2007 Chinese Grand Prix

🇨🇳 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China 2007-10-07 Round 16 of 17

Going Into This Race

WDC Leader

Lewis Hamilton

107 pts (+12 over P2)

WCC Leader

Ferrari

170 pts (+78 over P2)

Pre-Race Report

Championship standings

Hamilton leads the Drivers’ Championship by 12 points from Alonso, with Räikkönen 17 points behind Hamilton. Hamilton needs to finish within one point of Alonso and within six points of Räikkönen to clinch the title this weekend. Whatever the outcome, Hamilton will still lead the championship after this race.

Previous race

Hamilton won in Japan at Fuji in heavy rain and misty conditions. Kovalainen finished second for Renault — the team’s only podium of the season. Räikkönen was third. Alonso crashed out on lap 41 of 67, allowing Hamilton to extend his lead to 12 points.

Weather

The track weather is affected by Typhoon Krosa, which is hitting the east coast of China.

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Last 5 Races

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#	Date	Grand Prix	Pole	P1	P2	P3
11	5 Aug	🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix	Alonso	Hamilton	Räikkönen	Heidfeld
12	26 Aug	🇹🇷 Turkish Grand Prix	Massa	Massa	Räikkönen	Alonso
13	9 Sept	🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix	Alonso	Alonso	Hamilton	Räikkönen
14	16 Sept	🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix	Räikkönen	Räikkönen	Massa	Alonso
15	30 Sept	🇯🇵 Japanese Grand Prix	Hamilton	Hamilton	Kovalainen	Räikkönen

Drivers' Championship

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Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	107	4
2	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	95	4
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	90	4
4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	80	3
5	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	56	0
6	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	35	0
7	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	30	0
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	21	0
9	Nico Rosberg	Williams	15	0
10	Alexander Wurz	Williams	13	0

Constructors' Championship

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Pos	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Ferrari	170	7
2	BMW Sauber	92	0
3	Renault	51	0
4	Williams	28	0
5	Red Bull	23	0