It was polesitter Will Davison that got the jump at the start as van Gisbergen slid down the inside of David Reynolds to nab second place.
The Kiwi then quickly put the blowtorch to the back of the race leader, shadowing Davison until Turn 6 on the second lap where he slipped past with a neatly-executed move.
Once in front he was able to gap the Shell Ford, pulling 1.5s clear before the safety car was called on lap five when Andre Heimgartner was spun by Will Brown at the last corner.
That sparked a flurry of stops, van Gisbergen able to take his mandatory service, switch to the hard compound tyres and continue in the lead.
Reynolds, who had taken his stop right before the caution, was able to jump Davison, while the big loser of the stops was Anton De Pasquale, who had been fourth but dropped to 20th after being forced to double stack, and then stalling on his way out of his box.
The race went green again on lap eight, Davison dropping another spot when he was shuffled wide by…
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