2007 Formula One World Championship

58th season of the FIA Formula One World Championship November 2017 2007 Drivers' Champion: Kimi RäikkönenConstructors' Champion: Ferrari GP2 SeriesPorsche Supercup 3 450 Kimi Raikkonen 2008 (square).jpg Kimi Räikkönen (pictured in 2008), the 2007 World Drivers' Champion with 110 points, won his only title by a single point in his first year with Ferrari. He remains the last Ferrari driver to win a championship. Lewis Hamilton 280607.JPG Lewis Hamilton, runner-up with 109 points. Hamilton recorded nine consecutive podium finishes in his debut season, more than any other rookie in Formula One history. He also became the youngest runner-up until Sebastian Vettel in 2009. Fernando Alonso 2007 USGP podium.jpg Fernando Alonso, the defending double World Champion, also recorded 109 points but was placed 3rd through count-back. The 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 61st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It began on 18 March and ended on 21 October after seventeen events. The Drivers' Championship was won by Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen by one point at the final race of the season, making him the third Finnish driver to take the title. An appeal by McLaren regarding the legality of some cars in the final race could have altered the championship standings,http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19812.html McLaren to appeal Stewards' decision grandprix.com 22 October 2007 22 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605190908/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19812.html 5 June 2011 live dmy but on 16 November, the appeal was rejected by the International Court of Appeal, confirming the championship results.http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=33411 Court of Appeal rejects McLaren's claim pitpass.com 16 November 2007 16 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110608082049/http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=33411 8 June 2011 live dmy Räikkönen entered the final race in third position in the drivers' standings, but emerged as champion after the chequered flag, a feat first accomplished by Giuseppe Farina in 1950. A major talking point of the season had been an espionage controversy involving Ferrari and McLaren, which led to McLaren being excluded from the Constructors' Championship. As a result, Ferrari clinched the championship at the Belgian Grand Prix.2007 FIA Formula One World Championship Classifications, www.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org Defending double Constructors' Champions Renault proved to be uncompetitive with their R27 car taking them to third in the constructors' standings (after McLaren's exclusion) and ended up win-less for the first time since the 2002 season.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/team.html Standings Renault achieved one podium during the season, with Heikki Kovalainen finishing second at the rain affected 2007 Japanese Grand Prix. The 2007 season heralded the end of the existing Concorde Agreement between the existing Formula One 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 One from the 2008 season onwards and instead stage their own rival series, before signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/118757/ecclestone-signature-ends-breakaway-threat/ Ecclestone signature ends breakaway threat GPUpdate.net 20 May 2006 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426180151/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/118757/ecclestone-signature-ends-breakaway-threat/ 26 April 2012 live dmy 2007 also marked the seventh and final season, 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 technology.Inside F1: Traction Control http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/understanding_the_sport/5278/ Formula1.com 2007 21 October 2013August 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://www.mclaren.com/applied/case-study/formula-1-ecu/ FORMULA 1 ECU - McLaren Applied The season also saw the debuts of future world champions Lewis Hamilton (the first black driver to participate in the category) and Sebastian Vettel (although, in Vettel's case, this was the first year in which no German driver won a race since 1991). Honda ran with an "Earth livery" on their RA107 car. It was the first time since 1968, the year in which sponsorship in the sport became widespread,http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/spon-009.html History of Sponsorship in Formula 1 GrandPrix.com 26 February 2007 26 February 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110320231816/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/spon-009.html 20 March 2011 live dmy that a team 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 once more for 2007, having previously been F1's sole tyre manufacturer for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. 2026, this is the last Drivers' Championship won by a Ferrari driver and the last drivers' title won by a Finnish driver to date in Formula One. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers participated in the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. Drivers' cars are numbered as per the official FIA 2007 entry list.http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?cid=1&id=140988 FIA unveils 2007 entry list. Crash.net 4 December 2006 8 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20080526095450/http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?cid=1&id=140988 26 May 2008 dead dmy-all All team details are as per the Formula 1 official website, except where noted. Note that there is no car number 13, as is the historical tradition. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Bridgestone. Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine No. Car number Race drivers Rounds GBR Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes MP4-22 Mercedes FO 108T 1 ESP Fernando Alonso All 2 GBR Lewis Hamilton All FRA 1974 ING Renault F1 Team Renault R27 Renault RS27 3 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella All 4 FIN Heikki Kovalainen All ITA Scuderia Ferrari MarlboroFerrari entered rounds 3, 5, 16 as "Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro", and rounds 1–2, 4, 6–15, 17 as "Scuderia Ferrari". Ferrari F2007 Ferrari 056 2007 5 BRA Felipe Massa All 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen All JPN Honda Racing F1 Team Honda RA107 Honda RA807E 7 GBR Jenson Button All 8 BRA Rubens Barrichello All DEU BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 9 DEU Nick Heidfeld All 10 POL Robert Kubica 1–6, 8–17 DEU Sebastian Vettel 7 JPN Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF107 Toyota RVX-07 11 DEU Ralf Schumacher All 12 ITA Jarno Trulli All AUT Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault RB3 Renault RS2714 GBR David Coulthard All15 AUS Mark Webber All GBR AT&T Williams Williams-Toyota FW29 Toyota RVX-0716 DEU Nico Rosberg All17 AUT Alexander Wurz 1–16 JPN Kazuki Nakajima 17 ITA Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR2 Ferrari 056 200618 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi All19 USA Scott Speed 1–10 DEU Sebastian Vettel 11–17 NLD Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team Spyker-Ferrari F8-VIIF8-VIIB Ferrari 056 200620 DEU Adrian Sutil All21 NLD Christijan Albers 1–9 DEU Markus Winkelhock 10 JPN Sakon Yamamoto 11–17 JPN Super Aguri F1 Team Super Aguri-Honda SA07 Honda RA807E22 JPN Takuma Sato All23 GBR Anthony Davidson AllSource:http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61134 Yamamoto to race for Spyker Goren Biranit 25 July 2007 25 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609014619/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61134 9 June 2011 live Autosport Official Website dmyhttp://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19271.html Vettel in for Kubica 14 June 2007 14 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605220917/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19271.html 5 June 2011 live grandprix.com dmyhttps://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/bilan.aspx Report 2007 • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 2019-06-16 † All engines were 2.4-litre V8 configuration. Free practice drivers Three constructors entered free practice only drivers over the course of the season: Sebastian Vettel for BMW Sauber at the opening two rounds, Christian Klien for Honda at the British Grand Prix and Kazuki Nakajima for Williams at five Grands Prix. + Drivers that took part in free practice sessionsConstructorPractice driversNo.Driver nameRoundsHonda 34AUT Christian Klien 9BMW Sauber 35GER Sebastian Vettel 1–2Williams–Toyota 38JPN Kazuki Nakajima 1–2, 6–7, 16 Driver changes thumb|150px|alt=a smiling young Räikkönen visits a temple|Kimi Räikkönen (pictured in 2002) left McLaren at the end of the 2006 season to join Ferrari before the season. The 2005 and 2006 World Champion Fernando Alonso switched to McLaren after five years at Renault. Following the retirement of Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve, Alonso was the only driver on the grid in this season who had previously won a drivers' championship. Juan Pablo Montoya, who was a McLaren driver until the aftermath of the 2006 United States Grand Prix moved to the NASCAR Cup Series for 2007, effectively ending his Formula One career, as announced on 9 July 2006. On 2 August 2006, Williams announced that test and reserve driver 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 Mark 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 season would be replaced by test driver Robert Kubica. Kubica was later announced on 19 October 2006 to retain the race seat for the 2007 season, with Sebastian Vettel remaining as the team's test driver. On 21 December 2006 BMW Sauber announced former Jordan F1 and GP2 driver Timo Glock as their second test driver. On 6 September 2006, Renault confirmed Heikki Kovalainen as the team's replacement for Fernando Alonso. On 10 September 2006, Scuderia Ferrari announced Kimi Räikkönen to replace 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, their junior program driver who won the GP2 Series title that year as their second driver. On 21 December 2006, Spyker confirmed Adrian Sutil as their first driver, replacing WTCC-bound Tiago Monteiro. In-season changes 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 car at the European Grand Prix. On 25 July 2007 Spyker confirmed that the Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto would compete in the remaining seven Grands Prix for them. On 31 July 2007, Scuderia Toro Rosso replaced Scott Speed with BMW test driver Sebastian Vettel following an alleged physical altercation between Speed and STR Team Principal Franz Tost.Vettel replaces Speed at Toro Rosso autosport.com. Retrieved 3 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609014653/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61233 9 June 2011 Vettel had made his debut that same season driving for BMW Sauber at the 2007 United States Grand Prix, replacing the injured Robert Kubica following his accident at the Canadian Grand Prix. On 8 October 2007, Williams driver Alexander Wurz announced his immediate retirement from Formula One racing.Wurz confirms immediate retirement from F1 autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63165 8 October 2007 8 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110608081337/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63165 8 June 2011 live dmy Williams test driver Kazuki Nakajima replaced Wurz for the Brazilian Grand Prix.Jonathon Noble http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63167 Nakajima set to replace Wurz in Brazil Autosport Official Website 9 October 2007 9 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609014600/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63167 9 June 2011 live dmy Team changes Ferrari technical director, Ross Brawn, was to take a sabbatical year for 2007, after ten seasons at the Italian team since 1997. However, it