2007 French Grand Prix
| 2007 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 1 July 2007 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2007 | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.411 km (2.741 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 70 laps, 308.586 km (191.746 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:15.034 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:16.099 on lap 42 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2007 French Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2007) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 2007 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France. It was the eighth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. Kimi Räikkönen for the Ferrari team won the 70-lap race starting from third position. Felipe Massa, who started the race from pole position, finished second in the latter Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton third in a McLaren car.
Massa controlled most of the race from the front, but Räikkönen overtook him during the second round of pit stops to take the lead.