{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = F1 |Grand Prix = Australian |Previous_round= 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix |Next_round = 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix |Country = Australia |Image = Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.svg |Date = 18 March |Year = 2007 |Race_No = 1 |Season_No = 17 |Official name = 2007 Formula 1 [[ING]] Australian Grand Prix |Course = Temporary street circuit |Location = [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]], [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] |Course_mi = 3.295 |Course_km = 5.303 |Distance_laps = 58 |Distance_mi = 191.118 |Distance_km = 307.574 |Weather = Clear with temperatures reaching up to {{convert|21|C|F}}<ref>[http://classic.wunderground.com/history/airport/YMML/2007/3/18/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Melbourne&req_state=VC&req_statename=Victoria&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=94868 Weather info for the 2007 Australian Grand Prix] at Weather Underground</ref> |Attendance = 105,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Rookie in spotlight with Ferrari ace |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/motorsport/rookie-in-spotlight-with-ferrari-ace/2007/03/18/1174152881757.html |work=theage.com.au |publisher=The Age Company Ltd. |date=19 March 2007 |access-date=13 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523104346/http://www.theage.com.au/news/motorsport/rookie-in-spotlight-with-ferrari-ace/2007/03/18/1174152881757.html |archive-date=23 May 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> |Pole_Driver = [[Kimi Räikkönen]] |Pole_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |Pole_Country = Finland |Pole_Time = 1:26.072 |Fast_Driver = [[Kimi Räikkönen]] |Fast_Country = Finland |Fast_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |Fast_Time = 1:25.235 |Fast_Lap = 41 |First_Driver = [[Kimi Räikkönen]] |First_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |First_Country = Finland |Second_Driver = [[Fernando Alonso]] |Second_Team = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |Second_Country= Spain |Third_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]] |Third_Team = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |Third_Country = United Kingdom |Lapchart = {{F1Laps2007|AUS}} }}
The '''2007 Australian Grand Prix''', officially the '''2007 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/770/circuit_diagram.html|title=Australia|website=Formula1.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030222253/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/770/circuit_diagram.html|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=30 October 2007}}</ref> was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 18 March 2007 at the [[Albert Park Circuit|Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]]. It was the first race of the [[2007 Formula One World Championship]]. The 58 lap race was won by [[Kimi Räikkönen]] for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] after starting from [[pole position]]. [[Fernando Alonso]] finished second in his [[McLaren]] car, with teammate [[Lewis Hamilton]] third on his Grand Prix debut.
Räikkönen started the race alongside Alonso, but in the start Alonso was passed by [[BMW Sauber]] driver [[Nick Heidfeld]] and Hamilton, who started third and fourth. Räikkönen controlled the race from the front of the field, with Alonso regaining second place after overtaking Hamilton during the second round of [[pit stop]]s.
The Grand Prix was also the first since the [[2000 Malaysian Grand Prix]] where all Formula One entrants utilized [[Bridgestone]] tyres as [[Michelin]] quit the sport after the [[2006 Formula One World Championship|2006 season]].
== Background == ===Friday drivers=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! Constructor !! Nat !! Driver |- | [[BMW in Formula One|BMW Sauber]] | {{flagicon|GER}} | [[Sebastian Vettel]] |- | [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} | [[Kazuki Nakajima]] |}
== Practice == The morning session of Friday practice, run in wet weather, saw [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]'s [[Fernando Alonso]] take the fastest lap of the session, over a second faster than the next fastest time set by [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari's]] [[Felipe Massa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Friday Practice One Results |url=http://www.formula1.com/race/result/770/28.