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2007 Turkish Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryTurkey
Grand PrixTurkish
Previous_round2007 Hungarian Grand Prix
Next_round2007 Italian Grand Prix
Date26 August
Year2007
ImageIstanbul park.svg
Race_No12
Season_No17
Official name2007 Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix
LocationIstanbul Racing Circuit, Tuzla, Turkey
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.317
Course_km5.338
Distance_laps58
Distance_mi192.250
Distance_km309.396
WeatherSunny
Pole_DriverFelipe Massa
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:27.329
Pole_CountryBrazil
Fast_DriverKimi Räikkönen
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:27.295
Fast_Lap57
Fast_CountryFinland
First_DriverFelipe Massa
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryBrazil
Second_DriverKimi Räikkönen
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryFinland
Third_DriverFernando Alonso
Third_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Third_CountrySpain
Lapchart
Attendance65,000

The 2007 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the 2007 Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix) was the twelfth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. Won by Felipe Massa, it was held on 26 August 2007 at the Istanbul Park in Tuzla. It was the third time a Formula One race had been held here. The two previous winners of the race were Kimi Räikkönen in 2005 and Massa in 2006, both of whom race for Ferrari in 2007.

It came following considerable controversy after the 2006 event, where the organisers were fined $5,000,000 for political bias, due to their choice of Mehmet Ali Talat to present the winner's trophy. Talat is President of the Turkish Cypriot state, which is not an internationally recognised government. This was seen by the governing body of Formula One as having compromised their neutrality.

Lewis Hamilton came into the race with a 7-point lead over McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso after Hamilton's controversial victory in the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix. McLaren led Ferrari in the constructors' championship by 19 points despite not being allowed to score points in Hungary. However, the Ferrari had looked strong in recent weeks, and their two cars ultimately dominated the race from start to finish, Massa and Räikkönen taking first and second places respectively. A late puncture dropped Hamilton to fifth place and cut his championship lead over Alonso to five points.

During the press conference following the race, Massa commented that "the Istanbul Park was the track where he made his career turn-around, and finally began winning races." He also praised the track as well as the city.

Report

Race

Felipe Massa's Ferrari led from pole from teammate Kimi Räikkönen who had jumped McLaren's Lewis Hamilton off the grid to take second place. Reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso's start from fourth was even worse than teammate Hamilton's as he fell behind both BMW Saubers of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld into sixth. However, BMW's early stopping strategy led to Alonso taking both places back after the first round of pit-stops. At the first round of stops it seemed that Räikkönen could pass Massa if he stopped later, as he did at the French Grand Prix. However, Massa stopped after Räikkönen to retain the lead. Hamilton stopped later than both Ferraris and caught several seconds up to them, but could not pass Räikkönen for second, as he gradually fell away. Meanwhile, Kubica's strategy had not only dropped him behind Heidfeld and Alonso, but Renault's Heikki Kovalainen too. Massa stopped later than Räikkönen again at the second pit stop, and therefore retained the lead as Ferrari called the race between teammates off at this point. Hamilton may have emerged ahead of Räikkönen, but a puncture in his front tyre dropped him to fifth behind Heidfeld and Alonso. Damage to his front wing led to Kovalainen catching him, but the Finn was unable to pass Hamilton. Kubica lost a place to Nico Rosberg through strategy finishing eighth. Massa eventually won his second consecutive Turkish Grand Prix, and his fifth Grand Prix win overall, all of which came from pole position. He had secured his eighth pole in qualifying. Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing was the only non-classified car, with a hydraulic failure. All the rest were classified including Adrian Sutil who retired with a fuel pressure problem. Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Vitantonio Liuzzi ended a run of 9 consecutive retirements stretching back to the Bahrain Grand Prix in April.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3Grid12345678910111213141516171819202122
5Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari1:27.4881:27.039**1:27.329**1
2United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:27.5131:26.9361:27.3732
6Finland Kimi RäikkönenFerrari**1:27.294**1:26.9021:27.5463
1Spain Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Mercedes1:27.328**1:26.841**1:27.5744
10Poland Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:27.9971:27.2531:27.7225
9Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:28.0991:27.2531:28.0376
4Finland Heikki KovalainenRenault1:28.1271:27.0391:28.4917
16Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:28.2751:27.7501:28.5018
12Italy Jarno TrulliToyota1:28.3181:27.8011:28.7409
3Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:28.3131:27.8801:29.32210
23United Kingdom Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda1:28.3041:28.00211
15Australia Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:28.5001:28.01312
14United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:28.3951:28.10013
8Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:28.7921:28.18822
7United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda1:28.3731:28.22021
17Austria Alexander WurzWilliams-Toyota1:28.3601:28.39014
18Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Ferrari1:28.79815
11Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota1:28.80916
22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:28.95317
19Germany Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:29.40818
20Germany Adrian SutilSpyker-Ferrari1:29.86119
21Japan Sakon YamamotoSpyker-Ferrari1:31.47920

;Notes:

  • – Rubens Barrichello was given a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change before the race.
  • – Jenson Button was given a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change after qualifying.

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021Ret
5Brazil **Felipe Massa****Ferrari**581:26:42.1611**10**
6Finland **Kimi Räikkönen****Ferrari**58+2.2753**8**
1Spain **Fernando Alonso****McLaren-Mercedes**58+26.1814**6**
9Germany **Nick Heidfeld****BMW Sauber**58+39.6746**5**
2UK **Lewis Hamilton****McLaren-Mercedes**58+45.0852**4**
4Finland **Heikki Kovalainen****Renault**58+46.1697**3**
16Germany **Nico Rosberg****Williams-Toyota**58+55.7788**2**
10Poland **Robert Kubica****BMW Sauber**58+56.7075**1**
3Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault58+59.49110
14UK David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault58+1:11.00913
17Austria Alexander WurzWilliams-Toyota58+1:19.62814
11Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota57+1 Lap16
7UK Jenson ButtonHonda57+1 Lap21
23UK Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda57+1 Lap11
18Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Ferrari57+1 Lap15
12Italy Jarno TrulliToyota57+1 Lap9
8Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda57+1 Lap22
22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda57+1 Lap17
19Germany Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari57+1 Lap18
21Japan Sakon YamamotoSpyker-Ferrari56+2 Laps20
20Germany Adrian SutilSpyker-Ferrari53Fuel pressure19
15Australia Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault9Hydraulics12

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

+/–Pos.DriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1GBR **Lewis Hamilton***84
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ESP **Fernando Alonso***79
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 13BRA **Felipe Massa***69
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14FIN **Kimi Räikkönen***68
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5GER **Nick Heidfeld***47

;Constructors' Championship standings

+/–Pos.ConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1GBR **McLaren-Mercedes***148
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ITA **Ferrari***137
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3GER **BMW Sauber***77
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4FRA Renault36
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5GBR Williams-Toyota22
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

References

  1. "Turkish".
  2. "Turkish Grand Prix - selected driver quotes". [[Formula One Group]].
  3. "2007 FORMULA 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying". [[Formula One Group]].
  4. (2007-08-26). "Barrichello also changes engine". autosport.com.
  5. (2007-08-25). "Button to start last after engine change". ITV F1.
  6. "2007 FORMULA 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - Race". [[Formula One Group]].
  7. "Turkey 2007 - Championship • STATS F1".
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