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2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

The 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the third Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. began on 14 April 2007 in Monza, Italy and finished in Barcelona, Spain on 28 October 2007 after 17 races.

Regulation Changes

Technical

New to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the 2007 season was a 'push to pass' system, similar to the one that was used in the Champ Car World Series. In a bid to promote more overtaking, drivers were now able to boost their power for up to 60 seconds per race.

The cars also featured modifications to the gearbox, shock absorbers, rear anti-roll bar and steering system.

Sporting

A number of new rules were introduced for 2007 in order to improve the racing and to create more excitement:

The length of the first race at each event was extended, meaning that both races would now last for approximately 45 minutes (except Monaco, where there was only one race).
The grid for Race One was still decided by a 20-minute qualifying session, but the grid for Race Two was now determined by the finishing order of the first race, with the top 10 positions reversed.
Points were also awarded to the top 3 drivers in each qualifying group for Race One. The 30 drivers were split into two groups of 15 for the 20-minute session, with the fastest driver in each group receiving 4 points, the second fastest 2 with 1 point awarded to the third fastest.

Pre-season testing results

Date	Location	Circuit	Fastest driver	Team	Fastest lap
8 November	FRA Le Castellet, France	Circuit Paul Ricard	ITA Marco Bonanomi	Prema Powerteam	1:17.074
9 November	GBR Ben Hanley	Red Devil Team Comtec	1:15.266
22 November	ITA Vallelunga, Italy	Vallelunga circuit	ESP Álvaro Barba	International DracoRacing	1:23.042
23 November	ITA Marco Bonanomi	Red Devil Team Comtec	1:22.293
29 November	ESP Valencia, Spain	Circuit de Valencia	ESP Álvaro Barba	Red Devil Team Comtec	1:22.926
30 November	ESP Miguel Molina	Pons Racing	1:21.954
14 March	ESP Barcelona, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	GBR Ben Hanley	Prema Powerteam	1:32.205
15 March	ITA Davide Valsecchi	Epsilon Euskadi	1:31.582
27 March	DEU Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	ESP Álvaro Barba	International DracoRacing	1:44.643
28 March	ESP Álvaro Barba	International DracoRacing	1:44.145
25 April	FRA Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	MCO Clivio Piccione	RC Motorsport	1:25.248
26 April	DEU Sebastian Vettel	Carlin Motorsport	1:24.541

Teams and drivers

= Series rookie for 2007

Team	No.	Driver name	Status	Races
AUT Interwetten.com	1	MEX Salvador Durán		All
2	RUS Daniil Move		All
ITA International DracoRacing	3	SRB Miloš Pavlović		All
4	ESP Álvaro Barba		All
GBR Red Devil Team Comtec	5	NLD Jaap Van Lagen		1
ROU Michael Herck		2-9
6	ESP Alejandro Núñez		All
GBR Carlin Motorsport	7	RUS Mikhail Aleshin		All
8	DEU Sebastian Vettel		1-4
DEU Michael Ammermüller		5-6
CAN Robert Wickens		7-9
ITA RC Motorsport	9	MCO Clivio Piccione		All
10	ITA Marco Bonanomi		All
ITA Victory Engineering	11	NLD Giedo van der Garde		All
12	USA Charlie Kimball		1-6
BRA Alberto Valério		8
BEL KTR	14	FRA Guillaume Moreau		All
15	BEL Bertrand Baguette		All
ITA Prema Powerteam	16	NLD Xavier Maassen		All
18	GBR Ben Hanley		All
ITA Cram Competition	19	MYS Fairuz Fauzy		All
20	GBR Pippa Mann		All
ESP Epsilon Euskadi	21	PRT Filipe Albuquerque		All
22	ITA Davide Valsecchi		All
ESP Pons Racing	23	ESP Miguel Molina		All
24	BRA Carlos Iaconelli		All
ITA Eurointernational	25	ESP Celso Míguez		1-3
NLD Jaap Van Lagen		4-5
DEU Julian Theobald		6-8
26	ITA Alessandro Ciompi		1-6
DEU Johannes Theobald		7
CHE Giorgio Mondini		8
ITA GD Racing	27	ARG Ricardo Risatti		1-5
BRA Luiz Razia		6-7
BEL Frédéric Vervisch		8-9
28	ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino		All
GBR Fortec Motorsport	29	GBR James Walker		All
30	FRA Richard Philippe		1, 3-5, 8-9
NLD Yelmer Buurman		2, 6
ARG Esteban Guerrieri		7
FRA Tech 1 Racing	31	FRA Julien Jousse		All
32	PRT Álvaro Parente		All

