The 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the fifth championship year of Europe’s premier Formula Three series. As in previous years, the championships took place over ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of one 60-minute practice session and one qualifying session, followed by one c.110 km race and one c.80 km race. The single qualifying session was retained from 2006, with the starting order for race 2 being determined by the finishing order of race 1, with the top eight positions reversed. This season was notable for the return of Volkswagen as an F3 engine supplier. The drivers' title was won by Romain Grosjean and the teams' title was again won by ASM Formule 3. It was the fourth double title win in succession for ASM. The top four drivers in the championship would go on to race in Formula 1: Sébastien Buemi, Kamui Kobayashi and champion Grosjean all debuted in F1 in 2009 and Nico Hülkenberg in 2010.
Teams and drivers 2007 Entry List Team # Driver Rookie Chassis Engine Rounds ASM Formule 3 1 Kamui Kobayashi F305/012 Mercedes All 2 Romain Grosjean F305/059 All 19 Nico Hülkenberg F305/021 All 20 Tom Dillmann F307/012 All Manor Motorsport 3 Franck Mailleux F305/001 Mercedes All 4 James Jakes F305/020 All 21 Cyndie Allemann F306/035 All 22 Yelmer Buurman F305/062 All HBR Motorsport 5 Sergey Afanasyev F305/045 Mercedes All 6 Filip Salaquarda F306/009 All 30 Basil Shaaban F306/026 All ASL Mücke Motorsport 7 Sébastien Buemi F305/011 Mercedes All 8 Edoardo Piscopo F305/028 All Signature-Plus 9 Jean-Karl Vernay F306/010 Mercedes All 10 Yann Clairay F305/036 All 23 Dani Clos F305/029 All 24 Edoardo Mortara F305/035 All Jo Zeller Racing 12 Tim Sandtler F306/014 Mercedes All Bas Leinders Junior Racing Team 14 Michael Herck F306/028 Mercedes 1 Prema Powerteam 16 Renger van der Zande F306/004 Mercedes All 18 Michael Patrizi F306/005 All HS Technik 26 Harald Schlegelmilch F306/025 Mercedes All 27 Euan Hankey F305/039 All AM-Holzer Rennsport 28 Marco Holzer F305/060 Opel 1–6 Volkswagen 7–10 R.C. Motorsport 31 Maximilian Götz F306/038 Volkswagen 7–10 32 Jonathan Summerton F306/028 7–9 Carlo van Dam 10 Ultimate Motorsport 40 Esteban Guerrieri M07/002 Mercedes 4 41 Michael Devaney M07/001 4 Icon Legend Rookie
Driver changes Changed Teams Yelmer Buurman: Fortec Motorsport → Manor Motorsport Romain Grosjean: Signature-Plus → ASM Formule 3 Esteban Guerrieri: Manor Motorsport → Ultimate Motorsport James Jakes: Hitech Racing → Manor Motorsport Filip Salaquarda: Team I.S.R. → Jo Zeller Racing Tim Sandtler: Signature-Plus → Jo Zeller Racing Jonathan Summerton: ASL Mücke Motorsport → R.C. Motorsport
Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series Sergey Afanasyev: Formula Renault 2.0 NEC & Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland (Lukoil Racing) → HBR Motorsport Cyndie Allemann: German Formula Three Championship (SMS Seyffarth Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport Yann Clairay: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → Signature-Plus Dani Clos: Italian Formula Renault Championship (Pons Racing) & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Facondini Racing) → Signature-Plus Carlo van Dam: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → RC Motorsport Michael Devaney: Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain (Porsche Motorsport) → Ultimate Motorsport Tom Dillmann: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → ASM Formule 3 Maximilian Götz: Sabbatical → RC Motorsport Euan Hankey: Formula BMW UK (Fortec Motorsport) → HS Technik Motorsport Marco Holzer: Formula BMW ADAC (AM-Holzer Rennsport) → AM-Holzer Rennsport Nico Hülkenberg: German Formula Three Championship (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → ASM Formule 3 Franck Mailleux: British Formula Renault Championship (Manor Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport Edoardo Mortara: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Prema Powerteam) → Signature-Plus Michael Patrizi: Formula BMW UK (Motaworld Racing) → Prema Powerteam Edoardo Piscopo: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Cram Competition) → ASL Mücke Motorsport Basil Shaaban: British Formula 3 National Class (Comtec F3) → HBR Motorsport Harald Schlegelmilch: German Formula Three Championship (HS Technik Motorsport) → HS Technik Motorsport Jean-Karl Vernay: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → Signature-Plus Renger van der Zande: German Formula Three Championship (SMS Seyffarth Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam
Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series Richard Antinucci: HBR Motorsport → Indy Lights (Cheever Racing) Récardo Bruins Choi: Van Amersfoort Racing → German Formula Three Championship (Van Amersfoort Racing) Peter Elkmann: Jo Zeller Racing → Sabbatical Natacha Gachnang: Bordoli Motorsport & Jo Zeller Racing → Star Mazda Championship (AIM Autosport) Giedo van der Garde: ASM Formule 3 → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Victory Engineering) Kohei Hirate: Manor Motorsport → GP2 Series (Trident Racing) Charlie Kimball: Signature-Plus → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Victory Engineering) Julia Kuhn: Kuhn Motorsport → BFGoodrich Endurance Championship Ronayne O'Mahony: Prema Powerteam → FIA GT3 European Championship (Trackspeed Racing) Guillaume Moreau: Signature-Plus → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (KTR) Dominick Muermans: Van Amersfoort Racing → International Formula Master (Ombra Racing) Kazuki Nakajima: Manor Motorsport → GP2 Series (DAMS) Paolo Maria Nocera: Prema Powerteam → Italian Formula Three Championship (Lucidi Motors) Alejandro Núñez: Prema Powerteam → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Red Devil Team Comtec) Paul di Resta: ASM Formule 3 → Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (Persson Motorsport) Roberto Streit: Prema Powerteam → All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Inging Motorsport) João Urbano: Prema Powerteam → A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team Portugal) Sebastian Vettel: ASM Formule 3 → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Carlin Motorsport) James Walker: Hitech Racing → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Fortec Motorsport)
Leaving Trophy Class Julien Abelli: Janiec Racing Team → V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne — Proto Gina-Maria Adenauer: SMS Seyffarth Motorsport → Retirement Cemil Çipa: HBR Motorsport → Retirement Kevin Fank: SMS Seyffarth Motorsport → German Formula Three Championship (JMS Jenichen Motorsport) Bruno Fechner: SMS Seyffarth Motorsport → Sabbatical Anthony Janiec: Janiec Racing Team → Retirement Dominik Schraml: SMS Seyffarth Motorsport → International Formula Master (ADM Motorsport) Julian Theobald: SMS Seyffarth Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (EuroInternational)
Additional participations HS Technik expanded to a two-car entry from round 5 (Mugello) onwards. The second car was taken by Euan Hankey, making his Formula Three début. At the Nürburgring, Am-Holzer Rennsport replaced its Speiss-Opel engine with the new Volkswagen and RC Motorsport made a return to the championship with two Volkswagen-powered cars for Maximilian Götz and Jonathan Summerton. Though Götz finished in sixth place in the first race,Race Results speedsportmag.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10. neither he nor Summerton were eligible to score points.Complete Entry List speedsportmag.com. Retrieved 2007-10-10. British F3 team Ultimate Motorsport made a one-off appearance in round 4 at Magny-Cours. Bas Leinders's Junior Team entered a single car for Michael Herck in the first round, but has not competed since then.
Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning rookie 1 R1 Hockenheimring 21 April Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Buemi ASL Mücke Motorsport Franck Mailleux R2 22 April Sébastien Buemi Romain Grosjean ASM Formule 3 Jean Karl Vernay 2 R1 Brands Hatch 9 June James Jakes Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean ASM Formule 3 Edoardo Mortara R2 10 June Franck Mailleux Edoardo Mortara Signature-Plus Edoardo Mortara 3 R1 Norisring 23 June Sébastien Buemi Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean ASM Formule 3 Edoardo Mortara R2 24 June Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg ASM Formule 3 Tom Dillmann 4 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 30 June Kamui Kobayashi Romain Grosjean Kamui Kobayashi ASM Formule 3 Yann Clairay R2 1 July Sébastien Buemi James Jakes Manor Motorsport Jean Karl Vernay 5 R1 Mugello Circuit 14 July Romain Grosjean Nico Hülkenberg Romain Grosjean ASM Formule 3 Jean Karl Vernay R2 15 July Romain Grosjean Franck Mailleux Manor Motorsport Franck Mailleux 6 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 28 July Romain Grosjean Franck Mailleux Romain Grosjean ASM Formule 3 Yann Clairay R2 29 July Franck Mailleux Nico Hülkenberg ASM Formule 3 Tom Dillmann 7 R1 Nürburgring 1 September Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg ASM Formule 3 Edoardo Piscopo R2 2 September Yann Clairay Harald Schlegelmilch HS Technik Dani Clos 8 R1 Circuit de Catalunya 22 September Nico Hülkenberg Romain Grosjean Edoardo Mortara Signature-Plus Edoardo Mortara R2 23 September Franck Mailleux Renger van der Zande Prema Powerteam Tom Dillmann 9 R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac 29 September Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean ASM Formule 3 Edoardo Mortara R2 30 September Edoardo Mortara Sébastien Buemi ASL Mücke Motorsport Jean Karl Vernay 10 R1 Hockenheimring 13 October Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Nico Hülkenberg ASM Formule 3 Edoardo Mortara R2 14 October Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Buemi ASL Mücke Motorsport Edoardo Mortara
Season standings
Drivers Standings Points are awarded as follows: 12345678PPRace 11086543211Race 265432100 Pos Driver HOC1 BRH NOR MAG MUG ZAN NÜR CAT NOG HOC2 Pts 1 Romain Grosjean 5 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 7 1 2 1 3 5 2 8 DSQ 1 5 2 3 106 2 Sébastien Buemi 1 3 7 2 2 2 3 19 3 5 3 2 2 3 Ret 6 4 1 5 1 95 3 Nico Hülkenberg 2 7 4 6 Ret 1 Ret 14 21 14 6 1 1 4 2 8 3 3 1 7 72 4 Kamui Kobayashi 10 10 3 3 8 Ret 1 9 2 4 2 17 11 Ret 19 Ret 2 2 4 Ret 59 5 James Jakes 11 5 2 8 6 5 6 1 4 Ret 8 6 4 7 4 7 18 Ret 21† Ret 42 6 Yelmer Buurman 8 2 6 4 7 4 7 3 15 6 7 16 15 6 Ret 11 5 7 3 4 40 7 Franck Mailleux 3 6 Ret Ret 14 8 5 4 6 1 5 11 10 20 5 3 7 18 11 6 38 8 Edoardo Mortara 6 8 8 1 3 Ret 16 12 9 18 14 9 22 11 1 Ret 6 8 6 2 37 9 Tom Dillmann DNS DNS 10 9 4 3 9 Ret Ret 8 18 4 13 Ret 3 2 24† 19 17 14 23 10 Jean Karl Vernay 7 4 16 12 5 Ret 8 2 5 Ret 20† 7 12 10 Ret Ret 8 4 10 Ret 23 11 4 21 13 19† 15† Ret 12 8 8 3 9 5 19 8 6 1 16 14 Ret 11 21 12 Yann Clairay Ret 16 9 7 12† 11 4 11 12 7 4 19 Ret 21 9 14 9 6 7 8 13 13 Dani Clos 9 9 11 20† Ret 10 11 10 7 11 Ret Ret 7 5 12 4 12 10 8 5 13 14 Harald Schlegelmilch 12 11 12 11 10 9 14 13 16 13 21† 8 8 1 8 9 10 11 18 9 9 15 Edoardo Piscopo 21 15 15 10 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 9 Ret 15 3 Ret 7 Ret 17 23 12 12 8 16 Tim Sandtler 13 13 5 5 9 Ret 10 6 Ret 10 16 13 Ret 13 10 Ret 15 13 9 10 8 17 Filip Salaquarda 20 12 14 17 DSQ DSQ 17 15 13 Ret 10 10 9 18 11 5 13 15 20 18 3 18 Michael Patrizi 16 14 17 13 11† 6 22 18 11 Ret 11 21† 16 22† 17 Ret Ret 17 Ret 13 1 19 Marco Holzer 18 17 18 14 Ret 7 19 17 20 17 15 12 20 14 14 Ret 21 21 14 15 0 20 Cyndie Allemann 15 18 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 15 12 14 17 19 15 Ret 20 16 19 Ret 0 21 Sergey Afanasyev 17 20 Ret 16 DSQ Ret 20 Ret 17 12 13 Ret 14 12 18 12 19 20 DNS DNS 0 22 Basil Shaaban 19 19 19 18 13 12 21 Ret 18 Ret 19 20 21 17 Ret Ret 23 22 15 17† 0 23 Euan Hankey 19 16 17 18 Ret 16 Ret 13 22 Ret 0 24 Michael Herck 14 Ret 0 guest drivers ineligible for championship points Esteban Guerrieri 15 5 0 Maximilian Götz 6 9 20† 10 11 9 16 Ret 0 Jonathan Summerton 18 15 16 Ret 14 12 0 Carlo van Dam 13 16† 0 Michael Devaney 18 16 0 Pos Driver HOC1 BRH NOR MAG MUG ZAN NÜR CAT NOG HOC2 PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Rookie Cup Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship.