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Home / Seasons / 2007 F1 World Championship Season / 2007 Australian Grand Prix

2007 Australian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 18 March 2007
Winner
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • Ferrari
CircuitMelbourne, 58 laps
Round1 of 17
Race numbers

The 2007 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 769th World Championship race
  • 23rd World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Melbourne
More 2007 season
More Australian Grands Prix
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Free practice appearances
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari581hr 25m 28.770s10
2 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Mercedes58+7.242s8
3+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes58+18.595s6
4-1(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW58+38.763s5
5+1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault58+1m 06.469s4
6+16(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari58+1m 06.805s3
7+5(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota57+1 lap2
8+1(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota57+1 lap1
9-1(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota57+1 lap 
10+3(FIN) Heikki KovalainenRenault57+1 lap 
11+5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda57+1 lap 
12-2(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda57+1 lap 
13-6(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault57+1 lap 
14+5(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Ferrari57+1 lap 
15-1(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda57+1 lap 
16-5(GBR) Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda56+2 laps 
17+3(DEU) Adrian SutilSpyker-Ferrari56+2 laps 
R (AUT) Alexander WurzWilliams-Toyota48DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault48DNF 
R (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW36DNF 
R (USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Ferrari28DNF 
R (NLD) Christijan AlbersSpyker-Ferrari10DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
2 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Mercedes
3 (DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
4 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
5 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW
6 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault
7 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
8 (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
9 (DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota
10 (JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda
11 (GBR) Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda
12 (DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota
13 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenRenault
14 (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda
15 (AUT) Alexander WurzWilliams-Toyota
16 (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda
17 (USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Ferrari
18 (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault
19 (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Ferrari
20 (DEU) Adrian SutilSpyker-Ferrari
21   
22-10(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
Started from the pit lane
  (NLD) Christijan AlbersSpyker-Ferrari

Notes

  • Felipe Massa received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:26.072 
2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Mercedes1:26.4930.421
3(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:26.5560.484
4(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:26.7550.683
5(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:27.3471.275
6(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:27.6341.562
7(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:27.9341.862
8(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:28.4042.332
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota1:28.6922.620
10(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:28.8712.799
Q2
11(GBR) Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda1:26.909 
12(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:26.914 
13(FIN) Heikki KovalainenRenault1:26.964 
14(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:27.264 
15(AUT) Alexander WurzWilliams-Toyota1:27.393 
16(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari– 
Q1
17(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:27.679 
18(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Ferrari1:28.305 
19(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:28.579 
20(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Ferrari1:29.267 
21(DEU) Adrian SutilSpyker-Ferrari1:29.339 
22(NLD) Christijan AlbersSpyker-Ferrari1:31.932 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota
(DEU) Sebastian VettelBMW Sauber-BMW

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen10
2(ESP) Fernando Alonso8
3(GBR) Lewis Hamilton6
4(DEU) Nick Heidfeld5
5(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella4
6(BRA) Felipe Massa3
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg2
8(DEU) Ralf Schumacher1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari13
2BMW Sauber-BMW5
3Renault4
4Williams-Toyota2
5Toyota1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Lewis Hamilton
Heikki Kovalainen
Adrian Sutil
Spyker
Wins
10th for Kimi Raikkonen (27th driver to win ten races, 2nd Finnish driver; first win since 2005; first for Ferrari)
193rd for Ferrari
Podiums
38th for Fernando Alonso (first for McLaren)
37th for Kimi Raikkonen (first for Ferrari)
1st for Lewis Hamilton (192nd different podium finisher, 39th British driver)
582nd for Ferrari
395th & 396th for McLaren
Poles
12th for Kimi Raikkonen
187th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
20th for Kimi Raikkonen (10th driver to set 20 fastest laps, 2nd Finnish driver; first for Ferrari)
194th for Ferrari
Front row starts
20th for Kimi Raikkonen (33rd driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 2nd Finnish driver; first for Ferrari)
19th for Fernando Alonso (first for McLaren)
Points finishes
1st for Lewis Hamilton (303rd different point scorer, 57th British driver)
Pole & win
4th for Kimi Raikkonen (first since 2005; first for Ferrari)
Win & fastest lap
5th for Kimi Raikkonen (first since 2005; first for Ferrari)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
1st for Kimi Raikkonen (39th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 2nd Finnish driver; first Finnish driver to complete a hat-trick since 1999)

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Melbourne circuit
  • 2007 World Championship season

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