was later announced that he would leave the team.Official: Brawn to leave Ferrari http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37882 itv-f1.com 26 October 2006 26 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20081006201506/http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37882 6 October 2008 dead dmy In 2008, Ross Brawn became Team Principal of the Honda team. McLaren signed a title sponsorship deal with the telecommunications company Vodafone late in 2005. With the loss of Vodafone, Scuderia Ferrari began a sponsorship deal with Alice, a brand of Telecom Italia. Mild Seven confirmed that they would not renew their contract with Renault following its conclusion at the end of 2006 due to current European tobacco laws.Mild Seven to leave Renault after 12-year sponsorship Manipe F1 1 February 2006 http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=86 29 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20080309201217/http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=86 9 March 2008 usurped dmy British American Tobacco's Lucky Strike and 555 brands ceased to sponsor the Honda team, following which the team ran a sponsorless livery in 2007. Williams changed their engines from Cosworth to Toyota in a three-year deal until 2009. Contrary to speculation at the time, the engines were not rebadged as Lexus.Williams' engines not to be rebadged Manipe F1 27 July 2006 http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1290 29 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410193638/http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1290 10 April 2008 usurped dmy Red Bull officially became an Austrian constructor by receiving an Austrian licence, though continued to operate from the same base in Britain.https://www.redbull.com/my-en/aston-martin-red-bull-racing-claim-60-grand-prix-wins Aston Martin Red Bull Racing claim their 60th Formula One win 30 June 2019 31 December 2019 On 9 September 2006, MF1 Racing was officially sold to a Dutch-Arab consortium owned by Michiel Mol, along with the aid of Spyker Cars. The team was officially renamed Spyker MF1 Team, keeping the MF1 for the rest of the season due to Concorde Agreement rules.http://www.formula1.com/news/4925.html Midland team bought by Spyker formula1.com 9 September 2006 9 September 2006 May 2016 medicmedic On 30 September 2006, Spyker announced that their engine supplier would be Ferrari.http://www.formula1.com/news/5035.html Spyker get Ferrari power for 2007 Manipe F1 30 September 2006 30 September 2006 May 2016 medicmedic On 16 October 2006, Renault confirmed that the Dutch banking company ING would become their main sponsor to replace Mild Seven, which has sponsored the Enstone-based team during the 13 years since 1994.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17632.html Renault confirms ING GrandPrix.com 16 October 2006 16 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605221239/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17632.html 5 June 2011 live dmy On 20 October 2006, Williams announced AT&T as their new main sponsor.http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1728 Williams sign AT&T as 2007 title sponsor 20 October 2006 20 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410193643/http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1728 10 April 2008 usurped dmy 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 agreement.http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1752 Spyker to drop MF1 for 2007 Manipe F1 24 October 2006 24 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410193649/http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1752 10 April 2008 usurped dmy http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17685.html Spyker wants a name change grandprix.com 25 October 2006 25 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605221347/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17685.html 5 June 2011 live dmy 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. As a result of Red Bull Racing switching to Renault engines, this marked the first time Renault had supplied more than one team in the sport since the 1997 season (when it supplied Williams and Benetton) as a fully-fledged engine manufacturer (although from 1998 to 2000 Renault had supplied more than one team but under Mecachrome, Playlife and Supertec brandings respectively).http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/134434/renault-engines-for-rbr-ferrari-engines-for-str/ Renault engines for RBR – Ferrari engines for STR GPUpdate.net 31 October 2006 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426180210/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/134434/renault-engines-for-rbr-ferrari-engines-for-str/ 26 April 2012 live dmy As a result of Spyker and Toro Rosso switching to Ferrari customer engines, this marked the first time Ferrari had supplied more than two teams in the sport since the 2001 season when it used Petronas branding for the engines it supplied to Sauber and Acer branding for the engines it supplied to Prost. On 15 March 2007, Spyker announced their new title sponsor for the 2007 season: United Arab Emirates airline company Etihad Airways.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/144573/etihad-airways-becomes-spyker-f1-title-sponsor/ Etihad Airways becomes Spyker F1 title sponsor GPUpdate.net 15 March 2007 28 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109065934/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/144573/etihad-airways-becomes-spyker-f1-title-sponsor/ 9 November 2010 live dmy Other changes On 30 September 2006, Cosworth announced that they would temporarily withdraw from Formula One as an engine supplier, citing lack of room for supplying engines for private teams after Williams switched to Toyota engines and Spyker opted for Ferrari engines from 2007 season onwards and thus for the first time since 1962 a Formula One season did not feature Cosworth-powered cars.Cosworth out of options for F1 in 2007 http://www.autosport.com/f1/news/cosworth-out-of-options-for-f1-in-2007-4405333/4405333/ Noble Jonathan Autosport.com Autosport 30 September 2006 30 September 2006 However the company would return to the sport from 2010 season onwards.Cosworth returns to F1 http://www.crash.net/f1/news/148187/1/cosworth-confirms-three-team-return Llewellyn Craig Crash.net 12 June 2009 12 June 2009 Calendar Round Grand Prix Circuit Date 1 Australian Grand Prix AUS Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 18 March 2 Malaysian Grand Prix MYS Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 8 April 3 Bahrain Grand Prix BHR Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 15 April 4 Spanish Grand Prix ESP Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló 13 May 5 Monaco Grand Prix MCO Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo 27 May 6 Canadian Grand Prix CAN Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 10 June 7 United States Grand Prix USA Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 17 June 8 French Grand Prix FRA 1974 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 1 July 9 British Grand Prix GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 8 July 10 European Grand Prix DEU Nürburgring, Nürburg 22 July 11 Hungarian Grand Prix HUN Hungaroring, Mogyoród 5 August 12 Turkish Grand Prix TUR Istanbul Park, Istanbul 26 August 13 Italian Grand Prix ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 9 September 14 Belgian Grand Prix BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 16 September 15 Japanese Grand Prix JPN Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 30 September 16 Chinese Grand Prix CHN Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 7 October 17 Brazilian Grand Prix BRA Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 21 October Sources:Formula One Calendar 2007 https://motorsportstats.com/series/formula-one/calendar/2007 Motorsport Stats 4 April 20222007 https://www.chicanef1.com/calendar.pl?year=2007 ChicaneF1 4 April 2022 On 29 August 2006, the FIA published a provisional calendar for the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. The San Marino and European Grands Prix were excluded, although the European round would later make a comeback (see below).San Marino, Europe dropped for '07 Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 August 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060901042847/http://www.formula1.com/news/4863.html 1 September 2006 The final calendar (above), which confirmed that the San Marino Grand Prix would not return, was released on 18 October 2006.2007 FIA Formula One World Championship Calendar FIA 18 October 2006 http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/FIA_Sport/2006/October/181006-01.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110521203347/http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/FIA_Sport/2006/October/181006-01.html 21 May 2011 dead dmy For the first time in nearly half a century, no German Grand Prix was held as a result of the circuits previously hosting a Grand Prix in Germany beginning to alternate in organizing the German 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 between them and the Nürburgring circuits for the naming rights. The Nürburgring event therefore retained its usual European Grand Prix title.No Germany Grand Prix in 2007 f1-live.com 14 April 2007 http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/070414112451.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20070421133856/http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/070414112451.shtml 21 April 2007 live dmy 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 one-year absence in 2006 due to track maintenance. For the first time since 1975, no country hosted more than one Grand Prix. Changes Regulation changes Although the FIA had planned to mandate a single regulation tyre manufacturer from 2008, Bridgestone was the sole supplier in 2007, after Michelin ended their participation in Formula One at the end of the 2006 season. Revised Sporting Regulations meant a total of 14 sets of dry weather tyres per driver would be available over each race weekend: four sets for Friday only, and 10 for the rest of the weekend. During the race both compounds of tyre (hard and soft) had to be used at least once. At the first round in Australia soft tyres were marked with a white spot. However, this was difficult to see when the car was in motion and from the second round in Malaysia onwards one of the four grooves in the soft compound tyre was painted white.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6518839.stm F1 introduces clearer tyre marks BBC 2 April 2007 2 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070915140201/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6518839.stm 15 September 2007 live dmy right|thumb|alt=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' tyre).Bottom: softer tyre (the 'option' 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.http://www.formula1.com/news/4625.html Qualifying revised from this weekend formula1.com 13 July 2006 10 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060715171837/http://formula1.com/news/4625.html 15 July 2006 The teams that finish 1st–4th were already banned from doing so. Engine development was frozen from the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, with these engines being used for the whole of 2007 and 2008. This was described as engine "homologation" by the FIA. It was previously set to be introduced in 2008. http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/32644/ F1: Teams, FIA Agree on Races, Engine Freeze for '07 speedtv.com 18 September 2006 4 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023641/http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/32644/ 30 September 2007 dead All cars were fitted with red, blue and yellow 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 5 mm and which were fitted so as to be directly in the driver's normal line of sight.FIA 2006 Technical Regulations FIA.Com Article 22. Retrieved 