'An awkward moment for everybody': V8 supercar nearly hits pit crew during race - before colliding with another car

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A team of pit crew mechanics had a near miss during the Gold Coast 600 on Saturday when a car nearly ploughed into them as they worked.

The four mechanics from the Red Bull racing team crew dove out of the way just in time, as the car barrelled past them.

They were nearly knocked down after driver Mark Winterbottom hit a fellow competitor's car and then nearly veered into the pit crew as he pulled out of the pits.

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The moment before the pit crew had to dive out of the way of Mark Winterbottom's car

The pit crew managed to avoid being hit by the oncoming car

Mark Winterbottom was penalised for the incident

Winterbottom, who leads the 2015 V8 Supercar Championships so far, was penalised for the accident.

He got so close to the pit crew he hit a tyre sitting next to the vehicle they were working on.

Commentators referred the the near miss as 'an awkward moment for everybody'. 

While Winterbottom was not having a successful day, opponents Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb took victory, leading for most of the 102-lap race held in Queensland.

The pit crew appeared to spot the oncoming car just before it hit them

With a some quick thinking, the pit crew for the Red Bull car managed to leap aside as the car sped past

Mark Winterbottom driving his vehicle later in the race

This image shows the moment before Mark Winterbottom collided with another car

Footage from a camera onboard the car Winterbottom hit shows the moment before he almost crashed into a pit crew