Gold Coast 600 driver pairings announced
The driver pairings for this year’s Gold Coast 600 event at Surfers Paradise has been confirmed, with the international guest drivers mainly joining the No.2 driver in each team.
Three-times WTCC champion Andy Priaulx will pair up with three-times V8 Supercars champion Craig Lowndes in the 888 Team Vodafone Holden Commodore, whilst endurance regular Steve Owen will drive alongside reigning champion Jamie Whincup in the No.1 car.
SuperStars regulars Gianni Morbidelli & Fabrizio Giovanardi will drive for Triple F & Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing respectively, pairing up with drivers Dean Fiore & Karl Reindler.
Chevrolet WTCC drivers Alain Menu & Yvan Muller are also taking part; Menu will race with Jason Bright in the No.14 Brad Jones Racing car, whilst Yvan Muller will pair up with New Zealander Greg Murphy in the No.51 Castrol Racing Commodore.
Other international drivers from the Indycar Series now know their co-drivers also, with Franchitti paired up with Steven Richards in the No.17 Jim Beam Racing entry, Ryan Briscoe with Will Davison at HRT, and Will Power with Steven Richards at Ford Performance Racing.
The race takes place on the weekend of the 24th October, just one week before the World Touring Car Championship resumes in Japan.
Driver Pairings for the Gold Coast 600
1 – Jamie Whincup/Steve Owen – TeamVodafone – Commodore VE
2 – Garth Tander/Cameron McConville – Toll Holden Racing Team – Commodore VE
3 – Tony D’Alberto/Tiago Monteiro – Centaur Racing – Commodore VE
4 – Alex Davison/David Brabham – Irwin Racing – Falcon FG
5 – Mark Winterbottom/Luke Youlden – Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon – Falcon FG
6 – Steve Richards/Will Power – Dunlop Super Dealer FPR – Falcon Falcon FG
7 – Todd Kelly/Scott Dixon – Jack Daniel’s Racing – Commodore VE
8 – Jason Richards/Andrew Jones – Team BOC – Commodore VE
9 – Shane Van Gisbergen/John McIntyre – SP Tools Racing – Falcon FG
10 – Andrew Thompson/Mika Salo – Bundaberg Red Racing – Commodore VE
11 – Jason Bargwanna/Alex Tagliani – Rock Racing – Commodore VE
12 – Dean Fiore/Gianni Morbidelli – Triple F Racing – Falcon FG
14 – Jason Bright/Alain Menu – Trading Post Racing – Commodore VE
15 – Rick Kelly/Owen Kelly – Jack Daniel’s Racing – Commodore VE
16 – Tony Ricciardello/Taz Douglas – Stratco Racing – Commodore VE
17 – Steven Johnson/Dario Franchitti – Jim Beam Racing – Falcon FG
18 – James Courtney/Warren Luff – Jim Beam Racing – Falcon FG
19 – Jonathon Webb/Sebastien Bourdais – Dick Johnson Racing – Falcon FG
21 – Karl Reindler/Fabrizio Giovanardi – Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing – Commodore VE
22 – Will Davison/Ryan Briscoe – Toll Holden Racing Team – Commodore VE
24 – Fabian Coulthard/David Reynolds – Bundaberg Red Racing – Commodore VE
30 – Mark Noske/Scott Pruett – Gulf Western Oil Racing – Commodore VE
33 – Lee Holdsworth/David Besnard – Fujitsu Racing/GRM – Commodore VE
34 – Michael Caruso/Patrick Long – Fujitsu Racing/GRM – Commodore VE
39 – Russell Ingall /Paul Morris – Supercheap Auto Racing – Commodore VE
47 – Tim Slade/Helio Castroneves – Wilson Security Racing – Falcon FG
51 – Greg Murphy/Yvan Muller – Castrol Edge Racing – Commodore VE
55 – Paul Dumbrell/Jacques Villeneuve – The Bottle-O Racing Team – Falcon FG
888 – Craig Lowndes/Andy Priaulx – TeamVodafone – Commodore VE
