# 2007 Bahrain GP2 Series round

The 2007 Bahrain GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on April 14 and 15, 2007 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 16 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova International | 1:40.873 | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Alexandre Negrão | Minardi Piquet Sports | 1:40.958 | +0.085 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Andreas Zuber | iSport International | 1:41.034 | +0.161 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Lucas di Grassi | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.052 | +0.179 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Bruno Senna | Arden International | 1:41.203 | +0.330 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Kohei Hirate | Trident Racing | 1:41.213 | +0.340 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | Timo Glock | iSport International | 1:41.225 | +0.352 | 7 |
| 8 | 26 | Borja García | Durango | 1:41.252 | +0.379 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Kazuki Nakajima | DAMS | 1:41.306 | +0.433 | 9 |
| 10 | 17 | Mike Conway | Super Nova International | 1:41.332 | +0.459 | 10 |
| 11 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | DAMS | 1:41.458 | +0.585 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Antônio Pizzonia | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | 1:41.544 | +0.671 | 12 |
| 13 | 25 | Giorgio Pantano | Campos Grand Prix | 1:41.549 | +0.676 | 13 |
| 14 | 8 | Adrian Zaugg | Arden International | 1:41.715 | +0.842 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 | Michael Ammermüller | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.746 | +0.873 | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Karun Chandhok | Durango | 1:41.810 | +0.937 | 16 |
| 17 | 4 | Roldán Rodríguez | Minardi Piquet Sports | 1:41.951 | +1.078 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | Sakon Yamamoto | BCN Competición | 1:42.139 | +1.266 | 18 |
| 19 | 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Trident Racing | 1:42.189 | +1.316 | 19 |
| 20 | 10 | Jason Tahinci | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | 1:42.234 | +1.361 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 1:42.255 | +1.382 | 21 |
| 22 | 15 | Sérgio Jimenez | Racing Engineering | 1:42.492 | +1.619 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | Vitaly Petrov | Campos Grand Prix | 1:42.561 | +1.688 | 23 |
| 24 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | BCN Competición | 1:43.001 | +2.128 | 24 |
| 25 | 21 | Andy Soucek | DPR | 1:43.257 | +2.384 | 25 |
| 26 | 20 | Christian Bakkerud | DPR | 1:43.333 | +2.460 | 26 |
| 107% time: 1:47.934 |||||||
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova International | 33 | 58:34.676 | 1 | 10+2 |
| 2 | 5 | Timo Glock | iSport International | 33 | +8.162 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | Andreas Zuber | iSport International | 33 | +11.903 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Bruno Senna | Arden International | 33 | +16.373 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Lucas di Grassi | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +18.074 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Adrian Zaugg | Arden International | 33 | +39.135 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | DAMS | 33 | +39.462 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 26 | Borja García | Durango | 33 | +40.122 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 27 | Karun Chandhok | Durango | 33 | +43.505 | 16 | |
| 10 | 1 | Michael Ammermüller | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +51.883 | 15 | |
| 11 | 18 | Sakon Yamamoto | BCN Competición | 33 | +1:02.082 | 18 | |
| 12 | 21 | Andy Soucek | DPR | 33 | +1:04.142 | 25 | |
| 13 | 20 | Christian Bakkerud | DPR | 33 | +1:04.409 | 26 | |
| 14 | 24 | Vitaly Petrov | Campos Grand Prix | 33 | +1:09.289 | 23 | |
| 15 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | BCN Competición | 33 | +1:12.116 | 24 | |
| 16 | 9 | Antônio Pizzonia | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | 32 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 17 | 22 | Kazuki Nakajima | DAMS | 32 | +1 lap | 9 | 1 |
| 18 | 12 | Kohei Hirate | Trident Racing | 32 | +1 lap | PL | |
| 19 | 15 | Sérgio Jimenez | Racing Engineering | 31 | +2 laps | PL | |
| Ret | 3 | Alexandre Negrão | Minardi Piquet Sports | 14 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 14 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 7 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jason Tahinci | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | 3 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Roldán Rodríguez | Minardi Piquet Sports | 1 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Mike Conway | Super Nova International | 0 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| DNS | 25 | Giorgio Pantano | Campos Grand Prix | 0 | Clutch | 13 | |
| DNS | 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Trident Racing | 0 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Fastest lap: Kazuki Nakajima (DAMS) — 1:43.226 (on lap 27) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Giorgio Pantano and Pastor Maldonado were unable to start the race at the second start after they stalled during the original aborted start.
* ^2 – Kohei Hirate and Sérgio Jimenez were forced to start the race from the pit at the second start after they stalled during the original aborted start.
* ^3 – Sérgio Jimenez was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | DAMS | 23 | 43:30.252 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Timo Glock | iSport International | 23 | +3.183 | 7 | 5+1 |
| 3 | 16 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova International | 23 | +6.686 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Borja García | Durango | 23 | +8.416 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Mike Conway | Super Nova International | 23 | +10.178 | 24 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Kazuki Nakajima | DAMS | 23 | +11.089 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Ammermüller | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +12.259 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | Bruno Senna | Arden International | 23 | +22.427 | 5 | |
| 9 | 21 | Andy Soucek | DPR | 23 | +25.857 | 12 | |
| 10 | 14 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 23 | +26.720 | 21 | |
| 11 | 24 | Vitaly Petrov | Campos Grand Prix | 23 | +32.661 | 14 | |
| 12 | 4 | Roldán Rodríguez | Minardi Piquet Sports | 23 | +38.977 | 23 | |
| 13 | 10 | Jason Tahinci | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | 23 | +46.473 | 22 | |
| 14 | 18 | Sakon Yamamoto | BCN Competición | 23 | +1:17.896 | 11 | |
| 15 | 3 | Alexandre Negrão | Minardi Piquet Sports | 22 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 16 | 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Trident Racing | 21 | +2 laps | 26 | |
| 17 | 8 | Adrian Zaugg | Arden International | 20 | +3 laps | 3 | |
| Ret | 25 | Giorgio Pantano | Campos Grand Prix | 15 | Gearbox | 25 | |
| Ret | 12 | Kohei Hirate | Trident Racing | 12 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 15 | Sérgio Jimenez | Racing Engineering | 10 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 27 | Karun Chandhok | Durango | 7 | Spin | 9 | |
| Ret | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | BCN Competición | 3 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 9 | Antônio Pizzonia | Petrol Ofisi FMS International | 2 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 2 | Lucas di Grassi | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 6 | Andreas Zuber | iSport International | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 20 | Christian Bakkerud | DPR | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
| Fastest lap: Timo Glock (iSport International) — 1:44.172 (on lap 8) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^4 – Pastor Maldonado was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Luca Filippi | 16 |
| 2 | Timo Glock | 14 |
| 3 | Nicolas Lapierre | 8 |
| 4 | Andreas Zuber | 6 |
| 5 | Bruno Senna | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | iSport International | 20 |
| 2 | Super Nova International | 18 |
| 3 | DAMS | 10 |
| 4 | Arden International | 8 |
| 5 | ART Grand Prix | 4 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.