2007 French Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 2007 F1 2007 United States Grand Prix 2007 British Grand Prix 2007 French GP http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2007&gp=French%20GP&r=1 ChicaneF1 13 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20131204160230/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2007&gp=French%20GP&r=1 4 December 2013 dead France French 1 July 2007 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg 8 17 Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2007 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France Permanent racing facility 2.741 4.411Grand Prix of France http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/F1/F1_Circuits/2007/France/circuit.html Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 13 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20070703091753/http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/F1/F1_Circuits/2007/France/circuit.html 3 July 2007 70 191.746 308.586 Cloudy Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 1:15.034 Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 1:16.099 42 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Finland Felipe Massa Ferrari Brazil Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes United Kingdom FRA The 2007 French Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2007)http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/777/circuit_diagram.html French Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071026021157/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/777/circuit_diagram.html 20 December 2020 2007-10-26 was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 2007 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France. It was the eighth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. Kimi Räikkönen for the Ferrari team won the 70-lap race starting from third position. Felipe Massa, who started the race from pole position, finished second in the latter Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton third in a McLaren car. Massa controlled most of the race from the front, but Räikkönen overtook him during the second round of pit stops to take the lead. Report Background Following the 2007 United States, the Formula One teams headed to Silverstone for a three-day test. Nine teams participated, with the exception of Honda and Super Aguri, who opted to test at the Jerez circuit.Honda, Super Aguri kick off Jerez test http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59981 Autosport.com 2007-06-20 2007-07-05 Neither Ferrari nor McLaren were fastest on the first two days at Silverstone, rather it was Toyota that was fastest on both of the days.Matt Beer Ralf leads first day of Silverstone test http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59977 Autosport.com 2007-06-19 2007-07-05 Pablo Elizalde Trulli keeps Toyota on top at Silverstone http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59992 Autosport.com 2007-06-20 2007-07-05 However, on the third and final day of testing Felipe Massa put Ferrari on top with a time of 1:20.805. The nearest challenger, Nico Rosberg was 0.469 behind, with Fernando Alonso a further 0.010 behind.Pablo Elizalde Massa finishes Silverstone test on top http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60020 Autosport.com 2007-06-21 2007-07-05 With Ferrari fastest on the third day, both of their drivers, Massa and Kimi Räikkönen were very confident heading into the French round of the season.Michele Lostia Pablo Elizalde Massa bullish about Ferrari chances http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60169 Autosport.com 2007-06-25 2007-07-05 Pablo Elizalde Raikkonen 'very confident' for France http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60189 Autosport.com 2007-06-26 2007-07-05 Off track Ferrari launched a criminal investigation in Modena against their own employee Nigel Stepney.Jonathan Noble Biranit Goren Ferrari's Stepney faces criminal enquiry http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60025 Autosport.com 2007-06-21 2007-07-05 Stepney's lawyer ruled out sabotage claims,Michele Lostia Jonathan Noble Stepney lawyer rules out sabotage claims http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60078 Autosport.com 2007-06-23 2007-07-05 and Stepney said it was part of a "dirty tricks" campaign.Jonathan Noble Stepney says he has done nothing wrong http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60114 Autosport.com 2007-06-24 2007-07-05 There was also controversy at the rear-end of the grid, as Spyker asked the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to look at the new updates that were put on the Super Aguri at Indianapolis to see whether the Aguri team are receiving current Honda parts.Jonathan Noble Spyker want FIA to look at Aguri updates http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60247 Autosport.com 2007-06-29 2007-07-05 On Saturday, Super Aguri's managing director Daniel Audetto said "We have rules – they [Spyker] can just protest. Tell them to protest – if I have something to complain about, I will make a protest."Jonathan Noble Super Aguri suggest Spyker should protest http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60316 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-05 Robert Kubica was back in his BMW after his crash at the 2007 Canadian.Kubica passes fit to race in France http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60219 Autosport.com 2007-06-28 2007-07-05 Early on Saturday, Nick Heidfeld was cleared to continue in his BMW after experiencing back pains during Friday practice.Steve Cooper Heidfeld cleared to continue http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60311 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Practice The race was preceded by three practice sessions.5 March 2007 2007 Formula One Sporting Regulations https://www.fia.com/resources/documents/149730155__2007_F1_SPORTING_REGULATIONS.