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Race details
Race 15 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One season
Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway
Date September 30, 2007
Official name XXXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
4.563 km (2.835 mi)
Distance 67 laps, 305.721 km (189.945 mi)
Weather Very heavy rain
Pole position
Driver 25px United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:25.368
Fastest lap
Driver 25px United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:28.193 on lap 27
Podium
First 25px United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
Second 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Renault
Third 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari

The 2007 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 September 2007 at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka. The race, contested over 67 laps, was the fifteenth round of the 2007 Formula One season. It was held at the recently revised track in very heavy rain and misty conditions. For the previous 20 years, the Japanese Grand Prix had been held at Suzuka Circuit, but at this race it returned to Fuji for the first time since 1977. The race was won by McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, who also took pole position and the fastest lap of the race. Heikki Kovalainen achieved his first podium, by finishing second for the Renault team, whilst Kimi Räikkönen finished in third for Ferrari. Adrian Sutil scored Spyker's first and only point by finishing 9th and being promoted to 8th after the race.

As a consequence of the race, Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to twelve points over McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso. Alonso had only been two points behind Hamilton in the standings before he crashed during the race. Räikkönen's third place finish ensured he remained in mathematical contention to clinch the drivers' title in the remaining two rounds. His Ferrari teammate, Felipe Massa, dropped out of championship contention after finishing the race in sixth position. Massa was now ten points behind Räikkönen. As far as the World Constructors' Championship was concerned, Ferrari were leading the standings on 170 points. McLaren would have been leading the table on 202 points had they not been given a penalty in the Turkish Grand Prix and their eventual disqualification from the championship due to the espionage controversy that year. BMW Sauber remained second in the standings, 78 points behind Ferrari, after scoring just two points in the race. Renault ensured that they would finish the year in third, (like BMW Sauber on a total unassailable to any other team), and were 41 points behind.

Report[]

Background[]

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren led the Drivers' Championship by only two points from team-mate Fernando Alonso, who was a further 11 points ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen.

After McLaren's exclusion from the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari had been confirmed as Constructors' Champions, following their Belgian Grand Prix one-two. They were 71 points ahead of BMW Sauber.

Three Japanese constructors and two Japanese drivers competed in the race. Toyota were 6th in the Constructors' Championship, whilst Honda were 8th, behind their own "B-team" Super Aguri. Takuma Sato was 15th in the Drivers' Championship for Super Aguri, whilst compatriot Sakon Yamamoto had yet to score for Spyker F1, having debuted at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

David Coulthard changed his helmet design for this race, choosing to use the helmet design of former World Rally Champion Colin McRae, who had died two weeks before the race in a helicopter crash.

Qualifying[]

Takuma Sato 2007 Japan

National driver, Takuma Sato, qualified in twenty-first position.

Although the weather had dried out by the time qualifying began, the track was still wet and all the drivers went out on wet tyres.

Qualifying one saw the two Spykers of Adrian Sutil and Sakon Yamamoto and the two Super Aguris of Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato eliminated, along with Alexander Wurz in the Williams and Rubens Barrichello in the Honda. Ralf Schumacher's Toyota also collided with Yamamoto, forcing both drivers out of qualifying. Schumacher was already through to Q2, but could not set a time in the second session and so qualified 16th.

Qualifying two saw the elimination of the two Renaults of Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen, David Coulthard's Red Bull, Vitantonio Liuzzi's Toro Rosso and the Toyotas of Jarno Trulli as well as Schumacher.

Sebastian Vettel in the Toro Rosso and Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber occupied row 5, just behind Jenson Button, getting his best qualifying of the season in the Honda, and Mark Webber's Red Bull. Nico Rosberg qualified 6th in the Williams, but was penalised ten places for an engine change. This meant that Vettel qualified eighth, the best qualifying ever for Toro Rosso. Nick Heidfeld qualified 5th for BMW Sauber, and the top four was once again the two McLarens and two Ferraris. The Ferraris failed to get on the front row, with Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa 3rd and 4th respectively. Lewis Hamilton then pipped his more experienced McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso to earn the fifth pole position of his career.

Race[]

Due to torrential rainfall, the race was started behind the safety car, which led the field for the first 19 laps.[1] The Ferraris of Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa were forced to pit during the first few laps after starting on standard wet tyres, as opposed to "extreme wet" tyres, which were a requirement in the treacherously wet conditions. Ferrari boss Jean Todt later stated that the team were not informed about the requirements prior to the race, although all other teams were.[2] During the initial Safety Car period, the FIA instructed the lapped car of Vitantonio Liuzzi to pass the field and catch up to the back of the queue as quickly as he safely could, as a way of gauging whether the track was ready for the race to begin.

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Jarno Trulli was the last car to actually finish, and classified thirteenth for the Toyota team.

