2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600
| Event Information | ||
| Round 12 of 15 in the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||
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| Date | 19–21 October 2012 | |
| Location | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | |
| Venue | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | |
| Weather | Fine | |
| Results | ||
| Race 1 | ||
| Distance | 79 laps, 234 km | |
| Pole position | Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering |
1:11.6478 |
| Winner | Jamie Whincup Sébastien Bourdais Triple Eight Race Engineering |
1:45:10.0919 |
| Race 2 | ||
| Distance | 102 laps, 300 km | |
| Pole position | Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering |
1:11.1077 |
| Winner | Will Davison Mika Salo Ford Performance Racing |
2:16:06.9161 |
The 2012 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 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 19–21 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The event was marred by two start line incidents during the Saturday race which caused the race to be shortened due to time-constraints. The first crash saw American driver Ricky Taylor launch off another car and roll along the pit wall, with the car coming to rest on its roof.[1] Six of the cars did not make the grid of the restarted race due to damage from the first two attempted starts. Jamie Whincup and Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais took victory in the first race while Will Davison and Finnish driver Mika Salo won the second.[2]
Race Results
Qualifying - Race 22
Top Ten Shootout
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Jamie Whincup |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:11.6478 | |
| 2 | 6 | Will Davison |
Ford Performance Racing | 1:11.8730 | + 0.225 |
| 3 | 15 | Rick Kelly |
Kelly Racing | 1:11.8841 | + 0.236s |
| 4 | 15 | Michael Caruso |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:11.9581 | + 0.310s |
| 5 | 19 | Jonathon Webb |
Tekno Autosports | 1:11.9582 | + 0.310s |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom |
Ford Performance Racing | 1:11.9823 | + 0.335s |
| 7 | 14 |  Fabian Coulthard |
Brad Jones Racing | 1:12.1900 | + 0.542s |
| 8 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto |
Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:12.2253 | + 0.558s |
| 9 | 1 | James Courtney |
Holden Racing Team | 1:12.4361 | + 0.788s |
| 10 | 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen |
Stone Brothers Racing | 1:27.0601 | + 15.412s |
Race 22
Qualifying - Race 23
Race 23
Standings
- After 23 of 30 races.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3060 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom |
Ford Performance Racing | 2842 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2815 |
| 4 | 6 | Will Davison |
Ford Performance Racing | 2503 |
| 5 | 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen |
Stone Brothers Racing | 2182 |
References
- ↑ Balym, Todd (20 October 2012). "Dramatic crash at start of V8 race". GoldCoast.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Davison wins Gold Coast 600". GoldCoast.com.au. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
External links
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2012 V8 Supercar Championship Series | Next race: 2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event |
| Previous year: 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 |
Gold Coast 600 | Next year: 2013 Armor All Gold Coast 600 |
Coordinates: 27°59′23″S 153°25′40″E / 27.98972°S 153.42778°E