2007 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Monaco Grand Prix
Track: Monaco Circuit

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Fernando ALONSO won his 17th F1 World Championship race at the 2007 Monaco F1 GP, delivering a McLaren 1-2 in the streets of Monte Carlo. The Renault-turned-McLaren driver started from pole and won by 4.095 seconds from Lewis Hamilton. It was the 150th win for the McLaren F1 team and Alonsos 2nd win of the season, in a race that sparked internal McLaren tensions over team orders.

Alonso pole, McLaren front-row lockout

Monaco on 27 May 2007 opened with Fernando Alonso taking pole with a 1:15.726 lap, Hamilton second in a McLaren front-row lockout. Massa third for Ferrari, Fisichella fourth for Renault, Rosberg fifth for Williams. The McLaren MP4-22 was clearly the fastest car on Monacos street layout.

Race day: McLaren 1-2, Hamilton held back

Alonso led 73 of the 78 laps at Monaco with Hamilton close behind throughout. Hamilton was under McLaren team instructions not to pass his teammate, a source of controversy that would grow all season. Alonso won by 4.095 seconds, McLarens second 1-2 of the season. Massa a distant third for Ferrari, Fisichella fourth for Renault, Kubica fifth for BMW Sauber, Heidfeld sixth. Alonso set the fastest lap on lap 44 with a 1:15.284.

McLaren team-orders controversy begins

The paddock buzz after Monaco was about Ron Dennis publicly restraining Hamilton from racing his teammate. The FIA investigated but found no rules violation. It was the first sign of the toxic Hamilton-Alonso relationship that would define the season.

Championship: Alonso 38, Hamilton 38, Raikkonen 23, Massa 33

Alonso and Hamilton were tied on 38 points, Massa third on 33, Raikkonen fourth on 23. McLaren 76 constructors, Ferrari 56. Canada in a week would introduce the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to the season.

Classification 2007 Monaco F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	FernandoAlonso	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	1	78	73	1:40:29.329	10
2	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	2	78	5	1:40:33.424+4.095s	8
3	5	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	3	78		1:41:38.443+1:09.114	6
4	3	GiancarloFisichella	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	4	77		+1 lap	5
5	10	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	8	77		+1 lap	4
6	9	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	7	77		+1 lap	3
7	17	AlexanderWurz	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	11	77		+1 lap	2
8	6	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	16	77		+1 lap	1
9	19	ScottSpeed	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	18	77		+1 lap
10	8	RubensBarrichello	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	9	77		+1 lap
11	7	JensonButton	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	10	77		+1 lap
12	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	5	77		+1 lap
13	4	HeikkiKovalainen	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	15	76		Engine
14	14	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	13	76		+2 laps
15	12	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	14	76		+2 laps
16	11	RalfSchumacher	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	20	76		+2 laps
17	22	TakumaSato	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	21	76		+2 laps
18	23	AnthonyDavidson	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	17	76		+2 laps
19	21	ChristijanAlbers	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	22	70		Driveshaft
DNF	20	AdrianSutil	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	19	53		Accident
DNF	15	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	6	17		Gearbox
DNF	18	VitantonioLiuzzi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	12	2		Accident

Fastest lap: 1:15.284 min. by Fernando Alonso

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