2007 Champ Car World Series

American motorsport season March 2012 2007 Champ Car Champ Car World Series Champ Car simplified logo (2003-2008).svg 17 14 April 8 November 11 France Sébastien Bourdais The Netherlands Robert Doornbos 2006 2008 (CCWS) 2008 (IndyCar) right horizontal 300 Bourdais.jpg Justin_Wilson_2013.jpg Sébastien Bourdais (left) won the Champ Car World Series driver's title for the fourth time; Justin Wilson (right) finished second in points. The 2007 Champ Car World Series season was the fourth and final season of the Champ Car World Series, and the 29th season of the series dating back to the 1979 formation of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). It began on April 8, 2007 and ended on November 11 after 14 races. Unbeknownst at the time, this would end up being the final contested season of Champ Car, as the following February, the series unified with the Indy Racing League (IRL), marking the end of the Champ Car World Series for good. French driver Sébastien Bourdais entered the season as the defending champion, and went on to score his fourth consecutive title, becoming the first driver in Champ Car and American open-wheel racing history to do so. It was his final year in the series before moving on to Formula 1, regardless of the subsequent unification of the sport. It also marked the last time that a driver of an American open-wheel championship clinched the title before the final race of the season until 2023, when Alex Palou won the IndyCar title.Kelly Paul PALOU CLINCHES CHAMPIONSHIP WITH DECISIVE PORTLAND VICTORY https://www.indycar.com/News/2023/09/09-03-Portland-NICS-Race 4 September 2023 IndyCar.com As of 2026, the 2007 Champ Car season remains the only major American open-wheel racing series season in history not to feature any events on oval tracks with all rounds during the season taking place on road courses and street circuits.2006-10-08 Champ Car Reveals Schedule https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2070866/champ-car-reveals-schedule/ 2026-06-19 Autoweek en-US The season also saw the series debut a new spec chassis, the Panoz DP01, which replaced the Lola B02/00 that had been used in the CART/Champ Champ series since 2002 and which had been the spec series chassis used by all Champ Car teams during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Due to the 2008 reunification this also turned out to be the only full season of usage for DP01, though it would be used for one final time for the "Champ Car finale" at Long Beach in 2008 before being retired. This was also the last full season of involvement in American-open wheel racing for Cosworth, whose XFE turbo-V8 had been the spec engine for the series since 2003. Cosworth had been providing engines in American open-wheel racing since 1975. Background and series news Champ Car underwent some major changes for 2007. The opening race of the season was switched from the Grand Prix of Long Beach to Las Vegas for the first running of the Vegas Grand Prix, and the series was slated to race in Europe for the first time since 2003. Also, the entire schedule was held on road courses and street circuits for the first time in history. The name of the series reverted to Champ Car World Series, after both Bridgestone and Ford Motor Company concluded their sponsorship deals. Bridgestone extended its deal as the official tire supplier for the series in November 2006, but Ford withdrew entirely from the series in January 2007.2006-11-19 Bridgestone extends supply deal https://www.autosport.com/general/news/bridgestone-extends-supply-deal-4406440/4406440/ Autosport2007-01-24 Ford withdraws as official Champ Car series sponsor https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=2741529&seriesId=5 2024-12-26 ESPN.com en Mazda took over as the new pace car and courtesy vehicle supplier, but elected not to badge the engines, with Cosworth having been sold to Kevin Kalkhoven by Ford. ESPN announced a new, multiyear agreement that marked the return of the Champ Car World Series to the network in 2007.Champ Car coming to ESPN beginning in 2007 – Racing – ESPN On January 23, 2007, Champ Car unveiled its new logo for the Champ Car World Series and the Atlantic Series, with a design that included the new Panoz DP01 chassis on the right with an emphasis on a chicane-style layout, representing the street track racing that dominated Champ Car. Rule changes Champ Car officials confirmed that Panoz would be the sole chassis supplier for the series for three years beginning in 2007. The Panoz DP01 was built by sister company Élan Motorsport Technologies and was powered by a turbo-charged Cosworth engine. The new formula was reported to significantly lower the costs of competing in the series, which was in turn expected to increase car counts for the 2007 Champ Car season. However, 2007 entries did not exceeded those of 2006. The new rules of the 2007 season included the implementation of standing starts at venues where they could be safely implemented, being introduced in the fourth round of the season at Portland. Additionally, all events were time limited to 1 hour 45 minutes instead of running a set number of laps. As the time limit approached, the drivers were notified that they were beginning the last lap. The leader would not be shown the white flag, which was instead employed in a similar manner to its use by the FIA. Teams were also allowed unlimited access to their tires during all qualifying sessions. The requirement for each team to use at least one set of the alternate Bridgestone Potenzas during the race would remain in place. Starting this season drivers no longer received a bonus point for leading a lap of the race. Confirmed entries The following teams and drivers competed in the 2007 Champ Car World Series season. All teams used a Cosworth 2.65-litre turbocharged V8 engine, a Panoz DP01 chassis, and Bridgestone tires. TeamNo.Driver(s)Round(s)Ref(s)United States Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1France Sébastien BourdaisAll2006-10-25 Bourdais will be back to defend Champ Car title https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bourdais-will-be-back-to-defend-champ-car-title/article1108244/ 2024-12-25 The Globe and Mail en-CA2USA Graham Rahal orange R silverAll2007-03-29 Graham Rahal to Drive the No. 2 MediZone for Newman/Haas/ Lanigan Racing https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-newman-haas-lanigan-signs-graham-rahal/2141924/ Motorsport.comUnited States Forsythe Racing3Canada Paul Tracy1–2, 4–14N Practiced for round 2, but withdrew from the event due to a compression fracture to his back.Malsher David 2006-05-11 Tracy signs 5-year Forsythe deal https://www.autosport.com/general/news/tracy-signs-5-year-forsythe-deal-4402428/4402428/ AutosportSpain Oriol Servià2–32007-04-14 Former champ Tracy out three months after crash https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=2837486&seriesId=5 2024-12-25 ESPN.com enKauffman John 2007-04-18 Dominguez and Servia Ready for Houston, Tracy Recovering Quickly https://www.paultracy.com/archive/PT_07_04_18_pt_recovering.html 2024-12-25 Paul Tracy en-US7Mexico Mario Domínguez1–32007-03-29 Mario Dominguez and Forsythe Championship Racing Reunite https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-forysthe-racing-mario-dominguez-reunite/2141892/ Motorsport.comSpain Oriol Servià4–122007-05-22 Tracy back, Servia retained. https://www.crash.net/indycar/news/24756/1/tracy-back-servia-retained 2024-12-25 www.crash.net enMexico David Martinez orange R silver13–142007-09-11 Champ Car Notes: David Martinez Replaces Oriol Servia at Forsythe https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2058441/champ-car-notes-david-martinez-replaces-oriol-servia-forsythe/ 2024-12-25 Autoweek en-USUK Minardi Team USA2006-12-18 Paul Stoddart joins Champ Car as CTE Racing - HVM Becomes Minardi Team https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-stoddart-joins-series-as-team-owner/2115012/ Motorsport.com4UK Dan ClarkeAllN Practiced for round 11, but was suspended for the rest of the event for reckless driving.Beer Matt 2007-03-28 Minardi confirm Clarke, Doornbos https://www.autosport.com/general/news/minardi-confirm-clarke-doornbos-4408500/4408500/ AutosportMexico Mario Domínguez112007-08-25 Dominguez replaces suspended Dan Clarke at Zolder https://www.f1technical.net/news/6824 2024-12-25 www.f1technical.net en-gb14Netherlands Robert Doornbos orange R silverAllAustralia Team Australia5Australia Will PowerAllRedmayne Tim 2005-10-14 Power Signs Team Australia Deal https://www.autosport.com/general/news/power-signs-team-australia-deal-5327203/5327203/ 2024-12-25 Autosport 15France Simon Pagenaud orange R silverAll2007-02-13 Pagenaud graduation confirmed by Team Australia. https://www.crash.net/indycar/news/24322/1/pagenaud-graduation-confirmed-by-team-australia 2024-12-25 www.crash.net enUnited States RSPORTSElizalde