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070323131351/https://www.fia.com/resources/documents/149730155__2007_F1_SPORTING_REGULATIONS.pdf 23 March 2007 11 August 2025 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 18–19, 21 Ferrari dominated both practice sessions on the Friday, with Räikkönen fastest in the first Practice Session and Felipe Massa was fastest in the second Practice Session. Behind the Ferraris, Alonso was third in his McLaren, but seven tenths behind, with his teammate and World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton sixth, but lost nearly an hour of the session due to car trouble. The two McLarens were split by David Coulthard and Nico Rosberg.Pablo Elizalde Ferrari dominate first practice – France http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60245 Autosport.com 2007-06-29 2007-07-05 Hamilton managed to recover from his morning trouble to post the fourth fastest time in the second Practice Session on Friday afternoon. The Ferraris were still leading, but Massa was fastest, just 0.035 seconds ahead of Räikkönen. However, one of the major surprises came from Scuderia Toro Rosso, as Scott Speed posted the third quickest time, with Vitantonio Liuzzi posting the fifth quickest time. During the session, Liuzzi was involved in a bizarre incident with Anthony Davidson; Davidson exited his garage, and smashed his Super Aguri into the side of Liuzzi's Toro Rosso; knocking his front wing off in the accident.Steve Cooper Jonathan Noble Davidson blames tight pitlane for crash http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60290 Autosport.com 2007-06-29 2007-07-06 Alonso finished the second practice session eighth.Pablo Elizalde Ferrari stay on top in practice 2 – France http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60260 Autosport.com 2007-06-29 2007-07-05 In the final practice session on Saturday morning, Hamilton managed to beat Ferrari, with the Englishman ahead of second-placed Massa by 0.063 seconds. Hamilton and the two Ferraris completed the top three, but Alonso was again down in eighth, having missed nearly the whole of the session with a faulty brake sensor.Mark Glendenning Minor setback for Alonso in practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60321 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-05 The Renaults sparked a return to form with Heikki Kovalainen and Giancarlo Fisichella fourth and fifth, both ahead of rivals BMW, who were sixth and fifteenth respectively.Matt Beer Hamilton fastest in third practice – France http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60318 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-05 Qualifying The qualifying session to determine the starting order for the race was held in three parts, six cars were eliminated after each of the first two parts. Both Spykers and both Super Aguris were knocked out of the first phase of qualifying, along with Alexander Wurz's Williams and Vitantonio Liuzzi's Toro Rosso. For Super Aguri's Takuma Sato, it did not matter where he qualified, as he was docked ten places, due to overtaking Jenson Button under yellow flags at the last Grand Prix.Jonathan Noble Davidson frustrated by pitlane woes http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60343 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Spyker's Adrian Sutil was hoping for a wet race after an unspectacular qualifying.Pablo Elizalde Sutil relying on rain to move up http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60330 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 At the front end of the grid, the McLarens were first and fourth, with Hamilton on top, and the Ferraris splitting them in second and third. Heikki Kovalainen rounded out the top five. David Coulthard failed to complete a single timed lap in the second part of qualifying due to a gearbox problem, and started sixteenth.Pablo Elizalde Coulthard rues reliability issues http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60335 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Both Hondas were knocked out also, along with Mark Webber, Scott Speed and Ralf Schumacher. Both Button and Rubens Barrichello were happier with the upgraded Honda, with Button saying "the car is certainly better than the last race in Indianapolis, although the positions don't reflect that".Jonathan Noble Drivers say upgraded Honda is a step forward http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60350 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Hamilton was again fastest in the second part of qualifying, with teammate Alonso down in fifth. Massa, Räikkönen and Kubica rounded out the top four. After topping the first two parts of qualifying, Hamilton dropped to second in the third and final part, with Massa taking pole position, just 0.070 seconds ahead of the Englishman. Massa stated in the post-Qualifying press conference that "it looks like we [Ferrari] are back and fighting",Jonathan Noble Massa delighted with return to form http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60325 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 with Hamilton believing pole was possible had he not made a mistake at Turn 15.Jonathan Noble Hamilton believes pole was possible http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60329 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Räikkönen qualified third as he lost time on one corner, which he called "all my fault".Jonathan Noble Raikkonen: error cost me front row slot http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60332 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Alonso was unable to complete a single lap in the session due to a gearbox problem. He was classified tenth and stated that he'd "prefer a wet race".Pablo Elizalde Frustrated Alonso hoping for a wet race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60327 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Behind Räikkönen was Kubica in fourth, but despite qualifying fifth, Giancarlo Fisichella believed there was "potential for more" from the Renault.Jonathan Noble Fisichella says more to come from Renault