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2007 World Touring Car Championship

Motorsport contest


Motorsport contest

Andy Priaulx World Manufacturers' Champion: BMW

The 2007 World Touring Car Championship season was the 4th season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing. The championship, which commenced on 11 March and ended on 18 November, after twenty-two races, was open to Super 2000 Cars, Diesel 2000 Cars and Super Production Cars as defined by the relevant FIA regulations. The Drivers' Championship was won by Andy Priaulx and the Manufacturers' Championship by BMW.

Teams and drivers

Yvan Muller (SEAT Leon) placed second in the Drivers' Championship
James Thompson (Alfa Romeo 156) placed third in the Drivers' Championship

The following teams and drivers contested the 2007 FIA World Touring Car Championship.

TeamCarNo.DriversRoundsManufacturer TeamsIndependents' TrophyGuest Entries
GBR BMW Team UKBMW 320si1GBR Andy PriaulxAll
DEU BMW Team Germany2DEU Jörg MüllerAll
3BRA Augusto FarfusAll
ITA BMW Team Italy-Spain4ITA Alessandro ZanardiAll
5ESP Félix PorteiroAll
GBR Chevrolet RMLChevrolet Lacetti6GBR Robert HuffAll
7ITA Nicola LariniAll
8CHE Alain MenuAll
ESP SEAT SportSEAT León9ESP Jordi Gené1–6
SEAT León TDI7–11
SEAT León10MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.1–10
SEAT León11ITA Gabriele Tarquini1–9
SEAT León TDI10–11
SEAT León12FRA Yvan Muller1–6
SEAT León TDI7–11
GBR BMW Team UKBMW 320si14SWE Fredrik Ekblom7, 10–11
ITA N.technologyAlfa Romeo 15615GBR James ThompsonAll
16NLD Olivier Tielemans1–10
ESP SEAT SportSEAT León18PRT Tiago Monteiro2–11
HKG GR AsiaSEAT León20NLD Tom CoronelAll
GBR Team RAC/AvivaBMW 320si25NLD Duncan Huisman11
ESP SEAT SportSEAT León38ESP Oscar Nogués10
40DEU Peter Terting8
ITA N.technologyAlfa Romeo 15666MAC André Couto11
GBR Chevrolet RMLChevrolet Lacetti88SWE Rickard Rydell7
ESP SEAT SportSEAT León11
SWE Honda Dealer Team SwedenHonda Accord Euro R17SWE Tomas Engström10
ITA SEAT Sport ItaliaSEAT León19ITA Roberto Colciago1–4, 6–10
HKG GR AsiaSEAT León21IRL Emmet O'Brien1–6
22ITA Maurizio Ceresoli3–11
FRA Exagon EngineeringSEAT León23BEL Pierre-Yves CorthalsAll
24FRA Anthony Beltoise4
DEU Wiechers-SportBMW 320si26ITA Stefano D'AsteAll
SWE Elgh MotorsportBMW 320si28SWE Carl Rosenblad7, 11
ITA Scuderia Proteam MotorsportBMW 320si30ITA Luca RangoniAll
31ESP Sergio Hernández1, 3–4, 6–11
32ITA Davide Roda5
BEL Racing for BelgiumAlfa Romeo 15633PRT Miguel Freitas2–6, 8, 10–11
ITA SEAT Sport ItaliaSEAT León34ITA Massimiliano Pedalà3, 5, 8–9
HKG GR AsiaSEAT León35RUS Timur Sadredinov8
CHE Maurer MotorsportChevrolet Lacetti36ESP María de Villota3
DEU Engstler MotorsportBMW 320i43DEU Franz Engstler11
44RUS Andrey Romanov11
HKG GR AsiaSEAT León45RUS Sergey Krylov9
RUS Russian Bears MotorsportBMW 320i50RUS Lev Fridman2–3
51RUS Evgeny Zelenov2
52RUS Viktor Shapovalov2–3
RUS Golden MotorsHonda Accord Euro R54RUS Alexander Lvov7
55RUS Andrey Smetsky7
MAC Ao's Racing TeamBMW 320i62MAC Ao Chi Hong11
RUS Avtodom RacingBMW 320i63HKG Henry Lee Jr.11
FRA Exagon EngineeringSEAT León77PRT Luís Pedro Magalhães6
GBR Team RAC/AvivaBMW 320si27GBR Colin Turkington9, 11
DEU TFS-Yaco RacingToyota Corolla T-Sport37DEU Philip Geipel5
DEU Engstler MotorsportBMW 320i46HKG David Louie11
SWE Polestar RacingVolvo S60 Flexifuel60SWE Robert Dahlgren7