Pablo 2007-03-29 Rocketsports, RuSPORT merge https://www.autosport.com/general/news/rocketsports-rusport-merge-4408477/4408477/ AutosportUnited States Rocketsports Racing8Canada Alex Tagliani1–102007-03-08 Rocketsports And Tagliani Reunite For 2007 Champ Car Season https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-rocketsports-racing-re-sign-tagliani/2134996/ Motorsport.com11–142007-08-24 RSPORTS no more https://www.eurosport.com/cart/zolder/2007/rsports-no-more_sto1288831/story.shtml 2024-12-25 EurosportUnited States RSPORTSUnited States RuSPORT9GBR Justin Wilson1–102007-01-22 RuSPORT confirms Wilson extension. https://www.crash.net/indycar/news/24239/1/rusport-confirms-wilson-extension 2024-12-25 www.crash.net en11–14United States Dale Coyne Racing11UK Katherine LeggeAll2007-04-06 Things heating up in Vegas https://www.crash.net/indycar/feature/24496/1/press-snoop-things-heating-up-in-vegas 2024-12-26 crash.net 19Brazil Bruno JunqueiraAllUnited States PKV Racing21Switzerland Neel Jani orange R silverAll2007-01-22 Neel Jani joins PKV Racing https://www.autosport.com/general/news/neel-jani-joins-pkv-racing-4407761/4407761/ Autosport22France Tristan Gommendy orange R silver1–12N Practiced for round 8, but withdrew from the event due to an edema of two thoracic vertebrae.2007-03-09 Gommendy confirmed at PKV. https://www.crash.net/indycar/news/24369/1/gommendy-confirmed-at-pkv 2024-12-26 www.crash.net enMexico Mario Domínguez8Malsher David 2007-07-22 Dominguez replaces Gommendy https://www.autosport.com/general/news/dominguez-replaces-gommendy-4411148/4411148/ AutosportSpain Oriol Servià13–142007-10-16 Oriol Servia to compete for PKV Racing at Lexmark Indy 300 https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-surfers-paradise-servia-to-replace-gommendy/2244474/ Motorsport.comUnited States Pacific Coast Motorsports28UK Ryan Dalziel orange R silver1–8, 10–12Malsher David 2006-09-03 New two-car team confirmed https://www.autosport.com/general/news/new-two-car-team-confirmed-4405919/4405919/ AutosportMexico Mario Domínguez9, 13–142007-07-25 Dominguez named to sub for Dalziel https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-san-jose-dominguez-named-to-sub-for-dalziel/2209212/ Motorsport.com29USA Alex Figge orange R silverAllN Practiced for round 3, but withdrew from the event due to a back injury sustained at the previous round.Brazil Roberto Moreno3Malsher David 2007-04-21 Moreno to substitute for Figge https://www.autosport.com/general/news/moreno-to-substitute-for-figge-4409931/4409931/ AutosportUnited States Conquest Racing34 No. 42 for races 1-3.New Zealand Matt Halliday orange R silver1–32007-04-03 Halliday confirmed at Conquest https://www.autosport.com/general/news/halliday-confirmed-at-conquest-4408400/4408400/ AutosportBelgium Jan Heylen4–12June 1, 2007 Heylen at Conquest for rest of year http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59310 live https://web.archive.org/web/20070603081833/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59310 June 3, 2007 June 1, 2007 autosport.comFrance Nelson Philippe13–14 Driver changes Preseason On September 3, 2006, Pacific Coast Motorsports announced rookies Alex Figge and Ryan Dalziel as the drivers of their newly announced two-car programme for 2007. Both drivers had shared a car for Pacific Coast during two seasons in the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Sports Car Series, after being competitors in the Atlantic Championship. On January 22, 2007, RuSPORT announced it would retain Justin Wilson, who signed a multi-year deal after two seasons with the team. Wilson had previously been linked with vacancies at Newman/Haas and Forsythe.Malsher David 2007-01-22 Wilson to stay at RuSPORT https://www.autosport.com/general/news/wilson-to-stay-at-rusport-4407762/4407762/ Autosport On January 22, PKV Racing announced Neel Jani as its first driver for the 2007 season, making his debut in the series. Jani switched from the A1 Grand Prix series, where he was a runner-up with Team Switzerland in 2005. On February 13, Team Australia completed their line-up with the addition of the reigning Champ Car Atlantic champion Simon Pagenaud, who took the place occupied by Alex Tagliani in 2006 after a successful open test appearance. On March 8, Rocketsports Racing announced the return of Alex Tagliani, who previously drove for the team in 2003 and 2004, and had done both Open Tests in that seat. As the team later joined forces with RuSPORT, Tagliani drove for RSPORTS during the first ten races before the alliance was reverted. On March 9, PKV Racing announced Tristan Gommendy for their #22 car. Gommendy had raced in 2006 in both the GP2 Series and Formula Renault 3.5, where he finished fourth in 2005. On March 28, Minardi Team USA announced their full line-up for 2007 with the return of Dan Clarke and the signing of Robert Doornbos, who replaced Nelson Philippe in the team. Doornbos competed for Red Bull Racing in the last three rounds of the 2006 Formula One season, and had done all preseason testing for Minardi Team USA, while Clarke's car had been tested by Philippe and Zsolt Baumgartner. On March 29, Newman/Haas/Lanigan formally announced 18-year old Graham Rahal for its second car, previously raced by Bruno Junqueira. Rahal, the son of three time champion Bobby Rahal, had finished second in Champ Car Atlantic, and drove the #2 car during all preseason testing. On March 29, Forsythe Championship Racing announced the surprise return of Mario Domínguez for a three-race deal, less than a year after being fired from the team before the fifth race of 2006. Domínguez had tested in the off-season for RuSPORT, who eventually did not field a second car. Forsythe had previously negotiated with Jos Verstappen, although the team was keen on downsizing to a one-car operation, and would only run Paul Tracy during winter testing.2007-02-09 Verstappen waits on Forsythe seat. https://www.crash.net/indycar/news/24308/1/verstappen-waits-on-forsythe-seat 2025-01-06 www.crash.net en On April 3, Conquest Racing announced Matt Halliday as their lone driver for the first three races. Halliday, a former Indy Lights driver, switched from Formula V6 Asia, where he was runner-up, and was also racing in A1 Grand Prix for second-placed Team New Zealand. On April 6, Dale Coyne Racing formalized the participation of its preseason testing line-up, Bruno Junqueira and Katherine Legge, at the Vegas Grand Prix, with both drivers switching from Newman/Haas Racing and PKV Racing. Although no formal announcement was made, Junqueira and Legge raced the full season. Mid-season On April 14, Forsythe Championship Racing confirmed that Paul Tracy would miss the Grand Prix of Long Beach due to a compression fracture in his back sustained in a practice crash on Saturday morning, which was initially slated to keep him out for as long as three months. Oriol Servià was announced as the replacement driver for the rest of the weekend. On April 18, Servia was confirmed to drive at Houston. On April 21, Pacific Coast Motorsports driver Alex Figge withdrew from the Grand Prix of Houston, citing back pain suffered in a crash at Long Beach. He was replaced by Champ Car veteran Roberto Moreno, making his first start in the series since 2003. On May 17, second-year driver Jan Heylen announced it would race at the Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix with Conquest Racing, pending sponsorship agreements, with the possibility of competing in further events.Stoffer Paul 2007-05-17 Jan Heylen races at Zolder, chance of more present https://www.racexpress.nl/champ-car/champ-car-jan-heylen-racet-op-zolder-kans-op-meer-aanwezig/n/6976 2024-12-26 www.racexpress.nl nl2007-05-17 European Media Tour Blog: Brussels Edition http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=11583 2024-12-26 champcarworldseries.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070819145645/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=11583 August 19, 2007 On June 1, Conquest announced Heylen was signed for the rest of the season with immediate effect, after the end of Matt Halliday's three-race deal. On May 22, amidst the impending return of Paul Tracy at Portland, Forsythe Championship Racing announced it would retain Oriol Servià in its second car for the rest of the season, replacing Mario Domínguez after the conclusion of his three-race deal. Over the summer, Mario Domínguez served as a replacement driver for three different teams, being readily available because of his role as the driver of the Champ Car 2-seater program: On July 22, Domínguez replaced Tristan Gommendy for PKV Racing at Edmonton, after Gommendy suffered a couple of microscopic fractures in a Friday practice session accident on Friday. On July 25, Domínguez was announced by Pacific Coast Motorsports for San Jose to replace Ryan Dalziel, who had sufferied a broken collarbone while training on his bicycle. On August 24, Dan Clarke was banned from the Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix after causing a four car pile up in the first practice session at Zolder, which involved himself, Paul Tracy, Justin Wilson and hometown hero Jan Heylen.Malsher David 2007-08-24 Clarke excluded from Zolder race https://www.autosport.com/general/news/clarke-excluded-from-zolder-race-4412548/4412548/ Autosport The next day, Clarke was replaced for the rest of the weekend at Minardi Team USA by Domínguez. On September 11, Forsythe Championship Racing announced David Martínez would replace Oriol Servià in the No. 7 car for the Surfers Paradise and Mexico City races. Martínez had remained on the sidelines for most of the season after making his debut at Mexico City the previous year. On September 20, Mario Domínguez replaced Ryan Dalziel again in the No. 28 Pacific Coast Motorsports car, this time for the Surfers Paradise and Mexico City races.http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=12232 Pacific Coast Motorsports signs Mexican Superstar Mario Domínguez champcarworldseries.com September 20, 2007 September 21, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011081150/http://champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=12232 October 11, 2007 dead On October 3, Conquest Racing announced Nelson Philippe would replace Jan Heylen in the No. 34 Conquest Racing car for the Surfers Paradise and Mexico City races, with the team being unable to provide Heylen with a second car. Philippe was thus able to attempt a defense of his race win at Surfers, after not racing for all of 2006. http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=12249 He's back!Nelson Philippe returns to Conquest Racing team champcarworldseries.com October 3, 2007 October 6, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011084623/http://champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=12249 October 11, 2007 dead On October 16, Oriol Servià returned to the grid without missing a race after signing with PKV Racing for the Surfers Paradise race in place of Tristan Gommendy due to "an unresolved business situation". Servià remained in the car for the Mexico City finale. Team changes On July 30, 2006, Champ Car Atlantic team Gelles Racing announced a new two-car Champ Car program for 2007, with the blessing of series officials.2006-07-30 Notebook: Gelles Racing to field Champ Car team in '07 https://www.espn.com.au/racing/news/story?id=2533966&seriesId=5 2024-12-29 ESPN.com en However, no further developments or announcements were made in the following months, and the team eventually cancelled their Panoz DP01 orders. On September 3, Pacific Coast Motorsports announced it would step up to the Champ Car World Series in 2007 with a two-car operation, after racing previously in the Atlantic Championship, the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series. On December 18, former F1 team principal Paul Stoddart announced it had acquired a controlling interest in CTE-HVM Racing. The team was renamed as Minardi Team USA in the style of former Formula 1 team Minardi, which had been owned by Stoddart between 2001 and 2005. On February 3, 2007, team owner Éric Bachelart announced that Conquest Racing would downsize its operations to one car, after Mi-Jack decided to not self-fund the team in its co-ownership role. One day earlier, a self-imposed deadline to find sponsorship and keep the team running was met with a last-minute sponsorship deal, shortly after employees had been told Conquest would be closed.Miller Robin 2007-02-06 Conquest Not Folding http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/35152/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070206042808/http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/35152/ 2007-02-06 2024-12-29 speedtv.com On March 6, Mi-Jack announced it had sold back its ownership share in Conquest Racing.Mi-Jack owners selling interest in Mi-Jack Conquest Racing https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/mi-jack-owners-selling-interest-in-mi-jack-conquest-racing?artid=78054 2024-12-26 www.auto123.com On March 9, Mi-Jack owner Mike Lanigan was announced as a new partner of Newman/Haas Racing, with the team being renamed as Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing.2007-03-09 Businessman Mike Lanigan Becomes Partner of Seven-Time Championship Winning Newman/Haas Racing