2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
- 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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 2 | 56 | 1:32:14.930 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 56 | +17.557 | 1:36.701 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +18.339 | 6 | |
| 4 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | 56 | +33.777 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | +36.705 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 12 | 56 | +65.638 | 3 | |
| 7 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 56 | +70.132 | 2 | |
| 8 | 4 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Renault | 11 | 56 | +72.015 | 1 | |
| 9 | 17 | WURAlexander Wurz | Williams | 19q20 | 56 | +89.924 | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 10 | 56 | +93.556 | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 22q19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 15 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | SATTakuma Sato | Super Aguri | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | SPEScott Speed | Toro Rosso | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 9 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | DAVAnthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 10 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 7 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 6 | 42 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 14 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 13 | 36 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 21 | ALBChristijan Albers | Spyker | 20q21 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Spyker | 21q22 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
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
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
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 18 (30.6 s), 40 (28.9 s) | 182216 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 20 (29.1 s), 38 (29.0 s) | 201818 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 18 (31.5 s), 41 (28.2 s) | 182315 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 22 (30.1 s), 42 (27.7 s) | 222014 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 17 (31.2 s), 40 (29.1 s) | 172316 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 23 (28.8 s), 42 (27.8 s) | 231914 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 18 (29.9 s), 38 (29.4 s) | 182018 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 22 (28.3 s), 39 (28.4 s) | 221717 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 2 | 17 (30.8 s), 34 (31.9 s) | 171722 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 21 (30.9 s), 42 (28.8 s) | 212114 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 12 (29.7 s), 34 (30.3 s) | 122221 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 21 (29.0 s), 37 (29.4 s) | 211618 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 2 | 17 (29.0 s), 39 (35.4 s) | 172216 |
| SPEScott Speed | 2 | 17 (30.1 s), 34 (31.2 s) | 171721 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 19 (29.7 s), 28 (29.0 s) | 19927 |
| DAVAnthony Davidson | 2 | 18 (30.2 s), 34 (29.5 s) | 181621 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 3 | 2 (37.7 s), 19 (29.1 s), 36 (30.1 s) | 171719 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 11 (36.0 s), 27 (31.5 s) | 111628 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 19 (29.6 s), 38 (31.0 s) | 19194 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 26 (29.7 s) | 2610 |
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 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.340 | 1:34.454 | 1:35.043 | +0.397 Q2 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.942 | 1:34.057 | 1:35.310 | fastest Q2 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.138 | 1:34.687 | 1:35.479 | +0.630 Q2 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.028 | 1:34.650 | 1:36.045 | +0.593 Q2 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:35.617 | 1:35.203 | 1:36.543 | +1.146 Q2 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.755 | 1:35.380 | 1:36.829 | +1.323 Q2 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:35.294 | 1:34.739 | 1:36.839 | +0.682 Q2 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.666 | 1:35.255 | 1:36.902 | +1.198 Q2 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:35.736 | 1:35.595 | 1:37.078 | +1.538 Q2 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35.727 | 1:35.579 | 1:37.345 | +1.522 Q2 |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 1:36.092 | 1:35.630 | +1.573 Q2 | |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:35.879 | 1:35.706 | +1.649 Q2 | |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:35.730 | 1:35.766 | +1.673 Q1 | |
| 14 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:36.430 | 1:35.945 | +1.888 Q2 | |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:35.913 | 1:36.088 | +1.856 Q1 | |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.140 | 1:36.145 | +2.083 Q1 | |
| 17 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:36.578 | +2.521 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:36.816 | +2.759 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.827 | +2.770 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Alexander Wurz | Williams | 1:37.326 | +3.269 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Christijan Albers | Spyker | 1:38.279 | +4.222 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Adrian Sutil | Spyker | 1:38.415 | +4.358 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 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | BMW Sauber | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Renault | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Toyota | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Red Bull | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Honda | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Super Aguri | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Spyker | 0 | 0 |