The 2007 V8 Supercars Ipswich round was the seventh round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It took place on the weekend of 20 to 22 July at Queensland Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland.
Garth Tander dominated the round, winning all three races across the weekend en route to claiming overall round honours. This strong result allowed Tander to usurp teammate Rick Kelly as the new leader of the championship standings after Kelly himself endured a tough weekend.
Background Entry list
There were 30 drivers entered for this round. The only driver change for this round occurred with Steven Ellery replacing Fabian Coulthard at Paul Morris Motorsport.
Race report Qualifying Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.1489 2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.2915 3 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.4165 4 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.4486 5 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.4580 6 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.4652 7 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.4958 8 1 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.5198 9 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.5883 10 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.6825 11 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.7628 12 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.8138 13 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.8498 14 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:10.8822 15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.9376 16 7 Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.9744 17 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.0051 18 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.0271 19 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.0350 20 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.1711 21 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.3037 22 11 Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.3294 23 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.3997 24 111 John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.4219 25 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.4910 26 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.4935 27 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:11.4985 28 14 Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.5476 29 20 Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.8775 30 26 Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:12.0089 Source:
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
References
External links Queensland Raceway website