http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60337 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Fisichella's teammate Kovalainen was sixth, with Nick Heidfeld seventh. Jarno Trulli, Nico Rosberg and Alonso rounded out the top ten.Pablo Elizalde Massa beats Hamilton to France pole http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60324 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Rosberg also had a slight gearbox problem in the final part of qualifying, which he believed cost him a few tenths coming into the final few corners.Pablo Elizalde Rosberg hindered by gearbox problem http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60352 Autosport.com 2007-06-30 2007-07-06 Race thumb|left|250px|Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton line up on the front row of the starting grid Three people were killed in a helicopter crash at the circuit on Saturday night. They were Emmanuel Longobardi, a PR operative; the pilot Pierre Bennehard; and Simon McGill, a New Zealand national. A Bridgestone employee and his niece were injured.Three dead after helicopter crash http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60377 Autosport Haymarket 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 Bridgestone employee injured in air crash http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60389 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 Longobardi was a popular member of the Formula One paddock.Adam Cooper Emmanuel Longobardi: 1970–2007 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60453 Autosport.com 2007-07-03 2007-07-06 Adrian Sutil in the Spyker opted to start from the pitlane. Massa got off to the best possible start and retained his lead, but Räikkönen passed Hamilton into turn one. At the back of the field, Anthony Davidson hit the back of Vitantonio Liuzzi's Toro Rosso. The Toro Rosso came back onto the track and smashed into the side of the Super Aguri. Liuzzi said afterwards that "all we can do is wait for Silverstone and hope that the definite improvement we have made with the car pays off".Pablo Elizalde Liuzzi laments early exit http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60391 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 At the Adelaide hairpin, Jarno Trulli rammed into the back of Heikki Kovalainen. Trulli was out, but Kovalainen continued at the back of the field. Trulli apologised to Kovalainen after the race, and declared it "a racing accident".Pablo Elizalde Trulli apologises to Kovalainen http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60393 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 The collision promoted Alonso to eighth.1 July 2007 2007 Grand Prix of France – Race Facts – Lap-by-Lap Report http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Information/F1/Press_Conferences/2007/France/race_facts.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070703203213/http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Information/F1/Press_Conferences/2007/France/race_facts.html 3 July 2007 10 August 2025 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Robert Kubica was quickly losing ground on the two Ferraris and Hamilton. Alonso passed Rosberg for seventh, and quickly closed in on Heidfeld, but stayed behind him until he made a pit stop on Lap 16. Alonso attempted to get past on Lap five, but ran wide, giving the position back to the German. Hamilton also made a pit stop on Lap 16, with Massa making a pit stop on Lap 19 and Räikkönen on Lap 21.Holt Sarah 1 July 2007 French Grand Prix: As it happened https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6258346.stm 10 August 2025 BBC SportCollantine Keith 1 July 2007 French GP 2007 review: Raikkonen’s tactical triumph https://www.racefans.net/2007/07/01/french-gp-2007-review-raikkonens-tactical-triumph/ 10 August 2025 RaceFans Räikkönen decreased Massa's lead back down from four seconds to two seconds. Alonso passed both Heidfeld and Fisichella in the middle section of the race. In the second round of stops, Räikkönen made a pit stop two laps after Massa. These two laps extra gave Räikkönen the lead after his second stop, with Massa now second. Alonso made a pit stop for the second time on lap 35. Heidfeld and Fisichella made pit stops several laps later, and both of them got out in front of Alonso. Christijan Albers had an unusual accident, his car left the pit lane with the fuel rig attached without being detached by the pit crews. Eventually, he drove to the side of the track and retired. Räikkönen won the race from teammate Massa, with Hamilton third. This marked Ferrari's first one-two of the season. Massa stated that the race win was lost "because of traffic",Jonathan Noble Massa says backmarkers cost him win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60386 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 while teammate Räikkönen stated he was "much happier with the car", as he became the first Finn to win the race.Pablo Elizalde Raikkonen aims to keep momentum going http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60387 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 Kubica was a lonely fourth, with Fisichella, Heidfeld, Alonso and Button rounding out the points.Matt Beer Raikkonen leads Ferrari 1–2 in France http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60384 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 Despite it being Button's first points of 2007, he said that he was "not getting too excited about it".Jonathan Noble Button not too excited despite first point http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60390 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 Despite finishing seventh, Alonso was still confident about his title chances, saying that he hoped the "two points are important at the end of the season".Pablo Elizalde Alonso still confident about title chances http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60385 Autosport.com 2007-07-01 2007-07-06 Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position No. Car