2007 Malaysian Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on 8 Apr 2007 for McLaren, from 2nd on the grid; Lewis Hamilton was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Pole position: Felipe Massa.

Alonso took the lead for good on lap 42 of 56, from Kimi Räikkönen; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. Alonso stopped 2 times, on laps 18 and 40; 17 of 18 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 18. The fastest lap was Lewis Hamilton's, 1:36.701 on lap 22. 18 of 22 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 18 points, 2 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, with 15 rounds left.

Date

8 Apr 2007

Circuit

Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Round

2 of 17

Winner

Fernando Alonso (McLaren)

Pole position

Felipe Massa (1:35.043)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Rubens Barrichello qualified 19th, started 22nd; Alexander Wurz qualified 20th, started 19th; Christijan Albers qualified 21st, started 20th; Adrian Sutil 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

Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 18, 40), stints of 18, 22, 16 laps

2nd

Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 20, 38), stints of 20, 18, 18 laps

3rd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 18, 41), stints of 18, 23, 15 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 17 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 18 of 56

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