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 DriversTeam (Sponsor)CarDriversTeam (Sponsor)Car1 James Courtney Darren TurnerHolden Racing Team(Toll, Rockstar Energy)Holden Commodore VE17 Steven Johnson Dirk MullerDick Johnson Racing(Jim Beam, Coca-Cola)Ford FG Falcon2 Garth Tander Ryan BriscoeHolden Racing Team(Toll, Rockstar Energy)Holden Commodore VE18 James Moffat Joey HandDick Johnson Racing(Jim Beam, Coca-Cola)Ford FG Falcon3 Tony D'Alberto Vitantonio LiuzziTony D'Alberto Racing(Wilson Security)Ford FG Falcon19 Jonathon Webb Gil de FerranTekno Autosports(Mother Energy, Tekno Performance)Ford FG Falcon4 Alex Davison Marc LiebStone Brothers Racing(Irwin Industrial Tools)Ford FG Falcon21 Karl Reindler Fabrizio GiovanardiBritek Motorsport(Fair Dinkum Sheds, Wilson Security)Holden Commodore VE5 Mark Winterbottom Richard LyonsFord Performance Racing(Orrcon Steel, Dunlop Tires)Ford FG Falcon30 Warren Luff Marino FranchittiLucas Dumbrell Motorsport(Gulf Western Oils)Holden Commodore VE6 Will Davison Mika SaloFord Performance Racing(Trading Post, Castrol)Ford FG Falcon33 Lee Holdsworth Simon PagenaudGarry Rogers Motorsport(Fujitsu, Valvoline)Holden Commodore VE7 Todd Kelly Richard WestbrookKelly Racing(Jack Daniels)Holden Commodore VE34 Michael Caruso Augusto FarfusGarry Rogers Motorsport(Fujitsu, Valvoline)Holden Commodore VE8 Jason Bright Stephane SarrazinBrad Jones Racing(BOC)Holden Commodore VE39 Russell Ingall Jan MagnussenPaul Morris Motorsport(Supercheap Auto, Castrol)Holden Commodore VE9 Shane van Gisbergen Emanuele PirroStone Brothers Racing(SP Tools)Ford FG Falcon47 Tim Slade Helio CastronevesJames Rosenberg Racing(Lucky 7 Convenience Stores)Ford FG Falcon11 Greg Murphy Oliver GavinKelly Racing(Pepsi Max)Holden Commodore VE49 Steve Owen Boris SaidPaul Morris Motorsport(V.I.P Petfoods)Holden Commodore VE12 Dean Fiore Gianni MorbidelliTriple F Racing(WesTrac)Ford FG Falcon55 Paul Dumbrell Christian KlienRod Nash Racing(The Bottle-O)Ford FG Falcon14 Jason Bargwanna Allan SimonsenBrad Jones Racing(Jana Living)Holden Commodore VE61 Fabian Coulthard Patrick LongWalkinshaw Racing(Bundaberg Rum)Holden Commodore VE15 Rick Kelly Jorg BergmeisterKelly Racing(Jack Daniels)Holden Commodore VE88 Jamie Whincup Sebastien BourdaisTriple Eight Race Engineering(Vodafone)Holden Commodore VE16 David Reynolds Alex TaglianiKelly Racing(Stratco)Holden Commodore VE888 Craig Lowndes Andy PriaulxTriple Eight Race Engineering(Vodafone)Holden Commodore VE
Results
Race 21
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points188 Jamie Whincup Sébastien BourdaisTriple Eight Race Engineering1022:13:21.5515115026 Will Davison Mika SaloFord Performance Racing102+2.2s313835 Mark Winterbottom Richard LyonsFord Performance Racing102+2.5s17129418 James Moffat Joey HandDick Johnson Racing102+2.8s6120561 Fabian Coulthard Patrick LongWalkinshaw Racing102+5.8s11111611 Greg Murphy Oliver GavinKelly Racing102+7.1s18102715 Rick Kelly Jörg BergmeisterKelly Racing102+12.4s896834 Michael Caruso Augusto FarfusGarry Rogers Motorsport102+13.6s1490919 Jonathon Webb Gil de FerranTekno Autosports102+15.0s16841033 Lee Holdsworth Simon PagenaudGarry Rogers Motorsport102+16.8s778112 Garth Tander Ryan BriscoeHolden Racing Team102+16.8s2721247 Tim Slade Hélio CastronevesJames Rosenberg Racing102+17.1s2469137 Todd Kelly Richard WestbrookKelly Racing102+17.4s2266141 James Courtney Darren TurnerHolden Racing Team102+20.7s10631555 Paul Dumbrell Christian KlienFord Performance Racing102+22.1s2360169 Shane van Gisbergen Emanuele PirroStone Brothers Racing102+23.9s9571714 Jason Bargwanna Allan SimonsenBrad Jones Racing102+25.9s26541849 Steve Owen Boris SaidPaul Morris Motorsport102+28.9s4511916 David Reynolds Alex TaglianiKelly Racing100+ 2 laps12482012 Dean Fiore Gianni MorbidelliTriple F Racing100+ 2 laps2745218 Jason Bright Stéphane SarrazinBrad Jones Racing99+ 3 laps28422239 Russell Ingall Jan MagnussenPaul Morris Motorsport97+ 5 laps1339234 Alex Davison Marc LiebStone Brothers Racing78+ 24 laps536Ret3 Tony D'Alberto Vitantonio LiuzziTony D'Alberto Racing7525Ret888 Craig Lowndes Andy PriaulxTriple Eight Race Engineering5215Ret17 Steven Johnson Dirk MüllerDick Johnson Racing2420Ret30 Warren Luff Marino FranchittiLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1419Ret21 Karl Reindler Fabrizio GiovanardiBritek Motorsport1321 sourcehttp://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/10/2011.SPSC.R7 Armor All Gold Coast 600 – V8 Supercars Races 21 & 22 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Race 21
Race 22 Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points15 Mark Winterbottom Richard LyonsFord Performance Racing1022:13:21.55153150288 Jamie Whincup Sébastien BourdaisTriple Eight Race Engineering102+1.6s1138333 Lee Holdsworth Simon PagenaudGarry Rogers Motorsport102+3.1s8129411 Greg Murphy Oliver GavinKelly Racing102+8.7s7120515 Rick Kelly Jörg BergmeisterKelly Racing102+11.3s1411161 James Courtney Darren TurnerHolden Racing Team102+12.0s23102749 Steve Owen Boris SaidPaul Morris Motorsport102+13.5s696839 Russell Ingall Jan MagnussenPaul Morris Motorsport102+14.9s169097 Todd Kelly Richard WestbrookKelly Racing102+15.3s17841047 Tim Slade Hélio CastronevesJames Rosenberg Racing102+15.6s22781116 David Reynolds Alex TaglianiKelly Racing102+17.1s10721217 Steven Johnson Dirk MüllerDick Johnson Racing102+17.6s21691319 Jonathon Webb Gil de FerranTekno Autosports102+17.7s1966146 Will Davison Mika SaloFord Performance Racing102+19.7s4631561 Fabian Coulthard Patrick LongWalkinshaw Racing102+21.8s1560169 Shane van Gisbergen Emanuele PirroStone Brothers Racing102+27.1s18571714 Jason Bargwanna Allan SimonsenBrad Jones Racing102+39.0s2454184 Alex Davison Marc LiebStone Brothers Racing102+43.4s1251193 Tony D'Alberto Vitantonio LiuzziTony D'Alberto Racing102+44.0s204820888 Craig Lowndes Andy PriaulxTriple Eight Race Engineering102+53.1s5452134 Michael Caruso Augusto FarfusGarry Rogers Motorsport99+ 3 laps11422221 Karl Reindler Fabrizio GiovanardiBritek Motorsport98+ 4 laps2839232 Garth Tander Ryan BriscoeHolden Racing Team82+ 20 laps236Ret18 James Moffat Joey HandDick Johnson Racing779Ret12 Dean Fiore Gianni MorbidelliTriple F Racing5126Ret8 Jason Bright Stéphane SarrazinBrad Jones Racing5125Ret30 Warren Luff Marino FranchittiLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1527Ret55 Paul Dumbrell Christian KlienFord Performance Racing013 sourcehttp://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/10/2011.SPSC.R14 Armor All Gold Coast 600 – V8 Supercars Races 21 & 22 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Race 22
Dan Wheldon Trophy Points Pos No Name Team Points188 Sébastien BourdaisTriple Eight Race Engineering28825 Richard LyonsFord Performance Racing279311 Oliver GavinKelly Racing222433 Simon PagenaudGarry Rogers Motorsport207515 Jörg BergmeisterKelly Racing207
Standings After 22 of 28 races. Pos No Name Team Points188 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering25172888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering237439 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing200945 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing196652 Garth TanderHolden Racing Team1956 sourcehttp://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/10/2011.SPSC.V8S.S Armor All Gold Coast 600 – V8 Supercars Races 21 & 22 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Race 22 Series Points Report
References
External links Official website Official timing and results Official series website