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319182745/http://formula1.com/race/result/770/28.html |archive-date=19 March 2007 |access-date=17 March 2007 |work=Official Formula 1 Website}}</ref> The rain dried up for the afternoon session which saw the two Ferraris of Massa and [[Kimi Räikkönen]] first and second respectively with the fastest non-Ferrari driver, [[Lewis Hamilton]], just under a tenth of a second behind Räikkönen. The rest of the top six were from different teams with fourth place going to [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] of [[Renault F1|Renault]]. [[Nick Heidfeld]] in the [[BMW Sauber]] was fifth and [[Alexander Wurz]]'s [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] completed the top six.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friday Practice Two Results |url=http://www.formula1.com/race/result/770/29.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319181801/http://formula1.com/race/result/770/29.html |archive-date=19 March 2007 |access-date=17 March 2007 |work=Official Formula 1 Website}}</ref> "This was a positive start to the weekend" Massa commented, "but of course what counts is tomorrow's qualifying and most of all, Sunday's race."<ref name="Friday session quotes">{{cite news|title=Friday practice - selected driver quotes |url=http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5788/770.html |publisher=Official Formula One website |date=16 March 2007 |access-date=16 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319182720/http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5788/770.html |archive-date=19 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The morning session of Saturday brought with it sunny skies, but also a light drizzle at the start of the session. This forced teams who went out early to use their wet tires, but what little water was on the track dried up quickly enough to have no effect on any racer on dry tires. Räikkönen was the consistent pace-setter and topped the chart with a 1:26.064. Fisichella pushed his Renault to second with a time of 1:26.454. Rookie Lewis Hamilton came third over his teammate, the double and defending World Champion Fernando Alonso who came in at seventh. The slowest team of 2006, [[Super Aguri]], got into the top ten with fourth and tenth for [[Anthony Davidson]] and [[Takuma Sato]], respectively. Felipe Massa and Nick Heidfeld completed the top six.<ref>{{cite news |title=Raikkonen sees red in final practice |url=http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5793/770.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325210127/http://formula1.com/race/news/5793/770.html |archive-date=25 March 2007 |access-date=17 March 2007 |work=Official Formula 1 Website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Saturday Practice Results |url=http://www.formula1.com/race/result/770/23.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319182614/http://www.formula1.com/race/result/770/23.html |archive-date=19 March 2007 |access-date=17 March 2007 |work=Official Formula 1 Website}}</ref>
== Qualifying == Räikkönen followed up his pace-setting morning practice performance by topping the times in Part One of the Qualifying session. [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] set the early benchmark with a 1:27.799, but [[Lewis Hamilton]] knocked one and one tenths off that, with a lap of 1:26.674 – his personal fastest lap of the meeting, before Räikkönen took control. [[Rubens Barrichello]] and [[David Coulthard]] found themselves knocked out of qualifying, along with the [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rossos]] and the [[Spyker F1|Spykers]].
[[Fernando Alonso]] took command of Part Two with a lap of 1:25.326 to put him at the top of the leaderboard, with teammate Hamilton closely behind in third. BMW's [[Nick Heidfeld]] split the [[McLaren]]s with second. However, [[Felipe Massa]] was knocked out of qualifying after an error in turns nine and ten brought his Ferrari to a halt, meaning he started the race from 16th on the grid, which would later become 22nd on the grid due to an engine change. Super Aguri's [[Takuma Sato]] made it through to part three. But, along with Massa: [[Anthony Davidson]]; both the [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] cars of [[Nico Rosberg|Rosberg]] and [[Alexander Wurz|Wurz]]; [[Renault F1|Renault's]] rookie [[Heikki Kovalainen]] and [[Honda Racing F1|Honda's]] [[Jenson Button]] all went out.
Alonso again set the benchmark in Part Three with a time of 1:27.050. But he was soon knocked off top spot by Räikkönen, who went a second quicker with a lap of 1:26.072. Räikkönen kept [[pole position]], with Alonso second, but [[Nick Heidfeld]] was third after [[Lewis Hamilton]] had an untidy middle sector which saw him end up in fourth. [[Robert Kubica]] was fifth, with [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] sixth.
Red Bull's Mark Webber was seventh with the [[Toyota F1|Toyotas]] of [[Ralf Schumacher]] and [[Jarno Trulli|Trulli]] eighth and ninth. Super Aguri's Sato rounded out the top ten.
