# 2010 Desert 400

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.
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

Results as follows:

### Qualifying Race 3

Qualifying timesheets:
| 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

Race timesheets:
| 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

Qualifying timesheets:
| 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

Race timesheets:
| 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

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 |
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