Tekno takes the Chocolates at Surfers

Gisbergen and Webb celebrate

Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb have taken a dominant victory at the Castrol Gold Coast 600 today, while Championship leader Mark Winterbottom had a disaster run.

The TEKNO Commodore blazed in the opening laps with co-driver Webb behind the wheel and held a comfortable lead for the majority of the 102-lap race, with van Gisbergen earning his first win for 2015 and converting his ARMOR ALL Pole Position.

David Reynolds and Dean Canto – winners at the Gold Coast in 2013 – came home second after a hard-fought battle with this year’s Bathurst champions Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards.

"It wasn't just me, we came in with a ten-second lead, the car was amazing. To do those times lap after lap, the car was just fantastic," van Gisbergen, who won by 1.6 seconds, said.

While the Pepsi Max Crew has been a strong force this season, both cars had a disastrous run in the pits, with Mark Winterbottom released from a pit stop to run right into Garth Tander.

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The Ford Falcon FG X suffered significant damage, leaving Winterbottom to finish 24th after extensive work to the Falcon and earning a drive through penalty. Teammates Cam Waters and Russell Ingall were forced to take a drive through penalty after spinning wheels during their pit stop.

“It wasn’t just me, we came in with a ten-second lead, the car was amazing. To do those times lap after lap, the car was just fantastic," van Gisbergen, who won by 1.6 seconds, said.

While the Pepsi Max Crew has been a strong force this season, both cars had a disastrous run in the pits, with Mark Winterbottom released from a pit stop to run right into Garth Tander.

Results

Pos	No/Driver	Entry / Team	St	Laps	Race Time
1	97 Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb	Team Darrell Lea STIX	1	102	2h 08:14.3286
2	55 David Reynolds and Dean Canto	The Bottle-O Racing Team	8	102	2h 08:15.9380
3	888 Craig Lowndes and Steve Richards	Red Bull Racing Australia	6	102	2h 08:16.0806
4	2 Garth Tander and Warren Luff	Holden Racing Team	10	102	2h 08:16.6470
5	22 James Courtney and Jack Perkins	Holden Racing Team	13	102	2h 08:17.9316
6	222 Nick Percat and Oliver Gavin	Repair Management Australia Racing	11	102	2h 08:18.3545
7	14 Fabian Coulthard and Luke Youlden	Freightliner Racing	14	102	2h 08:18.5454
8	17 Scott Pye and Marcos Ambrose	DJR Team Penske	15	102	2h 08:32.0044
9	15 Rick Kelly and David Russell	Nissan Motorsport	4	102	2h 08:33.7080
10	99 James Moffat and Taz Douglas	Nissan Motorsport	5	102	2h 08:34.0366
11	21 Dale Wood and Macauley Jones	GB Galvanizing Racing	23	102	2h 08:34.1890
12	3 Tim Blanchard and Karl Reindler	Team Cooldrive	20	102	2h 08:37.6950
13	7 Todd Kelly and Alex Buncombe	Nissan Motorsport	21	102	2h 08:38.6797
14	47 Tim Slade and Tony D'Alberto	Supercheap Auto Racing	9	102	2h 08:39.4480
15	9 Will Davison and Alex Davison	Erebus Motorsport V8	16	102	2h 09:9.6960
16	34 David Wall and Chris Pither	Wilson Security Racing GRM	18	101	2h 08:34.9033
17	6 Cameron Waters and Russell Ingall	Pepsi Max Crew	19	101	2h 08:35.2170
18	111 Andre Heimgartner and Ant Pedersen	Super Black Racing	24	101	2h 08:36.0090
19	4 Ash Walsh and Jack Le Brocq	Erebus Motorsport V8	25	101	2h 08:36.4490
20	23 Michael Caruso and Dean Fiore	Nissan Motorsport	22	98	2h 09:1.3040
21	33 Scott McLaughlin and Alexandre Premat	Wilson Security Racing GRM	2	91	2h 08:53.4980
22	8 Jason Bright and Andrew Jones	Team BOC	12	89	2h 08:50.8170
23	5 Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen	Pepsi Max Crew	3	88	2h 08:59.9385
24	1 Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell	Red Bull Racing Australia	7	87	2h 08:55.7935
DNF	18 Lee Holdsworth and Sébastien Bourdais	Preston Hire Racing	17	88	1h 51:59.5120