=== Qualifying classification ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" |- ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Qualifying position}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Constructor ! Q1 ! Q2 ! Q3 ! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |- !1 |6 |data-sort-value="rai"|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |'''1:26.644''' |1:25.644 |'''1:26.072''' |1 |- !2 |1 |data-sort-value="alo"|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Alonso]] | align="center" nowrap="" |[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:26.697 |'''1:25.326''' |1:26.493 |2 |- !3 |9 |data-sort-value="hei"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]] |[[BMW in Formula One|BMW Sauber]] |1:26.895 |1:25.358 |1:26.556 |3 |- !4 |2 |data-sort-value="ham"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:26.674 |1:25.577 |1:26.755 |4 |- !5 |10 |data-sort-value="kub"|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Robert Kubica]] |[[BMW in Formula One|BMW Sauber]] |1:26.696 |1:25.882 |1:27.347 |5 |- !6 |3 | data-sort-value="fis"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] |[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:27.270 |1:25.944 |1:27.634 |6 |- !7 |15 |data-sort-value="web"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] |[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:26.978 |1:26.623 |1:27.934 |7 |- !8 |12 |data-sort-value="tru"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]] |[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |1:27.014 |1:26.688 |1:28.404 |8 |- !9 |11 |data-sort-value="sch"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ralf Schumacher]] |[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |1:27.328 |1:26.739 |1:28.692 |9 |- !10 |22 |data-sort-value="sat"|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takuma Sato]] |[[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:27.365 |1:26.758 |1:28.871 |10 |- !11 |23 |data-sort-value="dav"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Anthony Davidson]] |[[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:26.986 |1:26.909 | |11 |- !12 |16 |data-sort-value="ros"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nico Rosberg]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |1:27.596 |1:26.914 | |12 |- !13 |4 |data-sort-value="kov"|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]] |[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:27.529 |1:26.964 | |13 |- !14 |7 |data-sort-value="but"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jenson Button]] |[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:27.540 |1:27.264 | |14 |- !15 |17 |data-sort-value="wur"|{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Alexander Wurz]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |1:27.479 |1:27.393 | |15 |- !16 |5 |data-sort-value="mas"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Felipe Massa]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:26.712 |No time{{ref|1|1}} | |22{{ref|2|2}} |- !17 |8 |data-sort-value="bar"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] |[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:27.679 | | |16 |- !18 |19 |data-sort-value="spe"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Speed]] |[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:28.305 | | |17 |- !19 |14 |data-sort-value="cou"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[David Coulthard]] |[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:28.579 | | |18 |- !20 |18 |data-sort-value="lui"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] |[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:29.267 | | |19 |- !21 |20 |data-sort-value="sut"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Adrian Sutil]] |[[Spyker F1|Spyker]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:29.339 | | |20 |- !22 |21 |data-sort-value="alb"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Christijan Albers]] |[[Spyker F1|Spyker]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:31.932 | | |21 |- ! colspan="8" |{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 FORMULA 1 ING Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/770/6380/ |publisher=Official Formula One website |access-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031135547/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/770/6380/ |archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>}} |} ;Notes * {{note|1|1}} – [[Felipe Massa]] failed to set a time in Q2 due to a gearbox problem. * {{note|2|2}} – [[Felipe Massa]] was given a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change.
== Race == Race day saw a crowd of 105,000 people attend the opening round of the 2007 season, and the first race of the "post-[[Michael Schumacher|Schumacher]]" era.<ref>{{cite news|title=Over 300,000 flock to Albert Park |url=http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5817/770.html |publisher=Official Formula One website |date=19 March 2007 |access-date=23 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322184935/http://formula1.com/race/news/5817/770.html |archive-date=22 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The only changes before the race were that [[Felipe Massa]] started last after an engine-change,<ref>{{cite news|title=Late engine change for Massa |url=http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5802/770.html |publisher=Official Formula One website |date=18 March 2007 |access-date=23 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320201933/http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5802/770.html |archive-date=20 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Christijan Albers]] opted to start from the pitlane.
At the start, Räikkönen got clear off the line. Alonso was passed by Heidfeld on the left and was stuck behind Räikkönen to his front. Hamilton was also briefly stuck behind the leading three before taking the outside line coming into the first corner to take third place; Alonso dropped to fourth position. McLaren team principal [[Ron Dennis]] would later accuse BMW of "showboating".<ref>{{cite news |title=Dennis accuses BMW of 'showboating' |url=http://www.dailyf1news.com/dailyf1news/nieuw/artikel.php?nwsID=2868 |date=19 March 2007 |access-date=4 April 2007 |archive-date=19 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019154632/http://www.dailyf1news.com/dailyf1news/nieuw/artikel.php?nwsID=2868 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Anthony Davidson]] stalled on the grid and after getting underway hit [[Adrian Sutil]], but managed to keep going. By lap three, Räikkönen was starting to pull away from Heidfeld and by lap five the [[Finland|Finn]] had a two and a half second lead on the [[Germany|German]]. Meanwhile, debutant Lewis Hamilton was still holding onto third place from teammate Alonso.
[[Christijan Albers]] in the [[Spyker F1|Spyker]] became the first driver to retire in the new season, missing his braking point at the ''Sports Center'' corner and hitting the tire barrier. The first to make a pit stop was second place Heidfeld on lap fifteen; four laps later Kimi Räikkönen pitted and came out in fourth behind Hamilton, now leading on his Grand Prix debut; Alonso and [[Robert Kubica]]. Alonso was the first of the two McLarens to pit, suggesting that Hamilton was on a heavier fuel load than his [[Spain|Spanish]] teammate.
The [[United Kingdom|Briton's]] McLaren pitted a lap later and rejoined behind Räikkönen, who had now reclaimed his lead, but ahead of Heidfeld, who had now dropped to fifth position, and Alonso, despite being held up by the lone Spyker of [[Adrian Sutil]], who received a drive through penalty for the infringement. [[Honda Racing F1|Honda's]] [[Jenson Button]] also received a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane. [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso's]] [[Scott Speed]] became the race's second retirement after two of his tires deflated and he crashed at the ''[[Jim Clark|Clark]] chicane'' on lap 31.
Six laps later at the same chicane saw [[Nico Rosberg]] overtake [[Ralf Schumacher]] for seventh place and soon pulled away from the [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]. On the same lap, Kubica became the third retirement of the race after problems with his gearbox, which was the part of the car the [[Poland|Polish]] driver had been most worried about during the pre-season. At the front, meanwhile, Räikkönen was increasing his lead over Hamilton, his lead now over 18 seconds.
[[File:Renault R27 Kovalainen Australian GP 2007.jpg|thumb|Heikki Kovalainen had a disappointing first race for Renault, shown here leading Nico Rosberg during the race]]
[[Heikki Kovalainen]] was having, in comparison with Hamilton, a disappointing first race: spinning at the ''[[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Jones]] chicane'' on his 40th lap, which led to him losing a place to [[Felipe Massa]], and running wide on several occasions during the early part of the race. Renault team chief [[Flavio Briatore]] described the [[Finland|Finn's]] debut as "rubbish".<ref name="Briatore Criticism">{{cite news|title=Kovalainen criticised by Briatore |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6463649.stm |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=18 March 2007 |access-date=23 March 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070320204248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6463649.stm| archive-date= 20 March 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> Teammate [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] was having an uneventful race, as he was not involved in any racing incidents.
Back at the front, Räikkönen made his final scheduled pit stop of the race and rejoined in third, behind the two McLarens of Hamilton, now leading the race for the second time, and Alonso. Unlike the first set of stops, it was Hamilton who would be the first of the two McLarens to pit, allowing Alonso to lead the race for the first time. Alonso pitted a lap later and this time rejoined ahead of his rookie teammate, while Räikkönen took his lead back.
On lap 49, [[David Coulthard]]'s attempt to pass [[Alexander Wurz]] ended with Coulthard's car vaulting over the Williams, narrowly missing the Austrian driver's head. Both drivers escaped unharmed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Räikkönen wins opening GP |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/raikkonen-wins-opening-gp-20070318-gdppb3.html#:~:text=While%20Webber%20won%27t%20be%20satisfied%20with%20his%20result%2C%20at%20least%20he%20did%20beat%20Red%20Bull%20teammate%20David%20Coulthard%20who%20failed%20to%20finish%20after%20crashing%20out%20on%20lap%2049.|date=18 March 2007 |access-date=25 June 2024 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070509082458/http://www.smh.com.au/news/motorsport/raikkonen-wins-opening-gp/2007/03/18/1174152869761.html| archive-date= 9 May 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
Despite a small water leak towards the end, it was Räikkönen who won the race, 7.2 seconds from Alonso and over eighteen seconds from Hamilton, who became the first driver to finish on the podium on their debut since [[Jacques Villeneuve]] at the [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]]; it was also the first time a driver had won on their first race for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] since [[Nigel Mansell]] in [[1989 Brazilian Grand Prix|1989]] and also the first race in World Championship history where all three podium finishers were making their debut for their team, disregarding [[1950 Formula One season|1950]] where all drivers made their World Championship debuts.