Driver changes

Changed Teams

  • Augusto Farfus: N-Technology → BMW Team Germany
  • James Thompson: SEAT Sport → N-Technology
  • Emmet O'Brien: Wiechers-Sport → GR Asia
  • Pierre-Yves Corthals: Jas Motorsport → Exagon Engineering
  • Stefano D'Aste: Proteam Motorsport → Wiechers-Sport

Entering WTCC including those who entered one-off rounds in 2006

  • Félix Porteiro: GP2 Series → BMW Team Italy-Spain
  • Michel Jourdain Jr.: NASCAR Craftman Truck Series → SEAT Sport
  • Tiago Monteiro: Formula 1 → SEAT Sport
  • Olivier Tielemans: DTM → N-Technology
  • Roberto Colciago: Italian Superturismo Championship → SEAT Sport Italia
  • Sergio Hernández: GP2 Series → Scuderia Proteam Motorsport
  • Miguel Freitas: Eurocup Mégane Trophy → Racing for Belgium

Leaving WTCC

  • Peter Terting: SEAT Sport → International GT Open
  • Duncan Huisman: BMW Team Italy-Spain → No full-time drive
  • Gianni Morbidelli: N-Technology → Superstars Series
  • Salvatore Tavano: N-Technology → Le Mans Series
  • Ryan Sharp: Jas Motorsport → FIA GT Championship
  • Diego Romanini: Wiechers-Sport → Eurocup Mégane Trophy
  • Dirk Müller: BMW Team Germany → FIA GT Championship

Calendar

A provisional calendar was released on 15 January 2007.https://web.archive.org/web/20070305194717/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/oschersleben/2006/sport_sto1027937.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070118114243/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/puebla/2006/sport_sto1055954.shtml. On 27 February 2007, the FIA announced that the 13th and 14th races of the series originally scheduled to be run in Istanbul would instead take place at the Anderstorp circuit.https://web.archive.org/web/20070302081819/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/istanbul/2007/sport_sto1100132.shtml

Each race weekend featured two races of 50 kilometres each (similar to Superbike World Championship race format). If the safety car was deployed during a race, the first two laps under it were not counted towards the race distance.

The starting grid order for the first race of each weekend was determined by the results of qualifying and the race began with a rolling start. The second race grid order was determined by the results of the first race with the top eight positions reversed. The second race began with a standing start.

RoundRace NameTrackDate1R1R22R3R43R5R64R7R85R9R106R11R127R13R148R15R169R17R1810R19R2011R21R22
HSBC Race of BrazilBRA Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba11 March
Courtyard Race of the NetherlandsNLD Circuit Park Zandvoort6 May
Stihl Race of SpainESP Circuit Ricardo Tormo20 May
Beru Race of FranceFRA Circuit de Pau Ville3 June
Race of the Czech RepublicCZE Masaryk Circuit17 June
Race of PortugalPRT Circuito da Boavista8 July
Race of SwedenSWE Scandinavian Raceway29 July
Beru Race of GermanyDEU Motorsport Arena Oschersleben26 August
Courtyard Race of UKGBR Brands Hatch23 September
Courtyard Race of ItalyITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza5 October
Monroe Race of MacauMAC Guia Circuit16 November

Results and standings

Races

RacenowrapRace NamenowrapPole PositionnowrapFastest lapnowrapWinning drivernowrapWinning teamnowrapWinning independentReport12345678910111213141516171819202122
BRA Race of BrazilDEU Jörg MüllerDEU Jörg MüllerDEU Jörg MüllernowrapDEU BMW Team GermanynowrapBEL Pierre-Yves Corthals[Report](2007-curitiba-world-touring-car-championship-round)
DEU Jörg MüllerBRA Augusto FarfusnowrapDEU BMW Team GermanyITA Luca Rangoni
NLD Race of the NetherlandsCHE Alain MenuITA Luca RangoniCHE Alain MenuUSA ChevroletITA Luca Rangoni[Report](2007-zandvoort-world-touring-car-championship-round)
ITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Gabriele TarquiniESP SEAT SportITA Luca Rangoni
ESP Race of SpainnowrapGBR James ThompsonnowrapGBR James ThompsonnowrapGBR James ThompsonnowrapITA N.TechnologynowrapITA Luca Rangoni[Report](2007-valencia-world-touring-car-championship-round)
GBR Robert HuffGBR James ThompsonITA N.TechnologyITA Luca Rangoni
FRA Race of FranceCHE Alain MenuCHE Alain MenuCHE Alain MenuUSA ChevroletITA Stefano D'Aste[Report](2007-pau-world-touring-car-championship-round)
BRA Augusto FarfusBRA Augusto FarfusDEU BMW Team GermanyBEL Pierre-Yves Corthals
CZE Race of the Czech RepublicESP Félix PorteiroBRA Augusto FarfusESP Félix PorteironowrapITA BMW Team Italy-SpainnowrapITA Massimiliano Pedalà[Report](2007-brno-world-touring-car-championship-round)
nowrapITA Alessandro ZanardiDEU Jörg MüllerDEU BMW Team GermanyITA Stefano D'Aste
PRT Race of PortugalCHE Alain MenuGBR Robert HuffCHE Alain MenuUSA ChevroletITA Stefano D'Aste[Report](2007-boavista-world-touring-car-championship-round)
DEU Jörg MüllerGBR Andy PriaulxGBR BMW Team UKBEL Pierre-Yves Corthals
SWE Race of SwedenPRT Tiago MonteiroCHE Alain MenuGBR Robert HuffUSA ChevroletITA Luca Rangoni[Report](2007-anderstorp-world-touring-car-championship-round)
ITA Alessandro ZanardiSWE Rickard RydellUSA ChevroletITA Roberto Colciago
DEU Race of GermanyITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Roberto ColciagoFRA Yvan MullerESP SEAT SportITA Roberto Colciago[Report](2007-oschersleben-world-touring-car-championship-round)
GBR James ThompsonBRA Augusto FarfusDEU BMW Team GermanyITA Massimiliano Pedalà
GBR Race of UKCHE Alain MenuFRA Yvan MullerCHE Alain MenuUSA ChevroletBEL Pierre-Yves Corthals[Report](2007-brands-hatch-world-touring-car-championship-round)
GBR Colin TurkingtonGBR Andy PriaulxGBR BMW Team UKBEL Pierre-Yves Corthals
ITA Race of ItalyFRA Yvan MullerESP Jordi GenéFRA Yvan MullerESP SEAT SportITA Luca Rangoni[Report](2007-monza-world-touring-car-championship-round)
GBR James ThompsonESP Jordi GenéESP SEAT SportITA Roberto Colciago
MAC Guia Race of MacauCHE Alain MenuITA Gabriele TarquiniCHE Alain MenuUSA ChevroletITA Luca Rangoni[Report](2007-guia-race-of-macau)
ITA Gabriele TarquiniGBR Andy PriaulxGBR BMW Team UKITA Luca Rangoni

