The 2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n endurance race for Production Cars, held over a twelve hour period starting from 5:45am on the 8th of April, 2007 at the Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...

, Bathurst, New South Wales

Bathurst, New South Wales

-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...

. It was the fifth Bathurst 12 Hour

Bathurst 12 Hour

The Bathurst 12 Hour is an endurance event for production racing cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, Australia in February annually. The event was inspired by the long running Bathurst 1000 touring car race, which began in the early 1960s as a race for cars with minimal...

 race and the first to be staged since 1994. It was also the opening round of the 2007 Australian Production Car Championship

Australian Production Car Championship

The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...

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The race was open to Group 3E Series Production Cars

Group 3E Series Production Cars

Group 3E Series Production Cars is an Australian motor racing formula for production based cars competing with limited modifications. Group 3E cars currently contest the Australian Manufacturers' Championship and Australian Production Car Championship titles and the annual Bathurst 12 Hour...

 and to invited cars not eligible under Group 3E, but otherwise subject to compliance with Group 3E specifications. These included Tarmac Rally Cars built to Modern Tarmac Rally Spec Rules and cars that had competed in the Australian Performance Car Championship

Australian Performance Car Championship

The Australian Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production based, high-performance coupes and sedans racing with limited modifications...

 and the Australian Production Car Championship

Australian Production Car Championship

The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...

 in the last five years. After 257 laps and 1596 kilometres of racing, Garry Holt, Paul Morris and Craig Baird

Craig Baird

Craig George Baird MNZM is a race car driver. Baird is a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles , and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles .Since then Baird has raced in Australian Super...

 claimed victory in a BMW 335i, finishing a minute and 18 seconds ahead of the Subaru Impreza WRX STi

Subaru Impreza WRX STI

The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...

 of rally drivers Chris Atkinson

Chris Atkinson

Chris Atkinson in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the WRC , he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina...

, Dean Herridge and Cody Crocker

Cody Crocker

Cody Crocker is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Crocker has won seven titles in the last seven years and with 24 wins and four consecutive championships is the most successful driver in the history of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.Crocker was discovered in the mid 1990s, winning a...

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Class structure

Cars competing in the following classes:

• Class A - High Performance Rear Wheel Drive
• Class B - High Performance All Wheel Drive
• Class C - Hot Hatch Performance Cars
• Class D - Production Vehicles under $50K
• Class E - Production Sports under $50K
• Class F - Under 2.5 Litre Production
• Class G - Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre
• Class H - Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under

