2007 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix
Track: Bahrain International Circuit

Weather: dry, very hot, sunny

Felipe MASSA won his 3rd F1 World Championship race at the 2007 Bahrain F1 GP, delivering Ferrari a home win at the Bahrain International Circuit and Massa a bounce-back after his Sepang trouble. The Ferrari driver started from pole and won by 2.360 seconds from Lewis Hamilton. It was the 197th win for the Ferrari F1 team and Massas 1st win of the season.

Massa pole with Ferrari back on top

The Bahrain International Circuit on 15 April 2007 opened with Felipe Massa taking pole with a 1:32.652 lap for Ferrari, Hamilton second in his third F1 race, Raikkonen third for Ferrari. Alonso only fourth for McLaren. Massas Ferrari pace was decisive on the abrasive Bahrain surface.

Race day: Massa lights-to-flag, Hamilton hangs on for second

Massa led 51 of the 57 laps, controlling the race throughout. Hamilton, running his own race brilliantly, took second at 2.360 seconds ahead of Raikkonen for another rookie podium. Alonso only fifth, undone by strategic decisions that did not quite work. Heidfeld fourth for BMW Sauber, Kubica sixth in the second BMW Sauber. Massa also set the fastest lap on lap 42 with a 1:34.067.

Hamiltons three-in-a-row podiums

Lewis Hamiltons second at Bahrain gave him podium finishes in his first three F1 races, an unprecedented start for a rookie. He now led the drivers championship with 22 points, level with Alonso and Raikkonen, all on 22 after three races.

Championship: Hamilton 22, Alonso 22, Raikkonen 22

A three-way tie at the top after Bahrain. McLaren 44 constructors, Ferrari 38, BMW Sauber 20. Spain in a fortnight would be Alonsos home Grand Prix.

Classification 2007 Bahrain F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	5	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	1	57	51	1:33:27.515	10
2	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	2	57	4	1:33:29.875+2.360s	8
3	6	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	3	57	2	1:33:38.354+10.839s	6
4	9	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	5	57		1:33:41.346+13.831s	5
5	1	FernandoAlonso	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	4	57		1:33:41.941+14.426s	4
6	10	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	6	57		1:34:13.440+45.925s	3
7	12	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	9	57		1:34:48.886+1:21.371	2
8	3	GiancarloFisichella	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	7	57		1:34:49.216+1:21.701	1
9	4	HeikkiKovalainen	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	12	57		1:34:56.926+1:29.411
10	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	10	57		1:34:57.431+1:29.916
11	17	AlexanderWurz	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	11	56		+1 lap
12	11	RalfSchumacher	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	14	56		+1 lap
13	8	RubensBarrichello	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	15	56		+1 lap
14	21	ChristijanAlbers	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	22	55		+2 laps
15	20	AdrianSutil	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	20	53		+4 laps
16	23	AnthonyDavidson	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	13	51		Engine
DNF	15	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	8	41		Gearbox
DNF	14	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	21	36		Driveshaft
DNF	22	TakumaSato	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	17	34		Engine
DNF	18	VitantonioLiuzzi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	18	26		Hydraulics
DNF	7	JensonButton	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	16	0		Collision
DNF	19	ScottSpeed	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	19	0		Collision

Fastest lap: 1:34.067 min. by Felipe Massa

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