Europe 2007
THE RACE AT THE NÜRBURGRING WAS DOMINATED FIRSTLY BY A HUGE ACCIDENT IN QUALIFYING, INVOLVING LEWIS HAMILTON, AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY THE WEATHER ON RACE DAY. A WHEEL-GUN MAL-FUNCTION LED TO THE FRONT-RIGHT WHEEL ON HAMILTON'S CAR NOT BEING COMPLETELY TIGHTENED UP WHEN HE CHANGED TYRES DURING THE THIRD QUALIFYING SESSION. THE WHEEL CAME LOOSE RESULTING IN THE TYRE EXPLODING AND THE CAR SPEARING ALMOST HEAD-ON INTO THE TYRE BARRIER AT 140 M.P.H. LEWIS SUFFERED FEW ILL-EFFECTS, WAS DETAINED FOR OBSERVATION BUT CLEARED FOR RACING ON SUNDAY, ALBEIT HAVING TO START FROM 10TH ON THE GRID. RAIN FELL JUST AS THE FIELD ROARED AWAY FROM THE START ON DRY TYRES BUT WITH MARCUS WINKELHOCK STARTING FROM THE PIT-LANE ON WET TYRES. BY LAP 2, 6 CARS WERE OUT AFTER AQUAPLANING STRAIGHT INTO THE BARRIERS AT TURN 1. HAMILTON WAS ONE OF THESE BUT KEPT HIS ENGINE RUNNING AND WAS WINCHED OUT ONTO THE TRACK DURING THE SAFETY CAR PERIOD. MARCUS FOUND HIMSELF IN THE HAPPY POSITION OF BEING IN THE LEAD OF HIS FIRST-EVER F1 GRAND PRIX BY VIRTUE OF ALREADY BEING ON WET TYRES WHILST THE FIELD HAD HAD TO STOP FOR A TYRE CHANGE. IT DIDN'T LAST! THE RAIN STOPPED, THE TRACK DRIED, TYRES WERE CHANGED, FELIPE MASSA LED. FERNANDO ALONSO FOLLOWED AND KIMI RAIKKONEN WAS IN 3RD UNTIL AN ENGINE-RELATED PROBLEM CAUSED HIM TO RETIRE. FELIPE WAS CRUISING TO A WIN WHEN IT RAINED AGAIN AND ALONSO'S MCLAREN PROVED AS SUPERIOR IN THE WET AS THE FERRARI HAD BEEN IN THE DRY. FERNANDO WON, FELIPE WAS SECOND AND MARK WEBBER WAS BEST OF THE REST IN 3RD.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Kimi Raikkonen
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| 2.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 3.
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Felipe Massa
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| 4.
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Nick Heidfeld
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| 5.
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Robert Kubica
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| 6.
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Mark Webber
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| 7.
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Heikki Kovalainen
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| 8.
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Jarno Trulli
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| 9.
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Ralph Schumacher
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| 10.
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Lewis Hamilton
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| 11.
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Nico Rosberg
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| 12.
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Alexander Wurz
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| 13.
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Giancarlo Fisichella
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| 14.
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Rubens Barrichello
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| 15.
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Anthony Davidson
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| 16.
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Takuma Sato
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| 17.
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Jenson Button
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| 18.
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Scott Speed
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| 19.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi
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| 20.
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David Coulthard
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| 21.
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Aidrian Sutil
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| 22.
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Marcus Winkelhock
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 2.
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Felipe Massa
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| 3.
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Mark Webber
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| 4.
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Alexander Wurz
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| 5.
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David Coulthard
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| 6.
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Nick Heidfeld
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| 7.
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Robert Kubica
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| 8.
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Heikki Kovalainen
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Lewis Hamilton
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70
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| Fernando Alonso
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68
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| Felipe Massa
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59
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| Kimi Raikkonen
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52
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| Nick Heidfeld
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36
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| Robert Kubica
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24
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| Giancarlo Fisichella
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17
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| Heikki Kovalainen
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15
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Constructors :
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| McLaren
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138
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| Ferrari
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111
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| BMW
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61
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| Renault
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32
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| Williams
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18
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| Red Bull Racing
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16
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| Toyota
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9
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| Super Aguri
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4
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| Honda
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1
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| Scuderia Toro Rosso
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0
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| Spyker
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0
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Race Results posted by
David Little
23rd July 2007
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