2007 European Grand Prix
| 2007 European Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One World Championship
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The Nürburgring (GP track) | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 22 July 2007 | ||||
| Official name | 2007 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe | ||||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.148 km (3.199 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.863 km (191.919 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Heavy Rain on Lap 1. Drying track at restart. Light Rain before the finish. | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:31.450 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:32.853 on lap 34 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2007 European Grand Prix (formally the 2007 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 22 July 2007. It was the tenth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 60-lap race was won by Fernando Alonso driving for the McLaren team after starting from second position. Felipe Massa finished second for Ferrari with Mark Webber third in a Red Bull Racing car.
As a consequence of the race, Alonso reduced the World Drivers' Championship lead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton down to two points; in the Constructors' Championship, McLaren extended their lead over Ferrari to twenty-seven points.