# 2007 Intercontinental Rally Challenge

The 2007 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the second season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consisted of nine rounds and began on March 9, with the Safari Rally. The season ended on November 11 with the China Rally. Enrique García Ojeda won the title ahead of Nicolas Vouilloz and Andrea Navarra.

## Calendar

| Round | Dates | Event title | Surface |
| 1 | March 9–3 | Safari Rally | Gravel |
| 2 | May 11–13 | Rally of Turkey | Gravel |
| 3 | June 22–24 | Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally | Asphalt |
| 4 | July 12–14 | Rally Russia | Gravel |
| 5 | August 2–4 | Rali Vinho da Madeira | Asphalt |
| 6 | August 24–26 | Barum Rally Zlín | Asphalt |
| 7 | September 27–29 | Rallye San Remo | Asphalt |
| 8 | October 25–27 | Rallye International du Valais | Asphalt |
| 9 | November 9–11 | China Rally | Gravel |

## Selected entries

| Entrant | Constructor | Car | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds |
| Abarth & Co. Spa | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Andrea Navarra | Guido D'Amore | 1–4 |
| Abarth & Co. Spa | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Andrea Navarra | Dario D'Esposito | 5–8 |
| Abarth & Co. Spa | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Umberto Scandola | Luigi Pirollo | 1, 3 |
| Abarth & Co. Spa | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Umberto Scandola | Guido D'Amore | 7–8 |
| Abarth & Co. Spa | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Anton Alén | Timo Alanne | 2, 4, 6 |
| Abarth & Co. Spa | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Giandomenico Basso | Mitia Dotta | 5, 7 |
| Fiat Motorsport Turkey | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Volkan Isik | Kaan Özşenler | 2–3, 5–6 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Corrado Fontana | Renzo Casazza | 3, 5–6 |
| Cersanit Rally Team | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Michał Sołowow | Maciek Baran | 3, 6 |
| Duindistel | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Pieter Tsjoen | Eddy Chevaillier | 3 |
| Duindistel | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Freddy Loix | Eddy Chevaillier | 5–8 |
| Fiat Vodafone | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | José Pedro Fontes | Fernando Prata | 5 |
| Island Motorsport | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Renato Travaglia | Lorenzo Granai | 6–7 |
| Scuderia Zero4 Piu | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Philippe Roux | Eric Jordan | 8 |
| Ralliart | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Hideaki Miyoshi | Hakaru Ichino | 1 |
| Island Motorsport | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Renato Travaglia | Lorenzo Granai | 2–5 |
| Boyla Automotorsport | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Dimitar Iliev | Yanaki Yanakiev | 2–3, 5–6 |
| Cersanit Rally Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Michał Sołowow | Maciek Baran | 2 |
| Duindistel | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Larry Cols | Filip Goddé | 3 |
| Duindistel | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | 3 |
| Duindistel | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Melisa Debackere | Isidoor Smets | 3 |
| Duindistel | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Eddy Snaet | Filip Deplancke | 3 |
| Prosport | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Andrey Zhigunov | Igor Ter-Oganesiants | 4 |
| Prosport | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Andrey Lagunov | Sergey Grudina | 4 |
| Prosport | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Dmitriy Lagunov | Boris Kostyrko | 4 |
| Euro Oil Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Václav Pech | Petr Uhel | 6 |
| Mediasport Czezh National Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Václav Arazim | Julius Gal | 6 |
| Tescoma Rally Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Roman Kresta | Petr Gross | 6 |
| Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | 7 |
| Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Matteo Gamba | Giancarla Guzzi | 7 |
| MRF Tyres | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Jussi Valimaki | Jarkko Kalliolepo | 9 |
| MRF Tyres | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Katsuhiko Taguchi | Mark Stacey | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Brian Green | Fleur Pedersen | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Jixiang Wu | Zhongqi Li | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Fenghze Xie | Tsung Yu Hsieh | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Wan Yu Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | David Higgins | Ieuan Thomas | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Wan Yu Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Qingxian Hua | Jian Zhang | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Wan Yu Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Fan Fan | Shu Fan | 9 |
| KST Rally Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Martin Rowe | Dale Moscatt | 9 |
| Wu Ming Rally Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Lang Xu | Yu Huang | 9 |
| Wu Ming Rally Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Qinghong Li | Hongyu Pan | 9 |
| Wu Ming Rally Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Chunlei Shi | Xin Shen | 9 |
| Dalbit Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 | Alastair Cavenagh | Des Page-Morris | 1 |
| Triton Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 | Lee Rose | Piers Daykin | 1 |
| KST Rally Team | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 | Hongjie Wei | Hongwei Song | 9 |
| Aztek Motorsport | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 | Asad Anwar | Nick Patel | 1 |
| MRF Tyres | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 | Gaurav Gill | Glenn MacNeall | 9 |
| Peugeot Sport España | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Nicolas Vouilloz | Nicolas Klinger | 2–8 |
| Peugeot Sport España | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Enrique García Ojeda | Jordi Barrabés | 2–8 |
| Peugeot Team Belux | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Bernd Casier | Frédéric Miclotte | 3, 5–8 |
| Racing Lions SRL | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Luca Rossetti | Matteo Chiarcossi | 3, 7 |
| Racing Lions SRL | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Gilles Panizzi | Xavier Panseri | 7 |
| Peugeot Total Hungaria | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | János Tóth | Bea Bahor | 3, 6 |
| Peugeot Total Hungaria | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | János Tóth | Robert Tagai | 7 |
| Peugeot Sport Sweden | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Jimmy Joge | Mattias Andersson | 4 |
| Peugeot Sport Sweden | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Jimmy Joge | Mathias Gardman | 6 |
| Peugeot Total | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Bruno Magalhães | Paulo Grave | 5, 7 |
| BSA Team | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Brice Tirabassi | Fabrice Gordon | 7 |
| BSA Team | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Julien Pressac | Thibault Gorczyca | 7 |
| Lugano Racing Team | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Christian Jaquillard | Christiane Jaquillard | 8 |
| Scuderia Zero4 Piu | Citroën | Citroën C2 S1600 | Antonio Galli | Paolo Brusadelli | 8 |
| PH Sport | Citroën | Citroën C2 S1600 | Simon Jean-Joseph | Jacques Boyere | 2–3, 5–6 |
| PH Sport | Citroën | Citroën C2 R2 | Simon Jean-Joseph | Jacques Boyere | 4 |
| PH Sport | Citroën | Citroën C2 R2 | Laurent Viana | Isabelle Galmiche | 6 |
| JAS Motorsport | Honda | Honda Civic Type-R R3 | Daniel Solà | Oscar Sanchez | 2–6 |
| JAS Motorsport | Honda | Honda Civic Type-R R3 | Daniel Solà | Carlos Del Barrio | 7 |
| JAS Motorsport | Honda | Honda Civic Type-R R3 | Luca Betti | Simone Cuneo | 2 |
| JAS Motorsport | Honda | Honda Civic Type-R R3 | Luca Betti | Giovanni Bernacchini | 3–8 |
| Belgian VW Club | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Polo S2000 | Freddy Loix | Robin Buysmans | 3 |
| ACE Racing | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Polo S2000 | Tomasz Czopik | Glib Zagoriy | 3 |

## Drivers standings

* The best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.
| Pos | Driver | SAF | TUR | YPR | RUS | MAD | ZLI | SAN | VAL | CHN | Pts |
| 1 | Enrique García Ojeda | | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | 47 |
| 2 | Nicolas Vouilloz | | 1 | Ret | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | 42 |
| 3 | Andrea Navarra | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | | 32 |
| 4 | Luca Rossetti | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 20 |
| 5 | Giandomenico Basso | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 18 |
| 6 | Umberto Scandola | Ret | | 5 | | | | 4 | 3 | | 15 |
| 7 | Anton Alén | | 4 | | 1 | | Ret | | | | 15 |
| 8 | Bernd Casier | | | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 14 | Ret | | 13 |
| 9 | David Higgins | | | | | | | | | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Bruno Magalhães | | | | | 3 | | Ret | | | 8 |
| 11 | Lang Xu | | | | | | | | | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Hideaki Miyoshi | 4 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Václav Pech | | | | | | 3 | | | | 6 |
| 14 | Martin Rowe | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Asad Answar | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 16 | Freddy Loix | | | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 4 | | 5 |
| 17 | Roman Kresta | | | | | | 4 | | | | 5 |
| 18 | José Pedro Fontes | | | | | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 19 | Brian Green | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 |
| 20 | Sammy Aslam | 8 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 21 | Renato Travaglia | | 5 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | 5 |
| 22 | Marco Cavigioli | | 16 | 21 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 20 | | | 4 |
| 23 | Paolo Andreucci | | | | | | | 5 | | | 4 |
| 24 | Luca Betti | | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 30 | 9 | | 4 |
| 25 | Qingxian Hua | | | | | | | | | 9 | 4 |
| 26 | Robert Gow | 19 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 27 | Simon Jean-Joseph | | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | | | | 4 |
| 28 | Volkan Isik | | 6 | Ret | | 14 | 13 | | | | 3 |
| 29 | Václav Arazim | | | | | | 6 | | | | 3 |
| 30 | Corrado Fontana | | | Ret | | 7 | Ret | | | | 3 |
| 31 | Patrick Snijers | | | 7 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 32 | Andrey Zhigunov | | | | 7 | | | | | | 3 |
| 33 | Philippe Roux | | | | | | | | 10 | | 3 |
| 34 | Shinichiro Karakama | | | | | | | | | 10 | 3 |
| 35 | Navraj Hans | 25 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 36 | Tomasz Czopik | | 7 | 11 | | Ret | | | | | 2 |
| 37 | Dimitar Iliev | | Ret | 8 | | Ret | Ret | | | | 2 |
| 38 | Boris Fedotov | | | | 8 | | | | | | 2 |
| 39 | Gilles Panizzi | | | | | | | 8 | | | 2 |
| 40 | Jean-Philippe Radoux | | | | | | | | 11 | | 2 |
| 41 | Chunlei Shi | | | | | | | | | 11 | 2 |
| 42 | Gergely Szabo | | | | 9 | | 17 | | | | 1 |
| 43 | Alexandre Camacho | | | | | 9 | | | | | 1 |
| 44 | Devis Cremona | | | | | | | | 12 | | 1 |
| 45 | Fenghze Xie | | | | | | | | | 12 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SAF | TUR | YPR | RUS | MAD | ZLI | SAN | VAL | CHN | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |