It was a race won on a combination of outright car speed and aggressive driving from the Kiwi, who made up all four spots on track.
His first job was to find a way through teammate Broc Feeney, which he did at the first corner complex at the start of the second lap.
Van Gisbergen then pulled the same move on Brodie Kostecki on Lap 6 to move into third place.
It took just two more laps for van Gisbergen to close up on second-placed Will Davison, the Kiwi firing a warning shot into Davison’s back door on Lap 8.
He kept the niggle up until Lap 12 when he was able to get next to Davison in the hairpin and then out-drag him down to Turn 6.
Leader Cam Waters was next, van Gisbergen pulling a similar move a handful of laps later as he fired down the inside at the hairpin.
The pair made contact on the exit, Waters showing his lack of appreciation by flipping van Gisbergen the bird and then running him to the edge of the road through Turn 5 and into Turn 6.
But Waters’ frustration did…
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