The 2010 Desert 400 was the second event of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of February 25–27 on Bahrain International Circuit, in Manama, Bahrain. This was first time the event was held since 2008, and for the first time the V8 Supercars used the full Grand Prix Circuit, as used for the Bahrain Grand Prix, rather than the previously Paddock Circuit the Australian sedans used from 2006–2008.

Bahrain 2010 Desert 400
Event Information
Round 2 of 14 in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date25–27 February 2010
LocationManama, Bahrain
VenueBahrain International Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 37 laps 200 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
2:04.5189
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:21:37.4276
Race 2
Distance 37 laps 200 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
2:05.3684
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:21:06.4169

Defending series champion Jamie Whincup made a clean sweep of the V8 Supercar Middle-East branch of the championship. Whincup followed his two wins at the 2010 Yas V8 400 with two more wins to hold a perfect 600 points from the first four races of the season. Mark Winterbottom was best of the rest throughout the weekend with a pair of second positions and Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen shared the third places.

Results

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Results as follows:[1]

Qualifying Race 3

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Qualifying timesheets:[2][3]

Pos No Name Car Team Shootout Qualifying
Pole 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 2:04.5189 2:05.1657
2 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2:04.7601 2:05.6061
3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 2:04.8245 2:05.8189
4 2 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 2:05.1780 2:05.5089
5 18 James Courtney Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 2:05.2142 2:05.7921
6 22 Will Davison Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 2:05.4901 2:06.0064
7 6 Steven Richards Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 2:05.5247 2:05.9267
8 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 2:05.5945 2:05.4957
9 51 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2:06.2238 2:05.6877
10 39 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2:06.2445 2:05.7791
11 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2:06.0154
12 4 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2:06.0384
13 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:06.1876
14 19 Jonathon Webb Ford FG Falcon Tekno Autosports 2:06.1908
15 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2:06.2695
16 17 Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 2:06.3372
17 24 Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 2:06.3953
18 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:06.5219
19 47 Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 2:06.5954
20 55 Paul Dumbrell Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 2:06.8854
21 10 Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 2:06.9030
22 8 Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2:06.9633
23 11 Jason Bargwanna Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:07.1000
24 14 Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2:07.3799
25 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 2:07.4578
26 12 Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 2:07.5896
27 30 Daniel Gaunt Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 2:07.9573
28 21 Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 2:07.9751
29 16 Tony Ricciardello Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:08.4635

Race 3

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Race timesheets:[4]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 37 1:21:37.4276 1 150
2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 37 +3.4s 3 138
3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 37 +11.8s 8 129
4 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 37 +13.4s 4 120
5 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 37 +26.1s 2 111
6 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 37 +27.4s 5 102
7 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 37 +38.4s 10 96
8 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 37 +39.7s 6 90
9 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 37 +43.2s 13 84
10 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 37 +44.1s 15 78
11 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 37 +45.7s 16 72
12 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 37 +46.4s 11 69
13 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 37 +59.6s 24 66
14 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 37 +1:08.0s 14 63
15 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing 37 +1:09.6s 23 60
16 51 Greg Murphy Paul Morris Motorsport 37 +1:13.5s 9 57
17 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 37 +1:14.4s 17 54
18 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 37 +1:14.6s 12 51
19 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 37 +1:20.3s 22 48
20 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 37 +1:23.8s 18 45
21 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 37 +1:28.6s 19 42
22 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing 37 +1:35.9s 21 39
23 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 37 +1:48.3s 25 36
24 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 36 + 1 lap 28 33
25 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing 36 + 1 lap 29 30
26 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 36 + 1 lap 27 27
27 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 33 + 4 laps 20 24
Ret 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 16 brakes 7
Ret 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 5 26

Qualifying Race 4

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Qualifying timesheets:[5]

Pos No Name Car Team Qualifying
Pole 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 2:05.3684
2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 2:05.5044
3 18 James Courtney Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 2:05.7606
4 22 Will Davison Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 2:05.8111
5 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2:05.8368
6 14 Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2:05.9067
7 2 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 2:05.9439
8 8 Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2:06.0623
9 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 2:06.0839
10 6 Steven Richards Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 2:06.0863
11 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:06.1611
12 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:06.1702
13 11 Jason Bargwanna Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:06.2087
14 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2:06.2789
15 47 Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 2:06.3467
16 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2:06.4013
17 24 Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 2:06.4979
18 19 Jonathon Webb Ford FG Falcon Tekno Autosports 2:06.5415
19 51 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2:06.5661
20 17 Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 2:06.6226
21 39 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2:06.6262
22 4 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2:06.9360
23 10 Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 2:06.9360
24 55 Paul Dumbrell Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 2:07.0326
25 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 2:07.1872
26 12 Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 2:07.7222
27 30 Daniel Gaunt Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 2:08.1029
28 21 Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 2:08.1409
29 16 Tony Ricciardello Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2:08.9497

Race 4

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Race timesheets:[6]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 37 1:21:06.4169 1 150
2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 37 +4.9s 2 138
3 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 37 +17.1s 14 129
4 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 37 +18.5s 11 120
5 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 37 +25.0s 5 111
6 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 37 +25.3s 4 102
7 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 37 +30.4s 3 96
8 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 37 +34.5s 8 90
9 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 37 +34.8s 16 84
10 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 37 +35.4s 24 78
11 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 37 +39.2s 20 72
12 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 37 +45.4s 9 69
13 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 37 +47.1s 21 66
14 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing 37 +50.8s 13 63
15 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 37 +51.5s 10 60
16 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 37 +1:05.7s 18 57
17 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 37 +1:06.1s 22 54
18 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 37 +1:06.5s 15 51
19 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 37 +1:32.9s 25 48
20 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 37 +1:36.8s 26 45
21 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing 37 +2:08.2s 29 42
22 51 Greg Murphy Paul Morris Motorsport 36 + 1 lap 19 39
23 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 36 + 1 lap 27 36
24 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 32 + 5 laps 6 33
Ret 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 36 7
Ret 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 28 17
Ret 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 27 28
Ret 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing 22 23
Ret 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 1 12

Standings

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After race 4 of 26

Pos Name Team Points
1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 600
2 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 543
3 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 471
4 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 447
5 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 420

Source

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bahrain International Circuit 27/02/2010 Desert 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship – Races 3 & 4". National Software. February 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ^ "Desert 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship – Races 3 & 4 Bahrain International Circuit V8 Supercars – Qualifying". February 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  3. ^ "Desert 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship – Races 3 & 4 Bahrain International Circuit V8 Supercars – Shootout". February 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  4. ^ "Desert 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship – Races 3 & 4 Bahrain International Circuit V8 Sipercars – Race 3". February 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  5. ^ "Desert 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship – Races 3 & 4 Bahrain International Circuit V8 Supercars – Qualifying". February 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  6. ^ "Desert 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship – Races 3 & 4 Bahrain International Circuit V8 Sipercars – Race 4". February 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
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Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2010 Yas V8 400
2010 Supercars Championship Next race:
2010 Clipsal 500
Previous year:
2008 Gulf Air Desert 400
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Event discontinued