2007 GP2 Series

The season started in Bahrain. Luca Filippi started the season with win from pole, while Nicolas Lapierre took his first GP2 win in his third season in the sprint race. One of pre-season favourites, Timo Glock finished 2nd in both races. Michael Ammermüller, who was driving for defending teams' champion ART Grand Prix was injured and missed next two races.

Next event started with big start crash involving several drivers, including series leader Filippi. Safety car was instantly deployed and majority of the field opted to make their mandatory pit stop. Glock wasn't one of those and he lost his chances to win the race as a result. Bruno Senna took his first GP2 victory in his third race. Glock finally got his first win of the season after three second places in the sprint.

At Monaco, only one race was held which was won by Pastor Maldonado who had celebrated a victory in World Series there in the previous year. Glock increased his podium streak to five races after finishing 3rd.

Two drivers made their comeback to GP2 in Magny-Cours. Adam Carroll replaced underperforming Antônio Pizzonia while Ernesto Viso replaced Sérgio Jimenez.

Glock took pole position in Magny-Cours but the race started difficult time for him. He crashed with his teammate Andreas Zuber who started second, just a few metres after the start. Later on the first lap, Viso had massive shunt in which his car turned over and flew over the concrete barrier. Viso was lucky not to suffer serious injuries. The race was eventually won by a veteran Giorgio Pantano, giving Campos Racing its first victory in GP2. Viso's teammate Javier Villa won the sprint race, becoming youngest ever winner in GP2 at that time (the record was broken a year later by Sébastien Buemi).

Glock failed to finish both Silverstone races as well. Zuber won the feature race while Carroll took the sprint, making it nine winners in nine races. More amazingly, they were divided to eight different teams: only iSport International had two drivers who had won a race at this point.

Glock rebounded to take feature race victory at his home soil in Nürburgring. Sprint race was won by Villa. Glock was also on pole in Hungaroring but failed to score after mistake during the race. Hungaroring race was won by Carroll who leap-frogged several positions with well-timed pit stop during the safety car, as those who had made their stops already had to use start/finish straight which had a lot of debris on it. Villa was again victorious in sprint race, with Carroll taking 2nd. Despite starting later in the season, he was en route to good position in the championship.

At Istanbul, Lucas di Grassi, who had finished in the points in every race except one at that point, took his first victory of the season. Glock won the sprint race, so he eventually got more points than di Grassi while these two were battling for the championship.

At Monza, Pantano won the feature race and Glock the sprint. di Grassi failed to get podium after car troubles at the end of the feature race. Pantano, meanwhile, was disqualified in the sprint race after driving several laps with broken front wing.

At Spa, Glock stalled at the start and finished the race in 17th position. Lapierre was the eventual winner. Glock then collided with Ricardo Risatti during reconnaissance lap of the sprint race and failed to start. di Grassi got good chance to close the gap on him but couldn't do better than third in a race which was won by the Indian Karun Chandhok.

The final race was held in Valencia and that was only race of the season which was not supporting F1. Glock started the weekend two points ahead of di Grassi. The feature race started on damp track. Tyre choice was crucial. The best drivers started on intermediates and then quite soon moved to slicks as the mandatory pit window had opened. The gaps in the race were exceptionally big, only five drivers finished in the same lap with the winner Vitaly Petrov. Glock was seventh while di Grassi spun off on damp track, just after switching to slicks. Glock got to start from the front row in the sprint race while di Grassi's place was near the back of the grid. Glock confirmed his championship with the victory in the final race, 11 points ahead of di Grassi. Pantano finished third in the series on countback ahead of Filippi.

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/05 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
ART Grand Prix	1	Michael Ammermüller	1, 4–5
		Mikhail Aleshin[1][2]	2, 11
		Sébastien Buemi[3]	3, 6–10
	2	Lucas di Grassi[4]	All
Minardi Piquet Sports	3	Alexandre Negrão[5]	All
	4	Roldán Rodríguez	All
iSport International	5	Timo Glock[6]	All
	6	Andreas Zuber[7][a]	All
Arden International[b]	7	Bruno Senna[8]	All
	8	Adrian Zaugg[8]	1–10
		Filipe Albuquerque[9]	11
Petrol Ofisi FMS International	9	Antônio Pizzonia[10]	1–3
		Adam Carroll[11]	4–11
	10	Jason Tahinci	All
Trident Racing	11	Pastor Maldonado[12]	1–7
		Ricardo Risatti[13]	8–10
		Sergio Hernández[14]	11
	12	Kohei Hirate[15]	All
Racing Engineering	14	Javier Villa[16]	All
	15	Sérgio Jimenez	1–3
		Ernesto Viso[17]	4, 6
		Filipe Albuquerque[18]	5
		Marcos Martinez[19]	7–11
Super Nova International	16	Luca Filippi[20]	All
	17	Mike Conway[20]	All
BCN Competición	18	Sakon Yamamoto[21]	1–6
		Markus Niemelä[22]	7, 9–11
		Henri Karjalainen	8
	19	Ho-Pin Tung[23]	All
DPR	20	Christian Bakkerud[24]	1–8, 10–11
		Olivier Pla[25]	9
	21	Andy Soucek[26]	All
DAMS	22	Kazuki Nakajima[27]	All
	23	Nicolas Lapierre[28]	All
Campos Grand Prix	24	Vitaly Petrov[29]	All
	25	Giorgio Pantano[29]	All
Durango	26	Borja García[30]	All
	27	Karun Chandhok[31]	All

