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The 2007 European Rally Championship season was the 55th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. French driver Simon Jean-Joseph won his second European rally championship title despite not winning any of the 10 events.
The calendar of the 2007 European rally championship season consisted of 10 events. [1]
| Round | Date | Event | Winner ERC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19–21 April |  |  |
| 2 | 11–12 May |  |  |
| 3 | 24–26 May |  | |
| 4 | 8–10 June |  | |
| 5 | 22–23 June |  |  |
| 6 | 6–8 July | | |
| 7 | 2–4 August |  | |
| 8 | 24–26 August |  | |
| 9 | 5–7 October |  | |
| 10 | 19–21 October | | |
For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking. [2]
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