Post race there was some criticism of Bridgestone because the rules mandated that the softer tire compound should be "visibly distinguishable" while the car is on track. The tiny white dot on the outer side of the tires proved inadequate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-04-20 |title=Bridgestone announces tyre specifications |url=https://www.f1technical.net/news/5491 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.f1technical.net |language=en-gb}}</ref> For the next race at Sepang they would go on to paint the "second from outside" groove with white paint.
=== Race classification === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |- ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points |- ! 1 | 6 || {{flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Kimi Räikkönen]]''' || '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | 58 | 1:25:28.770 | 1 | '''10''' |- ! 2 | 1 || {{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Fernando Alonso]]''' || align="center" nowrap="" | '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]''' | 58 | +7.242 | 2 | '''8''' |- ! 3 | 2 || {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Lewis Hamilton]]''' || '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]''' | 58 | +18.595 | 4 | '''6''' |- ! 4 | 9 || {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Nick Heidfeld]]''' || '''[[BMW in Formula One|BMW Sauber]]''' | 58 | +38.763 | 3 | '''5''' |- ! 5 | 3 || align="center" nowrap="" | {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]''' || '''[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]''' | 58 | +1:06.469 | 6 | '''4''' |- ! 6 | 5 || {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Felipe Massa]]''' || '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | 58 | +1:06.805 | 22 | '''3''' |- ! 7 | 16 || {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Nico Rosberg]]''' || '''[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]]''' | 57 | +1 Lap | 12 | '''2''' |- ! 8 | 11 || {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Ralf Schumacher]]''' || '''[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]]''' | 57 | +1 Lap | 9 | '''1''' |- ! 9 | 12 || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]] || [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | 57 | +1 Lap | 8 | |- ! 10 | 4 || {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]] || [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | 57 | +1 Lap | 13 | |- ! 11 | 8 || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] || [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] | 57 | +1 Lap | 16 | |- ! 12 | 22 || {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takuma Sato]] || [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] | 57 | +1 Lap | 10 | |- ! 13 | 15 || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] || [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | 57 | +1 Lap | 7 | |- ! 14 | 18 || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] || [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 57 | +1 Lap | 19 | |- ! 15 | 7 || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jenson Button]] || [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] | 57 | +1 Lap | 14 | |- ! 16 | 23 || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Anthony Davidson]] || [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] | 56 | +2 Laps | 11 | |- ! 17 | 20 || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Adrian Sutil]] || [[Spyker F1|Spyker]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 56 | +2 Laps | 20 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 17 || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Alexander Wurz]] || [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | 48 | Collision | 15 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 14 || {{flagicon|UK}} [[David Coulthard]] || [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | 48 | Collision | 18 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 10 || {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Robert Kubica]] || [[BMW in Formula One|BMW Sauber]] | 36 | Gearbox | 5 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 19 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Speed]] || [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 28 | Puncture | 17 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 21 || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Christijan Albers]] || [[Spyker F1|Spyker]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 10 | Accident | PL{{ref|3|3}} | |- ! colspan="8" |{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 FORMULA 1 ING Australian Grand Prix - Race |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/770/ |publisher=Official Formula One website |access-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117125312/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/770/ |archive-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>}} |} ;Notes * {{note|3|3}} – [[Christijan Albers]] started the race from the pitlane.
== Championship standings after the race == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! Driver ! Points |- |align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]] | 10 |- |align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]] | 8 |- |align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] | 6 |- |align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]] | 5 |- |align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] | 4 |- !colspan=3|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007/australie/championnat.aspx|title=Australia 2007 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref> |} {{col-2}} ;Constructors' Championship standings {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! Constructor ! Points |- |align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] | 14 |- |align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 13 |- |align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[BMW in Formula One|BMW Sauber]] | 5 |- |align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | 4 |- |align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | 2 |- !colspan=3|Source:<ref name="champ"/> |} {{col-end}} *<small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>
== See also == * [[2007 Australian Grand Prix F3 Support Race]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} {{Wikinews|Kimi Räikkönen will start from pole of 2007 Australian GP | Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Australian Grand Prix}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070318002204/http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/F1/F1_Circuits/2007/Australia/circuit.html Australian Grand Prix results (fia.com)] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070323022610/http://www.formula-1.com/race/result/770/8.html Results from The Official Formula 1 Website] * [http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/03/18/australian-grand-prix-2007-race-review/ Australian Grand Prix 2007 race review]
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