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap in the feature and sprint races. The driver also had to start the race from his allocated grid position to be eligible to claim the fastest lap and has to drive 90% of race laps. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points

Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Pos Driver BHR   CAT   MON   MAG   SIL   NÜR   HUN   IST   MNZ   SPA   VAL   Points 1   Timo Glock 2 2 2 1 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 5 10 Ret 4 1 3 1 17 DNS 7 1 88 2   Lucas di Grassi 5 Ret 3 3 5 2 4 4 4 2 6 4 4 1 11 13 4 3 3 Ret 13 77 3   Giorgio Pantano DNS Ret Ret 6 2 1 3 Ret 8 4 7 Ret 7 2 12 1 DSQ Ret 14 2 5 59 4   Luca Filippi 1 3 Ret 11 4 4 2 5 7 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 7 2 2 2 7 18† 6 59 5   Kazuki Nakajima 17 6 15 7 10 17 6 3 3 3 3 2 Ret 6 Ret DSQ 18 Ret 9 3 7 44 6   Javier Villa Ret 10 8 2 Ret 7 1 13 22† 8 1 8 1 12 Ret 6 Ret 4 15 8 2 42 7   Adam Carroll DSQ 14 6 1 Ret 14 1 2 3 3 Ret 15 Ret 6 Ret 15 36 8   Bruno Senna 4 8 1 4 11 3 7 11 10 15 Ret 13 12 10 6 4 3 Ret 8 Ret 14 34 9   Andreas Zuber 3 Ret DNS 9 Ret Ret 15 1 6 Ret 21 3 6 Ret 14 Ret 5 18 12 12 12 30 10   Borja García 8 4 5 14 16† 14 20† 20† 17 19 12 5 5 5 4 Ret 19 16 17 5 4 28 11   Pastor Maldonado DNS 16† Ret 17† 1 10 8 7 2 6 4 Ret Ret 25 12   Nicolas Lapierre 7 1 Ret DNS Ret 8 Ret Ret DNS 9 Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 10 17† 1 21 Ret 21 23 13   Vitaly Petrov 14 11 10 16† 6 5 5 9 9 11 17 Ret 9 17 5 12 12 9 11 1 8 21 14   Mike Conway Ret 5 Ret 12 Ret 9 Ret 2 5 18 15 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 9 5 5 16 9 19 15   Karun Chandhok 9 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 16 12 13 Ret 16 14 15† 8 Ret 5 6 7 1 17 Ret 16 16   Andy Soucek 12 9 14 Ret 14 12 10 Ret 20 Ret 13 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 6 2 6 3 15 17   Roldán Rodríguez Ret 12 4 Ret Ret 16 9 8 11 10 9 6 3 11 8 Ret 8 15 10 Ret 17 14 18   Adrian Zaugg 6 17 Ret 13 9 6 Ret 14 19 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 15† Ret Ret 13 19 10 19   Kohei Hirate 18 Ret 13 10 12 Ret 11 18 Ret 5 2 11 10 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret 16 9 20   Alexandre Negrão Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret Ret Ret 18 12 10 Ret 13 7 2 14 Ret 19† 16 15 18 8 21   Sébastien Buemi 7 Ret 20 15 17 Ret 13 7 14 10 Ret 6 22   Marcos Martínez DNQ DNQ 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 22 5 23   Ho-Pin Tung 15 Ret 11 Ret 13 13 17 17 15 16 22† 9 Ret 9 9 Ret 16† 8 4 11 11 4 24   Sérgio Jimenez 19† Ret 7 5 17† 4 25   Mikhail Aleshin 6 Ret 9 20 3 26   Michael Ammermüller 10 7 Ret 19 10 12 1 27   Antônio Pizzonia 16 Ret Ret 8 8 1 28   Ricardo Risatti 16 10 8 Ret 20† 18 1 29   Ernesto Viso Ret DNS 14 8 0 30   Sakon Yamamoto 11 14 9 18† Ret 11 13 16 Ret 13 11 0 31   Markus Niemelä Ret DNS 9 11 11 Ret 14 Ret 0 32   Filipe Albuquerque 15 14 10 10 0 33   Jason Tahinci Ret 13 DNS Ret Ret 15 18 19 16 17† 19 Ret 11 14 Ret 11 20 14 20 13 Ret 0 34   Christian Bakkerud 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 21 Ret 18 Ret DNS DNQ DNQ 12 Ret Ret Ret 0 35   Olivier Pla Ret 13 0 36   Sergio Hernández Ret 19 0   Henri Karjalainen Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver BHR   CAT   MON   MAG   SIL   NÜR   HUN   IST   MNZ   SPA   VAL   Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

• † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Pos	Team	Car No.	BHR		CAT		MON	MAG		SIL		NÜR		HUN		IST		MNZ		SPA		VAL		Points
1	iSport International	5	2	2	2	1	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	5	10	Ret	4	1	3	1	17	DNS	7	1	118
		6	3	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	Ret	15	1	6	Ret	21	3	6	Ret	14	Ret	5	18	12	12	12
2	ART Grand Prix	1	10	7	6	Ret	7	Ret	19	10	12	Ret	20	15	17	Ret	13	7	14	10	Ret	9	20	87
		2	5	Ret	3	3	5	2	4	4	4	2	6	4	4	1	11	13	4	3	3	Ret	13
3	Campos Grand Prix	24	14	11	10	16†	6	5	5	9	9	11	17	Ret	9	17	5	12	12	9	11	1	8	80
		25	DNS	Ret	Ret	6	2	1	3	Ret	8	4	7	Ret	7	2	12	1	DSQ	Ret	14	2	5
4	Super Nova International	16	1	3	Ret	11	4	4	2	5	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	7	2	2	2	7	18†	6	78
		17	Ret	5	Ret	12	Ret	9	Ret	2	5	18	15	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	5	5	16	9
5	DAMS	22	17	6	15	7	10	17	6	3	3	3	3	2	Ret	6	Ret	DSQ	18	Ret	9	3	7	67
		23	7	1	Ret	DNS	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	Ret	14	15	Ret	10	17†	1	21	Ret	21
6	Racing Engineering	14	Ret	10	8	2	Ret	7	1	13	22†	8	1	8	1	12	Ret	6	Ret	4	15	8	2	51
		15	19†	Ret	7	5	17†	Ret	DNS	15	14	14	8	DNQ	DNQ	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	22
7	Arden International	7	4	8	1	4	11	3	7	11	10	15	Ret	13	12	10	6	4	3	Ret	8	Ret	14	44
		8	6	17	Ret	13	9	6	Ret	14	19	7	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	15†	Ret	Ret	13	19	10	10
8	Durango	26	8	4	5	14	16†	14	20†	20†	17	19	12	5	5	5	4	Ret	19	16	17	5	4	44
		27	9	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	16	12	13	Ret	16	14	15†	8	Ret	5	6	7	1	17	Ret
9	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	9	16	Ret	Ret	8	8	DSQ	14	6	1	Ret	14	1	2	3	3	Ret	15	Ret	6	Ret	15	37
		10	Ret	13	DNS	Ret	Ret	15	18	19	16	17†	19	Ret	11	14	Ret	11	20	14	20	13	Ret
10	Trident Racing	11	DNS	16†	Ret	17†	1	10	8	7	2	6	4	Ret	Ret	16	10	8	Ret	20†	18	Ret	19	35
		12	18	Ret	13	10	12	Ret	11	18	Ret	5	2	11	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13	Ret	16
11	Minardi Piquet Sports	3	Ret	15	Ret	DNS	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	12	10	Ret	13	7	2	14	Ret	19†	16	15	18	22
		4	Ret	12	4	Ret	Ret	16	9	8	11	10	9	6	3	11	8	Ret	8	15	10	Ret	17
12	DPR	20	13	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	21	Ret	18	Ret	DNS	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	13	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
		21	12	9	14	Ret	14	12	10	Ret	20	Ret	13	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6	2	6	3
13	BCN Competición	18	11	14	9	18†	Ret	11	13	16	Ret	13	11	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	9	11	11	Ret	14	Ret	4
		19	15	Ret	11	Ret	13	13	17	17	15	16	22†	9	Ret	9	9	Ret	16†	8	4	11	11
Pos	Team	Car No.	BHR		CAT		MON	MAG		SIL		NÜR		HUN		IST		MNZ		SPA		VAL		Points

Notes:

• † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

 

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