2007 Formula One World Championship

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The 2007 Formula One season was the 58th edition of the championship. Kimi Räikkönen won the championship by one point. Ferrari won the constructor's championship.

Teams and drivers[change | change source]

Team Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Race Drivers
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO 108T 2.4 L V8 B 1 Fernando Alonso
2 Lewis Hamilton
ING Renault F1 Team Renault R27 Renault RS27 2.4 L V8 B 3 Giancarlo Fisichella
4 Heikki Kovalainen
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2007 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 L V8 B 5 Felipe Massa
6 Kimi Räikkönen
Honda Racing F1 Team Honda RA107 Honda RA807E 2.4 L V8 B 7 Jenson Button
8 Rubens Barrichello
BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 2.4 L V8 B 9 Nick Heidfeld
10 Robert Kubica
Sebastian Vettel
Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF107 Toyota RVX-07 2.4 L V8 B 11 Ralf Schumacher
12 Jarno Trulli
Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB3 Renault RS27 2.4 L V8 B 14 David Coulthard
15 Mark Webber
AT&T Williams Williams FW29 Toyota RVX-07 2.4 L V8 B 16 Nico Rosberg
17 Alexander Wurz
Kazuki Nakajima
Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR2 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 L V8 B 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi
19 Scott Speed
Sebastian Vettel
Spyker F1 Team Spyker F8-VII
F8-VIIB 		Ferrari Type 056H 2.4 L V8 B 20 Adrian Sutil
21 Christijan Albers
Markus Winkelhock
Sakon Yamamoto
Super Aguri F1 Super Aguri SA07 Honda RA807E 2.4 L V8 B 22 Takuma Sato
23 Anthony Davidson

New car launches[change | change source]

The following teams launched their 2007 entries as below.

Constructor Chassis Launch Date Launch Location
Toyota TF107 January 12 Cologne, Germany
Ferrari F2007 January 14 Fiorano Circuit, Maranello, Italy
McLaren-Mercedes MP4-22 January 15 Circuit de Valencia, Spain
BMW Sauber F1.07 January 16 Circuit de Valencia, Spain
Renault R27 January 24 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Red Bull-Renault RB3 January 26 Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
Williams-Toyota FW29 February 2 Grove, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Spyker-Ferrari F8-VII February 5 Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom
Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR2 February 13 Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
Honda RA107 February 26 London, United Kingdom
Super Aguri-Honda SA07 March 14 Melbourne, Australia

Formula One 2007 race schedule[change | change source]

Round Official Race Title Grand Prix Circuit City / Location Date Time
Local UTC
1 ING Australian Grand Prix Australian GP Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne 18 March 14:00 03:00
2 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian GP Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur 8 April 15:00 07:00
3 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir 15 April 14:30 11:30
4 Gran Premio de España Telefónica Spanish GP Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona 13 May 14:00 12:00
5 Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco GP Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo 27 May 14:00 12:00
6 Grand Prix du Canada Canadian GP Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal 10 June 13:00 17:00
7 United States Grand Prix United States GP Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis 17 June 13:00 17:00
8 Grand Prix de France French GP Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 July 14:00 12:00
9 Santander British Grand Prix British GP Silverstone Circuit Silverstone 8 July 13:00 12:00
10 Grand Prix of Europe European GP Nürburgring Nürburg 22 July 14:00 12:00
11 Magyar Nagydíj Hungarian GP Hungaroring Budapest 5 August 14:00 12:00
12 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP Istanbul Park Istanbul 26 August 15:00 12:00
13 Gran Premio d'Italia Italian GP Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza 9 September 14:00 12:00
14 ING Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa 16 September 14:00 12:00
15 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Fuji Speedway Oyama 30 September 13:30 04:30
16 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix Chinese GP Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai 7 October 14:00 06:00
17 Grande Prêmio do Brasil Brazilian GP Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo 21 October 14:00 16:00

Results and standings[change | change source]

Grands Prix[change | change source]

Round Grand Prix Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Constructor
1 Australian Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2 Malaysian Grand Prix Felipe Massa Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
3 Bahrain Grand Prix Felipe Massa Felipe Massa Felipe Massa Ferrari
4 Spanish Grand Prix Felipe Massa Felipe Massa Felipe Massa Ferrari
5 Monaco Grand Prix Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
6 Canadian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
7 United States Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Kimi Räikkönen Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
8 French Grand Prix Felipe Massa Felipe Massa Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
9 British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
10 European Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
11 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton† Kimi Räikkönen Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes‡*
12 Turkish Grand Prix Felipe Massa Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Ferrari
13 Italian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
14 Belgian Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
15 Japanese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes‡
16 Chinese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Felipe Massa Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
17 Brazilian Grand Prix Felipe Massa Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
  • † Fernando Alonso qualified in pole position but was demoted 5 places due to blocking Lewis Hamilton in the pit lane.[1]
  • ‡ McLaren were not awarded a trophy on the podium.
  • ‡* McLaren were not awarded constructors points or a trophy on the podium.[1]

Drivers[change | change source]

Pos Driver AUS
 MAL
 BHR
 ESP
 MON
 CAN
 USA
 FRA
 GBR
 EUR
 HUN
 TUR
 ITA
 BEL
 JPN
 CHN
 BRA
 Pts
1 Kimi Räikkönen 1 3 3 Ret 8 5 4 1 1 Ret 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 110
2 Lewis Hamilton 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 9 1 5 2 4 1 Ret 7 109
3 Fernando Alonso 2 1 5 3 1 7 2 7 2 1 4 3 1 3 Ret 2 3 109
4 Felipe Massa 6 5 1 1 3 DSQ 3 2 5 2 13 1 Ret 2 6 3 2 94
5 Nick Heidfeld 4 4 4 Ret 6 2 Ret 5 6 6 3 4 4 5 14† 7 6 61
6 Robert Kubica Ret 18 6 4 5 Ret INJ 4 4 7 5 8 5 9 7 Ret 5 39
7 Heikki Kovalainen 10 8 9 7 13† 4 5 15 7 8 8 6 7 8 2 9 Ret 30
8 Giancarlo Fisichella 5 6 8 9 4 DSQ 9 6 8 10 12 9 12 Ret 5 11 Ret 21
9 Nico Rosberg 7 Ret 10 6 12 10 16† 9 12 Ret 7 7 6 6 Ret 16 4 20
10 David Coulthard Ret Ret Ret 5 14 Ret Ret 13 11 5 11 10 Ret Ret 4 8 9 14
11 Alexander Wurz Ret 9 11 Ret 7 3 10 14 13 4 14 11 13 Ret Ret 12 13
12 Mark Webber 13 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 7 12 Ret 3 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 10 Ret 10
13 Jarno Trulli 9 7 7 Ret 15 Ret 6 Ret Ret 13 10 16 11 11 13 13 8 8
14 Sebastian Vettel 8 16 19 18 Ret Ret 4 Ret 6
15 Jenson Button 15 12 Ret 12 11 Ret 12 8 10 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 11† 5 Ret 6
16 Ralf Schumacher 8 15 12 Ret 16 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret 6 12 15 10 Ret Ret 11 5
17 Takuma Sato 12 13 Ret 8 17 6 Ret 16 14 Ret 15 18 16 15 15† 14 12 4
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi 14 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17† Ret 16† Ret Ret 15 17 12 9 6 13 3
19 Adrian Sutil 17 Ret 15 13 Ret Ret 14 17 Ret Ret 17 21† 19 14 8 Ret Ret 1
20 Rubens Barrichello 11 11 13 10 10 12 Ret 11 9 11 18 17 10 13 10 15 Ret 0
21 Scott Speed Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 0
22 Kazuki Nakajima 10 0
23 Anthony Davidson 16 16 16† 11 18 11 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 14 14 16 Ret Ret 14 0
24 Sakon Yamamoto Ret 20 20 17 12 17 Ret 0
25 Christijan Albers Ret Ret 14 14 19† Ret 15 Ret 15 0
— Markus Winkelhock Ret 0
Pos Driver AUS
 MAL
 BHR
 ESP
 MON
 CAN
 USA
 FRA
 GBR
 EUR
 HUN
 TUR
 ITA
 BEL
 JPN
 CHN
 BRA
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)
  • † Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

Drivers statistics[change | change source]

Pos Driver Constructor(s) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps Points
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 17 6 12 3 6 110
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 17 4 12 6 2 109
3 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 17 4 12 2 3 109
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 17 3 10 6 6 94
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 17 0 2 0 0 61
6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 16 0 0 0 0 39
7 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 17 0 1 0 0 30
8 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 17 0 0 0 0 21
9 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 17 0 0 0 0 20
10 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 17 0 0 0 0 14
11 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 16 0 1 0 0 13
12 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 17 0 1 0 0 10
13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 17 0 0 0 0 8
14 Sebastian Vettel BMW Sauber
Toro Rosso-Ferrari 		8 0 0 0 0 6
15 Jenson Button Honda 17 0 0 0 0 6
16 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 17 0 0 0 0 5
17 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 17 0 0 0 0 4
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17 0 0 0 0 3
19 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 17 0 0 0 0 1
20 Rubens Barrichello Honda 17 0 0 0 0 0
21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10 0 0 0 0 0
22 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 17 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sakon Yamamoto Spyker-Ferrari 7 0 0 0 0 0
25 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 9 0 0 0 0 0
— Markus Winkelhock Spyker-Ferrari 1 0 0 0 0 0

Constructors[change | change source]

Pos Constructor Car
No. 		AUS
 MAL
 BHR
 ESP
 MON
 CAN
 USA
 FRA
 GBR
 EUR
 HUN
 TUR
 ITA
 BEL
 JPN
 CHN
 BRA
 Pts
2 Ferrari 5 6 5 1 1 3 DSQ 3 2 5 2 13 1 Ret 2 6 3 2 204
6 1 3 3 Ret 8 5 4 1 1 Ret 2 2 3 1 3 1 1
3 BMW Sauber 9 4 4 4 Ret 6 2 Ret 5 6 6 3 4 4 5 14 7 6 101
10 Ret 18 6 4 5 Ret 8 4 4 7 5 8 5 9 7 Ret 5
4 Renault 3 5 6 8 9 4 DSQ 9 6 8 10 12 9 12 Ret 5 11 Ret 51
4 10 8 9 7 13 4 5 15 7 8 8 6 7 8 2 9 Ret
5 Williams-Toyota 16 7 Ret 10 6 12 10 Ret 9 12 Ret 7 7 6 6 Ret 16 4 33
17 Ret 9 11 Ret 7 3 10 14 13 4 14 11 13 Ret Ret 12 10
6 Red Bull-Renault 14 Ret Ret Ret 5 14 Ret Ret 13 11 5 11 10 Ret Ret 4 8 9 24
15 13 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 7 12 Ret 3 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 10 Ret
7 Toyota 11 8 15 12 Ret 16 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret 6 12 15 10 Ret Ret 11 13
12 9 7 7 Ret 15 Ret 6 Ret Ret 13 10 16 11 11 13 13 8
8 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18 14 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 16 Ret Ret 15 17 12 9 6 13 8
19 Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 16 19 18 Ret Ret 4 Ret
9 Honda 7 15 12 Ret 12 11 Ret 12 8 10 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 11 5 Ret 6
8 11 11 13 10 10 12 Ret 11 9 11 18 17 10 13 10 15 Ret
10 Super Aguri-Honda 22 12 13 Ret 8 17 6 Ret 16 14 Ret 15 18 16 15 15 14 12 4
23 16 16 16 11 18 11 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 14 14 16 Ret Ret 14
11 Spyker-Ferrari 20 17 Ret 15 13 Ret Ret 15 17 Ret Ret 17 21 19 14 8 Ret Ret 1
21 Ret Ret 14 14 19 Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret Ret 20 20 17 12 17 Ret
1 McLaren-Mercedes 1 2‡ 1‡ 5‡ 3‡ 1‡ 7‡ 2‡ 7‡ 2‡ 1‡ 4† 3‡ 1‡ 3‡ Ret 2‡ 3‡ 218
2 3‡ 2‡ 2‡ 2‡ 2‡ 1‡ 1‡ 3‡ 3‡ 9 1† 5‡ 2‡ 4‡ 1‡ Ret 7‡
Pos Constructor Car
No. 		AUS
 MAL
 BHR
 ESP
 MON
 CAN
 USA
 FRA
 GBR
 EUR
 HUN
 TUR
 ITA
 BEL
 JPN
 CHN
 BRA
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)
  • † After an incident at the end of Qualifying Session 3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, an FIA decision was made that, due to team infringements during qualifying, McLaren would not be awarded any points. The drivers, however, do retain the points won. (Alonso was demoted five places from pole on the start grid).
    15 points were lost by the team in this event and if the team were to not be excluded from all of the other events, the team would still be behind Ferrari. This punishment could have been appealed, but the team did not following the greater punishment later.
  • ‡ McLaren lost all their points in the Constructors Championship as a result of a World Motorsport Council decision over the espionage controversy.[2]

Constructors statistics[change | change source]

Pos Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Starts Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps Points
2 Ferrari F2007 Ferrari B 17 9 22 9 12 204
3 BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW B 17 0 2 0 0 101
4 Renault R27 Renault B 17 0 1 0 0 51
5 Williams-Toyota FW29 Toyota B 17 0 1 0 0 33
6 Red Bull-Renault RB3 Renault B 17 0 1 0 0 24
7 Toyota TF107 Toyota B 17 0 0 0 0 13
8 Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR2 Ferrari B 17 0 0 0 0 8
9 Honda RA107 Honda B 17 0 0 0 0 6
10 Super Aguri-Honda SA07 Honda B 17 0 0 0 0 4
11 Spyker-Ferrari F8-VII Ferrari B 17 0 0 0 0 1
1 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-22 Mercedes B 17 8 24 8 5 218
  • † After an incident at the end of Qualifying Session 3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, an FIA decision was made that, due to team infringements during qualifying, McLaren would not be awarded any points. The drivers, however, do retain the points won. (Alonso was demoted five places from pole on the start grid).
    15 points were lost by the team in this event and if the team were to not be excluded from all of the other events, the team would still be behind Ferrari. This punishment could have been appealed, but the team did not following the greater punishment later.
  • ‡ McLaren lost all their points in the Constructors Championship as a result of a World Motorsport Council decision over the espionage controversy.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hamilton inherits pole as Alonso and McLaren penalized". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McLaren hit with constuctors' ban, BBC News article . Retrieved 13 September 2007. Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
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