2016 International V8 Supercars Championship

[3][4][5] Ford, having scaled back its involvement in 2015, were providing no financial or technical assistance,[6] but were still represented by Prodrive Racing Australia[7] and DJR Team Penske.

Jamie Whincup won the race after starting from second place, ahead of James Courtney and Shane van Gisbergen.

Polesitter Fabian Coulthard and his teammate Pye finished second and third on the road, but were given a one-minute penalty each as neither had taken on 140 litres of fuel during the race as required by the regulations.

Mark Winterbottom had qualified on pole position, but finished ninth after a slow pit stop and running off the circuit.

[72] Davison was fastest and qualifying for the second race, but was given a two-place grid penalty for impeding James Courtney, which gave pole position to Winterbottom.

[73] Van Gisbergen looked set to take victory until late in the race, when oil dropped by Cameron Waters' car caused him to go off the circuit and get stuck in a gravel trap.

Chris Pither suffered another heavy crash, when contact with Nick Percat caused his car to spin into the wall.

He beat Jamie Whincup by just over one second in the first race, while Fabian Coulthard scored his first podium finish for DJR Team Penske.

As Will Davison struggled across the weekend, Whincup took the championship lead while McLaughlin moved into second place, ahead of Winterbottom and Lowndes.

Craig Lowndes utilised a two-pit stop strategy to take his first victory of the season, ahead of his teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup.

Shane van Gisbergen had started from pole position but he received a drive-through penalty for a restart infringement which dropped him down the order.

[82] The second race of the weekend was marred by two major crashes on the opening lap, the first of which left Lee Holdsworth in hospital with fractures to his pelvis, right knee and two ribs.

Todd Kelly led the opening lap but was hit by Winterbottom following a safety restart and fell down the order.

Van Gisbergen won the race, having again started from pole position, ahead of Tim Slade and Craig Lowndes.

Scott McLaughlin lost ground in the championship after contact with Dale Wood on the first lap damaged his car, leaving him to finish in 24th place.

[86] Van Gisbergen took victory in Race 15 ahead of James Courtney, who used fresh tyres in the closing stages to pass a number of cars.

[87] Aaren Russell and his sponsor Plus Fitness split with Erebus Motorsport ahead of the event; he was replaced by one of the team's endurance co-drivers, Craig Baird.

Shane van Gisbergen passed his teammates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes late in the race to take victory, with Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert completing the top five.