Coulthard, making a second cameo start in the series in a Wall Racing Honda, set up a maiden TCR victory with a rapid first three laps.
He slipped into third place on the opening lap before charging under Ben Bargwanna (Garry Rogers Motorsport Peugeot) to grab second on Lap 2.
The Kiwi then jumped early leader Michael Clemente (Michael Clemente Motorsports Honda) on Lap 3 to take a lead he would hold for the remainder of the 16-lap journey.
Coulthard was never quite able to entirely shake Bargwanna, who ended up back in second when Clemente had an engine problem, but looked to be managing the gap as he won by half a second.
“It’s great,” said Coulthard, who missed out on a full-time Supercars seat for the first time since 2007 this year.
“We had a fantastic start, we were able to pick a few off and then we got Bargwanna.
“It’s an awesome day for the team. I can’t ask for much more. We’re always working hard, you can always improve the car and make it better. This is a good start,…
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