2007 Canadian F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Canadian Grand Prix
Track: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Lewis HAMILTON won his 1st F1 World Championship race at the 2007 Canadian F1 GP, taking the flag in his 6th Grand Prix start to become the first black driver in F1 history to win a race. The McLaren driver started from pole and won at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve by 4.343 seconds from Nick Heidfeld in a race featuring four safety-car periods. It was the 151st win for the McLaren F1 team and Hamiltons maiden F1 victory.

Hamilton first F1 pole, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 10 June 2007 opened with Lewis Hamilton taking his first F1 pole with a 1:15.707 lap, Alonso second for a McLaren front-row lockout. Heidfeld third for BMW Sauber, Raikkonen fourth for Ferrari, Massa fifth. Hamilton had taken the lead in the drivers championship in Monaco already and now had pole for his first F1 win.

Race day: Hamilton leads, four safety cars, chaos behind

Hamilton led 67 of the 70 laps at Montreal, controlling the race through four separate safety-car periods that turned the race into a strategic gauntlet. He won by 4.343 seconds from Nick Heidfeld, whose second was BMW Saubers first F1 podium. Alexander Wurz took a stunning third for Williams-Toyota, his first podium since Imola 2005. Kovalainen fourth for Renault, Raikkonen fifth for Ferrari, Sato sixth for Super Aguri (their first F1 points since debut). Alonso only seventh after making a mistake at the Wall of Champions during the chaos. Alonso set the fastest lap on lap 46 with a 1:16.367.

Hamiltons maiden F1 victory, historic first

Lewis Hamiltons win at Montreal was the first F1 Grand Prix victory by a black driver in the sports 57-year world championship history. At 22 years and 158 days he became one of the youngest race winners in F1 history. His post-race Canadian Grand Prix celebration on the podium was one of the images of the season, and set the tone for what would be a title-fight rookie campaign.

Championship: Hamilton 48, Alonso 40, Massa 33, Raikkonen 27

Hamilton extended his championship lead to 8 points over Alonso. Indianapolis in a week would be the next race, and Hamiltons title challenge was gaining serious momentum.

Classification 2007 Canadian F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	1	70	67	1:44:11.292	10
2	9	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	3	70		1:44:15.635+4.343s	8
3	17	AlexanderWurz	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	19	70		1:44:16.617+5.325s	6
4	4	HeikkiKovalainen	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	22	70		1:44:18.021+6.729s	5
5	6	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	4	70		1:44:24.299+13.007s	4
6	22	TakumaSato	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	11	70		1:44:27.990+16.698s	3
7	1	FernandoAlonso	McLaren	McLaren MP4/22Mercedes FO 108	2	70		1:44:33.228+21.936s	2
8	11	RalfSchumacher	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	18	70		1:44:34.180+22.888s	1
9	15	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	6	70		1:44:34.252+22.960s
10	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW29Toyota RVX-07	7	70		1:44:35.276+23.984s
11	23	AnthonyDavidson	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA07Honda RA807E	17	70		1:44:35.610+24.318s
12	8	RubensBarrichello	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	13	70		1:44:41.731+30.439s
DNF	12	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF107Toyota RVX-07	10	58		Accident
DNF	18	VitantonioLiuzzi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	12	54		Accident
DNF	21	ChristijanAlbers	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	21	47		Front-wing
DNF	14	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB3Renault RS27	14	36		Gearbox
DNF	10	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.07BMW P86	8	26		Accident
DNF	20	AdrianSutil	Spyker	Spyker F8-VIIFerrari 056	20	21		Accident
DNF	19	ScottSpeed	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2Ferrari 056	16	8		Accident
DNF	7	JensonButton	Honda	Honda RA107Honda RA807E	15	0		Gearbox
DSQ	5	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F2007Ferrari 056	5	51	3	Disqualified
DSQ	3	GiancarloFisichella	Renault	Renault R27Renault RS27	9	51		Disqualified

Fastest lap: 1:16.367 min. by Fernando Alonso

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