2007 United States Grand Prix

The 2007 United States Grand Prix, otherwise advertised as the XXXVI RBS United States Grand Prix was the seventh round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, USA, on 17 June 2007.'US 2007: Stonewall Hamilton takes Brickyard win.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 17/06/2007), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/58948/1/us-2007-stonewall-hamilton-takes-brickyard-win, (Accessed 14/02/2020) The race, which would see future World Champion Sebastian Vettel make his Grand Prix debut, was won by rookie racer Lewis Hamilton after a race long duel with his teammate Fernando Alonso.
Vettel got his chance to make his F1 debut with , for their second driver Robert Kubica was unable to race after his heavy accident in Canada. The German youth, then a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, would partner Nick Heidfeld for the US Grand Prix at the expense of his Formula Renault 3.5 Series title bid.
Vettel would impress during qualifying, claiming seventh just two places behind veteran teammate Heidfeld. Out front, meanwhile, the session would be dominated by the two , with Hamilton edging out teammate Alonso to claim pole position after exchanging barrages of quick times.
After their intense duel in qualifying all eyes would be on the McLarens at the start of the race, with both making fairly even getaways. As a results, Hamilton would instantly dart to the inside of the circuit to belay any dive from Alonso into the first corner, with the Spaniard hence having to settle for second.
However, there would be drama behind, as Vettel ran wide before Ralf Schumacher misjudged his turn-in point and slammed into the side of David Coulthard. That contact destroyed the 's front-right suspension, with the pair duly sliding into Rubens Barrichello, who was left with damage.
Giancarlo Fisichella would then go to the back of the field with a pirouette of his own making at turn four, as the order began to stabilise. Hamilton would hence maintain a lead over Alonso, which settled at two seconds, with Felipe Massa giving chase in the #5 . Heidfeld and Heikki Kovalainen were next ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, whom had been jumped by those two at the start, while Vettel found himself fighting at the back of the top ten with Nico Rosberg.
Hamilton and Alonso would ease clear during the first stint, with the duo trading fastest laps as they sprinted towards their first stops. As expected it was Hamilton who was the first to blink, diving in on lap 20, although Alonso would only manage one lap more and hence rejoin still behind his rookie teammate.
With Massa and Heidfeld also stopping it was Kovalainen who briefly inherited the lead, while Jarno Trulli found himself in third, splitting the two McLarens. An irate Alonso lost a lot of time barging his way past his former teammate, with Kovalainen stopping on lap 28 to hand the lead back to Hamilton and drop himself back to eighth.
The lead battle would ebb and flow throughout the second stint, with Hamilton consistently losing time behind back markers to allow Alonso to gain ground. This came to a head on lap 38 when a rather stubborn Vitantonio Liuzzi held up Hamilton on the run to the back straight, and hence allowed Alonso to draft alongside his rookie teammate. Hamilton, however, would have the inside line for the first corner, and duly held the lead, further fuelling Alonso's frustration.
Their fight rumbled on through the second stops and into the final stint of the race, with Alonso weaving around behind his teammate in a desperate bid to throw him off. Behind, Massa was in a lonely third place, while Räikkönen was steadily reeling in his teammate having jumped Heidfeld during the second pit phase.
Yet, for all his running nose-to-tail behind his teammate at the head of the field, there would be no late move for victory from Alonso, and hence it was Hamilton who claimed victory in the USA. Behind, Massa cruised across the line a distant third ahead of Räikkönen, with Kovalainen, Trulli, Mark Webber and debutante Vettel claiming the remaining points.
==Background==
A maiden victory for Lewis Hamilton would put the British rookie back on top of the Drivers' Championship leaving Canada, and with 48 points to his name having yet to finish off the podium. His title defending teammate Fernando Alonso was forced to make way for him and dropped eight behind, while Felipe Massa would leave Montreal fifteen points off the lead. Kimi Räikkönen had likewise lost ground in fourth, with Nick Heidfeld having closed right onto the Finn's tail in fifth.
In the Constructors Championship it was who once again ended the weekend on top, leaving Montreal with 88 points to their name and a 28 point advantage. were still their closest challengers, but would need two strong weekends just to get back on terms with the Anglo-German alliance. , meanwhile, had enhanced their grip on third ahead of , while had held on to fifth.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Fernando Alonso 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-22 	 	FO 108T 2.4 V8 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-22 	 	FO 108T 2.4 V8 	
3 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	ING Renault F1 Team 	 	R27 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
4 	Heikki Kovalainen 	ING Renault F1 Team 	 	R27 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
5 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2007 	 	056 2007 2.4 V8 	
6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2007 	 	056 2007 2.4 V8 	
7 	Jenson Button 	Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA107 	 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA107 	 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.07 	 	P86/7 2.4 V8 	
10 	Sebastian Vettel 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.07 	 	P86/7 2.4 V8 	
11 	Ralf Schumacher 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF107 	 	RVX-07 2.4 V8 	
12 	Jarno Trulli 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF107 	 	RVX-07 2.4 V8 	
14 	David Coulthard 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB3 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
15 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB3 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
16 	Nico Rosberg 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW29 	 	RVX-07 2.4 V8 	
17 	Alexander Wurz 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW29 	 	RVX-07 2.4 V8 	
18 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR2 	 	056 2006 2.4 V8 	
19 	Scott Speed 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR2 	 	056 2006 2.4 V8 	
20 	Adrian Sutil 	Etihad Alder Spyker F1 Team 	 	F8-VII 	 	056 2006 2.4 V8 	
21 	Christijan Albers 	Etihad Alder Spyker F1 Team 	 	F8-VII 	 	056 2006 2.4 V8 	
22 	Takuma Sato 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	 	SA07 	 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	
23 	Anthony Davidson 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	 	SA07 	 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	
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38 	Kazuki Nakajima 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW29 	 	RVX-07 2.4 V8 	
Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/02/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	3 	1:12.563 	 	2 	1:12.065 	 	1 	1:12.331 	1
2 	1 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	1 	1:12.416 	 	1 	1:11.926 	 	2 	1:12.500 	2
3 	5 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	5 	1:12.731 	 	4 	1:12.180 	 	3 	1:12.703 	3
4 	6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	6 	1:12.732 	 	3 	1:12.111 	 	4 	1:12.839 	4
5 	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	2 	1:12.543 	 	5 	1:12.188 	 	5 	1:12.847 	5
6 	4 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	8 	1:12.998 	 	6 	1:12.599 	 	6 	1:13.308 	6
7 	10 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:12.711 	 	8 	1:12.644 	 	7 	1:13.513 	7
8 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	12 	1:13.186 	 	10 	1:12.828 	 	8 	1:13.789 	8
9 	15 	Mark Webber 	 	 	16 	1:13.425 	 	9 	1:12.788 	 	9 	1:13.871 	9
10 	3 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	11 	1:13.168 	 	7 	1:12.603 	 	10 	1:13.953 	10
11 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	 	15 	1:13.424 	 	11 	1:12.873 	 	 	 	11
12 	11 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	 	7 	1:12.851 	 	12 	1:12.920 	 	 	 	12
13 	7 	Jenson Button 	 	 	14 	1:13.306 	 	13 	1:12.998 	 	 	 	13
14 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	9 	1:13.128 	 	14 	1:13.060 	 	 	 	14
15 	8 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	13 	1:13.203 	 	15 	1:13.201 	 	 	 	15
16 	23 	Anthony Davidson 	 	 	10 	1:13.164 	 	16 	1:13.259 	 	 	 	16
17 	17 	Alexander Wurz 	 	 	17 	1:13.441 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	22 	Takuma Sato 	 	 	18 	1:13.477 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	18 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	19 	1:13.484 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	19 	Scott Speed 	 	 	20 	1:13.712 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	21 	1:14.122 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