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A view of the wet conditions, from the grandstand, during the race.

The Ferraris dropped back to 20th and 21st positions respectively following the pit stops, and Massa pitted again on lap 15. When the safety car finally left the circuit, the two McLarens began the race proper at the head of the field, in front of the quick-starting Sebastian Vettel. The Toro Rosso driver had taken third place from Nick Heidfeld, after the latter collided with Jenson Button's Honda. Mark Webber reached fourth place during the first racing lap as a result of the collision,[2] despite still suffering from the after-effects of food poisoning, later vomiting in his helmet during the first safety car period.[3] A first-corner spin caused Alexander Wurz to collide heavily with Felipe Massa's Ferrari. Wurz's car sustained heavy damage and he retired on the spot.

Later in the race, Fernando Alonso crashed out. The reigning world champion blamed aquaplaning for the accident, which once again brought out the safety car. It was the first time that a McLaren car had failed to finish during the 2007 season. During this safety car period on lap 45, third-placed Sebastian Vettel crashed into the rear of second-placed Webber in the wet conditions, Webber retiring immediately and Vettel returning to the pits to retire. Vettel was shortly thereafter shown on TV coverage crying over his mistake in the rear of the Toro Rosso pits. Vettel had earlier became the youngest ever driver to lead a lap of a Formula One race. This collision put Heikki Kovalainen's Renault in second place, which he managed to hold until the end of the race, despite repeated overtaking attempts by Kimi Räikkönen. It was Kovalainen's first podium finish. Räikkönen would eventually finish third, ahead of David Coulthard in fourth for Red Bull Racing. This was the first time that two Finnish drivers had both finished on the podium.[4]

On the final lap, Felipe Massa prevailed in his battle with BMW driver Robert Kubica. The Pole had previously served a drive through penalty for colliding with Hamilton. Massa finished sixth, and Kubica seventh, behind Giancarlo Fisichella's Renault. Vitantonio Liuzzi finished in eighth, scoring the first 2007 championship points for Toro Rosso.[2] However, these points were later removed when Liuzzi was penalised for overtaking Adrian Sutil under waved yellow flags. This promoted Sutil to eighth, giving him and the Spyker team their first F1 points.

Post-race[]

Following the race, Sebastian Vettel faced a 10-place penalty for the next race in Shanghai, China, for causing the collision with Mark Webber which put both drivers out of the race, but this punishment was reduced to a reprimand. When new evidence was presented to the FIA, it began an investigation of Lewis Hamilton for dangerous driving and causing the collision himself. Hamilton was leading the race right in front of Webber, before suddenly braking and forcing Webber to follow suit lest he be penalised for overtaking behind the safety car; the collision occurred when Vettel's car ran into the back of Webber. Hamilton might have faced either disqualification or a grid penalty for the next race,[5] but the FIA decided not to impose any penalty.[6]

Problems with the circuit[]

The event was afflicted by poor transportation, poor facilities including some reserved seats without a view, lack of organization, and expensive meals that meant a simple lunch-box was sold for 10,000 yen (US$87) at the circuit.[7][8]

Transportation[]

The free practice session on Saturday was abandoned due to fog, which grounded the Medical Helicopter, after repeated delays.[9][10] Only three drivers set a time in four minutes: Alexander Wurz (Williams-Toyota), Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) and Jarno Trulli (Toyota).[11]

Before the race, there were suggestions that the plan of carrying all of the 100,000 spectators or more only by shuttle bus would be impossible. To relieve people's doubts, the circuit was said that there was complete preparation for the race.[12] These doubts were realised when, after the qualifying session on Saturday, the shuttle buses could not leave because the road on the east gate of the circuit sank around 16:00. As a result, approximately 20,000 spectators were forced to stay for four hours or more until 21:00.[13][14][15] For the race on Sunday, only the shuttle bus was admitted for spectators as transport.[16]

Refund[]

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View from controversial 'C' stand.

On Sunday morning, the circuit announced that they would refund spectators who had bought seats in the reserved seat area on 'C' stand, near the first corner. This was due to the low visibility which meant that the cars on the racing line were not seen at all.[17] The cost of the tickets, 50,000 yen (US$435), was scheduled to be reimbursed to 7,000 people who were in the stand. The total cost of the refund was expected to be around 350 million yen (US$3 million).[18][19][20] After the race on Sunday, the circuit held a press conference to apologise for problems and announced that they would refund another 85 spectators who did not arrive at the circuit until after the start of the race due to the delay of the shuttle bus. The circuit said that they would reimburse them for all the costs caused by watching the race: the transportation expenses, hotel charges and the cost of the tickets etc.[18][21]

Toyota bias[]

