2013 Armor All Gold Coast 600
| Event Information | ||
| Round 12 of 14 in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||
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| Date | 25–27 October 2013 | |
| Location | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | |
| Venue | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | |
| Weather | Fine | |
| Results | ||
| Race 1 | ||
| Distance | 102 laps, 300 km | |
| Pole position | Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering |
1:10.9569 |
| Winner | Craig Lowndes Warren Luff Triple Eight Race Engineering |
2:12:10.6077 |
| Race 2 | ||
| Distance | 102 laps, 300 km | |
| Pole position | David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing |
1:10.0480 |
| Winner | David Reynolds Dean Canto Rod Nash Racing |
2:09:31.0836 |
The 2013 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 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 25–27 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The twelfth event on the Gold Coast saw Craig Lowndes take the championship lead from Triple Eight Race Engineering teammate Jamie Whincup after Whincup and co-driver Paul Dumbrell failed to finish the Saturday race, with Dumbrell causing a heavy crash for Greg Murphy before suffering a drive-train failure. Lowndes and co-driver Warren Luff won the race from pole ahead of Shane Van Gisbergen and Jeroen Bleekemolen, the first Dutchman to stand on a V8 Supercar podium, and Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards.[1] David Reynolds won the first race of his career in the Sunday race, with he and co-driver Dean Canto winning from pole. Fabian Coulthard and Luke Youlden finished second ahead of Russell Ingall and Ryan Briscoe, Briscoe's first podium finish and Ingall's first since 2009. James Courtney and Murphy looked set to take victory until a steering problem put them out of the race.[2] Whincup and Dumbrell finished fourth while Lowndes and Luff were eighth, leaving Lowndes with a six-point championship lead. Lowndes and Luff won the Endurance Cup ahead of Whincup and Dumbrell and Winterbottom and Richards.[3]
Race Results
Qualifying - Race 30
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
- ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (26 October 2013). "Lowndes takes points lead with Gold Coast win". SpeedCafe. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (27 October 2013). "Relief for Reynolds after maiden win". SpeedCafe. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ Howard, Tom (27 October 2013). "Lowndes/Luff claim inaugural Pirtek Enduro Cup". SpeedCafe. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
External links
| V8 Supercar | ||
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| Previous race: 2013 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
2013 V8 Supercar Championship Series | Next race: 2013 Sargent Security Phillip Island 360 |
| Previous year: 2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600 |
Gold Coast 600 | Next year: 2014 Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600 |
Coordinates: 27°59′23″S 153°25′40″E / 27.98972°S 153.42778°E