2007 Australian Grand Prix

Kimi Räikkönen won the 2007 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 18 Mar 2007 for Ferrari, from pole position; Fernando Alonso was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Kimi Räikkönen.

Räikkönen took the lead for good on lap 45 of 58, from Fernando Alonso; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Räikkönen stopped 2 times, on laps 19 and 42; 14 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 23. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:25.235 on lap 41. 17 of 22 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Kimi Räikkönen led the championship with 10 points, 2 ahead of Fernando Alonso, with 16 rounds left.

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)

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Race classification

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

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

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

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2007 standings