26 September 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060901003154/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1603301296__2006_F1_TECHNICAL_REGULATIONS.pdf 1 September 2006 In order to give rescue crews an immediate indication of accident severity, each car had to be fitted with a warning light which was connected to the FIA data logger. The light had to face upwards and be recessed into the top of the survival cell no more than 150 mm from the car centre line and the front of the cockpit opening and as near to the marshal neutral switch as is practical. The two Friday practice sessions were expanded from 60 minutes to 90 minutes. All teams were allowed to use two cars, which could be driven by either the two race drivers or a nominated third driver.Longer Friday practice among 2007 changes. Retrieved 19 October 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061108144040/http://www.formula1.com/news/5132.html 8 November 2006 The engine penalty was only applied in the second day of the Grand Prix weekend. Any engine change in the first day was not penalised. No car was allowed to enter the pits to refuel during a safety car period until all cars were in the group following the safety car and they were advised that the pit lane was open. This prevented drivers from racing to the pits immediately after a safety car was deployed. In addition, any lapped cars in front of a car on the lead lap were required to pass the safety car and restart at the end of the line-up instead of maintaining their physical position. The Formula One teams unanimously agreed to the voluntary early introduction of the testing agreement scheduled for 2008. This limited each team to an annual limit of 30,000 km mi. The team's second car had to run with a yellow coloured roll bar instead of a black one. The first cars continued running with a red/orange roll bar. This was intended to help spectators distinguish between first and second cars at further distances. As Scuderia Toro Rosso switched to Ferrari 056 engines, all Formula One entrants began using the mandated 2.4-litre V8 naturally-aspirated engines for the first time after one year the V10 engine was an option in 2006. Due to a decision taken in 2006, tobacco advertising promoting smoking products was banned from car liveries.Richards Giles 2019-03-15 F1 has no plans to ban tobacco company sponsorship despite health calls https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/15/f1-has-no-plans-to-ban-tobacco-company-sponsorship-despite-health-calls-australian-gp-lewis-hamilton-sebastian-vettel 2026-05-12 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Television coverage Formula One Management became the sole host broadcaster for all but three of the 17 Grands Prix in 2007. All coverage was produced in anamorphic 16:9 widescreen for the first time.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/03/08/f1-set-for-hd-tv-coverage/ F1 set for HD TV coverage f1fanatic.co.uk 10 March 2007 10 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205155214/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/03/08/f1-set-for-hd-tv-coverage/ 5 December 2010 live dmy http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/view_article.asp?article_id=11642 Investment in MK after F1 TV deal is secured Business Weekly 10 March 2007 10 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20150409172719/http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/view_article.asp?article_id=11642 9 April 2015 dead ITV Sport, Premiere, ORF1, RTL7, TF1, TV3 and Polsathttps://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formulatv.com%2F1%2C20070310%2C3926%2C1.html&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools Telecinco and TV3 warm up motors for the return of "Formula 1" Telecinco/TV3 12 March 2007 12 March 2007 Translated from Spanish were among the first broadcasters to provide a standard 16:9 widescreen programme at the opening race in Australia. For the United States TV coverage, except Speed Channel, FOX also broadcast four Formula One races. Those were the Canadian Grand Prix, United States Grand Prix, French Grand Prix and British Grand Prix. The Canadian Grand Prix and United States Grand Prix were televised live. In Poland, F1 broadcast was moved into Polsat from TV4. In Portugal, SportTV became the broadcaster, replacing RTP1.2007-03-17 SportTV bateu RTP https://www.publico.pt/2007/03/17/jornal/sporttv-bateu-rtp-180366 2023-12-23 PÚBLICO pt Circuits A new chicane was inserted into the straight between Europcar and New Holland (final corner) at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. It was installed in order to slow the cars down before the long main straight, and with the intent that it would provide more overtaking opportunities into turn 1.Changes to Catalunya for 2007 revealed F1Fanatic.co.uk 2007 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/01/23/changes-to-barcelona-for-2007-revealed/ 12 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426230822/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/01/23/changes-to-barcelona-for-2007-revealed/ 26 April 2011 live dmy Spa underwent track changes as well, with a new paddock area, a reprofiled Bus Stop Chicane, an extension of the start-finish straight and a change to La Source hairpin.http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38756 Spa revamp work in progress itv-f1.com 21 March 2007 21 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202092232/http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38756 2 December 2008 dead dmy The largest-scale repair in the last 35 years was done to Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, to fundamentally solve the problem of the asphalt.http://www.folhadaregiao.com.br/link.php?codigo=70051 Interlagos será fechado para reforma folhadaregiao.com.br/ 14 June 2007 5 August 2007 pt February 2011http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/fotoobras.htm As obras em Interlagos autodromointerlagos.com/ 4 September 2007 8 September 2007 