"Man it is awesome," Van Gisbergen said. "Thanks to the guys and girls – the cars have been awesome all weekend. A good personal day for the #97 crew turned our car around in qualifying.
"A double one-two - that's awesome."
Whincup was pleased to be back fighting for race wins after a run of sub-par results.
"I couldn't be happier for the team," Whincup said. "Just a poor start and that put us behind the eight ball but it was awesome – there were no team orders, no cruising to the end. I pushed him hard and if there was a gap I would have taken it but he drove unbelievably well."
McLaughlin wasn't really in the fight for wins all weekend but managed to salvage two podium results nonetheless to protect his championship lead.
He praised his team's strategy that got him back towards the front after a poor start.
"They gave me an awesome strategy; the tyre life was fantastic. It just sucks I didn't get the best start I could have got," he said.
"I will take third today – it worked for us."
Craig Lowndes, who will retire at the season's end, finished a solid fourth.
Fabian Coulthard made good on a lowly starting position to finish eighth while fellow New Zealanders Andre Heimgartner and Richie Stanaway finished 12th and 20th respectively.
The next stop on the calendar is Queensland Raceway in Ipswich in a fortnight.
Championship Standings
Scott McLaughlin 2033 points
Shane van Gisbergen -131
David Reynolds -387
Jamie Whincup -403
Craig Lowndes -431
Fabian Coulthard -603