Results

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class Pos.	Class	Laps
1	Craig Baird Craig Baird Craig George Baird MNZM is a race car driver. Baird is a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles , and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles .Since then Baird has raced in Australian Super... Garry Holt Paul Morris	20	BMW 335i	Eastern Creek Karts P/L	1	A	257
2	Chris Atkinson Chris Atkinson Chris Atkinson in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the WRC , he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina... Cody Crocker Cody Crocker Cody Crocker is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Crocker has won seven titles in the last seven years and with 24 wins and four consecutive championships is the most successful driver in the history of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.Crocker was discovered in the mid 1990s, winning a... Dean Herridge	98	Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	Subaru Australia	1	B	257
3	Rick Bates Peter Gazzard Bob Hughes	15	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	Scott's Transport	2	B	253
4	Beric Lynton Barrie Morcom Chris Pither Chris Pither Chris Pither, born December 3, 1986 in Palmerston North, is a New Zealand racing driver. Pither started racing in his home country, coming up through the open wheeler ranks first through the evolved Formula Vee class Formula First, then Formula Ford...	17	BMW 335i	Rondo	2	A	253
5	Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian is an Australian race car driver.In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship... Neil Crompton Neil Crompton Neil Crompton is a well-known V8 Supercars presenter and commentator for Australia's Channel Seven, having previously worked in a similar role at Network Ten... Grant Denyer Grant Denyer Grant Denyer is an Australian television reporter, personality and motor racing driver.-Television career:In 1997, Denyer began his career in the media, he gained a position at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga as a news reporter and journalist...	7	Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	Subaru Australia	3	B	248
6	Shaun Juniper Andrew Moffat David Russell	9	BMW 130i BMW 1 Series The BMW 1 Series is an entry level sports car produced by the German automaker BMW since 2004. The 1 Series is unusual in its class as it features rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight balance, a longitudinally-mounted engine and an advanced aluminum multilink suspension...	Australian Motor Finance	1	C	247
7	Mark Cini Mark Eddy Dean Grant	10	BMW 130i BMW 1 Series The BMW 1 Series is an entry level sports car produced by the German automaker BMW since 2004. The 1 Series is unusual in its class as it features rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight balance, a longitudinally-mounted engine and an advanced aluminum multilink suspension...	Bended Elbow	2	C	246
8	Peter Kelly Luke Searle	3	BMW 130i BMW 1 Series The BMW 1 Series is an entry level sports car produced by the German automaker BMW since 2004. The 1 Series is unusual in its class as it features rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight balance, a longitudinally-mounted engine and an advanced aluminum multilink suspension...	SAE College	3	C	244
9	John Bowe John Bowe (racing driver) John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters.... Chris Delfsma Jack Elsegood Jack Elsegood Jack Elsegood, December 22, 1973 in Sydney Australia, is a former Australian Rugby League player and now race driver. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles from 1993 - 1996 then moved across town to the Sydney Roosters from 1997 - 2000. After retiring from football at the end of the 2000...	21	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ford BF Falcon The Ford BF Falcon was a full-size car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Victoria, Australia. The BF Falcon started production in October 2005 and a MkII update was released in October 2006...	Century 21	1	D	244
10	Andrew Fawcett David Ryan Michael Trimble	12	FPV F6 Typhoon	Robinson Racing Developments	3	A	240
11	Neal Bates Neal Bates Neal Bates is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Throughout his career Bates has been associated with Toyota in the Australian Rally Championship and for 19 years his Neal Bates Motorsport outfit ran Toyota's official rally program in Australia... Colin Osborne John Roecken	13	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	1	E	240
12	Andrew Bretherton Trevor Keene Tim Slade Tim Slade Tim Slade in Hornsby NSW is an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver.-Early career:Slade first appeared at a national level racing Formula 3. During the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship Slade in his rookie season with Team BRM he won his first race with the team making a one-off appearance at...	50	Mini Cooper S MINI (BMW) Mini is a British automotive marque owned by BMW which specialises in small cars.Mini originated as a specific vehicle, a small car originally known as the Morris Mini-Minor and the Austin Seven, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and developed into a brand encompassing a range of...	Mid-West Multimedia	2	E	239
13	David Mertens Leigh Mertens Carl Schembri	31	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	3	E	238
14	Nathan Callaghan Allan Letcher David Turner	99	Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Ford BF Falcon The Ford BF Falcon was a full-size car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Victoria, Australia. The BF Falcon started production in October 2005 and a MkII update was released in October 2006...	Team Queensland Racing	2	D	232
