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2007 Rolex Sports Car Series

The 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the eighth season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. The 15-race championship for Daytona Prototypes and GT cars began January 27, 2007 and concluded on September 15, 2007. Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty shared the Daytona Prototype title, while Dirk Werner won the GT title.

Schedule

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2007 marked the first time the Sonoma race did not feature the GT class. Phoenix was dropped in favor of Iowa Speedway, and Long Beach was dropped for Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Rnd Race Circuit Class Distance/Duration Date
1 United States  Rolex 24 At Daytona Daytona International Speedway Both 24 hours January 27
January 28
2 Mexico  Mexico City 400k Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Both 400 km (250 mi) March 3
3 United States  Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami Homestead-Miami Speedway Both 2 hours, 30 minutes March 24
4 United States  VIR 400 Virginia International Raceway Both (split races) 250 mi (400 km) April 29
5 United States  U.S. Sports Car Invitational Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Both (split races) 2 hours, 30 minutes May 20
6 United States  Rolex GT Series Challenge Lime Rock Park GT 2 hours, 30 minutes May 28
7 United States  Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen Watkins Glen International Both 6 hours June 9
8 United States  EMCO Gears Classic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Both (split races) 250 mi (400 km) June 24
9 United States  Brumos Porsche 250 Daytona International Speedway Both 250 mi (400 km) July 5
10 United States  Iowa 400k Iowa Speedway Both (split races) 250 mi (400 km) July 14
11 United States  Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant Barber Motorsports Park Both (split races) 2 hours, 30 minutes July 22
12 Canada  Montreal 400k Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Both 2 hours, 30 minutes August 3
13 United States  Crown Royal 200 at the Glen Watkins Glen International DP 200 mi (320 km) August 10
14 United States  Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 Infineon Raceway DP 2 hours, 30 minutes August 25
15 United States  Sunchaser 1000k Miller Motorsports Park Both 1,000 km (620 mi) September 15

Confirmed entrants

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No Team Drivers Engine
Chassis
Daytona Prototype
00 United States  Vision Racing[1] United States  Ed Carpenter
South Africa  Tomas Scheckter
United States  Tony George
United States  A. J. Foyt IV
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
01 United States  TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates United States  Scott Pruett
Mexico  Salvador Durán
Colombia  Juan Pablo Montoya
Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
02 United States  Target Chip Ganassi Racing[1] New Zealand  Scott Dixon
United Kingdom  Dan Wheldon
Mexico  Memo Rojas
Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
3 United States  Southard Motorsports United States  Shane Lewis
United States  Randy Ruhlman
United States  Graham Rahal
Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
05 United States  Sigalsport BMW United States  Bill Auberlen
United States  Matthew Alhadeff
Austria  Karl Wendlinger
United States  Gene Sigal
BMW S62-B50 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
6 United States  Michael Shank Racing United States  Henri Zogaib
United Kingdom  Ian James
Canada  Paul Tracy
United States  A. J. Allmendinger
Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
7 United States  SAMAX United Kingdom  Tom Kimber-Smith
Czech Republic  Tomáš Enge
United States  Jeff Bucknum
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
10 United States  SunTrust Racing South Africa  Wayne Taylor
Italy  Max Angelelli
United States  Jeff Gordon
Denmark  Jan Magnussen
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
11 United States  Citgo SAMAX United Kingdom  Darren Manning
Venezuela  Milka Duno
United Kingdom  Ryan Dalziel
Canada  Patrick Carpentier
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
16 United States  Howard Motorsports[1] United States  Chris Dyson
United States  Rob Dyson
United Kingdom  Guy Smith
United Kingdom  Oliver Gavin
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Crawford DP03
18 Germany  VICI Racing[1] Germany  Uwe Alzen
Germany  Robert Renauer
United States  Terry Borcheller
Argentina  Gastón Mazzacane
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Fabcar FDSC03
19 United States  Finlay Motorsports United States  Rob Finlay
Canada  Michael Valiante
United States  Bobby Labonte
United States  Michael McDowell
Ford 5.0L V8
Crawford DP03
20 United States  Howard Motorsports United Kingdom  Andy Wallace
United States  Butch Leitzinger
United States  Tony Stewart
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Crawford DP03
23 United States  Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing United States  Patrick Long
Germany  Jörg Bergmeister
France  Romain Dumas
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Crawford DP03
39 United States  Cheever Racing Brazil  Christian Fittipaldi
United States  Eddie Cheever
France  Emmanuel Collard
Germany  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Crawford DP03
47 United States  TruSpeed Motorsports[1] United States  Charles Morgan
United States  Rob Morgan
Germany  Timo Bernhard
United States  B. J. Zacharias
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
51 United States  Cheever Racing[1] United Kingdom  Mike Newton
Brazil  Tommy Erdos
United States  Harrison Brix
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Fabcar FDSC03
58 United States  Brumos Racing United States  David Donohue
United States  Darren Law
United States  Buddy Rice
United States  Scott Sharp
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
59 United States  Brumos Porsche United States  Hurley Haywood
United States  J. C. France
Brazil  Roberto Moreno
Portugal  João Barbosa
Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
60 United States  Michael Shank Racing South Africa  Mark Patterson
Brazil  Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Brazil  Hélio Castroneves
United States  Sam Hornish Jr.
Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
75 United States  Krohn Racing United States  Colin Braun
Italy  Max Papis
Finland  JJ Lehto
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
76 United States  Krohn Racing United States  Tracy Krohn
Sweden  Nic Jönsson
United States  Boris Said
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
91 United States  Riley-Matthews Motorsports United States  Jim Matthews
Belgium  Marc Goossens
United States  Jimmie Johnson
United States  Ryan Hunter-Reay
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
99 United States  GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
United States  Jimmy Vasser
United States  Bob Stallings
Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
Grand Touring
66 United States  The Racer's Group United States  Andy Lally
United States  R. J. Valentine
Porsche 3.6L F6
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
72 United States  Tafel Racing United States  Andrew Davis
United Kingdom  Robin Liddell
United States  Jim Tafel
Porsche 3.6L F6
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

