2007 Bahrain Grand Prix

F1 Bahrain Bahrain 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix 2007 Spanish Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg The Bahrain Circuit in Sakhir 15 April 2007 2007 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 3 17 Bahrain International CircuitSakhir, Bahrain Permanent racing facility 3.363 5.412 57 191.530 308.238 Sunny, dry, windy 90,000 (Weekend)https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/trends-in-bahrain/ Trends in Bahrain 22 April 2013 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.652 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:34.067 42 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari Brazil Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes United Kingdom Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Finland BHR The 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally the 2007 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/772/circuit_diagram.html Bahrain Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070701205938/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/772/circuit_diagram.html 20 December 2020 2007-07-01 was a Formula One motor race was the third race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was held on 15 April at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. In practice 1 and 2, Kimi Räikkönen topped the charts. Lewis Hamilton also placed well. Vitantonio Liuzzi got a surprise 8th-place result in 1st practice. Felipe Massa won the Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton, who made history to become the first driver ever to finish on the podium in all his first three races. Report Practice The Friday morning practice session saw both Ferraris top the time sheets with Kimi Räikkönen the fastest with a time of 1:33.162 with his teammate, Felipe Massa, just over half a second slower than the Finn in second. The Italian team's nearest competition was the two McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso who were third and fourth respectively, Hamilton just under a second slower than Räikkönen's time."Practice 1 - Report" https://web.archive.org/web/20070518133059/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771p1report.html 2007-05-18 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007"Practice 1 - Results" https://web.archive.org/web/20070429121611/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771p1results.html 2007-04-29 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007 Räikkönen was fastest again in the afternoon session, clocking a time of 1:33.527, just under four tenths slower than his fastest time during the morning session. Unlike the morning session, however, Ferrari did not have both their cars occupying the top two as Massa's fastest time was fourth fastest, with Hamilton and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica separating the two Ferraris."Practice 2 - Report" https://web.archive.org/web/20070429060127/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771p2report.html 2007-04-29 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007"Practice 2 - Results" https://web.archive.org/web/20070428230904/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771p2results.html 2007-04-28 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007 It was six thousandths of a second that prevented Räikkönen from being fastest in all three practice sessions, but his run was ended by Lewis Hamilton with the lead BMW Sauber of Nick Heidfeld in third; Kubica fourth; Anthony Davidson's Super Aguri in fifth and Massa completing the top six, four tenths down on Hamilton's time."Practice 3 - Report" https://web.archive.org/web/20070429100559/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771p3report.html 2007-04-29 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007"Practice 3 - Results" https://web.archive.org/web/20070429100704/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771p3results.html 2007-04-29 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007 Qualifying Qualifying was played out in temperatures of over 34 °C and despite a small shower of rain just after the morning practice session was over, the track itself was dry. Williams' Alexander Wurz was the first out onto the circuit with former Williams drivers David Coulthard and Jenson Button following him. Like the first practice session on Friday, the two Ferraris set the early pace, both recording laps under 1:33.000, the only two cars to do so during Part One of Qualifying. The first six to be eliminated from qualifying were Takuma Sato, who was seventeen thousandths of a second slower than sixteenth place Jenson Button; both Toro Rossos of Liuzzi and Speed; both Spykers of Albers and Sutil and David Coulthard joined Albers at the back of grid after his Red Bull suffered a gearbox problem."Qualifying - Report" https://web.archive.org/web/20070428230740/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771q1report.html 2007-04-28 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007"Qualifying - Results" https://web.archive.org/web/20070428230842/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771q1results.html 2007-04-28 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007 The two Toyotas of Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli left the pits first for Part Two of qualifying. Like in the first session, Ferrari were setting the pace, this time however it was Massa who was leading the way, with both their drivers setting times under 1:32:000, only to be split to Hamilton's McLaren. Button, who only just made the cut for the second round of qualifying, was slowest in the session, over two seconds slower than Massa's time. Joining the Brit was fellow Honda driver Rubens Barrichello; Ralf Schumacher; Davidson; Heikki Kovalainen and Wurz. Hamilton and the two BMW Saubers were first out in the final Part of qualifying, with Massa setting the early pace. The final part of the session saw Massa improve his time, lapping with a time of 1:32.652. Hamilton came second, just under three tenths slower than Massa, putting him on the front row in his third Formula One race. Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso made up row two, both BMW Saubers of Heidfeld and Kubica were fifth and sixth respectively; Giancarlo Fisichella and Mark Webber made up row four and Jarno Trulli and Nico Rosberg completed the top ten ninth and tenth respectively. Race 200px|thumb|left|Ralf Schumacher en route to 12th place At the start, the two leaders maintained their positions with Alonso passing Räikkönen into the second corner to take third. Further back, Adrian Sutil, Jenson Button and Scott Speed were involved in a collision in turn four, with Button and Speed out on the spot, while Sutil managed to get back to the pits. The Safety Car was brought out to clear up the wreckage. thumb|175px|right|The podium ceremony (from left to right: Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Kimi Räikkönen and Luca Baldisserri.) Vitantonio Liuzzi had a drive-through penalty on lap nine for overtaking under a safety car. On the same lap, Rosberg had an off-track excursion, losing a place to Coulthard in the process. The front two stayed in the same positions after the first round of stops, but Räikkönen got back past Alonso to take third. Alonso began to lose ground, and was passed by Heidfeld. He stayed behind the BMW for the remainder of the race. The Renaults also began to struggle, with Coulthard managing to overtake Fisichella. However, both Red Bulls retired in quick succession, promoting Trulli and Fisichella to the points. Massa won the Grand Prix, 2.3 seconds in front of rookie Hamilton."Race Report" https://web.archive.org/web/20070428230727/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771racereport.html 2007-04-28 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007"Race Results" https://web.archive.org/web/20070429123839/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r771raceresults.html 2007-04-29 GrandPrix. Retrieved 29 April 2007 After the race, Alonso, Räikkönen and Hamilton were equal on points. The last time the top three were level on points was in 1950 after the Indianapolis 500. By finishing second, Hamilton became the first driver in Formula One history to finish on the podium in each of his first three World Championship Grands Prix; the previous record was two consecutive podium finishes, achieved by Peter Arundell in the 1964 season. Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position No. Car number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position15Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari1:32.4431:31.3591:32.652122United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:32.5801:31.7521:32.935236Finland Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:33.1611:31.8121:33.131341Spain Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.0491:32.2141:33.192459Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:33.1641:32.1541:33.4045610Poland Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:33.3481:32.2921:33.710673Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:33.5561:32.8891:34.0567815Australia Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:33.4961:32.8081:34.1068912Italy Jarno TrulliToyota1:33.2181:32.4291:34.15491016Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:33.3491:32.8151:34.399101117Austria Alexander WurzWilliams-Toyota1:33.7591:32.91511124Finland Heikki KovalainenRenault1:33.4671:32.935121323United Kingdom Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda1:33.2991:33.082131411Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota1:33.9231:33.29414158Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:33.7761:33.62415167United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda1:33.9671:33.731161722Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:33.984171818Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Ferrari1:34.024181919USA Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Ferrari1:34.333192020Germany Adrian SutilSpyker-Ferrari1:35.280202114United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:35.341212221Netherlands Christijan AlbersSpyker-Ferrari1:35.53322Source:2007 FORMULA 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/772/6390/ Official Formula One website 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131031120802/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/772/6390/ 31 October 2013 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 1:33:27.515 1 10 2 2 UK Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 +2.360 2 8 3 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +10.839 3 6 4 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 57 +13.831 5 5 5 1 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 57 +14.426 4 4 6 10 Poland Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 57 +45.529 6 3 7 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 +1:21.371 9 2 8 3 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 57 +1:21.701 7 1 9 4 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Renault 57 +1:29.411 12 10 16 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 57 +1:29.916 10 11 17 Austria Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 56 +1 Lap 11 12 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 56 +1 Lap 14 13 8 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 56 +1 Lap 15 14 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 55 +2 Laps 22 15 20 Germany Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 53 +4 Laps 20 16 23 UK Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 51 Engine 13 Ret Retired 15 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 41 Gearbox 8 Ret Retired 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 36 Driveshaft 21 Ret Retired 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 34 Engine 17 Ret Retired 18 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 26 Hydraulics 18 Ret Retired 7 UK Jenson Button Honda 0 Collision 16 Ret Retired 19 USA Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 Collision 19Source:2007 FORMULA 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - Race http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/772/ Official Formula One website 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228114605/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/772/ 28 December 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Fernando Alonso 22 10px 2 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 22 10px 3 GBR Lewis Hamilton 22 10px 2 4 BRA Felipe Massa 17 10px 1 5 GER Nick Heidfeld 15Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/bahrein/championnat.aspx Bahrain 2007 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 8 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 44 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 39 10px 3 GER BMW Sauber 18 10px 4 FRA Renault 9 10px 5 JPN Toyota 5Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2007 Bahrain GP2 Series round References External links Felipe Massa wins 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix results (fia.com) Detailed Bahrain Grand Prix results Bahrain Grand Prix 2007 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix 2007 Spanish Grand Prix 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix 26 01 57 N 50 30 38 E source:kolossus-nowiki title Bahrain Grand Prix Category:Bahrain Grand Prix Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix