2007 Formula One World Championship

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

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

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

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

Grands Prix

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

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

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

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

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]