Season Results

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Rnd Circuit DP Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
DP Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Daytona United States  #01 Chip Ganassi Racing United States  #22 Alegra Motorsports Results
United States  Scott Pruett
Mexico  Salvador Durán
Colombia  Juan Pablo Montoya
Canada  Jean-François Dumoulin
United States  Carlos de Quesada
United States  Scooter Gabel
Germany  Marc Basseng
2 Hermanos Rodriguez United States  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing United States  #70 SpeedSource Results
United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
Canada  Sylvain Tremblay
United Kingdom  Nick Ham
3 Homestead United States  #05 Sigalsport BMW United States  #70 SpeedSource Results
United States  Bill Auberlen
United States  Matthew Alhadeff
Canada  Sylvain Tremblay
United Kingdom  Nick Ham
4 Virginia United States  #10 SunTrust Racing Germany  #87 Farnbacher-Loles Racing Results
Italy  Max Angelelli
Denmark  Jan Magnussen
Germany  Dirk Werner
United States  Bryce Miller
5 Laguna Seca United States  #23 Alex Job Racing United States  #66 The Racer's Group Results
United States  Patrick Long
Germany  Jörg Bergmeister
United States  Andy Lally
United States  R. J. Valentine
6 Lime Rock Did not compete United States  #06 Banner Racing Results
United States  Leighton Reese
United States  Tim Lewis Jr.
7 Watkins Glen United States  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing United States  #66 The Racer's Group Results
United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
United States  Andy Lally
United States  Spencer Pumpelly
United States  R. J. Valentine
8 Mid-Ohio United States  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing United States  #66 The Racer's Group Results
United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
United States  Andy Lally
United States  R. J. Valentine
9 Daytona United States  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing United States  #70 SpeedSource Results
United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
Canada  Sylvain Tremblay
United Kingdom  Nick Ham
10 Iowa United States  #01 Chip Ganassi Racing United States  #66 The Racer's Group Results
United States  Scott Pruett
Mexico  Memo Rojas
United States  Andy Lally
United States  R. J. Valentine
11 Barber United States  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing United States  #07 Banner Racing Results
United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
United States  Paul Edwards
United States  Kelly Collins
12 Gilles Villeneuve United States  #10 SunTrust Racing United States  #66 The Racer's Group Results
Italy  Max Angelelli
Denmark  Jan Magnussen
United States  Andy Lally
United States  R. J. Valentine
13 Watkins Glen United States  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Did not compete Results
United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
14 Infineon United States  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Did not compete Results
United States  Alex Gurney
United States  Jon Fogarty
15 Miller United States  #91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports United States  #07 Banner Racing Results
Belgium  Marc Goossens
United States  Ryan Hunter-Reay
United States  Jim Matthews
United States  Paul Edwards
United States  Kelly Collins
United Kingdom  Andy Pilgrim

