2007 Perth 400

Motor race in Perth, Western Australia January 2015 January 2015 Western Australia 2007 BigPond 400 2 14 2007 V8SC Barbagallo Raceway AKA Wanneroo Park (Australia) track map.svg 23–25 March Perth, Western Australia Barbagallo Raceway Fine 50 120 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 56.0511 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 51:31.2237 50 120 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 52:22.0384 50 120 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 52:25.6340 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 72 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 57 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 54 The 2007 BigPond 400 is the second round of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 23rd to 25 March at Barbagallo Raceway in Wanneroo, north of Perth, Western Australia. The round was significant in that John Bowe became the driver with the most round starts in the championship after surpassing Peter Brock. It was also significant in that it was Paul Radisich's first round after a major crash at Bathurst in 2006. Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday 25 March 2007. Part 1 Qualifying started with 30 cars hitting the track instead of the usual 31 after a major accident between Jason Bright and Jason Richards after Bright had an engine failure going through turn 4. He (Bright) pulled towards the short cut to go off the track across the path of Jason Richards. The damage to the Fujitsu Racing car was very extensive, so severe that Bright had to withdraw from the entire round. Paul Dumbrell was one of ten drivers which did not make the top twenty due to a linkage breaking off the throttle pedal. Jamie Whincup also had a spin into the gravel trap at turn 6 which prompted the session to be red flagged. Whincup was able to recover to make the next part of qualifying. Other drivers who went off the circuit included Max Wilson and James Courtney. Part 2 Session 2 saw Garth Tander set the fastest lap of the session and then sat out for most of the remaining session. The other drivers which were fast in this session were Rick Kelly, Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly. Max Wilson also had another off in this session when he ran wide at turn 7 and through the sand trap. Part 3 The final session saw the top ten drivers fight for pole. The session was relatively quiet, however Jamie Whincup went off the track in turn 1 by locking the rear tyres and Will Davison ran off the track at turn four. The final results from qualifying was Garth Tander took pole, from Rick Kelly in second and Craig Lowndes in third. Race 1 Race 1 was held on Saturday 25 March 2007. It started with a relatively smooth start for the first lap, how this did not last long with Cameron McConville tagging John Bowe in turn 4, causing Bowe to go off the track. Over the next couple of laps, Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes had a major battle over 3rd place, with both drivers changing positions a number of times. Garth Tander continued to lead the race, until he took his compulsory pit stop on lap 22, allowing his team mate Rick Kelly to take first place. However Rick pitted on the next lap. After all of the compulsory pit stops were done, Tander came out in first, with Rick Kelly in second and Skaife in third. Todd Kelly and Craig Lowndes continued to battle over fourth position, until on lap 38 when Todd Kelly ran off the track at the first corner and bogged the car in the sand trap. This caused the first safety car of the race. Todd Kelly communicated to the team after the incident that "the brakes had let go, and there was brake fluid throughout the cabin." With three laps to go, Max Wilson collided with John Bowe causing Bowe to get beached at corner 7. This didn’t cause a safety car due to the closeness of the end of the race, but rather a localised yellow flag. The race was won by Toll HSV Dealer Team’s Garth Tander with his team mate Rick Kelly second, and HRT’s Mark Skaife in third. Race 2 Race 2 was held on Sunday 26 March 2007. Off the start line, Craig Lowndes was able to get past 3rd place Mark Skaife and raced behind Garth Tander and Rick Kelly. However, on lap 9 Skaife was able to retake 3rd by overtaking Lowndes at turn 6. Lowndes struggled with tyres for the next few laps and pitted as soon as the pit stop window opened. On lap 21, Cameron McConville was turned around by Steven Richards at the first corner after leaving the pitlane. Team Vodafones’s Jamie Whincup was given a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane after not turning on his pit speed limiter. Brad Jones also had a minor off at turn 7 during the second half of the race. On lap 44, Steve Owen ran off the track at turn 4 after contact with Steven Richards and then crashed into the tyre barriers at turn 7 on the same lap after stating on the radio that he had no brakes. This prompted the first safety car of the race. James Courtney also had engine troubles and retired from the race on the same lap. Following the restart, Tander went on to win the race, with Rick Kelly in second and Skaife in third. Race 3 Race 3 was held on Sunday 26 March 2007. The race saw a close fight between both Toll HSV Dealer Team cars and Mark Skaife. The race saw James Courtney have a large crash after steering failure going through the turn 3 complex of the track. This caused his retirement on the 28th lap. Overall Garth Tander won the race from his team mate Rick Kelly with Mark Skaife in third. This gave Tander not only the round win, but also the clean sweep of taking pole position as well as all three race wins. Results Qualifying Pos No Name Team Vehicle Part 3 Part 2 Part 1 1 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 0:56.0511 2 1 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 0:56.2729 3 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.3653 4 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 0:56.3879 5 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 0:56.3927 6 4 AUS James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.4623 7 18 AUS Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.4645 8 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.5458 9 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.6975 10 33 AUS Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 0:56.8341 11 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 0:56.7067 12 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 0:56.7488 13 6 NZL Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.7630 14 8 BRA Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.8494 15 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.8741 16 55 AUS Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 0:56.8907 17 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:56.8962 18 7 AUS Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 0:56.9461 19 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 0:57.0128 20 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:57.2065 21 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:57.1294 22 20 AUS Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 0:57.1867 23 34 AUS Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 0:57.1965 24 39 NZL Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 0:57.3064 25 11 AUS Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 0:57.3077 26 50 AUS Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 0:57.3728 27 111 AUS John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:57.4124 28 12 AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:57.4610 29 26 AUS Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 0:57.4985 30 14 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0:57.4985 - 25 AUS Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) no time Race 1 results Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 50 51:31.2237 1 24 2 1 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 50 + 0.299 2 20 3 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 50 + 3.670 4 17 4 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 7.027 3 15 5 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 7.653 8 13 6 18 AUS Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 8.244 7 12 7 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 10.218 9 11 8 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 50 + 10.218 11 10 9 33 AUS Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 13.913 10 9 10 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 16.790 15 8 11 4 AUS James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 17.198 6 6 12 55 AUS Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 17.845 16 5 13 7 AUS Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 50 + 18.334 18 4 14 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 50 + 19.216 12 3 15 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 50 + 19.559 19 2 16 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 20.161 21 17 39 NZL Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 21.640 24 18 20 AUS Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 50 + 23.830 22 19 50 AUS Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 24.101 26 20 14 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 25.505 30 21 11 AUS Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 28.962 25 22 6 NZL Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 36.204 13 23 8 AUS Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 39.535 14 24 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 50 + 42.560 17 25 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 49 + 1 lap 20 26 12 AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 49 + 1 lap 28 27 34 AUS Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 49 + 1 lap 23 28 26 AUS Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 45 + 4 laps 29 Ret 111 AUS John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 45 Accident 27 Ret 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 37 Brakes 5 DNS 25 AUS Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) Did not start Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team) - 0:57.4237 on lap 46 Source: Race 2 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points116Garth TanderToll HSV Dealer Team5052:22.038412421Rick KellyToll HSV Dealer Team50+1.066sec22032Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team50+1.4294sec317417Steven JohnsonJim Beam Racing50+4.4689sec515518Will DavisonJim Beam Racing50+5.2199sec61365Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing50+6.0923sec1212751Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport50+6.3009sec8118888Craig LowndesTeam Vodafone50+7.1776sec410933Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport50+7.3900sec1091022Todd KellyHolden Racing Team50+7.5631sec30811021Paul RadisichTeam Kiwi Racing50+8.3797sec196123Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport50+8.8062sec165135Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing50+9.089sec94149Russell IngallStone Brothers Racing50+9.5472sec1831539Fabian CoulthardTeam Sirromet Wines50+10.2393sec202167Shane PriceJack Daniel's Racing50+10.8531sec151720Paul DumbrellSupercheap Auto Racing50+11.1693sec21188Max WilsonWPS Racing50+11.4272sec111967Paul MorrisTeam Sirromet Wines50+11.7709sec1720111John BoweGlenfords Racing50+11.9025sec292126Alan GurrIrwin Racing50+12.5465sec282210Jason BargwannaWPS Racing50+12.6616sec252388Jamie WhincupTeam Vodafone50+13.0116sec72450Cameron McConvilleSupercheap Auto Racing50+13.2679sec222534Dean CantoGarry Rogers Motorsport49+1 lap272611Jack PerkinsJack Daniel's Racing49+1 lap242714Brad JonesTeam BOC49+1 lap232812Andrew JonesTeam BOC49+1 lap26DNF4James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing42Engine13DNF55Steve OwenAutobarn Racing42Accident14DNS25Jason BrightFujitsu Racing Race 3 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points116Garth TanderToll HSV Dealer Team5052:25.634012422Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team50+0.6188sec32031Rick KellyToll HSV Dealer Team50+10.3304sec217417Steven JohnsonJim Beam Racing50+10.5142sec41555Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing50+13.4652sec613618Will DavisonJim Beam Racing50+13.7493sec512722Todd KellyHolden Racing Team50+13.9252sec10118888Craig LowndesTeam Vodafone50+14.1343sec81096Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing50+14.4642sec139104Russell IngallStone Brothers Racing50+16.6701sec1481133Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport50+20.7623sec961251Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport50+21.4516sec75138Max WilsonWPS Racing50+23.2679sec18414111John BoweGlenfords Racing50+23.5954sec2031567Paul MorrisTeam Sirromet Wines50+24.4327sec1921650Cameron McConvilleSupercheap Auto Racing50+25.4782sec241739Fabian CoulthardTeam Sirromet Wines50+26.1079sec151888Jamie WhincupTeam Vodafone50+26.4622sec23193Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport50+27.1296sec12207Shane PriceJack Daniel's Racing50+27.5134sec162112Andrew JonesTeam BOC50+28.5265sec2822021Paul RadisichTeam Kiwi Racing50+30.2884sec112310Jason BargwannaWPS Racing50+30.7163sec222455Steve OwenAutobarn Racing50+31.4202sec302511Jack PerkinsJack Daniel's Racing50+31.9292sec262614Brad JonesTeam BOC50+31.6301sec272726Alan GurrIrwin Racing50+41.525sec212834Dean CantoGarry Rogers Motorsport49+1 lap25DNF4James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing28Accident29DNF20Paul DumbrellSupercheap Auto Racing717DNS25Jason BrightFujitsu Racing In-Car Camera Coverage The six cars carrying cameras at this round were those of Rick Kelly, Mark Skaife, Russell Ingall, Jamie Whincup, Max Wilson and Paul Dumbrell. 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