The 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the third Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. began on 14 April 2007 in Monza, Italy and finished in Barcelona, Spain on 28 October 2007 after 17 races.
New to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the 2007 season was a 'push to pass' system, similar to the one that was used in the Champ Car World Series. In a bid to promote more overtaking, drivers were now able to boost their power for up to 60 seconds per race.
The cars also featured modifications to the gearbox, shock absorbers, rear anti-roll bar and steering system. [1]
A number of new rules were introduced for 2007 in order to improve the racing and to create more excitement:
Date | Location | Circuit | Fastest Driver | Team | Fastest Lap |
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2006 | |||||
8 November | Le Castellet, France | Circuit Paul Ricard | Marco Bonanomi | Prema Powerteam | 1:17.074 |
9 November | Ben Hanley | Red Devil Team Comtec | 1:15.266 | ||
22 November | Vallelunga, Italy | Vallelunga circuit | Álvaro Barba | International DracoRacing | 1:23.042 |
23 November | Marco Bonanomi | Red Devil Team Comtec | 1:22.293 | ||
29 November | Valencia, Spain | Circuit de Valencia | Álvaro Barba | Red Devil Team Comtec | 1:22.926 |
30 November | Miguel Molina | Pons Racing | 1:21.954 | ||
2007 | |||||
14 March | Barcelona, Spain | Circuit de Catalunya | Ben Hanley | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.205 |
15 March | Davide Valsecchi | Epsilon Euskadi | 1:31.582 | ||
27 March | Nürburg, Germany | Nürburgring | Álvaro Barba | International DracoRacing | 1:44.643 |
28 March | Álvaro Barba | International DracoRacing | 1:44.145 | ||
25 April | Magny-Cours, France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | Clivio Piccione | RC Motorsport | 1:25.248 |
26 April | Sebastian Vettel | Carlin Motorsport | 1:24.541 |
R = Series rookie for 2007
Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2007 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.
Notes:
Race | Qualifying | ||||||||||||
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | 2nd | 3rd |
Feature | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Sprint | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, two points were awarded for the fastest lap in each race.
The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 31 and the maximum number for a team was 55.
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