2007 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 18 Mar 2007
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 17
- Winner
- Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Kimi Räikkönen (1:26.072)
Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 58 | 1:25:28.770 | 1:25.235 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 2 | 58 | +7.242 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 58 | +18.595 | 6 | |
| 4 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 3 | 58 | +38.763 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 6 | 58 | +66.469 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 22q16 | 58 | +66.805 | 3 | |
| 7 | 16 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Renault | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 16q17 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 22 | SATTakuma Sato | Super Aguri | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 7 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 19q20 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | DAVAnthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 11 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Spyker | 20q21 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | WURAlexander Wurz | Williams | 15 | 48 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 18q19 | 48 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 10 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 5 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | SPEScott Speed | Toro Rosso | 17q18 | 28 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 21 | ALBChristijan Albers | Spyker | 21q22 | 10 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 7 drivers: Felipe Massa qualified 16th, started 22nd; Rubens Barrichello qualified 17th, started 16th; Scott Speed qualified 18th, started 17th; David Coulthard qualified 19th, started 18th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 20th, started 19th; Adrian Sutil qualified 21st, started 20th; Christijan Albers qualified 22nd, started 21st. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 19, 42), stints of 19, 23, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 22, 45), stints of 22, 23, 13 laps
- 3rd
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 23, 43), stints of 23, 20, 15 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 14 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 23 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 19 (24.9 s), 42 (22.7 s) | 192316 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 22 (24.4 s), 45 (21.5 s) | 222313 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 23 (24.0 s), 43 (23.4 s) | 232015 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 14 (26.6 s), 38 (23.6 s) | 142420 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 20 (24.4 s), 44 (21.7 s) | 202414 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 29 (28.0 s) | 2929 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 27 (22.3 s), 41 (23.3 s) | 271416 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 24 (23.5 s), 45 (24.1 s) | 242112 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 25 (23.7 s), 46 (22.8 s) | 252111 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 27 (23.3 s), 46 (21.8 s) | 271911 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 19 (25.2 s), 39 (23.0 s) | 192018 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 2 | 24 (24.7 s), 42 (29.3 s) | 241815 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 22 (33.8 s), 42 (32.1 s) | 222015 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 23 (24.6 s), 45 (22.5 s) | 232212 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 27 (22.8 s), 30 (12.8 s), 43 (22.9 s) | 2731314 |
| DAVAnthony Davidson | 2 | 29 (22.3 s), 45 (22.3 s) | 291611 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 4 | 22 (24.9 s), 23 (12.7 s), 24 (12.7 s), 41 (24.7 s) | 221715 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 32 (26.1 s) | 3216 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 28 (24.7 s), 47 (21.0 s) | 2819 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 1 | 21 (24.1 s) | 2115 |
| SPEScott Speed | 1 | 25 (25.1 s) | 253 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.644 | 1:25.644 | 1:26.072 | +0.318 Q2 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:26.697 | 1:25.326 | 1:26.493 | fastest Q2 |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:26.895 | 1:25.358 | 1:26.556 | +0.032 Q2 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.674 | 1:25.577 | 1:26.755 | +0.251 Q2 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.696 | 1:25.882 | 1:27.347 | +0.556 Q2 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:27.270 | 1:25.944 | 1:27.634 | +0.618 Q2 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.978 | 1:26.623 | 1:27.934 | +1.297 Q2 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.014 | 1:26.688 | 1:28.404 | +1.362 Q2 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:27.328 | 1:26.739 | 1:28.692 | +1.413 Q2 |
| 10 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:27.365 | 1:26.758 | 1:28.871 | +1.432 Q2 |
| 11 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:26.986 | 1:26.909 | +1.583 Q2 | |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:27.596 | 1:26.914 | +1.588 Q2 | |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 1:27.529 | 1:26.964 | +1.638 Q2 | |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:27.540 | 1:27.264 | +1.938 Q2 | |
| 15 | Alexander Wurz | Williams | 1:27.479 | 1:27.393 | +2.067 Q2 | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.712 | +1.386 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:27.679 | +2.353 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:28.305 | +2.979 Q1 | ||
| 19 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:28.579 | +3.253 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:29.267 | +3.941 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | Spyker | 1:29.339 | +4.013 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Christijan Albers | Spyker | 1:31.932 | +6.606 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | BMW Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Renault | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Toyota | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Honda | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Super Aguri | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Red Bull | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Spyker | 0 | 0 |