Championship standings

Points system
**1st**
10

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver[BRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-brazil)
BRA[NED](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-netherlands)
NLD[ESP](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-spain)
ESP[FRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-france)
FRA[CZE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-czech-republic)
CZE[POR](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-portugal)
PRT[SWE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-sweden)
SWE[GER](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-germany)
DEU[UK](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-uk)
GBR[ITA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-italy)
ITA[MAC](2007-guia-race-of-macau)
MACPts1234567891011121314151617181920=NCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCPosCar[BRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-brazil)
BRA[NED](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-netherlands)
NLD[ESP](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-spain)
ESP[FRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-france)
FRA[CZE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-czech-republic)
CZE[POR](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-portugal)
PRT[SWE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-sweden)
SWE[GER](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-germany)
DEU[UK](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-uk)
GBR[ITA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-italy)
ITA[MAC](2007-guia-race-of-macau)
MACPts
GBR Andy Priaulx228**5**5362Ret7711113527*1NCRet8**1****92**
FRA Yvan Muller8**4**NC1234266DNS5*5*6Ret154*5***1**527†DNS**81**
GBR James ThompsonRet111319***1***1107951010353*4*28*3*3*53**79**
BRA Augusto Farfus Jr.315222†107*1**4*296169*7111Ret7Ret26†DNS**71**
ITA Nicola LariniRet102425Ret1156320†72Ret21Ret124272**71**
CHE Alain MenuRetRet**1**Ret914***1***88**Ret****1**3*8***3**NC10**1**Ret5Ret**1**21†**69**
DEU Jörg Müller***1****3*1038**2**1110218***2***15104Ret147*16141320†**66**
ITA Gabriele Tarquini457*1*Ret24†1912744757**2**710Ret6Ret*2**14***62**
GBR Robert Huff5RetRet13Ret*13*4420NC*2*111111166*38**4**3Ret**57**
ESP Jordi Gené912910468**5**1581421†1824635*6**2*1422†**55**
PRT Tiago Monteiro49Ret12331391513**2**61082111Ret864**38**
ESP Félix PorteiroRetRet118Ret195Ret**1**317181416Ret209***2**18Ret127**32**
NLD Tom Coronel68Ret142125†9RetRet116444Ret12139*97155**29**
ITA Luca RangoniRet7*3*677Ret1718Ret2012172016181621†10DNS1710**15**
ITA Alessandro Zanardi761211RetDNSRet93*20*161520*15*Ret1515Ret13610Ret**14**
SWE Rickard Rydell91116**13**
ITA Roberto ColciagoWDWD67RetRetDNSDNSRetDNS1918*8***14**121522†9**6**
MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.121515166912Ret1113129Ret1212919131413**3**
BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals10914151316181312151382223RetDNS8*10DSQDSQRet13**3**
ESP Sergio Hernández14Ret10814RetRetDNSRet221417181619172115**1**
SWE Fredrik Ekblom12141112169***1**
NLD Olivier TielemansRet1416171411Ret161916RetDNS13219Ret2014Ret11**0**
NLD Duncan Huisman911**0**
ITA Stefano D'Aste11131718121813Ret1410111421191713171721101812**0**
ITA Massimiliano Pedalà11151012Ret11NC18**0**
ESP Oscar Nogués12DNS**0**
IRL Emmet O'Brien13Ret1820171717Ret1617Ret19**0**
RUS Timur Sadredinov1319**0**
ITA Maurizio Ceresoli1523Ret151714181623251516Ret1917Ret2218**0**
FRA Anthony Beltoise1514**0**
PRT Miguel FreitasRet2116Ret16Ret211819RetDNSDNS20152319**0**
SWE Tomas Engström1516**0**
DEU Franz Engstler1916**0**
SWE Carl Rosenblad25172017**0**
PRT Luís Pedro Magalhães2117**0**
ESP María de Villota1820**0**
RUS Viktor Shapovalov19232021**0**
RUS Lev Fridman20221922**0**
RUS Sergey KrylovRet20**0**
ITA Davide Roda2321†**0**
RUS Evgeny Zelenov2124**0**
DEU Peter TertingRet22†**0**
RUS Alexander Lvov2426**0**
RUS Andrey Romanov24Ret**0**
RUS Andrey Smetsky2627**0**
HKG Henry Lee Jr.RetDNS**0**
MAC André CoutoDNSDNS
MAC Ao Chi HongWDWD
*guest drivers ineligible for points*
GBR Colin Turkington3**4**148**
SWE Robert Dahlgren108**
DEU Phillip Geipel2219*
HKG David Louie25Ret*

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |} † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Point system: 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 for top eight finishers in each race.

Drivers with 0 points were not classified in official championship results.

  • Phillip Geipel, Robert Dahlgren, Colin Turkington and David Louie were not eligible to score championship points. Thus, 9th-place finishers scored points in the Race 2 of Sweden, Race 1 & 2 of the United Kingdom and Race 2 of Macau.

Yokohama Independents' Trophy

Championship promoter KSO organised the Yokohama Independents’ Trophies within the 2007 FIA World Touring Car Championship.

Drivers were awarded points towards the Independents' Trophy in the first twenty rounds on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight finishers of those entries which were classified as Independents. Points were awarded in the final two rounds on a 20-16-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis.

PosDriver[BRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-brazil)
BRA[NED](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-netherlands)
NLD[ESP](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-spain)
ESP[FRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-france)
FRA[CZE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-czech-republic)
CZE[POR](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-portugal)
PRT[SWE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-sweden)
SWE[GER](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-germany)
DEU[UK](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-uk)
GBR[ITA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-italy)
ITA[MAC](2007-guia-race-of-macau)
MACPts123456789101112131415161718192021222324NCNCPosDriver[BRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-brazil)
BRA[NED](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-netherlands)
NLD[ESP](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-spain)
ESP[FRA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-france)
FRA[CZE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-the-czech-republic)
CZE[POR](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-portugal)
PRT[SWE](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-sweden)
SWE[GER](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-germany)
DEU[UK](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-uk)
GBR[ITA](2007-fia-wtcc-race-of-italy)
ITA[MAC](2007-guia-race-of-macau)
MACPts
ITA Stefano D'Aste11131718121813**Ret**14*10***11*****14***21191713171721101812**152**
ITA Luca RangoniRet*7****3****6**7***7**Ret1718Ret2012***17*****20**16*18*1621†***10*****DNS*****17******10*****150**
BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals**10****9**141513161813**12**15*13*82223RetDNS***8******10***DSQDSQRet13**124**
ESP Sergio Hernández*14*Ret10*8**14**Ret*RetDNSRet221417181619172115**81**
ITA Roberto ColciagoWDWD6**7****Ret**RetDNSDNSRetDNS19*18****8*****14**121522†*9***78**
ITA Maurizio Ceresoli1523Ret151714181623251516Ret1917Ret2218**66**
ITA Massimiliano Pedalà1115*10***12**Ret11NC18**44**
PRT Miguel FreitasRet2116Ret16Ret211819RetDNSDNS20152319**36**
IRL Emmet O'Brien13Ret1820171717Ret1617Ret19**35**
DEU Franz Engstler1916**20**
SWE Carl Rosenblad25*17*2017**16**
FRA Anthony Beltoise**15**14**14**
SWE Tomas Engström1516**13**
RUS Timur Sadredinov1319**10**
PRT Luís Pedro Magalhães2117**7**
RUS Alexander Lvov2426**5**
RUS Viktor Shapovalov19232021**5**
RUS Lev Fridman20221922**4**
RUS Andrey Smetsky2627**3**
ITA Davide Roda2321†**3**
RUS Andrey Romanov24Ret**2**
RUS Sergey KrylovRet20**2**
ESP María de Villota1820**2**
RUS Evgeny Zelenov2124**1**
HKG Henry Lee Jr.RetDNS**0**
MAC Ao Chi HongWDWD
    • Guest driver

Yokohama Teams' Trophy

The Yokohama Teams' Trophy was won by Proteam Motorsport.

Manufacturers' Championship

PosManufacturerCarWinsPoints1234
DEU BMWBMW 320si9**255**
ESP SEATSEAT León, SEAT León TDI4**249**
USA ChevroletChevrolet Lacetti7**218**
ITA Alfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 1562**124**

Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis in each race but only to the top two placegetters from each manufacturer. All the other cars of that same manufacturer were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070716091930/http://dnl.fiawtcc.com/Sporting_Regulations_2007_03_27.pdf 2007 WTCC Sporting Regulations] Retrieved from fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 December 2014
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213205745/http://www.fiawtcc.com/archives/2007/2007_WTCC_Points.pdf Championship point standings] Retrieved from www.fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 December 2014
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213205419/http://www.fiawtcc.com/archives/2007/2007_WTCC_Entrylist.pdf 2007 FIA World Touring Car Championship - Entry List] Retrieved from www.fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 December 2014
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070628224336/http://dnl.fiawtcc.com/2007FIAWTCCYokohamaTrophies.pdf ''Yokohama Independents' Trophies - Regulations''] Retrieved from fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 December 2014
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213205809/http://www.fiawtcc.com/archives/2007/2007_WTCC_Trophies.pdf Yokohama Teams' Trophy] Retrieved from www.fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 December 2014
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