2007 Monza GP2 Series round

The 2007 Monza GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 8 and 9, 2007 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy. It was the ninenth round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2007 Italian Grand Prix.

   2007 Monza GP2 round

Round details
Round 9 of 11 rounds in the 2007 GP2 Series
Monza
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	8 September 2007
Laps	32
Pole position
Driver	Giorgio Pantano	Campos Grand Prix
Time	1:30.546
Podium
First	Giorgio Pantano	Campos Grand Prix
Second	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing
Third	Timo Glock	iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver	Giorgio Pantano	Campos Grand Prix
Time	1:31.442 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date	9 September 2007
Laps	21
Podium
First	Timo Glock	iSport International
Second	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing
Third	Bruno Senna	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Adam Carroll	FMS International
Time	1:31.595 (on lap 18)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	25	Giorgio Pantano	Campos Grand Prix	1:30.546	1
2	2	Lucas di Grassi	ART Grand Prix	1:30.879	2
3	24	Vitaly Petrov	Campos Grand Prix	1:30.879	3
4	22	Kazuki Nakajima	DAMS	1:30.941	4
5	9	Adam Carroll	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	1:30.981	5
6	3	Alexandre Negrão	Minardi Piquet Sports	1:31.006	6
7	16	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	1:31.048	7
8	5	Timo Glock	iSport International	1:31.090	8
9	8	Adrian Zaugg	Arden International	1:31.190	9
10	6	Andreas Zuber	iSport International	1:31.202	10
11	1	Sébastien Buemi	ART Grand Prix	1:31.219	11
12	17	Mike Conway	Super Nova Racing	1:31.289	12
13	4	Roldán Rodríguez	Minardi Piquet Sports	1:31.445	13
14	7	Bruno Senna	Arden International	1:31.499	14
15	26	Borja García	Durango	1:31.631	15
16	15	Marcos Martínez	Racing Engineering	1:31.670	16
17	14	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:31.733	17
18	27	Karun Chandhok	Durango	1:31.826	18
19	23	Nicolas Lapierre	DAMS	1:31.837	19
20	12	Kohei Hirate	Trident Racing	1:31.851	20
21	19	Ho-Pin Tung	BCN Competición	1:31.958	21
22	11	Ricardo Risatti	Trident Racing	1:31.971	22
23	20	Olivier Pla	DPR	1:32.125	23
24	10	Jason Tahincioglu	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	1:32.314	24
25	18	Markus Niemelä	BCN Competición	1:33.578	25
26	21	Andy Soucek	DPR	1:38.111	26
Source:[1][2]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Giorgio Pantano	Campos Grand Prix	32	55:32.531	1	10+2+1
2	16	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	32	+7.962	7	8
3	5	Timo Glock	iSport International	32	+9.681	8	6
4	7	Bruno Senna	Arden International	32	+13.572	14	5
5	27	Karun Chandhok	Durango	32	+18.393	18	4
6	14	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	32	+19.179	17	3
7	1	Sébastien Buemi	ART Grand Prix	32	+20.436	11	2
8	11	Ricardo Risatti	Trident Racing	32	+25.100	22	1
9	18	Markus Niemelä	BCN Competición	32	+25.604	25
10	23	Nicolas Lapierre	DAMS	32	+26.156	19
11	10	Jason Tahincioglu	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	32	+27.113	24
12	24	Vitaly Petrov	Campos Grand Prix	32	+27.897	3
13	2	Lucas di Grassi	ART Grand Prix	32	+1:13.136	2
14	3	Alexandre Negrão	Minardi Piquet Sports	31	+1 Lap	6
Ret	19	Ho-Pin Tung	BCN Competición	21	DNF	21
Ret	6	Andreas Zuber	iSport International	17	DNF	10
Ret	21	Andy Soucek	DPR	17	DNF	26
Ret	9	Adam Carroll	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	17	DNF	5
Ret	4	Roldán Rodríguez	Minardi Piquet Sports	13	DNF	13
Ret	12	Kohei Hirate	Trident Racing	3	DNF	20
Ret	26	Borja García	Durango	1	DNF	15
Ret	8	Adrian Zaugg	Arden International	0	DNF	9
Ret	17	Mike Conway	Super Nova Racing	0	DNF	12
Ret	15	Marcos Martínez	Racing Engineering	0	DNF	16
Ret	20	Olivier Pla	David Price Racing	0	DNF	23
DSQ	22	Kazuki Nakajima	DAMS	32	Disqualified	4
Source:[3]

• Kazuki Nakajima finished 13th, but was disqualified from the race for causing a collision with Ho-Pin Tung.^[4]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Timo Glock	iSport International	21	32:32.346	6	6
2	16	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	21	+1.814	7	5
3	7	Bruno Senna	Arden International	21	+8.470	5	4
4	2	Lucas di Grassi	ART Grand Prix	21	+12.554	13	3
5	6	Andreas Zuber	iSport International	21	+19.240	16	2
6	27	Karun Chandhok	Durango	21	+21.642	4	1
7	21	Andy Soucek	DPR	21	+22.853	25
8	4	Roldán Rodríguez	Minardi Piquet Sports	21	+25.648	24
9	17	Mike Conway	Super Nova Racing	21	+25.739	21
10	12	Kohei Hirate	Trident Racing	21	+26.309	18
11	18	Markus Niemelä	BCN Competición	21	+33.507	9
12	24	Vitaly Petrov	Campos Grand Prix	21	+39.292	12
13	20	Olivier Pla	DPR	21	+41.350	23
14	1	Sébastien Buemi	ART Grand Prix	21	+42.306	2
15	9	Adam Carroll	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	21	+1:19.863	17	1
16	19	Ho-Pin Tung	BCN Competición	20	+1 Lap	15
17	23	Nicolas Lapierre	DAMS	20	+1 Lap	10
18	22	Kazuki Nakajima	DAMS	20	+1 Lap	26
19	26	Borja García	Durango	20	+1 Lap	19
20	10	Jason Tahincioglu	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	20	+1 Lap	11
Ret	11	Ricardo Risatti	Trident Racing	10	DNF	1
Ret	14	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	9	DNF	3
Ret	8	Adrian Zaugg	Arden International	2	DNF	20
Ret	3	Alexandre Negrão	Minardi Piquet Sports	1	DNF	14
Ret	15	Marcos Martínez	Racing Engineering	0	DNF	22
DSQ	25	Giorgio Pantano	Campos Grand Prix	21	Disqualified	8
Source:[5]

• Giorgio Pantano finished 6th, but was disqualified from the race for ignoring the mechanical warning flag instructing him to pit for repairs.^[6]