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20071013060659/http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/fotoobras.htm 13 October 2007 All present asphalt was removed and replaced with new asphalt.http://www.gpbrasil.com.br/site2007/coluna.asp?id=23# FIA tem uma justificada preocupação com o GP Brasil de Fórmula 1 gpbrasil.com.br/ 5 August 2007 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20070807164948/http://www.gpbrasil.com.br/site2007/coluna.asp?id=23%23 7 August 2007 dead At the same time, the pit lane entrance was enhanced to improve safety.http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/IMG_2705.jpg Alargamento da entrada dos boxes, para maior segurança dos pilotos autodromointerlagos.com/ 5 August 2007 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20070807235849/http://www.autodromointerlagos.com/IMG_2705.jpg 7 August 2007 The circuit was closed and no event was held for five months to allow work, from June to October, until immediately before the event.http://www.clicabrasilia.com.br/torcida/materia.php?IdNoticia=34304 Reforma deve acabar com problemas no asfalto de Interlagos clicabrasilia.com.br/ 13 June 2007 5 August 2007 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213007/http://www.clicabrasilia.com.br/torcida/materia.php?IdNoticia=34304 27 September 2007 Pre-season Pre-season testing began in November 2006 at the Bahrain International Circuit, and February 2007 at the Circuit de Catalunya, with ten of the eleven teams participating in the test sessions. The most notable absentees were Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen, who were still under contract at Renault and McLaren respectively. Jenson Button was also absent as he had suffered a hairline fracture on his ribs after a go-karting accident in preparations for the November tests. Lewis Hamilton made his first appearance in a McLaren since being confirmed as Alonso's 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 third day, although interest was on the fact that double World Champion Mika Häkkinen joined Hamilton and de la Rosa at McLaren for a one-off test, although the Finnish driver was over three seconds slower than Badoer's time, completing 79 laps of the Spanish circuit. The other big story of 2007 was the return to a single tyre supplier (Bridgestone). It 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 fourth day of testing at Barcelona, as the Japanese works team chose to miss the first day of testing. Both Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli's fastest laps were quicker than Massa and Badoer's times during the previous three sessions. Testing resumed on 6 December at Jerez, with the majority of teams attending the session. Both Ferraris of Massa and Badoer were first and second fastest, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton making up the top three in third. Hamilton improved on his position the following day by taking the fastest time, a second 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 track to themselves when Montagny took the fastest time. Heikki Kovalainen and Pedro de la Rosa took the fastest times on the fourth and fifth day of testing at Jerez. Also of note, on the last day of testing Fernando Alonso made his McLaren testing debut after an agreement with manager Flavio Briatore. This did not call for an end to his agreement (which ended on 31 December). Season report thumb|Sebastian Vettel (pictured in 2008) made his Formula One debut for BMW Sauber before completing the season with Toro Rosso. The season started at Albert Park in Australia on 18 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 second. Massa led the entire race to win in both Bahrain and Spain, and in both races Hamilton finished second, becoming the first rookie to finish on the podium in more than his first two outings. McLaren dominated Monaco with Alonso winning from Hamilton after the pair had lapped everybody apart from themselves and Felipe Massa, who was not too far from being lapped.2007 Monaco Grand Prix http://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/monaco/classement.aspx Stats F1 27 August 2015 The Canadian GP included four safety car periods and one of the biggest crashes of Formula One in that era.2007 Canadian Grand Prix http://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/canada/tour-par-tour.aspx Stats F1 27 August 2015 The race started off with the second all-McLaren front row with Hamilton taking his first pole position followed by Alonso. Alonso made a mistake in turn 1, losing several places while Hamilton was opening a gap between himself and Nick Heidfeld. On lap 22 the first safety car period began after Adrian Sutil hit the concrete wall. The safety car went into the pits on lap 28 but before the lap could be completed Robert Kubica had a massive accident. He had lost his front wing after hitting Jarno Trulli. He then went wide and hit a bump on the grass that launched him into the air and into a violent impact with the retaining barrier at a peak deceleration of 75G. The safety car was once again deployed and went in on lap 35. Hamilton once again opened up a gap to second-placed Heidfeld until lap 50 when Christijan Albers left a lot of debris on the track after a crash forcing the deployment of the safety car. The race restarted on lap 55 and the safety car was deployed again on lap 56 after Vitantonio Liuzzi hit the so-called 'Wall of Champions'. The safety car period was extended after Jarno Trulli hit the tyre barrier at the exit of the pitlane after trying to catch up with the field. On the restart Hamilton led to the finish to claim his maiden win in his sixth race. The next race at Indianapolis saw Hamilton lead from the start until victory after a 300 km/h side by side battle with Alonso for the lead. Ferrari took their first 1–2 finish of the season in France with Kimi Räikkönen winning from polesitter, Felipe Massa. In Britain Hamilton took his third pole position, going on to finish a distant third behind winner Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso. Europe (Germany) would see Hamilton's run of nine consecutive podiums come to an end. After a large crash in qualifying he started in 10th in the race. On lap 4 he aquaplaned off the circuit in a torrential rainstorm but the race was stopped. He restarted after his car was pulled out of the gravel but after taking a gamble to change early to dry tyres on a drying track, he spun off several times but recovered to finish 9th, just missing out on the final point. thumb|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 between 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 Grand Prix while McLaren was made ineligible for points for the constructors' championship for that race.Henry Alan 2007-09-18 McLaren drop their appeal against lost Hungary points https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/19/motorsports.sport 2026-01-27 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Hamilton then took victory with Räikkönen coming second. In Turkey Felipe Massa took a dominant victory followed by Räikkönen and Alonso. Hamilton finished fifth after he suffered a tyre failure while running in 3rd. In Italy Alonso won from Hamilton followed by Räikkönen. Following that Grand Prix McLaren was excluded from the constructors' championship after having been found guilty of theft and illegal usage of confidentional technical information of Ferrari. The team did not receive any constructors' points from subsequent races. In Belgium Räikkönen won from Massa and Alonso, thus allowing Ferrari to clinch the world constructors' championship from BMW Sauber following McLaren's exclusion. The Japanese Grand Prix moved to Fuji Speedway. The event was marked by treacherous weather and was started behind the safety car. Lewis Hamilton survived a brush 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 battle for 6th, while Fernando Alonso aquaplaned and crashed on lap 41 of 67. In China, Hamilton won his 6th pole of the season and led up to lap 28 when he was overtaken by Räikkönen and he then spun off entering the pitlane. The season finale marked the first time since 1986 that three drivers had a chance of becoming World Champion at the season finale, and the first time since the inaugural season in 1950 that the man who stood in third before the final race went on to win the championship (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 2nd but dropped to the back of the pack after a gearbox problem. He recovered to 7th but Räikkönen won the race and the championship. The final standings were Räikkönen with 110 points followed by 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. With Hamilton and Alonso level on points their positions were determined by countback. Each driver had won four races, but Hamilton had five second-place finishes to Alonso's four, so he was awarded second place in the Championship, with Alonso third. Results and standings Grands Prix RoundGrand PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning constructorReport Race report 1 AUS Australian Grand Prix FIN Kimi Räikkönen FIN Kimi Räikkönen FIN Kimi Räikkönen ITA Ferrari Report 2 MYS Malaysian Grand Prix BRA Felipe MassaGBR Lewis HamiltonESP Fernando Alonso GBR McLaren-Mercedes Report 3 BHR Bahrain Grand Prix BRA Felipe Massa BRA Felipe Massa BRA Felipe Massa ITA Ferrari Report 4 ESP Spanish Grand Prix BRA Felipe Massa BRA Felipe Massa BRA Felipe Massa ITA Ferrari Report 5 MCO Monaco Grand PrixESP Fernando AlonsoESP Fernando Alonso ESP Fernando Alonso GBR McLaren-Mercedes Report 6 CAN Canadian Grand Prix GBR Lewis Hamilton ESP Fernando Alonso GBR Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-Mercedes Report 7USA United States Grand PrixGBR Lewis Hamilton FIN Kimi RäikkönenGBR Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-Mercedes Report 8 FRA 1974 French Grand Prix BRA Felipe Massa BRA Felipe Massa FIN Kimi Räikkönen ITA Ferrari Report 9 GBR British Grand Prix GBR Lewis Hamilton FIN Kimi Räikkönen FIN Kimi Räikkönen ITA Ferrari Report 10 DEU European Grand Prix FIN Kimi Räikkönen BRA Felipe Massa ESP Fernando Alonso GBR McLaren-Mercedes Report 11 HUN Hungarian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonFernando Alonso qualified in pole position but was demoted 5 places due to blocking Lewis Hamilton in the pit lane. Lewis Hamilton was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/8/6594.html Hamilton inherits pole as Alonso and McLaren penalized https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041214/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/8/6594.html 6 June 2011 live dmy FIN Kimi Räikkönen GBR Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-MercedesMcLaren were not awarded Constructors' Championship points nor a trophy on the podium. Report 12 TUR Turkish Grand Prix BRA Felipe Massa FIN Kimi Räikkönen BRA Felipe Massa ITA Ferrari Report 13 ITA Italian Grand Prix ESP Fernando Alonso ESP Fernando Alonso ESP Fernando Alonso GBR McLaren-MercedesMcLarenPodium McLaren were not allowed to have a team representative on the podium other than a driver. Report 14 BEL Belgian Grand Prix FIN Kimi Räikkönen BRA Felipe Massa FIN Kimi Räikkönen ITA Ferrari Report 15 JPN Japanese Grand Prix GBR Lewis Hamilton GBR Lewis Hamilton GBR Lewis HamiltonGBR McLaren-MercedesMcLarenPodium Report 16 CHN Chinese Grand Prix GBR Lewis Hamilton BRA Felipe Massa FIN Kimi Räikkönen ITA Ferrari Report 17 BRA Brazilian Grand Prix BRA Felipe Massa FIN Kimi Räikkönen FIN Kimi Räikkönen ITA Ferrari ReportSource:Formula One Results 2007 https://motorsportstats.com/series/formula-one/results/2007 Motorsport Stats 4 April 2022 Scoring system List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:Jones Bruce Grand Prix 2008 Final Results 2007 https://archive.org/details/grandprix200800jone/ 2008 116–117 Carlton Books London, England 978-1-84732-104-6 registration Internet Archive Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPoints108654321 World Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver AUSAUS MALMYS BHRBHR ESPESP MONMCO CANCAN USAUSA FRAFRA 1974 GBRGBR