Standings

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Pos Driver R24
United States 
MEX
Mexico 
HOM
United States 
VIR
United States 
LGA
United States 
S6H
United States 
MDO
United States 
DAY
United States 
IOW
United States 
BAR
United States 
MON
Canada 
WGL
United States 
SON
United States 
SLK
United States 
Pts
1 United States  Alex Gurney 22 1 11 5 6 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 8 408
United States  Jon Fogarty 22 1 11 5 6 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 8
2 United States  Scott Pruett 1 4 3 8 2 2 2 6 1 5 5 3 3 9 406
3 Italy  Max Angelelli 3 3 2 1 15 3 4 2 7 3 1 2 4 18 395
4 Mexico  Memo Rojas 21 4 3 8 2 2 2 6 1 5 5 3 3 9 381
5 United States  Colin Braun 11 2 8 2 8 12 3 3 4 2 12 11 EX 3 338
6 United States  Darren Law 20 6 6 3 4 9 5 5 6 4 8 5 2 20 338
United States  David Donohue 20 6 6 3 4 9 5 5 6 4 8 5 2 20
7 United States  Patrick Long 12 5 9 9 1 8 6 14 10 8 17 9 7 5 319
8 South Africa  Mark Patterson 9 9 15 11 3 11 9 7 5 6 6 8 8 10 319
Brazil  Oswaldo Negri Jr. 9 9 15 11 3 11 9 7 5 6 6 8 8 10
9 Italy  Max Papis 11 2 8 2 8 12 3 3 4 9 14 19 DNS 12 307
10 United Kingdom  Ian James 16 10 12 6 7 4 10 4 9 7 11 16 10 7 307
Pos Driver R24
United States 
MEX
Mexico 
HOM
United States 
VIR
United States 
LGA
United States 
S6H
United States 
MDO
United States 
DAY
United States 
IOW
United States 
BAR
United States 
MON
Canada 
WGL
United States 
SON
United States 
SLK
United States 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished
Red Did not finish
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

† Colin Braun was suspended for the race in Sonoma by the GARRA for an incident during the race at Watkins Glen while on probation.[2]

Pos Driver Pts DAY MEX HOM VIR MTY LRP WGL MDO DAY IOW BAR MON MIL
1 Germany  Dirk Werner 375 14 4 3 1 3 2 2 12 3 3 3 2 3
2 United States  Kelly Collins
United States  Paul Edwards
365 2 10 7 3 4 4 3 3 2 14 1 8 1
3 United States  Bryce Miller 363 26 4 3 1 3 2 2 12 3 3 3 2 3
4 United States  Andy Lally
United States  R. J. Valentine
348 17 8 2 10 1 10 1 1 9 1 2 1 23
5 United States  Leighton Reese
United States  Tim Lewis, Jr.
316 4 14 10 12 10 1 7 6 6 2 4 5 16
6 Canada  Sylvain Tremblay 314 5 1 1 2 7 11 22 2 1 13 5 9
7 United Kingdom  Nick Ham 305 5 1 1 2 7 11 DNS 2 1 13 5 9
8 United States  Carlos de Quesada 289 1 12 6 6 8 12 5 11 7 DNS 11 4 6
9 Canada  Jean-François Dumoulin 281 1 12 6 6 8 12 5 11 7 DNS 11 4 14
10 United States  Emil Assentato 275 7 3 16 11 9 19 8 19 8 5 10 12 4
Pos Driver Pts DAY MEX HOM VIR MTY LRP WGL MDO DAY IOW BAR MON MIL
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished
Red Did not finish
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

† Not classified due to failure to complete a green-flag lap.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f These teams are confirmed to only run select races of the Grand-Am season.
  2. ^ SPEEDtv.com: Colin Braun gets 1-Race Suspension
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