2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Company type	Motorsport championship season
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	April 14, 2007; 19 years ago
Area served	Europe
Products	Formula Renault 3.5 racing events

The 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series marked the championship's third iteration, beginning on 14 April 2007 at Monza, Italy, and concluding on 28 October 2007 at Barcelona, Spain. The season consisted of a total of 17 races.

Technical

For the 2007 campaign, a 'push to pass' mechanism was implemented, granting drivers up to 60 seconds of additional power during each race to promote overtaking opportunities, a concept inspired by the Champ Car World Series. Moreover, enhancements were made to the vehicles’ gearbox, shock absorbers, rear anti-roll bar, and steering components.

Sporting

Adjustments in sporting regulations were introduced with the goal of intensifying race action:

Each event featured two races lasting roughly 45 minutes each, except for Monaco, which held only one race.
The starting grid for Race One was determined through a 20-minute qualifying session; for Race Two, grid positions were based on Race One results with the top ten finishers reversed.
Qualifying sessions for Race One awarded points to the leading three drivers within each qualifying group. The field of 30 competitors was divided into two groups of 15; the fastest driver in each group received 4 points, second place earned 2 points, and third place gained 1 point.

Pre-Season Testing Results

Date	Location	Circuit	Fastest Driver	Team	Fastest Lap
2006
8 November	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Le Castellet, France	Circuit Paul Ricard	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Marco Bonanomi	Prema Powerteam	1:17.074
9 November		Circuit Paul Ricard	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley	Red Devil Team Comtec	1:15.266
22 November	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Vallelunga, Italy	Vallelunga circuit	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Barba	International DracoRacing	1:23.042
23 November		Vallelunga circuit	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Marco Bonanomi	Red Devil Team Comtec	1:22.293
29 November	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Valencia, Spain	Circuit de Valencia	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Barba	Red Devil Team Comtec	1:22.926
30 November		Circuit de Valencia	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Miguel Molina	Pons Racing	1:21.954
2007
14 March	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Barcelona, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley	Prema Powerteam	1:32.205
15 March		Circuit de Catalunya	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Davide Valsecchi	Epsilon Euskadi	1:31.582
27 March	Germany Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Barba	International DracoRacing	1:44.643

Teams and drivers

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Team	No.	Driver name	Status	Races
Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Interwetten.com	1	Template:Country data MEX Template:Namespace detect showall Salvador Durán	Template:Motorsport class	Entire season
	2	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Move	Template:Motorsport class	Entire season
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall International DracoRacing	3	Template:Country data SRB Template:Namespace detect showall Miloš Pavlović		Entire season
	4	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Barba		Entire season
Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Red Devil Team Comtec	5	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Jaap Van Lagen		Race 1 only
	5	Template:Country data ROU Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Herck	Template:Motorsport class	Races 2 through 9
	6	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Alejandro Núñez	Template:Motorsport class	Full season
Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport	7	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mikhail Aleshin		Complete season
	8	Germany Sebastian Vettel		Races 1 to 4 only
		Germany Michael Ammermüller	Template:Motorsport class	Participated in races 5 and 6
		Canada Robert Wickens	Template:Motorsport class	Competed in races 7 to 9
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall RC Motorsport	9	Template:Country data MCO Template:Namespace detect showall Clivio Piccione	Template:Motorsport class	Entire championship
	10	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Marco Bonanomi		Full participation
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Victory Engineering	11	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Giedo van der Garde	Template:Motorsport class	All events
	12	United States Charlie Kimball	Template:Motorsport class	Races 1 through 6
	12	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Alberto Valério		Race 8 only
Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall KTR	14	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Guillaume Moreau	Template:Motorsport class	Participated in all rounds
	15	Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Bertrand Baguette	Template:Motorsport class	Full season presence
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Prema Powerteam	16	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Xavier Maassen	Template:Motorsport class	Entire series contested
	18	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley		Competed throughout the season
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Cram Motorsport	19	Template:Country data MYS Template:Namespace detect showall Fairuz Fauzy	Template:Motorsport class	All races entered
	20	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Pippa Mann	Template:Motorsport class	Complete race calendar
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	21 \|'Template:Flagicon 'PRT' Filipe Albuquerque		Entire championship
		Entire championship
23		Entire championship
	Entire championship
25		Races 1 to 3 only
	Races 4 and 5 only
	Races 6 through 8 only
	Participated in races 1 through 6
	Race 7 only
	Race 8 only
27		Raced in events 1 to 5
	Raced in events 6 and 7
	Raced in events 8 and 9
	Entire season competed
29		Full race calendar
	Competed in races 1,3-5,8-9
	Participated in races 2 and 6
	Race 7 only
31		Full participation
	Full participation

Race schedule and outcomes

The 2007 World Series by Renault featured a total of eight events, with an extra round held in conjunction with the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Winning Team	Rookie Trophy Winner
1	R1	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Autodromo Nazionale Monza	14 April	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mikhail Aleshin	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Julien Jousse	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mikhail Aleshin	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Filipe Albuquerque
1	R2		15 April		Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Giedo van der Garde	Template:Country data MEX Template:Namespace detect showall Salvador Durán	Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Interwetten.com	Template:Country data MEX Template:Namespace detect showall Salvador Durán
2	R1	Germany Nürburgring	5 May	Germany Sebastian Vettel	Germany Sebastian Vettel	Germany Sebastian Vettel	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Filipe Albuquerque
2	R2	Germany Nürburgring	6 May		Template:Country data SRB Template:Namespace detect showall Miloš Pavlović	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Davide Valsecchi	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Filipe Albuquerque
3		Template:Country data MCO Template:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Monaco	27 May	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Barba	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	Template:Country data MEX Template:Namespace detect showall Salvador Durán
4	R1	Template:Country data HUN Template:Namespace detect showall Hungaroring	14 July	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Guillaume Moreau	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Filipe Albuquerque	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Filipe Albuquerque
4	R2		15 July		Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Marco Bonanomi	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Alejandro Núñez	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Comtec Racing	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Alejandro Núñez
5	R1	Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	18 August	Template:Country data MYS Template:Namespace detect showall Fairuz Fauzy	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	Template:Country data MYS Template:Namespace detect showall Fairuz Fauzy
5	R2		19 August	Template:Country data MCO Template:Namespace detect showall Clivio Piccione	Template:Country data SRB Template:Namespace detect showall Miloš Pavlović	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Draco Racing	Template:Country data MEX Template:Namespace detect showall Salvador Durán
6	R1	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Donington Park	8 September	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Barba	Template:Flagikon Álvaro Barba	Template:Flagikon Draco Racing	Template:Flagikon Julien Jousse
6	R2		9 September	Template:Flagikon Miloš Pavlović	Template:Flagikon James Walker	Template:Flagikon Fortec Motorsport	Template:Flagikon Guillaume Moreau
7	R1	Template:Flagikon F R A Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
7	R2 23 September	Template:Flagikon F R A Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
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R2
rowspan=2 9	R1
R2

Notes:

The event initially planned for Istanbul Park on June 23–24 was cancelled by the organisers on April 2. It was substituted by the Estoril circuit in Portugal, which hosted the round on October 20–21.

Season Overview

The distribution of points for both championships followed this scheme:

Race											Qualifying
Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	PP	2nd	3rd
Feature	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	4	2	1
Sprint	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

An additional two points were granted for the fastest lap in each race. The maximum attainable points for a driver over a weekend (excluding Monaco) was 31, while teams could earn up to 55 points.

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	NÜR FEA	NÜR SPR	MON FEA	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	DON FEA	DON SPR	MAG FEA	MAG SPR	EST FEA	EST SPR	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	Points
1	Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	2 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 4 \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| 3 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 10 \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| 1 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| 1 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 6 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 4 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 6 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 4 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 6 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 7 \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| 3 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 6 !129

Feature race pole positions are indicated in bold
Drivers highlighted in italics earned two points for the fastest lap
† — Drivers classified even if they did not finish, having completed over 90% of the race distance
– Denotes Rookie Cup participants

Teams' Championship

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Pos	Team	Car No.	MNZ FEA Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall	MNZ SPR Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall	NÜR FEA Germany	NÜR SPR Germany	MON FEA Template:Country data MCO Template:Namespace detect showall	HUN FEA Template:Country data HUN Template:Namespace detect showall	HUN SPR Template:Country data HUN Template:Namespace detect showall	SPA FEA Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall	SPA SPR Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall	DON FEA Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall	DON SPR Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall	MAG FEA Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall	MAG SPR Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall	EST FEA Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall	EST SPR Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall	CAT FEA Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall	CAT SPR Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall	Points
1	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	31	16	7	19	Ret	16	5	7	21	14	2	7	9	3	2	9	19	19	191
1		2	4	3	10	1	Ret	Ret	1	6	4	Ret	6	4	6	7	3	6		191

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