# 2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the first season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, contested by the riders on equal KTM 125cc bikes, began with one race during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez on March 25 and ended with another race header at the Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia on November 3; another six European GPs saw single Rookies races on each Saturday, making it an eight-race championship. The French Johann Zarco was proclaimed champion after the penultimate race.

## Calendar

2007 calendar :
| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner |
| 1 | March 25 | Jerez | Luis Salom | Lorenzo Savadori | Lorenzo Savadori |
| 2 | June 2 | Mugello | Johann Zarco | Johann Zarco | Johann Zarco |
| 3 | June 23 | Donington | Lorenzo Savadori | Lorenzo Savadori | Lorenzo Savadori |
| 4 | June 30 | Assen | Johann Zarco | Luis Salom | Luis Salom |
| 5 | July 14 | Sachsenring | Johann Zarco | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier |
| 6 | August 18 | Brno | Cameron Beaubier | Matthew Hoyle | Johann Zarco |
| 7 | September 15 | Estoril | Johann Zarco | unknown | Johann Zarco |
| 8 | November 3 | Valencia | Cameron Beaubier | Johann Zarco | Johann Zarco |
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## Entry list

| No. | Rider | Rounds |
| 3 | Daniel Kartheininger | All |
| 5 | Johann Zarco | All |
| 6 | Péter Sebestyén | 2–8 |
| 7 | Deane Brown | 1, 3–8 |
| 9 | Lukáš Šembera | All |
| 11 | Jamie Mossey | All |
| 12 | Javier Cholbi | All |
| 16 | Cameron Beaubier | All |
| 21 | Kevin Sánchez | 3–8 |
| 22 | Cyril Carrillo | All |
| 23 | Matthew Hoyle | All |
| 28 | Markus Reiterberger | All |
| 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | All |
| 33 | Sturla Fagerhaug | All |
| 35 | Christoph Schönberger | 1–2, 5–8 |
| 36 | Stuart Mitchell | 1–6, 8 |
| 38 | Kristian Lee Turner | All |
| 39 | Luis Salom | All |
| 52 | Adam Blacklock | All |
| 56 | Daijiro Hiura | 8 |
| 62 | Yuga Yokoo | 8 |
| 66 | Robert Gull | All |
| 69 | Lucy Glöckner | All |
| 73 | J. D. Beach | All |
| 92 | Cristian Trabalón | All |
* All entrants were riding a KTM
* Tyres were supplied by Dunlop

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers, provided the rider finished the race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | ESP | ITA | GBR | NED | GER | CZE | POR | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Johann Zarco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 159 |
| 2 | Lorenzo Savadori | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 102 |
| 3 | Matthew Hoyle | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 95 |
| 4 | Luis Salom | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 4 | 80 |
| 5 | Cyril Carrillo | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 80 |
| 6 | Cameron Beaubier | 15 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 15 | 79 |
| 7 | Deane Brown | 8 | | 5 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 2 | 67 |
| 8 | Markus Reiterberger | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 55 |
| 9 | Robert Gull | 4 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 52 |
| 10 | Kristian Lee Turner | Ret | 3 | NC | 3 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 49 |
| 11 | Sturla Fagerhaug | 9 | 6 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 7 | 43 |
| 12 | Daniel Kartheininger | 11 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 13 | Cristian Trabalón | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 12 | Ret | 38 |
| 14 | Lucy Glöckner | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 36 |
| 15 | Lukáš Šembera | Ret | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 28 |
| 16 | J. D. Beach | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 28 |
| 17 | Adam Blacklock | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 24 |
| 18 | Christoph Schönberger | 12 | 9 | | | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 17 |
| 19 | Jamie Mossey | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 8 | 19 | 15 |
| 20 | Javier Cholbi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 14 |
| 21 | Stuart Mitchell | 17 | 5 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 16 | | 22 | 11 |
| 22 | Péter Sebestyén | | 13 | Ret | 18 | 12 | Ret | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| | Daijiro Hiura | | | | | | | | 9 | 0 |
| | Yuga Yokoo | | | | | | | | 13 | 0 |
| | Kevin Sánchez | | | 16 | | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | ESP | ITA | GBR | NED | GER | CZE | POR | VAL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |