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Race details
Race 5 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One season
Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.svg
Date 27 May 2007
Official name LXV Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Course Street circuit
3.34 km (2.08 mi)
Distance 78 laps, 260.52 km (162.24 mi)
Weather Cloudy

Air Temp 24-27oC Track Temp 33-42oC[1]

Pole position
Driver 25px Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:15.726
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:15.284 on lap 44
Podium
First 25px Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
Second 25px UK Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
Third 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari

The 2007 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race and was the fifth round of the 2007 Formula One season. It took place from 24–27 May at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo. The race itself commenced at 14:00 CET (noon UTC), Sunday, 27 May, and lasted about 1 hour and 40 minutes. It was won by Fernando Alonso in a McLaren.

Report[]

Background[]

Testing started a week and a half before the race at Circuit Paul Ricard using the circuit's 2D SC configuration to replicate the Circuit de Monaco.[2] Lewis Hamilton went on to score the fastest times on the days of testing whilst the circuit was in the Monaco configuration.

Hamilton, who had never lost a race on the Monte Carlo track (having won there in both GP2 and F3)[3] played down his chances of winning the race, although he still remained "realistic" and optimistic, looking to fight for a win as is "the case with everything (he) competes in."[3]

Practice[]

The final practice session on Saturday morning was heavily affected by rain. Adrian Sutil of Spyker topped the timesheets for this session due to the conditions.

Qualifying[]

Kovalainen in Monaco

Heikki Kovalainen in Monaco

Qualifying was dominated throughout by the two McLarens of Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Despite Hamilton setting fastest times for the first session, Alonso outpaced him in the final stages to take pole position, with Hamilton being held up slightly by Mark Webber. Felipe Massa of Ferrari qualified third fastest, posting a time after the clock stopped. Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen made a mistake and hit the barriers coming out of the Swimming Pool Complex during the second qualifying stage, breaking his front-right suspension. The damage inflicted could not be repaired and he qualified sixteenth. Despite provisionally making the top ten, David Coulthard was penalised for impeding Heikki Kovalainen and demoted to thirteenth.[4] Coulthard's demotion allowed Jenson Button to participate in the final qualifying stage, but he failed to move up the field and finished the qualifying session in 10th place.

Of those whose qualifying went well, former Monaco resident Giancarlo Fisichella fared best, putting his Renault on the second row in fourth place. Nico Rosberg's performance marked a return to form for his Williams team; his fifth place was the British constructor's best qualifying position since Mark Webber's second place at the same track one year before in 2006. Webber himself also fared well, filling the second slot on row three, alongside Rosberg, in sixth place.

Race[]

The race itself was quite uneventful. From the starting line everyone got away for the first laps, with Hamilton diving in behind Alonso to defend any of the Ferrari's advances. After the race, FIA launched an investigation of the McLaren team for giving out team orders, to the effect of asking Hamilton not to attempt to race or overtake Alonso.[5] Ecclestone said McLaren "could be excluded from the championship or they could have points deducted".[6] McLaren were later cleared of any wrongdoing by the FIA.[7]

No other car in the field could keep up with the sheer pace of both of the McLaren-Mercedes, with Massa, after a competitive first stint in third place, dropping to sixty seconds behind Hamilton. Notably, he was the only car the two McLaren drivers did not lap during the afternoon.

Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen came back up the field to eighth place to gain one championship point after his poor qualifying performance.

Vitantonio Liuzzi crashed out of the race on the second lap, a fate that befell Spyker driver Adrian Sutil in the second half of the Grand Prix. The other Spyker car, driven by Christijan Albers failed to finish the race due to a mechanical problem. The only other retirement was Mark Webber, whose Red Bull's gearbox failed in the early stages of the race.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 1 25px Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.059 1:15.431 1:15.726 1
2 2 25px United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.685 1:15.479 1:15.905 2
3 5 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.786 1:16.034 1:15.967 3
4 3 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:17.596 1:16.054 1:16.285 4
5 16 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.870 1:16.100 1:16.439 5
6 15 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.816 1:16.420 1:16.784 6
7 9 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:17.385 1:15.733 1:16.832 7
8 10 25px Flag of Poland Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:17.584 1:15.576 1:16.955 8
9 8 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.244 1:16.454 1:17.498 9
10 7 25px United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 1:17.297 1:16.457 1 1:17.939 10 1
11 14 25px United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:17.204 1:16.319 1 13 1
12 17 25px Austria Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:17.874 1:16.662 11
13 18 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.720 1:16.703 12
14 12 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:17.686 1:16.988 14
15 4 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:17.836 1:17.125 15
16 6 25px Finland Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen Ferrari 1:16.251 no time 16
17 23 25px United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.250 17
18 19 25px USA Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:18.390 18
19 20 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.418 19
20 11 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:18.539 20
21 22 25px Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.554 21
22 21 25px Netherlands Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari no time 22
Source:[8]
Notes
  1. β€” David Coulthard was penalised for blocking Heikki Kovalainen and not allowed to take part in Q3 despite posting the 8th fastest time of Q2, he was then given a two place grid penalty and started the race in 13th place. Jenson Button, who had qualified 11th in Q2, therefore inherited the final place in Q3 from Coulthard.[9]

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 25px Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 78 1:40:29.329 1 10
2 2 25px UK Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 78 +4.095 2 8
3 5 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 78 +1:09.114 3 6
4 3 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 77 +1 Lap 4 5
5 10 25px Flag of Poland Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 77 +1 Lap 8 4
6 9 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 77 +1 Lap 7 3
7 17 25px Austria Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 77 +1 Lap 11 2
8 6 25px Finland Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen Ferrari 77 +1 Lap 16 1
9 19 25px USA Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 77 +1 Lap 18
10 8 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 77 +1 Lap 9
11 7 25px UK Jenson Button Honda 77 +1 Lap 10
12 16 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 77 +1 Lap 5
13 4 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Renault 76 Engine 15
14 14 25px UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 76 +2 Laps 13
15 12 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 76 +2 Laps 14
16 11 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 76 +2 Laps 20
17 22 25px Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 76 +2 Laps 21
18 23 25px UK Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 76 +2 Laps 17
19 21 25px Netherlands Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 70 Driveshaft 22
Ret 20 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 53 Accident 19
Ret 15 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 17 Gearbox 6
Ret 18 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2 Accident 12
  • Christijan Albers was classified as 19th, because he completed 90% of the race winner's distance

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1= 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 38
1= 25px UK Lewis Hamilton 38
3 25px Brazil Felipe Massa 33
4 25px Finland Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen 23
5 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld 18
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Italy Ferrari 56
2 25px Germany BMW Sauber 30
3 25px France Renault 16
4 25px UK Williams-Toyota 7
5 25px Japan Toyota 5
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. ↑ "FORMULA 1β„’ Grand Prix de Monaco 2007 (Race)". Formula1.com (Formula One Group). 27 May 2007. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/774/6401/live_timing_popup.html. Retrieved 30 April 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Paul Ricard day one – Hamilton fastest in France". Official Formula One website. 16 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070602153513/http://www.formula1.com/news/6104.html. Retrieved 18 May 2007. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hamilton Plays Down Chances.". Official Formula One website. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070524092232/http://www.formula1.com/race/news/6124/774.html. Retrieved 22 May 2007. 
  4. ↑ "Coulthard penalised for blocking Kovalainen". The Official Formula 1 Website. 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070528065151/http://www.formula1.com/race/news/6152/774.html. Retrieved 26 May 2007. 
  5. ↑ "FIA to investigate McLaren team orders". Official Formula One website. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070601173345/http://www.formula1.com/race/news/6170/774.html. Retrieved 28 May 2007. 
  6. ↑ "Ecclestone urges FIA to act strongly over Hamilton 'orders'". Daily Mail (UK). 30 May 2007. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/motorsport.html?in_article_id=458536&in_page_id=1954. Retrieved 30 May 2007. 
  7. ↑ "McLaren cleared over Monaco win". Official Formula 1 website. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070601172008/http://www.formula1.com/race/news/6176/774.html. Retrieved 30 May 2006. 
  8. ↑ "FORMULA 1β„’ Grand Prix de Monaco 2007url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/774/6400/". Formula1.com (Formula One Group). 26 May 2007. 
  9. ↑ "Coulthard penalised for blocking - updatedurl=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/5/6152.html". Formula1.com (Formula One Group). 26 May 2007. 

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