22 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	 	22 	1:14.597 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'2007 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2007/races/814/united-states/qualifying.html, (Accessed 15/02/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	73 	1:31:09.965 	1 	10
2 	1 	Fernando Alonso 	 	73 	+1.518s 	2 	8
3 	5 	Felipe Massa 	 	73 	+12.842s 	3 	6
4 	6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	73 	+15.422s 	4 	5
5 	4 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	73 	+41.402s 	6 	4
6 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	73 	+1:06.703 	8 	3
7 	15 	Mark Webber 	 	73 	+1:07.331 	9 	2
8 	10 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	73 	+1:07.783 	7 	1
9 	3 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	10 	
10 	17 	Alexander Wurz 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	17 	
11 	23 	Anthony Davidson 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	16 	
12 	7 	Jenson Button 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	13 	
13 	19 	Scott Speed 	 	71 	+2 Laps 	20 	
14 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	71 	+2 Laps 	21 	
15 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	70 	+3 Laps 	22 	
16* 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	68 	Engine 	14 	
17* 	18 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	68 	Water pressure 	19 	
Ret 	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	56 	Gearbox 	5 	
Ret 	22 	Takuma Sato 	 	13 	Spin 	18 	
Ret 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	0 	Damage 	11 	
Ret 	8 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	0 	Damage 	15 	
Ret 	11 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	0 	Collision 	12 	
Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)	Source:'USA 2007: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Rosberg and Liuzzi were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 750th Grand Prix appearance for as an engine supplier.'7. USA 2007', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/etats-unis.aspx, (Accessed 15/02/2020)
* Debut race for Sebastian Vettel.
* 750th entry for a car using #6 as its race number.[Archived] '2007 United States GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190412065724/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2007&gp=United%20States%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 15/02/2020) - Original
* Lewis Hamilton secured his second victory.
* scored their 152nd win as a constructor.
** 57th win for as an engine supplier.
* Maiden points finish for Vettel.
** Vettel became the youngest driver to score points at the age of 19 years and 349 days. This would stand until Daniil Kvyat scored at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix at the age of 19 years and 324 days.
==Standings==
Lewis Hamilton had extended his Championship lead as a result of the US Grand Prix, with his second victory in succession taking him up to 58 points for the campaign. That meant he held a ten point advantage over teammate Fernando Alonso, while Felipe Massa in third had slipped nineteen points behind in third. Kimi Räikkönen also looked to have fallen too far back to challenge in fourth, as Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel added their names to the scorer's list.
In the Constructors Championship it was, unsurprisingly, who once again left a Grand Prix in with an enhanced lead, their third one-two of the campaign putting them on 106 points. hence had continued their tumble away from the lead, slipping back by 35 points, while were an even more distant third on 39. had hence made a little ground on the German-Swiss alliance, while held station in fifth once again.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	58 	
2 	Fernando Alonso 	48 	
3 	Felipe Massa 	39 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	32 	
5 	Nick Heidfeld 	26 	
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	13 	
7 	Robert Kubica 	12 	
8 	Heikki Kovalainen 	12 	1
9 	Alexander Wurz 	8 	1
10 	Jarno Trulli 	7 	3
11 	Nico Rosberg 	5 	1
12 	David Coulthard 	4 	1
13 	Takuma Sato 	4 	1
14 	Mark Webber 	2 	1
15 	Ralf Schumacher 	2 	1
16 	Sebastian Vettel 	1 	7
World Championship for Constructors*	World Championship for Constructors*	World Championship for Constructors*	World Championship for Constructors*
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	106 	
2 	 	71 	
3 	 	39 	
4 	 	25 	
5 	 	13 	
6 	 	9 	
7 	 	6 	
8 	 	4 	
Only points scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
** Includes points scored by before their exclusion prior to the 2007 Belgian Grand Prix.
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