EURDEU HUNHUN TURTUR ITAITA BELBEL JPNJPN CHNCHN BRABRA Points 1 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 1 p f 3 3Ret 8 5 4 f 1 1 f Ret p 2 f 2 f 3 1 p 3 1 1 f 110 2 GBR Lewis Hamilton 3 2 f 2 2 2 1 p 1 p 3 3 p 9 1 p 5 2 4 1 p f Ret p 7 109 3 ESP Fernando Alonso 2 1 5 3 1 p f 7 f 2 7 2 1 4 3 1 p f 3 Ret 2 3 109 4 BRA Felipe Massa 6 5 p 1 p f 1 p f 3 DSQ 3 2 p f 5 2 f 13 1 p Ret 2 f 6 3 f 2 p 94 5 DEU Nick Heidfeld 4 4 4Ret 6 2Ret 5 6 6 3 4 4 5 14† 7 6 61 6 POL Robert KubicaRet 18 6 4 5Ret 4 4 7 5 8 5 9 7Ret 5 39 7 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 10 8 9 7 13† 4 5 15 7 8 8 6 7 8 2 9Ret 30 8 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella 5 6 8 9 4 DSQ 9 6 8 10 12 9 12Ret 5 11Ret 21 9 DEU Nico Rosberg 7Ret 10 6 12 10 16† 9 12Ret 7 7 6 6Ret 16 4 20 10 GBR David CoulthardRetRetRet 5 14RetRet 13 11 5 11 10RetRet 4 8 9 14 11 AUT Alexander WurzRet 9 11Ret 7 3 10 14 13 4 14 11 13RetRet 12 13 12 AUS Mark Webber 13 10RetRetRet 9 7 12Ret 3 9Ret 9 7Ret 10Ret 10 13 ITA Jarno Trulli 9 7 7Ret 15Ret 6RetRet 13 10 16 11 11 13 13 8 8 14 DEU Sebastian Vettel 8 16 19 18RetRet 4Ret 6 15 GBR Jenson Button 15 12Ret 12 11Ret 12 8 10RetRet 13 8Ret 11† 5Ret 6 16 DEU Ralf Schumacher 8 15 12Ret 16 8Ret 10RetRet 6 12 15 10RetRet 11 5 17 JPN Takuma Sato 12 13Ret 8 17 6Ret 16 14Ret 15 18 16 15 15† 14 12 4 18 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi 14 17RetRetRetRet 17†Ret 16†RetRet 15 17 12 9 6 13 3 19 DEU Adrian Sutil 17Ret 15 13RetRet 14 17RetRet 17 21† 19 14 8RetRet 1 20 BRA Rubens Barrichello 11 11 13 10 10 12Ret 11 9 11 18 17 10 13 10 15Ret 0 21 USA Scott SpeedRet 14RetRet 9Ret 13RetRetRet 0 22 JPN Kazuki Nakajima 10 0 23 GBR Anthony Davidson 16 16 16† 11 18 11 11RetRet 12Ret 14 14 16RetRet 14 0 24 JPN Sakon YamamotoRet 20 20 17 12 17Ret 0 25 NLD Christijan AlbersRetRet 14 14 19†Ret 15Ret 15 0— DEU Markus WinkelhockRet 0 Pos. Position Driver AUSAUS MALMYS BHRBHR ESPESP MONMCO CANCAN USAUSA FRAFRA 1974 GBRGBR EURDEU HUNHUN TURTUR ITAITA BELBEL JPNJPN CHNCHN BRABRA Points Source: Notes: – Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance. World Constructors' Championship standings Pos. PositionConstructorNo. Car numberAUSAUSMALMYSBHRBHRESPESPMONMCOCANCANUSAUSAFRAFRA 1974GBRGBREURDEUHUNHUNTURTURITAITABELBELJPNJPNCHNCHNBRABRAPoints1ITA Ferrari565 p1 p f1 p f3DSQ32 p f52 f131 pRet2 f63 f2 p20461 p f33Ret854 f11 fRet p2 f2 f31 p311 f2DEU BMW Sauber9444Ret62Ret566344514†7610110Ret18645Ret844758597Ret53FRA 1974 Renault356894DSQ9681012912Ret511Ret5141089713†451578867829Ret4GBR Williams-Toyota167Ret106121016†912Ret7766Ret1643317Ret911Ret731014134141113RetRet12105AUT Red Bull-Renault14RetRetRet514RetRet131151110RetRet48924151310RetRetRet9712Ret39Ret97Ret10Ret6JPN Toyota1181512Ret168Ret10RetRet6121510RetRet111312977Ret15Ret6RetRet1310161111131387ITA Toro Rosso-Ferrari181417RetRetRetRet17†Ret16†RetRet1517129613819Ret14RetRet9Ret13RetRetRet161918RetRet4Ret8JPN Honda71512Ret1211Ret12810RetRet138Ret11†5Ret68111113101012Ret11911181710131015Ret9JPN Super Aguri-Honda221213Ret8176Ret1614Ret1518161515†1412423161616†11181111RetRet12Ret141416RetRet1410NLD Spyker-Ferrari2017Ret1513RetRet1417RetRet1721†19148RetRet121RetRet141419†Ret15Ret15RetRet2020171217RetEXGBR McLaren-Mercedes121531 p f7 f27214Hungary 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, would retain the points won for the Drivers' Championship. This punishment was appealed by the team, but they decided to retract it following a greater punishment later in the year.McLaren launch appeal over points news.bbc.co.uk https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6936757.stm 8 August 2007 8 August 200731 p f3Ret230The World Motorsport Council disqualified McLaren from the 2007 Constructors' Championship as punishment for the 2007 Formula One espionage controversy.McLaren hit with constructors' ban, BBC News article. Retrieved 13 September 2007. McLaren was stripped of its Constructors' Championship points,Cooper Steve Noble Jonathan 2026-01-27 McLaren lose 2007 points, fined $100m https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mclaren-lose-2007-points-fined-100m-4413963/4413963/ 2026-01-27 Autosport en and Formula One's website states that the team scored zero points in 2007.2007 Teams' Standings https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2007/team 2026-01-27 Formula One At the time McLaren was disqualified (prior to the 2007 Belgian Grand Prix, with four rounds left in the season), McLaren led the Constructors' Championship with 166 points to Ferrari's 143.Associated Press 2007-09-13 McLaren fined $100M in F1 spy scandal https://www.cbc.ca/sports/mclaren-fined-100m-in-f1-spy-scandal-1.632434 2026-01-27 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The two McLaren drivers were not disqualified from the Drivers' Championship, and they collectively scored 218 points. However, earlier in the season, McLaren had received a 15-point deduction due to a separate controversy at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix. As such, in the purely hypothetical circumstance that McLaren (1) was not disqualified from the Constructors' Championship, (2) recorded the exact same results that it did in real life, (3) lost its appeal of the Hungary deduction, and (4) did not receive a second points penalty in lieu of the season disqualification, McLaren would have scored 203 points, one point behind Ferrari.232 f2221 p1 p33 p91 pHungary5241 p fRet p7Pos. PositionConstructorNo. Car numberAUSAUSMALMYSBHRBHRESPESPMONMCOCANCANUSAUSAFRAFRA 1974GBRGBREURDEUHUNHUNTURTURITAITABELBELJPNJPNCHNCHNBRABRAPointsSource: Notes: – Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance. Notes References 30em External links Formula One 2007 Formula One Sporting Regulations, www.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org FIA Formula One World Championship Season guide 2007 formula1.com – 2007 official drivers' standings formula1.com – 2007 official teams' standings 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship Classifications Category:Formula One seasons Formula 1