15	Jack Perkins Jack Perkins (racing driver) Jack 'Perko' Perkins is an Australian V8 Supercar driver for James Rosenberg Racing in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. He is the son of Australian motor racing legend Larry Perkins, in whose team Perkins Engineering, he drove between 2006 and 2008... Nathan Pretty Shane Price Shane Price Shane Price, second generation racer Shane Price was born with petrol in his blood, being the son of multiple Kart champion Drew Price and nephew to female racer Melinda Price... Jason Richards Jason Richards Jason Richards is a motor racing driver, currently on break from full time racing due to his fight with cancer, whilst still providing full engineering support for Brad Jones Racing in the Australian touring car series, V8 Supercar.-Early career:Richards started his motor racing career at the age...	4	HSV VXR Coupe Opel Astra The Opel Astra is a small family car engineered and manufactured by the German automaker Opel since 1991.It is branded as Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom, the Buick Excelle XT in China and the Chevrolet Astra/Vectra in Latin America...	Fire Power/Bendon	4	C	230
16	Stuart Jones Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Jim Wallace	11	BMW 120i BMW 1 Series The BMW 1 Series is an entry level sports car produced by the German automaker BMW since 2004. The 1 Series is unusual in its class as it features rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight balance, a longitudinally-mounted engine and an advanced aluminum multilink suspension...	Sherrin Motorsport	1	F	226
17	Peter Conroy Terry Conroy Bob Hadley	14	Honda Integra Type S Honda Integra The Honda Integra is a compact luxury performance coupe made by Honda during the years 1985 to 2006. The sporty front wheel drive car is able to house five passengers with a two door hatch or four door sedan available.The Integra was on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list six times, in...	Hankook Tyres/DBA	4	E	223
18	Paul Faulkner Richard Howe Dennis O'Keefe Don Tryhorn	94	Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Ford BF Falcon The Ford BF Falcon was a full-size car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Victoria, Australia. The BF Falcon started production in October 2005 and a MkII update was released in October 2006...	Aporschapart	3	D	223
19	Phil Alexander Gary Mennell Shane Smollen Paul Stubber	40	BMW 323i BMW E36 The BMW E36 is the third generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW. It was introduced in late 1990 for Europe and in late 1991 for US and Canada. It was the successor to the E30 3 Series and was eventually replaced by the E90 3 Series in 2005, though E36 coupes were still...	Dayco/Wefil Cooper/Nippon/Max/On Track Motorsport	5	E	221
20	Keen Booker Rocco Rinaldo David Stone	76	Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 159 The Alfa Romeo 159 is a compact executive car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 2005 and 2011. The 159 was introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show as a replacement for the successful Alfa Romeo 156. The 159 uses the GM/Fiat Premium platform, shared with...  2.4 JT	Thomson Alfa Romeo	1	G	218
21	Amber Anderson Danielle Argiro Helen Stig	72	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Thrifty Car Rental	6	E	211
22	Martin Bailey Steve Briffa Allan Shephard	27	Mazda 3 MPS	Thrifty Car Rental	5	C	206
23	Mark Brame Bob Pearson Anton Mechtler	38	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	Pro-Duct Motorsport	3	B	200
24	Michael Auld Brian Walden Garth Walden Garth Walden Garth Walden, born 6 December 1981, in Port Macquarie, Australia, is best known as a race driver in his native Australia. He is the son of well known Sydney race specialist Brian Walden...	24	Holden VY Commodore SS	Walden Motorsport]] / Syd Fab	4	D	188
25	Richard Mork Richard Prince Martin Rambow Peter Vicary	77	Honda Integra Type R Honda Integra The Honda Integra is a compact luxury performance coupe made by Honda during the years 1985 to 2006. The sporty front wheel drive car is able to house five passengers with a two door hatch or four door sedan available.The Integra was on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list six times, in...	V8Racing.com	7	E	109
DNF	Anton Mechtler Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart	33	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	Pro-Duct Motorsport		B	200
DNF	Warren Bossie Jim Hunter Jayson Williamson Matthew Windsor	88	Subaru Impreza RS	Jim Hunter's Suspension		F	198
DNF	Christian D'agostin Scott Nicholas Tim Sipp	25	Subaru Impreza WRX STi Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	Wilson Brothers Racing		B	194
DNF	Lauren Gray Christina Orr Samantha Reid Leanne Tander Leanne Tander -Leanne Tander is an Australian racecar driver having raced cars such as Formula Ford, Formula 3 and V8 Supercars.- Career :...	6	Holden Astra CDTi Turbo Opel Astra The Opel Astra is a small family car engineered and manufactured by the German automaker Opel since 1991.It is branded as Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom, the Buick Excelle XT in China and the Chevrolet Astra/Vectra in Latin America...	Bendon		H	136
DNF	Denis Cribbin Roland Hill Paul Jenkins	66	Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Ford BF Falcon The Ford BF Falcon was a full-size car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Victoria, Australia. The BF Falcon started production in October 2005 and a MkII update was released in October 2006...	Lakeside Motorsport Park		D	79
DNF	Brad Lowe Dean Neville Ben Neilsen	2	FTE TE50 Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia...	Kitome Pty Ltd		A	76
DNF	Gary Deane Rob Rubis	91	Subaru Impreza WRX STi Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	Gary Dean Constructions/Truffle Group Catering		B	53

Further reading

• Grant Rowley, Once Around the Clock, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, pages 176-177

External links

• Images from the 2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour at www.pbase.com
• 2007 WPS 12 Hour Race Final Results at www.bimf.com.au via web.archive.org