2007 Turkish Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Felipe Massa repeated his Istanbul Park success with another Turkish Grand Prix victory, leading Kimi Räikkönen home in a Ferrari one-two. A late tyre failure cost Lewis Hamilton a podium and helped Fernando Alonso close the championship gap.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Pole time	1:27.329
Fastest lap	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:27.295 on lap 57
First	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Third	Fernando Alonso	McLaren

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
24 August 2007	Practice 1	10:00
24 August 2007	Practice 2	14:00
25 August 2007	Practice 3	11:00
25 August 2007	Qualifying	14:00
26 August 2007	Race	15:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 12 leading the 2007 F1 World Championship on 80 points, with Fernando Alonso on 73. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 138 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Turkish Grand Prix.

Free Practice

The championship returned from its summer break to bright sunshine and temperatures above 30°C. Kimi Räikkönen set the morning pace, while the initially green surface caught several drivers out, including both Toyotas. Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli escaped damage and continued their set-up work, with the circuit expected to gain grip as the weekend progressed.

Lewis Hamilton led the afternoon, but a loose drain cover caused a red-flag stoppage lasting almost half an hour and curtailed the teams’ programmes. Toyota still completed an encouraging session in third and fourth while evaluating the medium and hard tyres. Anthony Davidson had a less fortunate afternoon, sliding into a wall after being caught out by gravel.

Lewis Hamilton remained fastest on Saturday morning, beating Felipe Massa by just 0.041 seconds. Kimi Räikkönen was close behind, while Fernando Alonso had more ground to recover before qualifying. Toyota’s Friday promise was less evident as its cars slipped down the order, and Nico Rosberg again headed a competitive midfield group ahead of the BMW Saubers.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2007 Turkish Grand Prix FP1, 24 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:27.988	22
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.403s	20
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.234s	20
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.273s	10
5	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+1.358s	19
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+1.415s	23
7	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1.426s	24
8	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+1.553s	19
9	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+1.653s	20
10	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.697s	26
11	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+1.722s	23
12	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+2.396s	17
13	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+2.410s	23
14	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+2.495s	17
15	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+2.592s	25
16	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+2.624s	21
17	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+2.636s	15
18	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+2.888s	12
19	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+2.929s	22
20	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+3.395s	22
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+3.457s	31
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+4.282s	35

Free Practice 2 Classification

2007 Turkish Grand Prix FP2, 24 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:28.469	28
2	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.293s	21
3	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+0.304s	23
4	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0.405s	28
5	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.415s	25
6	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.478s	24
7	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.526s	27
8	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+0.556s	28
9	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+0.624s	27
10	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+0.899s	31
11	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+0.966s	12
12	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+0.987s	28
13	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+1.323s	30
14	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+1.476s	26
15	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+1.586s	31
16	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+1.635s	27
17	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.846s	25
18	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+2.061s	24
19	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+2.233s	24
20	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+2.332s	16
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+2.684s	32
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+2.706s	32

Free Practice 3 Classification

2007 Turkish Grand Prix FP3, 25 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:27.325	12
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.041s	15
3	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.181s	16
4	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.418s	13
5	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.731s	16
6	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.859s	18
7	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+0.899s	21
8	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+0.936s	20
9	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.012s	15
10	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+1.039s	17
11	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+1.088s	16
12	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.123s	14
13	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1.156s	20
14	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.195s	21
15	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+1.223s	16
16	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+1.390s	18
17	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+1.430s	16
18	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+1.612s	20
19	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+2.083s	19
20	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+2.111s	14
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+2.719s	22
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+3.387s	21

Qualifying

Felipe Massa snatched pole by 0.044 seconds from Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Räikkönen lost time with oversteer in the final corners and qualified third, ahead of Fernando Alonso. That put both Ferraris on the cleaner side of the grid, a potentially valuable advantage for the opening run to Turn 1.

Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld shared the third row after setting identical times in Q2. Anthony Davidson narrowly missed Q3 but qualified ahead of both Red Bulls and both works Hondas. Ralf Schumacher failed to escape Q1, whereas Jarno Trulli reached the final shootout; McLaren used separate pit crews after the controversy in Hungary.

Qualifying Classification

2007 Turkish Grand Prix Qualifying, 25 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:27.488	1:27.039	1:27.329	18
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:27.513	1:26.936	1:27.373	17
3	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:27.294	1:26.902	1:27.546	18
4	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:27.328	1:26.841	1:27.574	17
5	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:27.997	1:27.253	1:27.722	17
6	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:28.099	1:27.253	1:28.037	17
7	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	1:28.127	1:27.784	1:28.491	24
8	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:28.275	1:27.750	1:28.501	20
9	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:28.318	1:27.801	1:28.740	24
10	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:28.313	1:27.880	1:29.322	24
11	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	1:28.304	1:28.002	—	12
12	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:28.500	1:28.013	—	12
13	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1:28.395	1:28.100	—	12
14	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:28.792	1:28.188	—	12
15	7	Jenson Button	Honda	1:28.373	1:28.220	—	12
16	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	1:28.360	1:28.390	—	14
17	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	1:28.798	—	—	9
18	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:28.809	—	—	7
19	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:28.953	—	—	8
20	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:29.408	—	—	6
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	1:29.861	—	—	9
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	1:31.479	—	—	7

Rubens Barrichello was given a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change before the race.

Jenson Button was given a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change after qualifying.

What happened in the 2007 Turkish Grand Prix?

Felipe Massa retained the lead and Kimi Räikkönen jumped Lewis Hamilton to establish Ferrari’s one-two. Fernando Alonso lost ground to both BMW Saubers at the start, but their earlier stops helped him regain those positions. At the front, Felipe Massa stopped after Kimi Räikkönen and preserved the lead through both rounds of refuelling.

Lewis Hamilton remained in the podium contest until a front-tyre failure forced him to nurse the McLaren back to the pits. The incident also damaged his front wing, and he rejoined behind Fernando Alonso and Nick Heidfeld. Heikki Kovalainen closed on the wounded car but could not find a way past.

Felipe Massa won ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso, with Nick Heidfeld fourth and Lewis Hamilton limiting the damage in fifth. Heikki Kovalainen, Nico Rosberg and Robert Kubica completed the points. Ferrari’s maximum score strengthened its challenge, while Fernando Alonso reduced Lewis Hamilton’s drivers’ championship lead to five points.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 84 points, followed by Fernando Alonso on 79. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 148, with Ferrari on 137.

2007 Turkish Grand Prix race results

The 2007 Turkish Grand Prix was held on 26 August 2007, with a scheduled start of 15:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	1:26:42.161	10
2	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	58	+2.275	8
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	58	+26.181	6
4	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	58	+39.674	5
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	58	+45.085	4
6	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	58	+46.169	3
7	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	58	+55.778	2
8	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	58	+56.707	1
9	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	58	+59.491	0
10	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	58	+1:11.009	0
11	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	58	+1:19.628	0
12	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	57	+1 Lap	0
13	7	Jenson Button	Honda	57	+1 Lap	0
14	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	57	+1 Lap	0
15	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	57	+1 Lap	0
16	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	57	+1 Lap	0
17	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	57	+1 Lap	0
18	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	57	+1 Lap	0
19	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	57	+1 Lap	0
20	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	56	+2 Laps	0
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	53	Fuel pressure	0
Ret	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	9	Hydraulics	0

2007 Turkish Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	57	1:27.295	220.136
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	18	1:27.922	218.566
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	17	1:27.963	218.464
4	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	39	1:28.070	218.199
5	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	39	1:28.319	217.583
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	37	1:28.536	217.050
7	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	20	1:28.603	216.886
8	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	55	1:28.737	216.559
9	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	56	1:28.793	216.422
10	7	Jenson Button	Honda	34	1:28.873	216.227
11	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	11	1:28.918	216.118
12	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	55	1:28.924	216.103
13	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	54	1:29.068	215.754
14	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	39	1:29.459	214.811
15	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	35	1:29.513	214.681
16	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	56	1:29.563	214.561
17	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	38	1:29.658	214.334
18	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	56	1:29.916	213.719
19	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	39	1:29.983	213.560
20	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	52	1:30.617	212.066
21	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	4	1:30.808	211.620
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	21	1:30.951	211.287

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2007 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2007 Turkish Grand Prix.

2007 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	84
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	79
3	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	69
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	68
5	Nick Heidfeld	German	BMW Sauber	47
6	Robert Kubica	Polish	BMW Sauber	29
7	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Renault	19
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Renault	17
9	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	Williams	13
10	Nico Rosberg	German	Williams	9
11	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	8
12	David Coulthard	British	Red Bull Racing	8
13	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Toyota	7
14	Ralf Schumacher	German	Toyota	5
15	Takuma Sato	Japanese	Super Aguri	4
16	Jenson Button	British	Honda	1
17	Sebastian Vettel	German	BMW Sauber / Toro Rosso	1
18	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Honda	0
19	Scott Speed	American	Toro Rosso	0
20	Anthony Davidson	British	Super Aguri	0
21	Adrian Sutil	German	Spyker	0
22	Christijan Albers	Dutch	Spyker	0
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Toro Rosso	0
24	Sakon Yamamoto	Japanese	Spyker	0
–	Markus Winkelhock	German	Spyker	0

2007 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	McLaren	148
2	Ferrari	137
3	BMW Sauber	77
4	Renault	36
5	Williams	22
6	Red Bull Racing	16
7	Toyota	12
8	Super Aguri	4
9	Honda	1
10	Toro Rosso	0
11	Spyker	0

2007 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2007 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	18 March
2	2007 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	8 April
3	2007 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	15 April
4	2007 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	13 May
5	2007 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	27 May
6	2007 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	10 June
7	2007 United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	17 June
8	2007 French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	1 July
9	2007 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	8 July
10	2007 European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	22 July
11	2007 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	5 August
12	2007 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	26 August
13	2007 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	9 September
14	2007 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	16 September
15	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	30 September
16	2007 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	7 October
17	2007 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	21 October