https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/businessman-mike-lanigan-becomes-partner-of-seven-time-championship-winning?artid=78269 2024-12-26 www.auto123.com On March 29, RuSPORT and Rocketsports Racing announced a strategic and economic alliance that would see both teams merge as RSPORTS under the joint ownership of Dan Pettit and Paul Gentilozzi. Before the eleventh race of the season at Zolder, it was announced that the two teams would revert to compete separately under their original names. Schedule The 15-race schedule was first released on September 27, 2006.2006-09-27 Champ Car Reveals Schedule https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2070866/champ-car-reveals-schedule/ 2024-12-26 Autoweek en-US It was expanded to 17 races on January 16, 2007. Icon Legend lightblue R silver Road course peachpuff S silver Street circuitC Cancelled race Rd. Date Race Name Track Location 1 April 8 United States Vegas Grand Prix peachpuff S silver Streets of Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada 2 April 15 US Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beachhttp://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Aug-01-Tue-2006/sports/8803743.html Vegas Grand Prix opens 2007 Champ Car season reviewjournal.com August 1, 2006 September 2, 2006 peachpuff S silver Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California 3 April 22 United States Grand Prix of Houston peachpuff S silver JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park Houston, TexasCMay 20China Champ Car China Grand Prix2006-12-01 Moreno makes Champ Car history in 2007 Panoz DP01 https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/moreno-makes-champ-car-history-in-2007-panoz-dp01?artid=73118 2024-12-26 www.auto123.comlightblue R silver Zhuhai International CircuitZhuhai, China 4 June 10 United States Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland lightblue R silver Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon 5 June 24 United States Champ Car Grand Prix of Clevelandhttp://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=230185&FS=CHAMPCAR Cleveland 2007 date announced motorsport.com August 24, 2006 September 5, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023625/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=230185&FS=CHAMPCAR September 30, 2007 dead mdy-all lightblue R silver Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio 6 July 1Canada Champ Car Mont-Tremblanthttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060925.CHAMP25/TPStory/TPSports/OtherSports/ Champ Car set to add Quebec pit stop globeandmail.com September 25, 2006 September 26, 2006 September 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930060835/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060925.CHAMP25/TPStory/TPSports/OtherSports/ dead lightblue R silver Circuit Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec 7 July 8 Canada Steelback Grand Prix of TorontoMarch 13, 2007 Sponsor boost for Toronto, Houston http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~3~id~144461.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210107/http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~3~id~144461.htm September 27, 2007 March 13, 2007 crash.net peachpuff S silver Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario 8 July 22 Canada Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton lightblue R silver Edmonton City Centre Airport Speedway Edmonton, Alberta 9 July 29 United States San Jose Grand Prixhttp://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=41412 2007 Champ Car Schedule Coming – China, Europe to be Added? paddocktalk.com September 17, 2006 September 17, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070928013538/http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=41412 September 28, 2007 mdy peachpuff S silver Streets of San Jose San Jose, California 10 August 12 US Generac Grand Prix lightblue R silver Road America Elkhart Lake, WisconsinCAugust 19US Grand Prix of Denverpeachpuff S silver Denver Civic CenterDenver, Colorado 11 August 26 Belgium Belgian Champ Car Grand PrixAugust 26, 2006 Champ Car in 2007 naar Assen? http://www.telesport.nl/autosport/article564565.ece dead September 1, 2006 telesport.nlJanuary 2026September 25, 2006 Champ Car coming back to Europe http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft17495.html dead September 26, 2006 grandprix.comJanuary 2026January 15, 2007 Champ Car adds 2 European races http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070115/SPORTS01/701150423 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120221224516/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070115%2FSPORTS01%2F701150423 February 21, 2012 January 16, 2007 indystar.com lightblue R silver Circuit Zolder Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 12 September 2 Netherlands Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix lightblue R silver TT Circuit Assen Assen, Netherlands 13 October 21 Australia Lexmark Indy 300 peachpuff S silver Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Australia 14 November 11 Mexico Gran Premio Tecate lightblue R silver Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, MexicoCDecember 2US Grand Prix Arizonapeachpuff S silver Streets of PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona Schedule changes On September 27, 2006, Champ Car released the 2007 schedule. Notably, the race at the Milwaukee Mile was dropped, which meant that no oval races would be held during the season for the first time in the history of major American open-wheel racing. The Grand Prix of Monterrey was also discontinued after six seasons. Both events were replaced with street races at Las Vegas and Phoenix, organized by the same promoter and intended to bookend the season, a role held by Long Beach and Mexico over the previous years. Amid interest from NASCAR, the Montreal race was switched for a return to Mont-Tremblant, which had hosted USAC Indy car races in the 1960's, and the fourth attempt on an Asian event was scheduled at Zhuhai, China, after three years of race cancellations at Korean venues. On January 16, 2007, the calendar was expanded to 17 races with the addition of a two-legged European trip at Circuit Zolder and TT Circuit Assen, marking the return of the series to the Old Continent after four years.Champ Car > News Tuesday, January 16, 2007 http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID%3D11193 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070307230320/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=11193 March 7, 2007 2007-03-10 mdy On February 1, the Grand Prix of Denver was cancelled for both the 2007 and 2008 seasons, due to scheduling conflicts at the surrounding venues. Although the contract was still in place for a 2009 edition, it would not be fulfilled after the 2008 unification of American open-wheel racing.2007-02-02 Champ Car's Denver Grand Prix canceled for '07, '08 https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?id=2751571&seriesId=5 2025-01-04 ESPN.com en On April 7, Champ Car announced a change of date of the Zolder event from September 9 to August 26, due to its proximity with the Belgian Grand Prix.2007-04-08 Zolder date switch and Zhuhai postponement by Champ Car https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-zolder-date-switch-and-z/161556234/ 2024-12-26 Quad-City Times 30 The series also confirmed the postponement of the Zhuhai race, which had been reported as early as February.Miller Robin 2007-03-02 More Calendar Changes Ahead http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/35685/ 2024-12-26 speedtv.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070302113213/http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/35685/ March 2, 2007 A change of date from May 20 to October 28 was officially requested to and rejected by the FIA, which had the ultimate authority over the allocation of IndyCar's international dates. Its president, Max Mosley, confirmed on June 2 that Champ Car had been aware of the situation since early April, while still including the race in its schedules since.2007-06-01 FIA blocks Chinese Champ Car race from going ahead https://www.openwheelworld.net/nl/nieuws/3274/FIA_dwarsboomt_doorgaan_Chinese_Champ_Car_race 2024-12-26 OpenWheelWorld nl On August 28, the Grand Prix Arizona was cancelled by its promoters due to a lack of corporate support. This eventually led to Champ Car terminating its deal for both this race and Las Vegas for 2008. Champ Car also confirmed that the Zhuhai race wouldn't take place in 2007. While originally "postponed" to 2008, it would not feature on the following season's prospective calendar.2007-08-29 Champ Car finale canceled due to lack of support https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=2995619&seriesId=5 2024-12-26 ESPN.com en Results Rd.RacePole positionFastest lapLed most lapsRace winnerDriverTeamReport1United States Las VegasAustralia