number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position15Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari1:15.3031:14.8221:15.034122United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:14.8051:14.7951:15.104236Finland Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:14.8721:14.8281:15.2573410Poland Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:15.7781:15.0661:15.493453Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:16.0471:15.2271:15.674564Finland Heikki KovalainenRenault1:15.5241:15.2721:15.826679Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:15.7831:15.1491:15.9007812Italy Jarno TrulliToyota1:16.1181:15.3791:15.9358916Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:16.0921:15.3311:16.3289101Spain Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.3221:15.084No timequal1 1101111Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota1:15.7601:15.53411127United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda1:16.1131:15.58412138Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:16.1401:15.761131415Australia Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:15.7461:15.806141519USA Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Ferrari1:15.9801:16.049151614United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:15.915No timequal2 2161718Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Ferrari1:16.142171817Austria Alexander WurzWilliams-Toyota1:16.241181922Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:16.24422qual3 32023United Kingdom Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda1:16.366192121Netherlands Christijan AlbersSpyker-Ferrari1:17.826202220Germany Adrian SutilSpyker-Ferrari1:17.91521Source:FORMULA 1 Grand Prix de France 2007 - Qualifying http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/777/6415/ Formula1.com Formula One Group 30 June 2007 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228094629/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/777/6415/ 28 December 2014 Notes qual1 1 – Fernando Alonso did not set a lap time in Q3 because of a gearbox issue.Massa puts Ferrari on pole as Alonso hits trouble http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6375.html Formula1.com Formula One Group 30 June 2007 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228094632/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6375.html 28 December 2014 qual2 2 – David Coulthard did not record a time in Q2 due to a gearbox problem. qual3 3 – Takuma Sato was given a drive-through penalty for passing Jenson Button under yellow flags at the 2007 United States but retired from the race before he could serve the penalty, so the penalty was changed to a ten-place grid penalty at this event.Faultless win for Hamilton at Indy http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6309.html Formula1.com Formula One Group 17 June 2007 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228095120/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6309.html 28 December 2014 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 1:30:54.200 3 10 2 5 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 +2.414 1 8 3 2 UK Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 +32.153 2 6 4 10 Poland Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 70 +41.727 4 5 5 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 70 +48.801 7 4 6 3 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 70 +51.940 5 3 7 1 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 +56.516 10 2 8 7 UK Jenson Button Honda 70 +58.885 12 1 9 16 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 +1:08.505 9 10 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 69 +1 lap 11 11 8 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 69 +1 lap 13 12 15 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 69 +1 lap 14 13 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 69 +1 lap 16 14 17 Austria Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 69 +1 lap 18 15 4 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Renault 69 +1 lap 6 16 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 68 +2 laps 22 17 20 Germany Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 68 +2 laps PL4 4 Ret Retired 19 USA Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55 Gearbox 15 Ret Retired 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 28 Refuelling accident 20 Ret Retired 23 UK Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1 Collision 19 Ret Retired 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1 Collision 8 Ret Retired 18 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 Collision 17Source:FORMULA 1 Grand Prix de France 2007 - Race http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/777/ Formula1.com Formula One Group 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228114105/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/777/ 28 December 2014 Notes 4 4 – Adrian Sutil started the race from the pitlane. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GBR Lewis Hamilton 64 10px 2 ESP Fernando Alonso 50 10px 3 BRA Felipe Massa 47 10px 4 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 42 10px 5 GER Nick Heidfeld 30Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/france/championnat.aspx France 2007 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 17 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 114 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 89 10px 3 GER BMW Sauber 48 10px 4 FRA Renault 28 10px 5 GBR Williams-Toyota 13Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2007 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round References 30em External links Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 French Grand Prix Official website Official Formula1.com page Detailed French Grand Prix results French Grand Prix 2007 2007 United States Grand Prix 2007 British Grand Prix 2006 French Grand Prix 2008 French Grand Prix 46 51 51 N 3 09 49 E source:kolossus-nowiki title French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Grand Prix French Grand Prix