Scott McLaughlin and Alex Premat defeated the three Triple Eight Holdens in an intense Vodafone Gold Coast 600 finale that delivered a new championship leader.
A strong opening stint from Premat lifted the Shell Ford into contention from 13th on the grid, before McLaughlin leapfrogged all three Commodores with an early second stop.
McLaughlin eventually took the flag 1.5 seconds clear of Jamie Whincup, who secured the championship lead for the first time in 2017 after Fabian Coulthard finished ninth.
SUNDAY
RACE 22
OFFICIAL
- Session Type: Race
- Date: Sun 22 Oct 2017
- Start: 14:25
- Finish: 16:50
- Laps: 102 laps
| Position / Driver / Team | Started | Laps | Race Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1312 | 102 | 02:05:17.3923 | 150 |
2 | 2 0 | 102 | 02:05:18.8675 | 138 |
3 | 1 2 | 102 | 02:05:19.9093 | 129 |
4 | 3 1 | 102 | 02:05:38.4414 | 120 |
5 | 8 3 | 102 | 02:05:43.2089 | 111 |
6 | 4 2 | 102 | 02:05:45.8307 | 102 |
7 | 5 2 | 102 | 02:05:48.8329 | 96 |
8 | 10 2 | 102 | 02:05:48.9754 | 90 |
9 | 2213 | 102 | 02:05:49.3921 | 84 |
10 | 14 4 | 102 | 02:06:01.9458 | 78 |
11 | 11 0 | 102 | 02:06:09.9539 | 72 |
12 | 15 3 | 102 | 02:06:10.9036 | 69 |
13 | 17 4 | 102 | 02:06:18.5209 | 66 |
14 | 18 4 | 102 | 02:06:19.6463 | 63 |
15 | 9 6 | 102 | 02:06:27.3578 | 60 |
16 | 16 0 | 101 | 02:05:21.9426 | 57 |
17 | 21 4 | 101 | 02:05:24.6400 | 54 |
18 | 19 1 | 101 | 02:05:36.4050 | 51 |
19 | 20 1 | 101 | 02:05:38.9933 | 48 |
20 | 24 4 | 101 | 02:06:23.6958 | 45 |
21 | 714 | 100 | 02:06:13.8096 | 42 |
22 | 1210 | 85 | 02:06:13.8238 | 39 |
23 | 26 3 | 85 | 02:06:43.0888 | 36 |
DNF | 25 1 | 20 | 25:46.3993 | 0 |
DNF | 619 | 15 | 53:47.0248 | 0 |
DNF | 23 3 | 8 | 01:07:18.9164 | 0 |
