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The 2007 World Rally Championship was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on 19 January, with the Monte Carlo Rally and ended on 2 December, with the Wales Rally GB. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won his fourth consecutive drivers' world championship ahead of Ford's Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen. Ford took the manufacturers' title.
Remote service was introduced. Between two sets of stages, instead of returning to the main service location, cars are serviced in a remote location. The service duration is 15 minutes, only four mechanics are allowed and the only parts which can be changed (save for tires) are the ones carried in the car itself.
Since 2006 manufacturer is understood to mean a manufacturer, a team designated by a manufacturer, or a privateer team taking part with a single make of car. In 2007 two categories were created to compete for the Manufacturer's championship, replacing the previous M1 and M2 categories:
Manufacturer (M)
Manufacturer Team (MT)
The 2007 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.
Round | Event | Dates | Surface | Stages | Length | Support class |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | 19–21 January | Tarmac/Ice | 15 | 328.54 km | none |
2 | ![]() | 9–11 February | Snow | 20 | 342.09 km | P-WRC |
3 | ![]() | 16–18 February | Snow | 18 | 355.99 km | J-WRC |
4 | ![]() | 9–11 March | Gravel | 20 | 366.06 km | P-WRC |
5 | ![]() | 30 March – 1 April | Gravel | 18 | 357.10 km | J-WRC |
6 | ![]() | 3–6 May | Gravel | 23 | 370.36 km | P-WRC |
7 | ![]() | 18–20 May | Gravel | 18 | 342.86 km | J-WRC |
8 | ![]() | 31 May – 3 June | Gravel | 21 | 334.44 km | P-WRC |
9 | ![]() | 2–5 August | Gravel | 23 | 360.34 km | J-WRC |
10 | ![]() | 17–19 August | Tarmac | 19 | 356.27 km | J-WRC |
11 | ![]() | 31 August – 2 September | Gravel | 18 | 353.56 km | P-WRC |
12 | ![]() | 5–7 October | Tarmac | 18 | 352.87 km | J-WRC |
13 | ![]() | 12–14 October | Tarmac | 16 | 359.32 km | J-WRC |
14 | ![]() | 26–28 October | Gravel | 27 | 350.19 km | P-WRC |
15 | ![]() ![]() | 15–18 November | Tarmac | 20 | 328.72 km | P-WRC |
16 | ![]() | 30 November – 2 December | Gravel | 17 | 359.54 km | P-WRC |
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Rnd | Event | Dates | Surface | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | Winner | Avg. speed |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | 19–21 January | Tarmac/Ice | 15 | 328.54 km | 47 | 39 | ![]() | 103.50 km/h |
2 | ![]() | 9–11 February | Snow | 20 | 342.09 km | 58 | 43 | ![]() | 108.79 km/h |
3 | ![]() | 16–18 February | Snow | 18 | 355.99 km | 74 | 63 | ![]() | 102.55 km/h |
4 | ![]() | 9–11 March | Gravel | 20 | 366.06 km | 47 | 36 | ![]() | 96.24 km/h |
5 | ![]() | 30 March – 1 April | Gravel | 18 | 357.10 km | 80 | 61 | ![]() | 91.74 km/h |
6 | ![]() | 3–6 May | Gravel | 23 | 370.36 km | 70 | 41 | ![]() | 86.57 km/h |
7 | ![]() | 18–20 May | Gravel | 18 | 342.86 km | 82 | 67 | ![]() | 89.95 km/h |
8 | ![]() | 31 May – 3 June | Gravel | 21 | 334.44 km | 64 | 49 | ![]() | 87.48 km/h |
9 | ![]() | 2–5 August | Gravel | 23 | 360.34 km | 97 | 70 | ![]() | 121.85 km/h |
10 | ![]() | 17–19 August | Tarmac | 19 | 356.27 km | 102 | 88 | ![]() | 103.04 km/h |
11 | ![]() | 31 August – 2 September | Gravel | 18 | 353.56 km | 68 | 59 | ![]() | 91.09 km/h |
12 | ![]() | 5–7 October | Tarmac | 18 | 352.87 km | 81 | 65 | ![]() | 104.38 km/h |
13 | ![]() | 12–14 October | Tarmac | 16 | 359.32 km | 74 | 60 | ![]() | 98.18 km/h |
14 | ![]() | 26–28 October | Gravel | 27 | 350.19 km | 85 | 72 | ![]() | 103.02 km/h |
15 | ![]() ![]() | 15–18 November | Tarmac | 20 | 328.72 km | 84 | 66 | ![]() | 108.58 km/h |
16 | ![]() | 30 November – 2 December | Gravel | 17 | 359.54 km | 108 | 86 | ![]() | 106.35 km/h |
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Pos. | Driver | SWE ![]() | MEX ![]() | ARG ![]() | GRC ![]() | NZL ![]() | JPN ![]() | IRL ![]() | GBR ![]() | Pts [4] |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 39 | ||
2 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 30 | ||
3 | ![]() | Ret | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 25 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |||||
5 | ![]() | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 6 | 14 | ||
7 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 13 | ||
8 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 12 | ||||
9 | ![]() | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | 12 | |||
10 | ![]() | 1 | 10 | |||||||
11 | ![]() | 1 | 10 | |||||||
12 | ![]() | 1 | 10 | |||||||
13 | ![]() | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||
Pos. | Driver | SWE ![]() | MEX ![]() | ARG ![]() | GRC ![]() | NZL ![]() | JPN ![]() | IRL ![]() | GBR ![]() | Pts |
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The World Rally Championship is an international rallying series owned and governed by the FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the second oldest of the FIA's world championships after Formula One. Each season lasts one calendar year, and separate championship titles are awarded to drivers, co-drivers and manufacturers. There are also two support championships, WRC2 and WRC3, which are contested on the same events and stages as the WRC, but with progressively lower maximum performance and running costs of the cars permitted. Junior WRC is also contested on five events of the World Rally Championship calendar.
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