2007 Spanish F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Spanish Grand Prix
Track: Catalunya Circuit

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Felipe MASSA won his 4th F1 World Championship race at the 2007 Spanish F1 GP. The Ferrari driver started from pole and won at Barcelona by 6.790 seconds from Lewis Hamilton, who took McLaren rookies fourth consecutive podium in as many races. It was the 198th win for the Ferrari F1 team and Massas 2nd win of the season, on a difficult day for Fernando Alonso in front of his home fans.

Massa pole, Alonso alongside

Barcelona on 13 May 2007 opened with Felipe Massa taking pole with a 1:21.421 lap, Alonso just 0.030 seconds back for a McLaren-Ferrari front row. Raikkonen third, Hamilton fourth. Alonsos home crowd came in force expecting a Spanish victory, but the Ferrari race pace advantage on Sunday was clear.

Race day: Massa controls, Hamilton takes second, Alonso only third

Massa led 55 of the 65 laps at Barcelona. Hamilton, ahead of Alonso at the start after a superb getaway from fourth, held second the whole race and took McLarens sixth podium in five races. Alonso, who had been passed by his rookie teammate at the start, could not recover and finished third. Kubica fourth for BMW Sauber, Coulthard fifth for Red Bull, Rosberg sixth for Williams. Massa also set the fastest lap on lap 14 with a 1:22.680.

Championship: Hamilton 30, Alonso 28, Raikkonen 22, Massa 27

Hamilton now led the drivers championship for the first time in his F1 career, ahead of his teammate Alonso by 2 points. Massa third on 27, Raikkonen fourth on 22. McLaren 58 constructors, Ferrari 57 (McLaren just ahead). Monaco in two weeks would be the season's next flashpoint.

Classification 2007 Spanish F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	5	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	1	65	55	1:31:36.230	10
2	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	4	65	8	1:31:43.020+6.790s	8
3	1	FernandoAlonso	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	2	65		1:31:53.686+17.456s	6
4	10	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	5	65		1:32:07.845+31.615s	5
5	14	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	9	65		1:32:34.561+58.331s	4
6	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	11	65		1:32:35.768+59.538s	3
7	4	HeikkiKovalainen	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	8	65		1:32:38.358+1:02.128	2
8	22	TakumaSato	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	13	64		+1 lap	1
9	3	GiancarloFisichella	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	10	64		+1 lap
10	8	RubensBarrichello	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	12	64		+1 lap
11	23	AnthonyDavidson	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	15	64		+1 lap
12	7	JensonButton	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	14	64		+1 lap
13	20	AdrianSutil	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	20	63		+2 laps
14	21	ChristijanAlbers	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	21	63		+2 laps
DNF	9	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	7	46	2	Gearbox
DNF	11	RalfSchumacher	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	17	44		Suspension
DNF	18	VitantonioLiuzzi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	16	19		Retired
DNF	19	ScottSpeed	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	22	9		Tyre
DNF	6	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	3	9		Suspension
DNF	12	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	6	8		Fuel Pressure
DNF	15	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	19	7		Hydraulics
DNF	17	AlexanderWurz	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	18	1		Collision

Fastest lap: 1:22.680 min. by Felipe Massa

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