Fuji Speedway prohibited spectators from setting up flags and banners supporting teams and drivers,[22][23] with the exception of the Toyota F1 team whose owner also owned the circuit.[24] Therefore, there were very few flags and banners in the event compared with other Grand Prix events.[17][25] After the event, Japanese media figures such as Fuji TV F1 commentator Jun Imamiya, and Fuji TV F1 commentator and former mechanic for Benetton Formula Tetsuo Tsugawa criticised the organization of the circuit. Tsugawa mentioned:

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…Although I have worked in Formula One for thirty years, this is the first time I have seen a Grand Prix race without seeing fans wave the flag of Ferrari. I think this is inexcusable. What I heard was Fuji Speedway prohibited flags and banners of F1 teams, but I saw a Toyota F1 flag in the stands of the Toyota-owned circuit.
The track later said the flags were not prohibited, but there was a miscommunication between the race organisers and the staff of the circuit. However, many fans familiar with Formula One noticed the strangeness of the circuit without the team banners. Why was this not solved on initial notice?[26]


However, the event was well received by visitors in the paddock.[27][28] Despite the problems and criticism, the team principal of Toyota F1, Tadashi Yamashina praised the event:

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…I would like to say congratulations to Fuji Speedway for hosting this race for the first time in 30 years. The facilities here are excellent and the race was well organised.[29]


In 2009, the Japanese Grand Prix was held again at Suzuka, with the plan to alternate between the two circuits in subsequent years. It was suggested that this could help to prevent future shows of such flagrant parochialism.[30] However, Toyota later announced that the Japanese Grand Prix would not be held there any more, and the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix was the last held at the circuit.[31]

Lawsuit[]

On 16 June 2008, 109 spectators went to Tokyo District Court and took an action against the circuit to claim total 32 million yen (US$295,500) in compensation for the bad health and missing the race by transportation problem of the shuttle buses.[32][33]

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 2 25px United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.489 1:24.753 1:25.368 1
2 1 25px Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.379 1:24.806 1:25.438 2
3 6 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.390 1:24.988 1:25.516 3
4 5 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.359 1:25.049 1:25.765 4
5 9 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.971 1:25.248 1:26.505 5
6 16 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:26.579 1:25.816 1:26.728 152
7 7 25px United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 1:26.614 1:25.454 1:26.913 6
8 15 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:25.970 1:25.535 1:26.914 7
9 19 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:26.025 1:25.909 1:26.973 8
10 10 25px Flag of Poland Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.300 1:25.530 1:27.225 9
11 3 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:26.909 1:26.033 10
12 4 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:27.223 1:26.232 11
13 14 25px United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:26.904 1:26.247 12
14 12 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.711 1:26.253 13
15 18 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:27.234 1:26.948 223
16 11 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:27.191 no time 141
17 8 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:27.323 16
18 17 25px Austria Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:27.454 17
19 23 25px United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:27.564 18
20 20 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:28.628 19
21 22 25px Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:28.762 20
22 21 25px Japan Sakon Yamamoto Spyker-Ferrari 1:29.668 21
Source:[34]
Notes
  1. - Ralf Schumacher had no car during the second session of qualifying as he crashed into the back of Sakon Yamamoto at the end of the first session.
  2. - During Friday morning practice, Williams decided to change Nico Rosberg's engine, giving him a 10-place grid penalty for the race.[35]
  3. - Vitantonio Liuzzi started from the pit lane after opting for a dry weather setup.[36]

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 25px United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 67 2:00:34.579 1 10
2 4 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Renault 67 +8.377 11 8
3 6 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 67 +9.478 3 6
4 14 25px United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 67 +20.297 12 5
5 3 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 67 +38.864 10 4
6 5 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 67 +49.042 4 3
7 10 25px Flag of Poland Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 67 +49.285 9 2
8 20 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 67 +1:00.129 19 1
9 18 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 67 +1:20.622 22
10 8 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 67 +1:28.342 16
11 7 25px United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 66 Suspension 6
12 21 25px Japan Sakon Yamamoto Spyker-Ferrari 66 +1 lap 21
13 12 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 66 +1 lap 13
14 9 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 65 Technical 5
15 22 25px Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 65 Collision 20
Ret 11 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 55 Puncture 14
Ret 23 25px United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 54 Throttle 18
Ret 16 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 49 Electronics 15
Ret 19 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 46 Collision damage 8
Ret 15 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 45 Collision 7
Ret 1 25px Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 41 Accident 2
Ret 17 25px Austria Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 19 Collision 17

Championship standings after the race[]

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
Drivers' Championship standings[38]
Pos Driver Points
1 25px UK Lewis Hamilton 107
2 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 95
3 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen 90
4 25px Brazil Felipe Massa 80
5 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld 56
Constructors' Championship standings[38]
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Italy Ferrari 170
2 25px Germany BMW Sauber 92
3 25px France Renault 51
4 25px UK Williams-Toyota 28
5 25px Austria Red Bull-Renault 23
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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