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Fernando Alonso the Official Review of the 2007 Fia Formula One Championship

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61st season of FIA Formula One motor racing

Kimi Räikkönen dons red fireproof overalls as he stands on a podium with a bottle of champagne

Kimi Räikkönen, the 2007 Earth Drivers' Champion with 110 points, his only title in his get-go yr with Ferrari.

a young Lewis Hamilton wearing a silver fleece

Lewis Hamilton, runner-up with 109 points. Hamilton recorded 9 consecutive podium finishes in his debut season, more than whatever other rookie in Formula One history.

Fernando Alonso dons white fireproof overalls as he stands on a podium with a bottle of champagne

Fernando Alonso, the defending double World Champion, likewise recorded 109 points but was placed 3rd through count-back.

The 2007 FIA Formula I World Championship was the 61st season of FIA Formula 1 motor racing. It featured the 2007 FIA Formula 1 Earth Championship, which began on eighteen March and ended on 21 October later seventeen events. The Drivers' Championship was won by Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen by one indicate at the final race of the season, making Räikkönen the tertiary Finnish commuter to accept the championship. An appeal past McLaren regarding the legality of some cars in the final race could take altered the championship standings,[ane] but on sixteen November, the appeal was rejected past the International Court of Entreatment, confirming the championship results.[ii] Räikkönen entered the final race in tertiary position in the drivers' standings, but emerged as champion after the chequered flag, a feat start accomplished past Giuseppe Farina in 1950.

A major talking point of the flavor had been an espionage controversy involving Ferrari and McLaren, which led to McLaren being excluded from the Constructors' Championship. Every bit a effect, Ferrari clinched the title at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Renault, who were the defending Constructors' Champions proved to be uncompetitive with their R27 car taking them to 3rd in the constructors' standings (later on McLaren'due south disqualification from second).[3] Renault accomplished ane podium during the season, with Heikki Kovalainen finishing second at the pelting afflicted 2007 Japanese One thousand Prix.

The 2007 flavor heralded the end of the existing Concorde Understanding betwixt the existing Formula 1 constructors and Bernie Ecclestone. In particular, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Honda (collectively the Grand Prix Manufacturers' Association) had a number of outstanding disagreements with the FIA and Ecclestone on financial and technical grounds. They had threatened to boycott Formula 1 from the 2008 season onwards and instead phase their ain rival serial, before signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix.[iv]

This also marked the seventh and last flavor, since its reintroduction in 2001, in which the use of traction control was permitted in Formula One. Standardised electronic control units (ECUs) were mandated by the FIA from the 2008 season onwards, which prohibited teams from using this kind of engineering science.[5] [6]

Honda ran with an "Earth livery" on their RA107 auto. Information technology was the first fourth dimension since 1968, the year in which sponsorship in the sport became widespread,[7] that a squad ran sponsor-free for an entire season. Michelin's withdrawal from F1 at the end of 2006 meant that Bridgestone was the sole tyre supplier for 2007. Equally of 2021[update], this is the last Drivers' Championship won by a Ferrari driver, and is also the last Drivers' Championship win for a Finnish commuter.

Teams and drivers [edit]

The following teams and drivers participated in the 2007 FIA Formula One Globe Title. Drivers' cars are numbered as per the official FIA 2007 entry list.[8] All team details are every bit per the Formula 1 official website, except where noted. Annotation that at that place is no auto number 13, as was the historical tradition. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine No. Race drivers Rounds No. Free Practice commuter(s)
United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes MP4-22 Mercedes FO 108T ane Spain Fernando Alonso All N/A
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton All
France ING Renault F1 Team Renault R27 Renault RS27 three Italy Giancarlo Fisichella All Due north/A
4 Finland Heikki Kovalainen All
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2007 Ferrari 056 2007 5 Brazil Felipe Massa All N/A
six Finland Kimi Räikkönen All
Japan Honda Racing F1 Team Honda RA107 Honda RA807E vii United Kingdom Jenson Push button All 34 Austria Christian Klien
8 Brazil Rubens Barrichello All
Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 ix Germany Nick Heidfeld All 35 Germany Sebastian Vettel
10 Poland Robert Kubica ane–half dozen, 8–17
Germany Sebastian Vettel 7
Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF107 Toyota RVX-07 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher All North/A
12 Italy Jarno Trulli All
Austria Ruby Bull Racing Carmine Bull-Renault RB3 Renault RS27 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard All Due north/A
fifteen Australia Mark Webber All
United Kingdom AT&T Williams Williams-Toyota FW29 Toyota RVX-07 16 Germany Nico Rosberg All 38 Japan Kazuki Nakajima
17 Austria Alexander Wurz 1–16
Japan Kazuki Nakajima 17
Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR2 Ferrari 056 2006 xviii Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi All N/A
19 United States Scott Speed 1–10
Germany Sebastian Vettel 11–17
Netherlands Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team Spyker-Ferrari F8-VII
F8-VIIB 		Ferrari 056 2006 20 Germany Adrian Sutil All N/A
21 Netherlands Christijan Albers 1–nine
Germany Markus Winkelhock ten
Japan Sakon Yamamoto xi–17
Japan Super Aguri F1 Team Super Aguri-Honda SA07 Honda RA807E 22 Japan Takuma Sato All Due north/A
23 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson All
Source:[9] [x] [eleven]

