The 2007 FIA GT Championship was the 11th season of FIA GT Championship auto racing. It was a series for Grand Touring style cars competing in two classes, GT1 and GT2, the latter being less powerful and more closely related to road-going models.GT1/2 Information, Official Programme, 2007 FIA GT Championship, Silverstone, 6 May Cars from National Championships (Group 2) and GT3 cars (Group 3) were also allowed to compete, but were not eligible to score championship points. The series began on 25 March 2007 and ended 21 October 2007 after 10 races.
The GT1 Drivers Championship was won by Thomas Biagi driving a Maserati MC12 GT1 for the Vitaphone Racing Team and the GT1 Teams Championship by the Vitaphone Racing Team.
Schedule Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Zhuhai 2 Hours Zhuhai International Circuit 25 March 2 RAC Tourist Trophy (2 Hours) Silverstone Circuit 6 May 3 Vodafone Bucharest Challenge (2 Hours) Bucharest Ring 20 May 4 Monza 2 Hours Autodromo Nazionale Monza 24 June 5 Oschersleben 2 Hours Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 8 July 6 Total 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 28 July29 July 7 Adria 2 Hours Adria International Raceway 8 September 8 Brno 2 Hours Autodrom Brno Masaryk 23 September 9 Grand Prix de Nogaro (2 Hours) Circuit Paul Armagnac 30 September 10 Zolder 2 Hours Zolder Circuit 21 OctoberSource:
The Brazilian Mil Milhas endurance race was originally announced by the SRO as being part of the 2007 season, but instead became part of the Le Mans Series schedule.
Rule changes The following rules were changed between the 2006 season and 2007. Race weekends were two days instead of three days. Races were two hours instead of three hours, but still required two mandatory pit stops Cars were allowed a maximum of three race engines for the entire season. Cars were required to use the same gear ratio with three different final drives throughout the entire season. All brakes were supplied by a single manufacturer and homologated by the FIA. All fuel was supplied by Shell through 2008. A new award was added for amateur drivers in older GT1-class cars. Sponsored by Cessna, the Citation Cup was to be awarded to eligible teams. Winners at each race were allowed on the GT1 podium, and the crews were awarded three hours of flight from Jetalliance.
Entries GT1
A † symbol and gray background denotes an entry and driver competing in the Citation Cup.
Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 1 Thomas Biagi All Michael Bartels 1, 4–10 Mika Salo 2 Fabrizio Gollin 3 Eric van de Poele 6 Pedro Lamy 6 2 Christian Montanari All Miguel Ramos All Matteo Bobbi 6 Stéphane Lémeret 6 Luc Alphand Aventures Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 3 Vincent Vosse 6 Gregory Franchi 6 Oliver Gavin 6 Olivier Beretta 6 PK Carsport Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 4 Anthony Kumpen All Bert Longin All Kurt Mollekens 6 Frédéric Bouvy 6 Carsport Holland Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 5 Mike Hezemans All Jean-Denis Délétraz All Marcel Fässler 6 Fabrizio Gollin 6 Larbre Compétition Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12 6† Jean-Yves Adam 9 Philippe Dumas 9 All-Inkl.com Racing Lamborghini Murcélago R-GT Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 7 Stefan Mücke 1–9 Christophe Bouchut 1, 3–10 Marc Basseng 2 Frank Stippler 6 Marc Duez 10 8 Jos Menten 1–5 Peter Kox 1–5 Phoenix Racing Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 9 Fabrizio Gollin 10 Marcel Fässler 10 Gigawave Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 10 Luke Hines 10 Philipp Peter 10 Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 11 Andrea Bertolini All Andrea Piccini All Alessandro Pier Guidi 6 Fabrizio de Simone 6 12 Giambattista Giannoccaro All Alessandro Pier Guidi 1–5, 7–10 Max Busnelli 6 Alex Müller 6 Yves Lambert 6 Rbimmo Racing Team Saleen S7-R Ford 6.9 L V8 13 Tomáš Enge 8 Reinhard Kofler 8 Solution F Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12 14† François Jakubowski 2, 4, 9 François Labhardt 2, 4 Steve Zacchia 9 JMB Racing Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 15† Peter Kutemann 2–5, 7–10 Dirk Waaijenberg 2–4, 10 Antoine Gosse 5, 8–9 Henri Moser 7 16† Ben Aucott All Joe Macari 1–6 Marino Franchitti 6 Philipp Peter 6 Alain Ferté 7–8 Stéphane Daoudi 9–10 Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 17 Jonny Cocker 1–2 Jonny Kane 1 Piers Johnson 2 SRT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 18† Tom Cloet 2–4, 7–8, 10 Pertti Kuismanen 2 Gilles Vannelet 3 Mauro Casadei 4, 8 Maxime Soulet 6, 10 Marc Duez 6 Damien Coens 6 Steve Van Bellingen 6 David Amaduzzi 7 Yvan Lebon 9 Wilfried Merafina 9 PSI Experience Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 19 Luke Hines 1–2, 4 Philipp Peter 1–2, 4 Loïc Deman 10 Stefan Van Campenhoudt 10 