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The2007 FIA GT Championshipwas the 11th season ofFIA GT Championshipauto racing. It was a series forGrand Touringstyle cars competing in two classes, GT1 and GT2, the latter being less powerful and more closely related to road-going models.[1]Cars from National Championships (Group 2) and GT3 cars (Group 3) were also allowed to compete, but were not eligible to score championship points.[2]The series began on 25 March 2007 and ended 21 October 2007 after 10 races.
The GT1 Drivers Championship was won byThomas Biagidriving aMaserati MC12 GT1for theVitaphone Racing Teamand the GT1 Teams Championship by theVitaphone Racing Team.
Schedule
editRnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Zhuhai 2 Hours | Zhuhai International Circuit | 25 March |
2 | RAC Tourist Trophy(2 Hours) | Silverstone Circuit | 6 May |
3 | VodafoneBucharest Challenge (2 Hours) | Bucharest Ring | 20 May |
4 | Monza 2 Hours | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 24 June |
5 | Oschersleben 2 Hours | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 8 July |
6 | Total24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 28 July 29 July |
7 | Adria 2 Hours | Adria International Raceway | 8 September |
8 | Brno 2 Hours | Autodrom Brno Masaryk | 23 September |
9 | Grand Prix de Nogaro (2 Hours) | Circuit Paul Armagnac | 30 September |
10 | Zolder 2 Hours | Zolder Circuit | 21 October |
Source:[3] |
The BrazilianMil Milhasendurance race was originally announced by theSROas being part of the 2007 season, but instead became part of theLe Mans Seriesschedule.
Rule changes
editThe following rules were changed between the 2006 season and 2007.[4]
- Race weekends were two days instead of three days.
- Races were two hours instead of three hours, but still required two mandatory pit stops
- Cars were allowed a maximum of three race engines for the entire season.
- Cars were required to use the same gear ratio with three different final drives throughout the entire season.
- All brakes were supplied by a single manufacturer and homologated by the FIA.
- All fuel was supplied byShellthrough 2008.
- A new award was added for amateur drivers in older GT1-class cars. Sponsored byCessna,theCitationCup was to be awarded to eligible teams. Winners at each race were allowed on the GT1 podium, and the crews were awarded three hours of flight fromJetalliance.[5]
Entries
editGT1
editA † symbol and gray background denotes an entry and driver competing in the Citation Cup.
- ^Red Racing's entry was classified as Group 2 (G2) instead of GT1, making it ineligible for the FIA GT1 driver or team championships, however the entry was deemed eligible for the Citation Cup for drivers of GT1 cars.
GT2
editSeason results
editOverall winners inbold.
Teams' Championship
editPoints are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours, where half points are also granted for the leaders after 6 and 12 hours. All results obtained by a maximum of two cars per team were taken into account.[2]
GT1 Championship for Teams - standings
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GT2 Cup for Teams - standings
editPos. | Team | ZHU |
SIL |
BUC |
MON |
OSC |
SPA | ADR |
BRN |
NOG |
ZOL |
Total points | |||
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6H | 12H | 24H | |||||||||||||
1 | AF Corse Motorola | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 139 | |
2 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | ||||
2 | BMS Scuderia Italia | DSQ | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 64 | |
3 | Scuderia Ecosse | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 60.5 | |
5 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 8 | 4 | 7 | ||||
4 | Racing Team Edil Cris | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 52.5 | |||
3 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 7 | DSQ | 8 | |||||||||
5 | Ebimotors | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 43.5 | |
6 | Tech9 Motorsport | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24.5 | |||
7 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13.5 | ||||||||||
8 | Advanced Engineering | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
9 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Ret | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
10 | Easy Race | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2.5 | ||||||||||
11 | Prospeed Competition | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
12 | JWA | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
- | JMB Racing | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
Sources:[8][9] |
Manufacturers' Cup
editThe Manufacturers’ Cups were awarded taking into consideration all results obtained by the four best classified cars of each manufacturer, in each category, at each event. Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours.[2]
GT1 Manufacturers Cup - standings
editPos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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1 | Maserati | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 37.5 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 182.5 |
2 | Corvette | 18 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 34.5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 115.5 | |
3 | Aston Martin | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 98 |
4 | Lamborghini | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32 | ||||
Source:[10] |
GT2 Manufacturers Cup - standings
editPos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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1 | Ferrari | 28 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 25.5 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 251.5 |
2 | Porsche | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 52.5 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 156.5 |
Source:[10] |
Drivers' Championship
editPoints are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours. Drivers who do not drive the car for a minimum distance do not score points.[2]
GT1 Championship for Drivers - standings
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GT2 Cup for Drivers - standings
editCitation Cup standings
editThe Citation Cup was contested by non-professional drivers competing in GT1 cars.[11]It was limited to eight rounds, with Zhuhai and Spa not included.[11]
Pos. | Driver | Team | SIL |
BUC |
MON |
OSC |
ADR |
BRN |
NOG |
ZOL |
Total points |
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1 | Ben Aucott | JMB Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
2 | Tom Cloet | SRT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 52 | ||
3 | Peter Kutemann | JMB Racing | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 49 |
4 | Joe Macari | JMB Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | ||||
5 | Dirk Waaijenberg | JMB Racing | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | ||||
6 | Alain Ferté | JMB Racing | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||||
6 | Stéphane Daoudi | JMB Racing | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||||
7 | Antoine Gosse | JMB Racing | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | |||||
8 | Gilles Vannelet | SRT | 1 | 16 | |||||||
PSI Experience | 3 | ||||||||||
8 | Mauro Casadei | SRT | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||||||
9 | François Jakubowski | Solution F | 4 | DNS | 2 | 13 | |||||
10 | Sébastien Carcon | Red Racing | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||
11 | Pertti Kuismanen | SRT | 1 | 10 | |||||||
12 | Davide Amaduzzi | SRT | 2 | 8 | |||||||
12 | Steve Zacchia | Solution F | 2 | 8 | |||||||
12 | Maxime Soulet | SRT | 2 | 8 | |||||||
13 | Thierry Stépec | Red Racing | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
14 | Klaus Engelhorn | PSI Experience | 3 | 6 | |||||||
14 | Henri Moser | JMB Racing | 3 | 6 | |||||||
14 | Jean-Yves Adam | Larbre Compétition | 3 | 6 | |||||||
14 | Philippe Dumas | Larbre Compétition | 3 | 6 | |||||||
15 | François Labhardt | Solution F | 4 | DNS | 5 | ||||||
15 | Yvan Lebon | SRT | 4 | 5 | |||||||
15 | Wilfried Merafina | SRT | 4 | 5 | |||||||
16 | Nicolas Avenel | Red Racing | 6 | 3 | |||||||
16 | Thierry Prignaud | Red Racing | 6 | 3 | |||||||
Source:[12] |
References
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- ^ab"FIA GT Championship Entry List 2007".Motorsport Stats.Retrieved22 January2024.
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