The 2007 Desert 400 was the twelfth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 1 to 3 November at Bahrain International Circuit in Manama, Bahrain.
Mark Winterbottom enjoyed a dominant weekend by way of taking pole position and winning two out of three races to take overall round honours ahead of James Courtney and Steven Johnson. This performance came in spite of an unusual incident proceeding the race where Winterbottom's car, along with three others, nearly slid off the back of a transporter carrying them to the racetrack.
Despite incurring contact from HSV Dealer Team teammate, Rick Kelly, Garth Tander would retain his championship lead over Craig Lowndes heading into the proceeding final round.
Race report Qualifying Pos No Name Team Car Qualifying times Q1 Q2 Q3 1 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:25.6093 2 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:25.8800 3 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.0389 4 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.0831 5 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.0865 6 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.1382 7 1 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.1862 8 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.5380 9 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.6647 10 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.8315 11 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.2942 12 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.3030 13 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.3187 14 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.3846 15 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.4144 16 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:26.5480 17 7 Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.5831 18 20 Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.6283 19 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.6331 20 111 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.6690 21 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:27.0816 22 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:27.1056 23 021 Shane van Gisbergen Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:27.1110 24 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:27.1368 25 39 Owen Kelly Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:27.1607 26 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:27.2057 27 14 Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:27.4073 28 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:27.4391 29 11 Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:27.5016 30 26 Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:27.6017 31 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:27.8190 Source:
References
External links Desert 400 website