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 20† Gilles Vannelet 4 Klaus Engelhorn 4 Kessel Ferrari 575 GTC Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12 21† Loris Kessel 2–4, 7 Massimo Cattori 2 Lorenzo Casè 3–4 Andrea Palmer 7 Aston Martin Racing BMS Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 22 Ferdinando Monfardini 1–5, 7–10 Giorgio Mondini 1 Enrico Toccacelo 2–4, 6–8 Diego Alessi 5 Alex Frassinetti 6 Gabriele Lancieri 6 Riccardo Regazzi 6 Jean-Marc Gounon 9–10 23 Fabio Babini All Jamie Davies All Ferdinando Monfardini 6 Diego Alessi 6 Reiter Lamborghini Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 28 Jos Menten 6–8, 10 Peter Kox 6–8, 10 Jeroen Bleekemolen 6 Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 33 Karl Wendlinger All Ryan Sharp All Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer 6 Robert Lechner 6 36 Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer 1–5, 7–10 Robert Lechner 1–5, 7–10 Red Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 102† Sébastien Carcone 2, 4, 9 Thierry Stépec 2, 4 Thierry Prignaud 9 Nicolas Maillet 9Sources:
GT2
Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds AF Corse Motorola Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 50 Toni Vilander All Dirk Müller All Mika Salo 6 51 Gianmaria Bruni All Stéphane Ortelli 1, 3–10 Jaime Melo 2 Rui Águas 6 Advanced Engineering 59 Rui Águas 8–10 Stefano Gattuso 8 Philipp Peter 9 Maurizio Mediani 10 Racing Team Edil Cris Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 52 Paolo Ruberti 2–9 Damien Pasini 2, 4–8 Massimiliano Mugelli 3 Lorenzo Casè 6 Matteo Cressoni 6 Maurizio Mediani 9 53 Matteo Cressoni 2–5, 7–9 Michele Rugolo 2–5, 9 Maurizio Mediani 7 Luciano Linossi 8 Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 60 Rudi Penders 4, 6 Franz Lamot 4, 6 Bart Couwberghs 6 François Duval 6 Marc Lieb 10 Marc Basseng 10 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 62 Tim Mullen All Tomáš Enge 1, 4, 6 Andrew Kirkaldy 2–3 Jaroslav Janiš 5–6 Jonny Kane 6 Darren Turner 7–10 63 Chris Niarchos 1–6, 8 Andrew Kirkaldy 1, 4–6, 8–10 Nigel Mansell 2 Jaroslav Janiš 3 Tim Sugden 6–7, 10 Rob Bell 7, 9 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 66 Marc Lieb 3 Horst Felbermayr Jr. 3 69 Gerold Ried 1 Marc Basseng 1 Horst Felbermayr 3 Christian Ried 3 Easy Race Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 70 Giampaolo Tenchini 6 Maurice Basso 6 Roberto Plati 6 Bo McCormick 6 Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 74 Marcello Zani All Emanuele Busnelli 1–6 Xavier Pompidou 6–10 Andrea Ceccato 6 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 76 Raymond Narac 6 Patrick Long 6 Richard Lietz 6 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 78 Charles de Pauw 6 Alain Van den Hove 6 Didier de Radiguès 6 Paul Belmondo 6 JWA Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 95 Paul Daniels 6 David Cox 6 Oliver Moorey 6 Joël Camathias 6 BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 97 Emmanuel Collard All Matteo Malucelli All Marc Lieb 6 Tech9 Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 99 Sean Edwards 1–8 Leo Machitski 1–8 Sascha Maassen 6Sources:
Season results Overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Results GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers 1 Zhuhai #7 All-Inkl.com Racing #50 Motorola AF Corse Results Christophe Bouchut Stefan Mücke Dirk Müller Toni Vilander 2 Silverstone #1 Vitaphone Racing Team #50 Motorola AF Corse Results Mika Salo Thomas Biagi Dirk Müller Toni Vilander 3 Bucharest #11 Scuderia Playteam Sarafree #50 Motorola AF Corse Results Andrea Bertolini Andrea Piccini Dirk Müller Toni Vilander 4 Monza #33 Jetalliance Racing #51 Motorola AF Corse Results Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp Gianmaria Bruni Stéphane Ortelli 5 Oschersleben #1 Vitaphone Racing Team #51 Motorola AF Corse Results Michael Bartels Thomas Biagi Gianmaria Bruni Stéphane Ortelli 6 Spa-Francorchamps #5 Carsport Holland #97 BMS Scuderia Italia Results Mike Hezemans Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fässler Fabrizio Gollin Emmanuel Collard Matteo Malucelli Marc Lieb 7 Adria #33 Jetalliance Racing #50 Motorola AF Corse Results Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp Dirk Müller Toni Vilander 8 Brno #2 Vitaphone Racing Team #50 Motorola AF Corse Results Christian Montanari Miguel Ramos Dirk Müller Toni Vilander 9 Nogaro #5 Carsport Holland #51 Motorola AF Corse Results Mike Hezemans Jean-Denis Délétraz Stéphane Ortelli Gianmaria Bruni 10 Zolder #33 Jetalliance Racing #50 Motorola AF Corse Results Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp Dirk Müller Toni VilanderSource:
Drivers' Championship Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours. Drivers who do not drive the car for a minimum distance do not score points.
GT1 Championship for Drivers - standings