jamie WhincupFRA Sébastien BourdaisTriple Eight Race Engineering 102 + 0.50 s 1 3 5 AUS Mark WinterbottomAUS Will PowerFord Performance Racing 102 + 2.19 s 2 4 47 AUS Tim SladeAUS David Brabham James Rosenberg Racing 102 + 4.76 s 11 5 2 AUS Garth TanderAUS Ryan BriscoeHolden Racing Team 102 + 6.72 s 12 6 888 AUS Craig LowndesGBR Richard LyonsTriple Eight Race Engineering 102 + 9.94 s 7 7 66 AUS Russell IngallGBR Peter DumbreckHolden Racing Team 102 + 11.49 s 13 8 4 AUS Lee HoldsworthFRA Simon Pagenaud Stone Brothers Racing 102 + 11.61 s 15 9 9 NZL Shane van GisbergenNED Jeroen Bleekemolen Stone Brothers Racing 102 + 12.70 s 10 10 14 NZL Fabian CoulthardFRA Nicolas Minassian Brad Jones Racing 102 + 12.85 s 20 11 15 AUS Rick KellyUSA Graham RahalKelly Racing 102 + 13.90 s 5 12 17 AUS Steven JohnsonITA Max PapisDick Johnson Racing 102 + 13.90 s 14 13 55 AUS David ReynoldsDEU Nick Heidfeld Rod Nash Racing 102 + 14.57 s 17 14 19 AUS Jonathon WebbDEU Marc Lieb Tekno Autosports 102 + 17.01 s 3 15 21 AUS David WallGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Britek Motorsport 102 + 18.00 s 18 16 30 AUS Taz DouglasGBR Mike Conway Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 102 + 21.38 s 19 17 22 AUS James CourtneyGBR Darren TurnerHolden Racing Team 102 + 1:15.42 s 6 18 49 AUS Steve OwenUSA Boris Said Paul Morris Motorsport 101 + 1 Lap 8 19 12 AUS Dean FioreITA Gianni MorbidelliDick Johnson Racing 91 + 11 Laps 12 20 51 NZL Greg MurphyGBR Justin WilsonKelly Racing 88 + 14 Laps 24 Ret Retired 7 AUS Tim BlanchardUSA Marco AndrettiKelly Racing 69 Retired 23 Ret Retired 34 AUS Michael CarusoCAN James Hinchcliffe Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 Retired 21 Ret Retired 8 AUS Jason BrightFRA Stéphane Sarrazin Brad Jones Racing 18 Retired 16 Ret Retired 18 AUS James MoffatNED Peter KoxDick Johnson Racing 0 Retired 9 Sources:2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600 #2 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Armor_All_Gold_Coast_600_Race_2/V8/ Racing-Reference 6 July 2021 Championship standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 AUS Jamie Whincup 3,060 10px 1 2 AUS Mark Winterbottom 2,842 (−218) 10px 1 3 AUS Craig Lowndes 2,812 (−248) 10px 4 AUS Will Davison 2,503 (−557) 10px 5 NZL Shane van Gisbergen 2,182 (−878) Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 5,900 10px 2 Ford Performance Racing 5,285 (−615) 10px 3 Stone Brothers Racing 3,901 (−1,999) 10px 4 Holden Brothers Racing 3,805 (−2,095) 10px 5 Brad Jones Racing 3,129 (−2,771) Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em External links https://web.archive.org/web/20100924164808/http://www.goldcoast600.com.au/ Official series website Gold Coast 600 2012 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 2013 Armor All Gold Coast 600 27 59 23 S 153 25 40 E type:landmark_region:AU-QLD Surfers Paradise Street Circuit title Australia Sports Queensland Armor All Gold Coast 600 Category:Sports competitions on the Gold Coast, Queensland