Race calendar and results

Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2007 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza	14 April	RUS Mikhail Aleshin	FRA Julien Jousse	RUS Mikhail Aleshin	GBR Carlin Motorsport	PRT Filipe Albuquerque
15 April		NLD Giedo van der Garde	MEX Salvador Durán	AUT Interwetten.com	MEX Salvador Durán
DEU Nürburgring	5 May	DEU Sebastian Vettel	DEU Sebastian Vettel	DEU Sebastian Vettel	GBR Carlin Motorsport	PRT Filipe Albuquerque
6 May		SRB Miloš Pavlović	ITA Davide Valsecchi	ESP Epsilon Euskadi	PRT Filipe Albuquerque
MCO Circuit de Monaco	27 May	PRT Álvaro Parente	ESP Álvaro Barba	PRT Álvaro Parente	FRA Tech 1 Racing	MEX Salvador Durán
HUN Hungaroring	14 July	FRA Guillaume Moreau	GBR Ben Hanley	PRT Filipe Albuquerque	ESP Epsilon Euskadi	PRT Filipe Albuquerque
15 July		ITA Marco Bonanomi	ESP Alejandro Núñez	GBR Red Devil Team Comtec	ESP Alejandro Núñez
BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	18 August	MYS Fairuz Fauzy	PRT Álvaro Parente	PRT Álvaro Parente	FRA Tech 1 Racing	MYS Fairuz Fauzy
19 August		MCO Clivio Piccione	SRB Miloš Pavlović	ITA International Draco Racing	MEX Salvador Durán
GBR Donington Park	8 September	PRT Álvaro Parente	ESP Álvaro Barba	ESP Álvaro Barba	ITA International Draco Racing	FRA Julien Jousse
9 September		SRB Miloš Pavlović	GBR James Walker	GBR Fortec Motorsport	FRA Guillaume Moreau
FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	22 September	MCO Clivio Piccione	GBR Ben Hanley	GBR Ben Hanley	ITA Prema Powerteam	MCO Clivio Piccione
23 September		PRT Filipe Albuquerque	FRA Guillaume Moreau	BEL KTR	FRA Guillaume Moreau
PRT Autódromo do Estoril	20 October	FRA Julien Jousse	ESP Miguel Molina	ESP Miguel Molina	ESP Pons Racing	FRA Julien Jousse
21 October		GBR Ben Hanley	SRB Miloš Pavlović	ITA International Draco Racing	MCO Clivio Piccione
ESP Circuit de Catalunya	27 October	MEX Salvador Durán	ESP Álvaro Barba	ESP Miguel Molina	ESP Pons Racing	MEX Salvador Durán
28 October		ESP Álvaro Barba	GBR Ben Hanley	ITA Prema Powerteam	BEL Bertrand Baguette

Notes:

The round originally scheduled to take place at Istanbul Park on 23 June and 24 was cancelled by series organisers on 2 April. The Estoril circuit in Portugal hosted the replacement round, taking place over the weekend of 20 October and 21.

Season results

Points for both championships were awarded as follows:

Race	Qualifying	Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	PP	2nd	3rd
Feature	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	4	2	1
Sprint	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

In addition, two points were awarded for the fastest lap in each race.

The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 31 and the maximum number for a team was 55.

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	MNZ
FEA
ITA	MNZ
SPR
ITA	NÜR
FEA
DEU	NÜR
SPR
DEU	MON
FEA
MCO	HUN
FEA
HUN	HUN
SPR
HUN	SPA
FEA
BEL	SPA
SPR
BEL	DON
FEA
GBR	DON
SPR
GBR	MAG
FEA
FRA	MAG
SPR
FRA	EST
FEA
PRT	EST
SPR
PRT	CAT
FEA
ESP	CAT
SPR
ESP	Points	1	129	2	102	3	96	4	81	5	74	6	67	7	66	8	64	9	64	10	62	11	51	12	44	13	44	14	43	15	42	16	37	17	34	18	31	19	19	20	15	21	13	22	12	23	10	24	7	25	6	26	2	27	1	28	0	29	0	30	0	31	0	32	0	33	0	34	0	35	0	36	0	37	0	38	0	39	0	40	0	—	0	Pos	Driver	MNZ
FEA
ITA	MNZ
SPR
ITA	NÜR
FEA
DEU	NÜR
SPR
DEU	MON
FEA
MCO	HUN
FEA
HUN	HUN
SPR
HUN	SPA
FEA
BEL	SPA
SPR
BEL	DON
FEA
GBR	DON
SPR
GBR	MAG
FEA
FRA	MAG
SPR
FRA	EST
FEA
PRT	EST
SPR
PRT	CAT
FEA
ESP	CAT
SPR
ESP	Points
PRT Álvaro Parente	2	4	3	10	1	Ret	Ret	1	6	4	Ret	6	4	6	7	3	6
GBR Ben Hanley	Ret	9	2	7	6	3	4	3	2	16	Ret	1	14	Ret	23	9	1
SRB Miloš Pavlović	6	2	15	24	4	7	2	7	1	11	NC	4	Ret	9	1	4	4
PRT Filipe Albuquerque	4	6	5	2	11	1	8	12	4	15	6	Ret	25	5	5	13	5
DEU Sebastian Vettel	5	3	*1*	6	2	4	3
NLD Giedo van der Garde	19†	12	7	19	5	6	6	6	5	21	12	5	6	4	4	6	DNS
ESP Miguel Molina	8	Ret	10	3	13	20	15	DNS	11	12	11	8	2	1	Ret	1	15
MEX Salvador Durán	9	1	Ret	26	3	16	Ret	4	3	17	8	Ret	22	19	17	2	7
ESP Álvaro Barba	Ret	Ret	4	5	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	1	Ret	12	11	3	6	18	Ret
FRA Julien Jousse	16	7	19	Ret	16	5	7	21	14	2	7	9	3	2	9	19	19
MYS Fairuz Fauzy	12	10	Ret	22	Ret	2	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	8	3	12	8
RUS Mikhail Aleshin	1	19†	Ret	15	7	9	20	Ret	7	9	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	14	5	13
ITA Marco Bonanomi	3	18	6	Ret	10	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	7	3	Ret	24	11	8	20	Ret
FRA Guillaume Moreau	Ret	Ret	9	4	9	17	9	Ret	Ret	8	2	10	1	23	12	Ret	Ret
MCO Clivio Piccione	Ret	Ret	Ret	23	Ret	11	5	19†	15	Ret	Ret	3	7	10	2	17	22
ITA Davide Valsecchi	Ret	Ret	8	1	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	13	21	2	8	13	11	11	9
BEL Bertrand Baguette	18	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	17	5	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	13	20	Ret	8	2
ESP Alejandro Núñez	Ret	13	13	11	Ret	8	1	11	8	14	9	13	9	Ret	22	10	3
GBR James Walker	NC	14	24	18	14	12	10	20	Ret	10	1	Ret	18	7	20	15	10
NLD Yelmer Buurman			14	9						5	4
BRA Carlos Iaconelli	13	Ret	17	13	15	Ret	12	8	Ret	24†	20†	7	5	17	Ret	14	21
DEU Michael Ammermüller								10	DNS	6	5	Ret	15
ESP Celso Míguez	7	5	25	Ret	20†
USA Charlie Kimball	Ret	8	16	8	Ret	10	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	17
CAN Robert Wickens														12	10	7	11
ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino	Ret	Ret	20	14	18	13	11	Ret	9	19	15	11	12	15	21	16	Ret
GBR Pippa Mann	10	15	23	25†	DNQ	15	Ret	17	13	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	15	Ret	Ret
NLD Jaap Van Lagen	11	11				Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS
RUS Daniil Move	15	16	12	12	DNQ	21	19	16	16	22	17	14†	19	21	18	22	14
BEL Frédéric Vervisch														14	Ret	21	12
ROU Michael Herck			21	20	DNQ	Ret	18	Ret	12	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	16	16	24	16
NLD Xavier Maassen	Ret	17	22	17	17	14	13	14	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	23	17
FRA Richard Philippe	17	Ret			DNQ	18	14	Ret	Ret					18	13	Ret	20
ITA Alessandro Ciompi	14	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	DNS	15	18	18	19	Ret	16
ARG Ricardo Risatti	Ret	20	18	16	Ret	19	16	18	Ret
DEU Julian Theobald										23	18	Ret	23	26	Ret	25	18
DEU Johannes Theobald														25	19
BRA Luiz Razia										Ret	Ret	Ret	20
ARG Esteban Guerrieri												Ret	21
CHE Giorgio Mondini																26	Ret
BRA Alberto Valerio																Ret	Ret

Polesitter for feature race in bold
Driver in italics has been awarded two points for fastest lap
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
– Rookie Cup

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	Car
No.	MNZ
FEA
ITA	MNZ
SPR
ITA	NÜR
FEA
DEU	NÜR
SPR
DEU	MON
FEA
MCO	HUN
FEA
HUN	HUN
SPR
HUN	SPA
FEA
BEL	SPA
SPR
BEL	DON
FEA
GBR	DON
SPR
GBR	MAG
FEA
FRA	MAG
SPR
FRA	EST
FEA
PRT	EST
SPR
PRT	CAT
FEA
ESP	CAT
SPR
ESP	Points	1	191	2	160	3	136	4	118	5	102	6	86	7	79	8	77	9	74	10	64	11	52	12	34	13	31	14	10	15	2	Pos	Team	Car
No.	MNZ
FEA
ITA	MNZ
SPR
ITA	NÜR
FEA
DEU	NÜR
SPR
DEU	MON
FEA
MCO	HUN
FEA
HUN	HUN
SPR
HUN	SPA
FEA
BEL	SPA
SPR
BEL	DON
FEA
GBR	DON
SPR
GBR	MAG
FEA
FRA	MAG
SPR
FRA	EST
FEA
PRT	EST
SPR
PRT	CAT
FEA
ESP	CAT
SPR
ESP	Points
FRA Tech 1 Racing	31	16	7	19	Ret	16	5	7	21	14	2	7	9	3	2	9	19	19
32	2	4	3	10	1	Ret	Ret	1	6	4	Ret	6	4	6	7	3	6
ITA International DracoRacing	3	6	2	15	24	4	7	2	7	1	11	NC	4	Ret	9	1	4	4
4	Ret	Ret	4	5	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	1	Ret	12	11	3	6	18	Ret
GBR Carlin Motorsport	7	1	19†	Ret	15	7	9	20	Ret	7	9	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	14	5	13
8	5	3	*1*	6	2	4	3	10	DNS	6	5	Ret	15	12	10	7	11
ESP Epsilon Euskadi	21	4	6	5	2	11	1	8	12	4	15	6	Ret	25	5	5	13	5
22	Ret	Ret	8	1	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	13	21	2	8	13	11	11	9
ITA Prema Powerteam	16	Ret	17	22	17	17	14	13	14	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	23	17
18	Ret	9	2	7	6	3	4	3	2	16	Ret	1	14	Ret	23	9	1
ITA RC Motorsport	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	23	Ret	11	5	19†	15	Ret	Ret	3	7	10	2	17	22
10	3	18	6	Ret	10	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	7	3	Ret	24	11	8	20	Ret
ESP Pons Racing	23	8	Ret	10	3	13	20	15	Ret	11	12	11	8	2	1	Ret	1	15
24	13	Ret	17	13	15	Ret	12	8	Ret	24†	20†	7	5	17	Ret	14	21
BEL KTR	14	Ret	Ret	9	4	9	17	9	Ret	Ret	8	2	10	1	23	12	Ret	Ret
15	18	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	17	5	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	13	20	Ret	8	2
ITA Victory Engineering	11	19†	12	7	19	5	6	6	6	5	21	12	5	6	4	4	6	Ret
12	Ret	8	16	8	Ret	10	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	17			Ret	Ret
AUT Interwetten.com	1	9	1	Ret	26	3	16	Ret	4	3	17	8	Ret	22	19	17	2	7
2	15	16	12	12	DNQ	21	19	16	16	22	17	14†	19	21	18	22	14
ITA Cram Competition	19	12	10	Ret	22	Ret	2	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	8	3	12	8
20	10	15	23	25†	DNQ	15	Ret	17	13	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	15	Ret	Ret
GBR Fortec Motorsport	29	NC	14	24	18	14	12	10	20	Ret	10	1	Ret	18	7	20	15	10
30	17	Ret	14	9	DNQ	18	14	Ret	Ret	5	4	Ret	21	18	13	Ret	20
GBR Red Devil Team Comtec	5	11	11	21	20	DNQ	Ret	18	Ret	12	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	16	16	24	16
6	Ret	13	13	11	Ret	8	1	11	8	14	9	13	9	Ret	22	10	3
ITA EuroInternational	25	7	5	25	Ret	20†	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	23	18	Ret	23	26	Ret	25	18
26	14	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	DNS	15	18	18	19	Ret	16	25	19	26	Ret
ITA GD Racing	27	Ret	20	18	16	Ret	19	16	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	14	Ret	21	12
28	Ret	Ret	20	14	18	13	11	Ret	9	19	15	11	12	15	21	16	Ret

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