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2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600

Coordinates: 27°59′23″S 153°25′40″E / 27.98972°S 153.42778°E / -27.98972; 153.42778 (Surfers Paradise Street Circuit)
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Queensland 2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600
Event Information
Round 11 of 14 in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date22–24 October 2010
LocationSurfers Paradise, Queensland
VenueSurfers Paradise Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 102 laps 300 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
1:12.6841
Winner Garth Tander
Cameron McConville
Holden Racing Team
2:20:00.6981
Race 2
Distance 102 laps 300 km
Pole position Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
1:12.0389
Winner Jamie Whincup
Steve Owen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
2:29:37.7468

The 2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600 was the eleventh event of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Queensland. V8 Supercars became the naming right category of the event for the first time in 2010 after racing as a support category for international open wheel racing for many of the previous Surfers Paradise events. In 2009 V8 Supercar were the leading category but not the naming rights category as that had been previously marketed as a double header with A1 Grand Prix who failed to arrive.

In an altered format for 2010 the races would take place over two 300 kilometres (190 mi) races with a driver change in the first time a third co-driver event was held in an Australian touring car season since 1990. In an effort to keep the events former international flavour each V8 Supercar team has employed a driver with an 'international reputation' with many drivers coming from the IndyCar Series and the World Touring Car Championship.

Race 21

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Chaos erupted at the start. Cameron McConville launched away from Garth Tander's pole position, but crept on the line and would be assigned a ten-second pit penalty for a jumped start. Jacques Villeneuve, also to be penalised for a too quick start, and Luke Youlden collided at the first corner, with Villeneuve then spinning in front of the pack at the second corner after contact with Greg Ritter, causing damage to several cars. Will Davison stopped on the first lap after contact with the spinning Villeneuve. Dean Fiore also pulled in on the opening lap with Will Power an early stopper after losing all of his cars oil.

McConville led the early laps with Michael Caruso climbing through the field into second place. Steve Owen also climbed through the field into third ahead of Warren Luff. Repeated spoiler damage by Tiago Monteiro caused his retirement.

On lap 70 Garth Tander was assigned a mechanical black flag, it was assumed for a fuel leak, but as it transpired to be a leak from Tander's drink bottle the flag was withdrawn. Subsequently, Tander's car shed a headlight cluster into the path of pursuing cars to no penalty, causing controversy amongst team principals and officials in the pits.

Courtney took the lead from Tander just prior to a safety car being called for Andrew Thompson, parked in the first chicane. Immediately at the lap 84 restart, Greg Murphy and Todd Kelly stopped in the second corner after Kelly spun.

Teammates Jason Bright and Jason Richards tangled on another safety car restart on lap 97, shortly after race leader James Courtney was penalised a drive-through for slowing down after the safety car pulled away from the queue.

Garth Tander pulled out to win from Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen. Michael Caruso finished fourth from Alex Davison, Jamie Whincup and Jason Bright.

Pos. No. Drivers Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 Australia Garth Tander
Australia Cameron McConville
Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 102 2:20:00.6981 1
2 888 Australia Craig Lowndes
United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 1.855 6
3 9 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
New Zealand John McIntyre
Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 3.930 13
4 34 Australia Michael Caruso
United States Patrick Long
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 5.232 9
5 4 Australia Alex Davison
Australia David Brabham
Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 25.043 21
6 1 Australia Jamie Whincup
Australia Steve Owen
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 25.441 8
7 14 Australia Jason Bright
Switzerland Alain Menu
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 26.621 28
8 19 Australia Jonathon Webb
France Sébastien Bourdais
Tekno Autosports Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 26.732 22
9 21 Australia Karl Reindler
Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi
Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 39.562 23
10 18 Australia James Courtney
Australia Warren Luff
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 39.750 2
11 11 Australia Jason Bargwanna
Canada Alex Tagliani
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 44.146 20
12 39 Australia Russell Ingall
Australia Jack Perkins
Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 45.997 15
13 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy
France Yvan Muller
Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 48.219 19
14 15 Australia Rick Kelly
Australia Owen Kelly
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 1:11.057 11
15 8 New Zealand Jason Richards
Australia Andrew Jones
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 101 + 1 lap 14
16 17 Australia Steven Johnson
United Kingdom Dario Franchitti
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 101 + 1 lap 12
17 24 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard
Australia David Reynolds
Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 101 + 1 lap 16
18 47 Australia Tim Slade
Brazil Hélio Castroneves
James Rosenberg Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 101 + 1 lap 18
19 33 Australia Lee Holdsworth
Australia Greg Ritter
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 101 + 1 lap 5
20 7 Australia Todd Kelly
New Zealand Scott Dixon
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 101 + 1 lap 17
21 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom
Australia Luke Youlden
Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 94 + 1 lap 4
22 55 Australia Paul Dumbrell
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 91 + 1 lap 3
Ret 16 Australia Tony Ricciardello
Australia Dale Wood
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 93 Retired 27
Ret 10 Australia Andrew Thompson
Finland Mika Salo
Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 78 Retired 26
Ret 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto
Portugal Tiago Monteiro
Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 50 Retired 24
Ret 30 Australia Nathan Pretty
United States Scott Pruett
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 24 Retired 29
Ret 12 Australia Dean Fiore
Italy Gianni Morbidelli
Triple F Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 1 Retired 25
Ret 22 Australia Will Davison
Australia Ryan Briscoe
Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 0 Accident 10
Ret 6 New Zealand Steven Richards
Australia Will Power
Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 0 Accident 7
Fastest lap set by Craig Lowndes – 1:13.1879 on Lap 69
Source:[1]

Race 22

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Steven Richards outlaunched teammate polesitter Luke Youlden to lead at the start as Greg Ritter crawled away all but stalling. Alain Menu was also slow away and stopped on the track, bringing out the safety car.

At the restart there was contact between Cameron McConville and David Brabham, sending Brabham into the wall hard.

At the second restart Richards started to build a gap over Youlden and Warren Luff. Steve Owen and Michael Caruso quickly pushed past Youlden and Luff.

Safety car emerged again for the stopped car of Andrew Thompson. The safety car emerged again on lap 33 for debris on the circuit as Jack Perkins scraped a door skin off his car at the top of the circuit.

Andrew Jones had an exhaust problem and slowed on the front straight to allow his pitcrew to examine the car as he passed. Three cars came past at differing speeds. Scott Dixon swung to the inside to get around the slowing cars in front as they checked their speed to begin their first safety car lap. Dixon struck the slow moving Jones, tearing the right rear corner from Jones' Commodore and damaging the front left corner of his own Commodore, putting both out of the race.

Steven Johnson was shortly afterward put into the wall after contact with Rick Kelly.

The final laps saw a close dice between Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen which became a physical clash on the final lap into the first chicane. Whincup held out the charging Van Gisbergen, with Mark Winterbottom crossing for third just behind.

Pos. No. Drivers Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 1 Australia Jamie Whincup
Australia Steve Owen
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 102 2:29:37.7468 4
2 9 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
New Zealand John McIntyre
Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 0.205 6
3 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom
Australia Luke Youlden
Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 0.486 1
4 18 Australia James Courtney
Australia Warren Luff
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 1.636 3
5 55 Australia Paul Dumbrell
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 17.854 8
6 15 Australia Rick Kelly
Australia Owen Kelly
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 22.083 10
7 22 Australia Will Davison
Australia Ryan Briscoe
Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 23.557 21
8 39 Australia Russell Ingall
Australia Jack Perkins
Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 23.821 25
9 33 Australia Lee Holdsworth
Australia Greg Ritter
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 26.076 7
10 888 Australia Craig Lowndes
United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 30.827 11
11 34 Australia Michael Caruso
United States Patrick Long
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 32.874 14
12 24 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard
Australia David Reynolds
Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 35.649 24
13 6 New Zealand Steven Richards
Australia Will Power
Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 36.264 2
14 12 Australia Dean Fiore
Italy Gianni Morbidelli
Triple F Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 1:08.613 27
15 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy
France Yvan Muller
Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 1:09.992 13
16 19 Australia Jonathon Webb
France Sébastien Bourdais
Tekno Autosports Ford Falcon (FG) 102 + 1:12.591 19
17 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto
Portugal Tiago Monteiro
Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 102 + 1:31.532 18
18 16 Australia Tony Ricciardello
Australia Dale Wood
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 101 + 1 lap 28
19 47 Australia Tim Slade
Brazil Hélio Castroneves
James Rosenberg Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 96 + 6 laps 23
20 11 Australia Jason Bargwanna
Canada Alex Tagliani
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 92 + 10 laps 22
Ret 2 Australia Garth Tander
Australia Cameron McConville
Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 57 Accident damage 15
Ret 17 Australia Steven Johnson
United Kingdom Dario Franchitti
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 38 Retired 12
Ret 21 Australia Karl Reindler
Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi
Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 37 Retired 26
Ret 8 New Zealand Jason Richards
Australia Andrew Jones
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 34 Retired 9
Ret 7 Australia Todd Kelly
New Zealand Scott Dixon
Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 34 Retired 16
Ret 30 Australia Nathan Pretty
United States Scott Pruett
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 28 Retired 29
Ret 10 Australia Andrew Thompson
Finland Mika Salo
Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 12 Retired 20
Ret 4 Australia Alex Davison
Australia David Brabham
Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 3 Retired 17
Ret 14 Australia Jason Bright
Switzerland Alain Menu
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 0 Retired 5
Fastest lap set by James Courtney – 1:13.1332 on Lap 67
Source:[2]

International driver trophy Points

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Pos No Name Team Points
1 888 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx Triple Eight Race Engineering 216
2 33 United States Patrick Long Garry Rogers Motorsport 192
3 55 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Rod Nash Racing 150
4 19 France Sébastien Bourdais Tekno Autosports 147
5 51 France Yvan Muller Paul Morris Motorsport 126

Standings

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  • After 20 of 26 races.
Pos No Name Team Points
1 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 2521
2 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 2450
3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 2255
4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 2201
5 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 2088
source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Armor All Gold Coast 600 - V8 Supercars Races 19 & 20 - SURFERS PARADISE STREET CIRCUIT - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 19". Natsoft. 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Armor All Gold Coast 600 - V8 Supercars Races 19 & 20 - SURFERS PARADISE STREET CIRCUIT - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 20". Natsoft. 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?24/10/2010.SPSC.V8S.S Armor All Gold Coast 600 - V8 Supercars Races 19 & 20 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit V8 Supercars - Race 20 Series Points Report
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Supercars Championship
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2010 Supercars Championship Next race:
2010 Falken Tasmania Challenge
Previous year:
2009 V8 Supercar Challenge
Gold Coast 600 Next year:
2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600

27°59′23″S 153°25′40″E / 27.98972°S 153.42778°E / -27.98972; 153.42778 (Surfers Paradise Street Circuit)