Will PowerAustralia Will PowerAustralia Will PowerAustralia Will PowerAustralia Team AustraliaReport2US Long BeachFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Simon PagenaudFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport3United States HoustonAustralia Will PowerFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport4United States PortlandGreat Britain Justin WilsonFrance Sébastien BourdaisGreat Britain Justin WilsonFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport5United States ClevelandFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisAustralia Will PowerCanada Paul TracyUnited States Forsythe RacingReport6Canada Mont-TremblantFrance Tristan Gommendy France Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisNetherlands Robert Doornbos UK Minardi Team USAReport7Canada TorontoFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisSpain Oriol ServiàAustralia Will PowerAustralia Team AustraliaReport8Canada EdmontonAustralia Will PowerFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport9United States San JoseGreat Britain Justin WilsonGreat Britain Justin WilsonSpain Oriol ServiàNetherlands Robert Doornbos UK Minardi Team USAReport10US Road AmericaFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport11Belgium ZolderFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport12Netherlands AssenFrance Sébastien BourdaisUK Dan ClarkeUK Justin WilsonUK Justin WilsonUSA RSPORTSReport13Australia Surfers ParadiseAustralia Will PowerUSA Graham Rahal France Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport14Mexico Mexico CityAustralia Will PowerNetherlands Robert Doornbos France Sébastien BourdaisFrance Sébastien BourdaisUnited States Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingReport Points standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Driver standings PosDriverLAS USLBH USHOU USPOR USCLE USCMT CanadaTOR CanadaEDM CanadaSJO USROA USZOL BelgiumASN NetherlandsSUR AustraliaMXC MexicoPts1France Sébastien Bourdais131*1*1122*91*51*1*71*1*3642UK Justin Wilson144102*453213851*2102813Netherlands Robert Doornbos yellow RY silver21333216111147134162684Australia Will Power1*311410*31154164141622625US Graham Rahal orange R silver178298711363391142436Spain Oriol Servià24117910*63*4681432377Brazil Bruno Junqueira767131617577923372338France Simon Pagenaud orange R silver12145854441011126562329Switzerland Neel Jani orange R silver10715123629210858923110Canada Alex Tagliani45956881415591571320511Canada Paul Tracy3 Wth10115145111210179517112France Tristan Gommendy orange R silver511137131215 Wth8716414013UK Dan Clarke15121761114128172 Wth11171712914UK Ryan Dalziel orange R silver11981491071217151011615UK Katherine Legge61016171511161616151112151510816Belgium Jan Heylen15141613109613210417US Alex Figge orange R silver816 Wth16171317131413141613119518Mexico Mario Domínguez91761712171287819France Nelson Philippe6122820Mexico David Martínez orange R silver10141821New Zealand Matt Halliday orange R silver1615141822Brazil Roberto Moreno129ColorResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd placeBronze3rd placeGreen4th & 5th placeLight Blue6th–10th placeDark BlueFinished(Outside Top 10)PurpleDid not finishRedDid not qualify(DNQ)BrownWithdrawn(Wth)BlackDisqualified(DSQ)WhiteDid Not Start(DNS)Race abandoned(C)BlankDid notparticipate In-line notationBoldPole positionItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race lapsyellow RY silverRookie of the Yearorange R silverRookie See also 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season 2007 Indianapolis 500 2007 IndyCar Series 2007 Indy Pro Series season Footnotes N Notes http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-2007/ Champ Car World Series 2007 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081122131944/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-2007/ November 22, 2008 live mdy http://www.champcarstats.com/year/2007.htm 2007 Champ Car World Series Champ Car Stats May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502182723/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/2007.htm May 2, 2009 live mdy http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=2007 Standings after Mexico City Champ Car World Series May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080411233951/http://champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=2007 April 11, 2008 dead mdy References Category:Champ Car 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