Commuter changes [edit]

a smiling young Räikkönen visits a temple

The 2005 and 2006 World Champion Fernando Alonso switched to McLaren later on five years at Renault. Post-obit the retirement of Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve, Alonso was the only driver on the filigree in this season who had previously won a drivers' title.

Juan Pablo Montoya, who was a McLaren driver until the backwash of the 2006 United States Grand Prix moved to the NASCAR Cup Series for 2007, effectively ending his Formula I career, as appear on 9 July 2006.

On 2 Baronial 2006, Williams announced that test and reserve commuter Alexander Wurz would step up to a race seat for 2007, replacing Australian Mark Webber. On 7 August 2006, Red Bull Racing announced their 2007 driver line-up of David Coulthard and Marker Webber, displacing Christian Klien. On 7 August 2006, BMW Sauber announced that Jacques Villeneuve's contract had been terminated immediately and for the rest of the flavour would be replaced by test driver Robert Kubica. Kubica was later on appear on 19 October 2006 to retain the race seat for the 2007 season, with Sebastian Vettel remaining every bit the squad's test driver. On 21 December 2006 BMW Sauber announced former Hashemite kingdom of jordan F1 and GP2 commuter Timo Glock as their second exam driver.

On 6 September 2006, Renault confirmed Heikki Kovalainen as the team'south replacement for Fernando Alonso. On 10 September 2006, Scuderia Ferrari appear Kimi Räikkönen to supplant for the retiring Michael Schumacher.

On 15 November 2006, Super Aguri confirmed Anthony Davidson as Sakon Yamamoto's replacement. On 24 November 2006, McLaren confirmed Lewis Hamilton equally their 2d driver.

On 21 Dec 2006, Spyker confirmed Adrian Sutil as their first driver, replacing WTCC-jump Tiago Monteiro.

On 10 July 2007, Spyker announced that Christijan Albers would no longer be driving for the team. The given reason was a failure to pay sponsorship monies due. Markus Winkelhock raced Spyker's second machine at the European Yard Prix. On 25 July 2007 Spyker confirmed that the Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto would compete in the remaining vii Grands Prix for them.[9] On 31 July 2007, Scuderia Toro Rosso replaced Scott Speed with BMW test driver Sebastian Vettel following an alleged physical atmospherics between Speed and STR Team Principal Franz Tost.[12]

On viii October 2007, Williams driver Alexander Wurz announced his immediate retirement from Formula One racing.[thirteen] Williams test driver Kazuki Nakajima replaced Wurz for the Brazilian Thou Prix.[14]

Team changes [edit]

Ferrari technical director, Ross Brawn, was to accept a sabbatical yr for 2007, later ten seasons at the Italian team since 1997. However, it was afterward announced that he would leave the team.[15] In 2008, Ross Brawn became Team Chief of the Honda team.

McLaren signed a title sponsorship deal with the telecommunications company Vodafone belatedly in 2005. With the loss of Vodafone, Scuderia Ferrari began a sponsorship bargain with Alice, a brand of Telecom Italian republic.

Mild Seven confirmed that they would not renew their contract with Renault following its conclusion at the end of 2006 due to electric current European tobacco laws.[16]

British American Tobacco'due south Lucky Strike and 555 brands ceased to sponsor the Honda team, following which the squad ran a sponsorless livery in 2007.

Williams changed their engines from Cosworth to Toyota in a three-yr deal until 2009. Reverse to speculation at the fourth dimension, the engines were not rebadged equally Lexus.[17]

Scarlet Bull officially became an Austrian constructor by receiving an Austrian licence, though continued to operate from the aforementioned base of operations in U.k..[eighteen]

On 9 September 2006, MF1 Racing was officially sold to a Dutch-Arab consortium endemic by Michiel Mol, along with the help of Spyker Cars. The team was officially renamed Spyker MF1 Team, keeping the MF1 for the remainder of the season due to Concorde Understanding rules.[19] On 30 September 2006, Spyker appear that their engine supplier would be Ferrari.[20]

On xvi October 2006, Renault confirmed that the Dutch banking concern, ING, would become their main sponsor to replace Mild Seven, which has sponsored the Enstone-based team during the xiii years since 1994.[21] On 20 October 2006, Williams announced AT&T every bit their new master sponsor.[22] On 24 October 2006, Spyker announced they would change their name from Spyker MF1 Team to Spyker F1 from 2007 onwards, subject to all other teams giving their understanding.[23] [24] On 31 October 2006, Red Bull confirmed their engine situation for 2007. Renault engines were used by Red Bull Racing, while Scuderia Toro Rosso used 2006-spec Ferrari engines.[25]

On 15 March 2007, Spyker appear their new championship sponsor for the 2007 flavor: United Arab Emirates airline company Etihad Airways.[26]

Season calendar [edit]

Round 1000 Prix Circuit Date
1 Australian Yard Prix Australia Melbourne 1000 Prix Excursion, Melbourne 18 March
2 Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 8 April
three Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Excursion, Sakhir 15 Apr
4 Spanish Grand Prix Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona thirteen May
5 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo 27 May
half-dozen Canadian Thou Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 10 June
vii U.s. G Prix United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 17 June
8 French Grand Prix France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 1 July
9 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Excursion, Silverstone 8 July
x European Thousand Prix Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 22 July
11 Hungarian Yard Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest 5 Baronial
12 Turkish Grand Prix Turkey Istanbul Park, Istanbul 26 August
thirteen Italian Thousand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza ix September
14 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot xvi September
15 Japanese Grand Prix Japan Fuji Speedway, Oyama xxx September
16 Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 7 October
17 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Footstep, São Paulo 21 October
Sources:[27] [28]

On 29 Baronial 2006, The FIA published a provisional agenda for the 2007 FIA Formula Ane Earth Title. The San Marino and European Grands Prix were excluded, although the European round would later brand a comeback (run across beneath).[29] The final calendar (above), which confirmed that the San Marino Thousand Prix would non return, was released on eighteen Oct 2006.[30]

For the first fourth dimension in nearly half a century, no German Grand Prix was held as a result of the circuits previously hosting a Grand Prix in Deutschland beginning to alternate in organizing the German language Grand Prix. However, the promoter for the Hockenheim race controlled the rights to the descriptor "German Grand Prix" and an agreement could not be reached betwixt them and the Nürburgring circuits for the naming rights. The Nürburgring event therefore retained its usual 1000 Prix of Europe title.[31]

After twenty years of being hosted at the Honda-owned Suzuka Circuit since 1987, the Japanese Grand Prix moved to Toyota's rebuilt Fuji Speedway, a circuit that F1 had not raced at since 1977.

The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps returned after a i-yr absence in 2006 due to track maintenance.

For the first time since 1975, no country hosted more than than one Chiliad Prix.

Changes [edit]

Rule changes [edit]

  • Although the FIA had planned to mandate a unmarried regulation tyre manufacturer from 2008, Bridgestone was the sole supplier in 2007, after Michelin ended their participation in Formula One at the stop of the 2006 season. Revised Sporting Regulations meant a total of 14 sets of dry out weather tyres per driver would be available over each race weekend: four sets for Friday only, and x for the residuum of the weekend. During the race both compounds of tyre (hard and soft) had to be used at to the lowest degree once. At the showtime round in Commonwealth of australia soft tyres were marked with a white spot. However, this was difficult to see when the car was in motility and from the 2d round in Malaysia onwards one of the four grooves in the soft compound tyre was painted white.[32]

the bottom car has a white band around the circumference of its tyre while the top does not

Top: harder tyre (officially named the 'prime number' tyre).
Bottom: softer tyre (the 'pick' tyre), at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

  • The teams finishing 5th–11th in the previous season's Constructors' Championship were no longer allowed to run a third car on Friday following a rule change.[33] The teams that finish 1st–fourth were already banned from doing and so.
  • Engine development was frozen from the 2006 Japanese G Prix, with these engines beingness used for the whole of 2007 and 2008. This was described as engine "homologation" by the FIA. Information technology was previously set to exist introduced in 2008.[34]
  • All cars were fitted with cherry-red, blue and yellowish cockpit lights. The purpose was to give drivers information concerning track signals or conditions. The lights had to be LEDs each with a minimum diameter of five mm and which were fitted so as to exist directly in the driver'south normal line of sight.[35]
  • In order to give rescue crews an immediate indication of blow severity each motorcar had to exist fitted with a warning light which was connected to the FIA data logger. The calorie-free had to face upwards and exist recessed into the elevation of the survival prison cell no more than than 150 mm from the machine centre line and the front of the cockpit opening and as near to the marshal neutral switch as is practical.[35]
  • The two Friday practice sessions were expanded from hr to 90 minutes. All teams were allowed to use ii cars, which could be driven past either the two race drivers or a nominated third driver.[36]
  • The engine penalty was only practical in the second day of the K Prix weekend. Any engine change in the beginning day was not penalised.[36]
  • No auto was allowed to enter the pits to refuel during a safety car flow until all cars were in the group post-obit the safety car and they were brash that the pit lane was open. This prevented drivers from racing to the pits immediately after a safety car was deployed. In addition, whatsoever lapped cars in forepart of a automobile on the lead lap were required to pass the safety motorcar and restart at the end of the line-upwards instead of maintaining their physical position.[36]
  • The Formula I teams unanimously agreed to the voluntary early on introduction of the testing agreement scheduled for 2008. This limited each team to an annual limit of 30,000 kilometres (19,000 mi).
  • The team's second car had to run with a yellow coloured ringlet bar instead of a blackness 1. The first cars continued running with a blood-red/orange roll bar. This was intended to help spectators distinguish between first and second cars at further distances.

Tv coverage [edit]

  • Formula Ane Management became the sole host broadcaster for all simply iii of the 17 Grands Prix in 2007. All coverage was produced in anamorphic 16:ix widescreen for the showtime time.[37] [38]
  • ITV Sport, Premiere, ORF1, RTL7, TF1, TV3 and Polsat[39] were amongst the first broadcasters to provide a standard sixteen:9 widescreen program at the opening race in Australia.
  • For the United states of america Boob tube coverage, except Speed Channel, FOX also circulate 4 Formula One races. Those were the Canadian Grand Prix, United states of america One thousand Prix, French Grand Prix and British Yard Prix. The Canadian One thousand Prix and United States K Prix were televised live.
  • In Poland, F1 broadcast was moved into Polsat from TV4.
  • In Portugal, SportTV became the broadcaster.

Circuits [edit]

  • A new hanky-panky was inserted into the directly between Europcar and New Holland (final corner) at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. It was installed in club to boring the cars down before the long main straight, and with the intent that information technology would provide more overtaking opportunities into plough 1.[40]
  • Spa underwent track changes as well, with a new paddock area, a reprofiled Double-decker Stop Chicane, an extension of the offset-finish direct and a change to La Source hairpin.[41]
  • The largest-calibration repair in the terminal 35 years was washed to Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, to fundamentally solve the trouble of the asphalt.[42] [43] All present cobblestone was removed and replaced with new asphalt.[44] At the same time, the pit lane archway was enhanced to better safe.[45] The circuit was closed and no consequence was held for five months to allow work, from June to October, until immediately before the event.[46]

Pre-season [edit]

Pre-season testing began in November 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya, with ten of the eleven teams participating in the exam sessions. The virtually notable absentees were Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen, who were still nether contract at Renault and McLaren respectively. Jenson Push was besides absent-minded as he had suffered a hairline fracture on his ribs after a get-karting accident in preparations for the Nov tests. Lewis Hamilton made his first appearance in a McLaren since being confirmed as Alonso'south teammate for 2007.

Felipe Massa topped the times on the first two days of testing. Massa's testing partner, Luca Badoer, took the fastest time on the 3rd day, although involvement was on the fact that double Globe Champion Mika Häkkinen joined Hamilton and de la Rosa at McLaren for a i-off exam, although the Finnish driver was over three seconds slower than Badoer'south time, completing 79 laps of the Castilian circuit.

The other large story of 2007 was the return to a single tyre supplier (Bridgestone). Information technology was perceived that this accounted for some of the reason why Ferrari led the early tests, although it was claimed by Bridgestone that the 2007 tyre is of a completely new build, thus minimising any real benefit for the 2006 Bridgestone teams (Ferrari, Toyota, Williams, Midland/Spyker and Super Aguri).

Toyota was the only team out for the 4th twenty-four hour period of testing at Barcelona, equally the Japanese works team chose to miss the first mean solar day of testing. Both Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli's fastest laps were quicker than Massa and Badoer'southward times during the previous 3 sessions. Testing resumed on 6 December at Jerez, with the bulk of teams attending the session. Both Ferraris of Massa and Badoer were first and second fastest, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton making upwardly the top three in third. Hamilton improved on his position the following 24-hour interval by taking the fastest fourth dimension, a 2nd faster than Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella.

Japanese works teams Honda and Toyota topped the times for the next two days of testing: Honda's Rubens Barrichello and Toyota's Franck Montagny were fastest, although Toyota had the Jerez runway to themselves when Montagny took the fastest fourth dimension. Heikki Kovalainen and Pedro de la Rosa took the fastest times on the fourth and 5th day of testing at Jerez. As well of note, on the last 24-hour interval of testing Fernando Alonso made his McLaren testing debut after an agreement with manager Flavio Briatore. This did not call for an cease to his agreement (which ended on 31 December).

Flavor written report [edit]

The season started at Albert Park in Commonwealth of australia on eighteen March. Kimi Räikkönen led the whole race, and became the fourth driver to win on their debut for Ferrari. Fernando Alonso came second and debutant Lewis Hamilton finished 3rd. Felipe Massa took his first pole of the season in Malaysia but Alonso won his first race with McLaren while Hamilton finished 2nd. Massa led the unabridged race to win in both Bahrain and Spain, and in both races Hamilton finished second, condign the first rookie to finish on the podium in more than his first two outings. McLaren dominated Monaco with Alonso winning from Hamilton later the pair had lapped everybody apart from themselves and Felipe Massa, who was non also far from beingness lapped.[47]

The Canadian GP included 4 safety auto periods and one of the biggest crashes of Formula One in that era.[48] The race started off with the second all-McLaren front row with Hamilton taking his kickoff pole position followed by Alonso. Alonso fabricated a mistake in turn 1, losing several places while Hamilton was opening a gap betwixt himself and Nick Heidfeld. On lap 22 the start condom automobile period began after Adrian Sutil hit the concrete wall. The condom machine went into the pits on lap 28 merely before the lap could be completed Robert Kubica had a massive accident. He had lost his front wing after hitting Jarno Trulli. He so went wide and hitting a bump on the grass that launched him into the air and into a violent bear on with the retaining bulwark at a peak deceleration of 75G. The safety car was over again deployed and went in on lap 35. Hamilton once again opened up a gap to second-placed Heidfeld until lap l when Christijan Albers left a lot of debris on the runway after a crash forcing the deployment of the safety car. The race restarted on lap 55 and the safety auto was deployed again on lap 56 afterward Vitantonio Liuzzi hit the and then-called 'Wall of Champions'. The safety car period was extended after Jarno Trulli striking the tyre bulwark at the exit of the pitlane after trying to catch up with the field. On the restart Hamilton led to the finish to merits his maiden win in his sixth race. The next race at Indianapolis saw Hamilton lead from the showtime until victory after a 300 km/h next battle with Alonso for the atomic number 82. Ferrari took their first i–2 finish of the season in French republic with Kimi Räikkönen winning from polesitter, Felipe Massa.

In U.k. Hamilton took his 3rd pole position, going on to terminate a distant 3rd backside winner Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso. Europe (Germany) would encounter Hamilton's run of 9 consecutive podiums come to an stop. After a large crash in qualifying he started in 10th in the race. On lap iv he aquaplaned off the circuit in a torrential rainstorm just the race was stopped. He restarted after his car was pulled out of the gravel only after taking a gamble to change early to dry tyres on a drying track, he spun off several times just recovered to end 9th, just missing out on the final indicate.

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Hamilton and Alonso variously led the championship from the second until the final race of the season, when Räikkönen claimed the crown

After a qualifying incident betwixt Alonso and Hamilton in which Alonso prevented Hamilton from completing his final flying lap, Alonso was demoted to 6th on the grid at the Hungarian Chiliad Prix while McLaren was made ineligible for points for the constructors' championship for that race. Hamilton then took victory with Räikkönen coming 2nd. In Turkey Felipe Massa took a dominant victory followed past Räikkönen and Alonso. Hamilton finished fifth after he suffered a tyre failure while running in third. In Italy Alonso won from Hamilton followed by Räikkönen. Following that Grand Prix McLaren was excluded from the constructors' title afterwards having been plant guilty of theft and illegal usage of confidentional technical information of Ferrari. The team did not receive any constructors' points from subsequent races.[49] In Belgium Räikkönen won from Massa and Alonso, thus allowing Ferrari to clinch the world constructors' championship from BMW Sauber following McLaren'due south exclusion.

The Japanese 1000 Prix moved to Fuji Speedway. The issue was marked past treacherous weather and was started behind the safety car. Lewis Hamilton survived a castor with Robert Kubica to win from Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Räikkönen. At the last three corners Kubica and Felipe Massa ran side by side in a boxing for 6th, while Fernando Alonso aquaplaned and crashed on lap 41 of 67. In China, Hamilton won his 6th pole of the flavor and led upward to lap 28 when he was overtaken by Räikkönen and he then spun off entering the pitlane. The flavour finale marked the kickoff fourth dimension since 1986 that iii drivers had a gamble of condign World Champion at the season finale, and the first time since the inaugural season in 1950 that the man who stood in third earlier the final race went on to win the title (the driver in 1950 being Giuseppe Farina). Hamilton was the favourite with 107 points followed by Alonso with 103 points and Räikkönen with 100 points. Hamilton started 2d but dropped to the back of the pack after a gearbox problem. He recovered to 7th but Räikkönen won the race and the title. The final standings were Räikkönen with 110 points followed past Hamilton and Alonso each with 109 points. Räikkönen's late charge, following worse luck at the start of the season, would narrowly give him the World Drivers' Championship.

Results and standings [edit]

Grands Prix [edit]

Round G Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Study
1 Australia Australian One thousand Prix Finland Kimi Räikkönen Finland Kimi Räikkönen Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Study
2 Malaysia Malaysian M Prix Brazil Felipe Massa United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
three Bahrain Bahrain K Prix Brazil Felipe Massa Brazil Felipe Massa Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari Report
iv Spain Spanish Grand Prix Brazil Felipe Massa Brazil Felipe Massa Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari Report
5 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Spain Fernando Alonso Spain Fernando Alonso Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
6 Canada Canadian Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
seven United States United States Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Finland Kimi Räikkönen United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
8 France French Grand Prix Brazil Felipe Massa Brazil Felipe Massa Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Study
ix United Kingdom British Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Finland Kimi Räikkönen Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Report
x Germany European Chiliad Prix Finland Kimi Räikkönen Brazil Felipe Massa Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Written report
11 Hungary Hungarian G Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton[a] Finland Kimi Räikkönen United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes[b] Report
12 Turkey Turkish Grand Prix Brazil Felipe Massa Finland Kimi Räikkönen Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari Report
xiii Italy Italian Grand Prix Spain Fernando Alonso Spain Fernando Alonso Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes[c] Study
fourteen Belgium Belgian Thousand Prix Finland Kimi Räikkönen Brazil Felipe Massa Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Study
15 Japan Japanese Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes[c] Report
16 China Chinese Chiliad Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Brazil Felipe Massa Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Study
17 Brazil Brazilian K Prix Brazil Felipe Massa Finland Kimi Räikkönen Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Report
Source:[51]

Scoring system [edit]

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the post-obit structure:[52]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th fifth sixth 7th eighth
Points 10 8 six 5 four three 2 1

Globe Drivers' Title standings [edit]

Pos. Driver AUS
Australia 		MAL
Malaysia 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		Mon
Monaco 		CAN
Canada 		Us
United States 		FRA
France 		GBR
United Kingdom 		EUR
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		TUR
Turkey 		ITA
Italy 		BEL
Belgium 		JPN
Japan 		CHN
China 		BRA
Brazil 		Points
1 Finland Kimi Räikkönen i P F iii 3 Ret 8 5 4 F 1 1 F Ret P 2 F 2 F iii 1 P 3 ane 1 F 110
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton iii 2 F ii ii two one P i P 3 three P 9 ane P 5 2 4 1 P F Ret P 7 109
three Spain Fernando Alonso 2 one v 3 1 P F 7 F 2 7 ii 1 4 3 one P F iii Ret 2 3 109
4 Brazil Felipe Massa 6 5 P ane P F 1 P F 3 DSQ three 2 P F 5 ii F 13 1 P Ret ii F 6 iii F 2 P 94
5 Germany Nick Heidfeld four 4 four Ret six 2 Ret 5 6 6 three 4 4 5 xiv† seven 6 61
6 Poland Robert Kubica Ret xviii vi 4 five Ret 4 iv vii v 8 v nine 7 Ret 5 39
vii Finland Heikki Kovalainen 10 8 nine 7 thirteen iv five 15 7 8 viii six 7 8 2 9 Ret 30
8 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 5 6 8 ix four DSQ 9 6 viii x 12 ix 12 Ret 5 11 Ret 21
ix Germany Nico Rosberg 7 Ret x six 12 10 sixteen† ix 12 Ret seven seven 6 six Ret 16 4 20
10 United Kingdom David Coulthard Ret Ret Ret five 14 Ret Ret thirteen xi five xi 10 Ret Ret 4 eight 9 14
11 Austria Alexander Wurz Ret 9 11 Ret 7 3 10 14 13 four 14 xi 13 Ret Ret 12 xiii
12 Australia Mark Webber xiii 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 seven 12 Ret 3 9 Ret ix seven Ret 10 Ret 10
13 Italy Jarno Trulli ix 7 vii Ret 15 Ret half-dozen Ret Ret 13 x 16 xi 11 13 13 eight eight
14 Germany Sebastian Vettel 8 sixteen 19 18 Ret Ret four Ret 6
15 United Kingdom Jenson Button fifteen 12 Ret 12 eleven Ret 12 8 ten Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 11† 5 Ret 6
sixteen Germany Ralf Schumacher 8 xv 12 Ret 16 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret half-dozen 12 15 x Ret Ret 11 5
17 Japan Takuma Sato 12 13 Ret 8 17 6 Ret 16 14 Ret 15 18 16 fifteen fifteen† 14 12 4
18 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 14 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17† Ret xvi† Ret Ret fifteen 17 12 9 6 thirteen iii
19 Germany Adrian Sutil 17 Ret fifteen 13 Ret Ret fourteen 17 Ret Ret 17 21† xix 14 8 Ret Ret 1
twenty Brazil Rubens Barrichello xi 11 13 ten ten 12 Ret 11 9 eleven 18 17 ten 13 10 15 Ret 0
21 United States Scott Speed Ret 14 Ret Ret nine Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 0
22 Japan Kazuki Nakajima 10 0
23 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson xvi xvi 16† eleven 18 11 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 14 14 16 Ret Ret 14 0
24 Japan Sakon Yamamoto Ret 20 20 17 12 17 Ret 0
25 Netherlands Christijan Albers Ret Ret fourteen fourteen 19† Ret 15 Ret 15 0
— Germany Markus Winkelhock Ret 0
Pos. Driver AUS
Australia 		MAL
Malaysia 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		Mon
Monaco 		CAN
Canada 		USA
United States 		FRA
France 		GBR
United Kingdom 		EUR
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		TUR
Turkey 		ITA
Italy 		BEL
Belgium 		JPN
Japan 		CHN
China 		BRA
Brazil 		Points
Source:[52]
Key
Color Consequence
Aureate Winner
Silver 2nd place
Statuary Third place
Green Other points position
Blueish Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Scarlet Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Bare Did not practise (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Notation Meaning
Superscript
number 		Points-scoring position
in sprint
P Pole position
F Fastest lap

Notes:

  • dagger – Drivers did not finish the Chiliad Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings [edit]

  • Scuderia Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship

  • BMW Sauber F1 Squad placed 2d in the Constructors' Title

  • Renault F1 Squad placed 3rd in the Constructors' Title

  • Although its drivers scored the most points combined, McLaren were excluded from the Constructors' Championship

Pos. Constructor No. AUS
Australia 		MAL
Malaysia 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		Mon
Monaco 		CAN
Canada 		USA
United States 		FRA
France 		GBR
United Kingdom 		EUR
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		TUR
Turkey 		ITA
Italy 		BEL
Belgium 		JPN
Japan 		CHN
China 		BRA
Brazil 		Points
ane Italy Ferrari 5 six 5 P 1 P F 1 P F 3 DSQ 3 ii P F 5 2 F thirteen ane P Ret 2 F 6 3 F ii P 204
half-dozen i P F three 3 Ret 8 5 4 F one 1 F Ret P 2 F 2 F 3 i P 3 1 one F
2 Germany BMW Sauber 9 four iv 4 Ret half-dozen 2 Ret five six 6 three 4 4 5 xiv† 7 6 101
x Ret xviii half-dozen 4 5 Ret 8 4 four 7 five 8 v nine 7 Ret v
3 France Renault three 5 6 8 9 4 DSQ 9 six viii 10 12 ix 12 Ret 5 11 Ret 51
4 10 8 9 7 13 4 5 15 7 eight 8 6 7 viii 2 nine Ret
4 United Kingdom Williams-Toyota xvi vii Ret ten half dozen 12 10 16† 9 12 Ret vii 7 half dozen 6 Ret 16 iv 33
17 Ret 9 11 Ret 7 iii ten xiv thirteen 4 fourteen 11 thirteen Ret Ret 12 10
5 Austria Ruby Bull-Renault 14 Ret Ret Ret 5 14 Ret Ret 13 11 5 11 10 Ret Ret 4 viii 9 24
15 thirteen 10 Ret Ret Ret ix 7 12 Ret 3 ix Ret 9 7 Ret 10 Ret
vi Japan Toyota 11 8 xv 12 Ret 16 8 Ret x Ret Ret 6 12 fifteen ten Ret Ret eleven thirteen
12 9 seven 7 Ret fifteen Ret 6 Ret Ret 13 10 16 xi xi xiii 13 8
7 Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18 xiv 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17† Ret 16† Ret Ret 15 17 12 9 6 thirteen 8
19 Ret 14 Ret Ret nine Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret sixteen nineteen 18 Ret Ret 4 Ret
viii Japan Honda 7 15 12 Ret 12 11 Ret 12 8 ten Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 11† five Ret 6
8 11 xi 13 10 10 12 Ret 11 nine 11 18 17 10 xiii 10 fifteen Ret
nine Japan Super Aguri-Honda 22 12 xiii Ret 8 17 6 Ret xvi 14 Ret 15 18 xvi 15 15† 14 12 4
23 16 16 sixteen† 11 18 11 eleven Ret Ret 12 Ret 14 14 sixteen Ret Ret 14
10 Netherlands Spyker-Ferrari 20 17 Ret xv xiii Ret Ret xiv 17 Ret Ret 17 21† 19 xiv 8 Ret Ret 1
21 Ret Ret 14 14 nineteen† Ret 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret twenty xx 17 12 17 Ret
EX United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1 ii ane 5 3 one P F 7 F 2 7 2 1 4[d] 3 1 P F 3 Ret 2 iii DSQ (166) [e]
2 three 2 F 2 2 2 one P 1 P iii 3 P nine 1 P [d] 5 2 four i P F Ret P vii
Pos. Constructor No. AUS
Australia 		MAL
Malaysia 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		Mon
Monaco 		Tin
Canada 		U.s.a.
United States 		FRA
France 		GBR
United Kingdom 		EUR
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		TUR
Turkey 		ITA
Italy 		BEL
Belgium 		JPN
Japan 		CHN
China 		BRA
Brazil 		Points
Source:[52]
Cardinal
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Royal Not classified, retired (Ret)
Reddish Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Blackness Butterfingers (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did non arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Annotation Meaning
Superscript
number 		Points-scoring position
in sprint
P Pole position
F Fastest lap

Notes:

  • dagger – Drivers did not cease the Thou Prix, but were classified as they completed more than than 90% of the race altitude.

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Fernando Alonso qualified in pole position only was demoted v places due to blocking Lewis Hamilton in the pit lane. Lewis Hamilton was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.[50]
  2. ^ McLaren were not awarded Constructors' Championship points nor a trophy on the podium.[50]
  3. ^ a b McLaren were not immune to have a team representative on the podium other than a driver.
  4. ^ a b After an incident at the end of Qualifying Session iii at the Hungarian Yard Prix, an FIA decision was made that, due to team infringements during qualifying, McLaren would not exist awarded whatever points. The drivers, however, would retain the points won for the Drivers' Title. This punishment was appealed by the squad, but they decided to retract information technology following a greater penalty after in the year.[53]
  5. ^ McLaren drivers scored 218 points between them, but in addition to the punishment at the Hungarian Thou Prix, McLaren lost all their points in the Constructors' Championship as a result of a World Motor Sport Council decision over the espionage controversy before the Belgian Thou Prix.[49]

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External links [edit]

  • 2007 Formula One Sporting Regulations, www.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  • FIA Formula Ane World Championship Flavor guide 2007
  • formula1.com – 2007 official drivers' standings
  • formula1.com – 2007 official teams' standings
  • 2007 FIA Formula One Earth Championship Classifications

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Formula_One_World_Championship

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