2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series


The 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the third Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. began on 14 April 2007 in Monza, Italy and finished in Barcelona, Spain on 28 October 2007 after 17 races.

Regulation Changes

Technical

New to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the 2007 season was a 'push to pass' system, similar to the one that was used in the Champ Car World Series. In a bid to promote more overtaking, drivers were now be able to boost their power for up to 60 seconds per race.
The cars also featured modifications to the gearbox, shock absorbers, rear anti-roll bar and steering system.

Sporting

A number of new rules were introduced for 2007 in order to improve the racing and to create more excitement:

Teams and drivers

= Series rookie for 2007
TeamDriver nameStatusRaces
Interwetten.com1 Salvador DuránAll
Interwetten.com2 Daniil MoveAll
International DracoRacing3 Miloš PavlovićAll
International DracoRacing4 Álvaro BarbaAll
Red Devil Team Comtec5 Jaap Van Lagen1
Red Devil Team Comtec5 Michael Herck2-9
Red Devil Team Comtec6 Alejandro NúñezAll
Carlin Motorsport7 Mikhail AleshinAll
Carlin Motorsport8 Sebastian Vettel1-4
Carlin Motorsport8 Michael Ammermüller5-6
Carlin Motorsport8 Robert Wickens7-9
RC Motorsport9 Clivio PiccioneAll
RC Motorsport10 Marco BonanomiAll
Victory Engineering11 Giedo van der GardeAll
Victory Engineering12 Charlie Kimball1-6
Victory Engineering12 Alberto Valério8
KTR14 Guillaume MoreauAll
KTR15 Bertrand BaguetteAll
Prema Powerteam16 Xavier MaassenAll
Prema Powerteam18 Ben HanleyAll
Cram Competition19 Fairuz FauzyAll
Cram Competition20 Pippa MannAll
Epsilon Euskadi21 Filipe AlbuquerqueAll
Epsilon Euskadi22 Davide ValsecchiAll
Pons Racing23 Miguel MolinaAll
Pons Racing24 Carlos IaconelliAll
Eurointernational25 Celso Míguez1-3
Eurointernational25 Jaap Van Lagen4-5
Eurointernational25 Julian Theobald6-8
Eurointernational26 Alessandro Ciompi1-6
Eurointernational26 Johannes Theobald7
Eurointernational26 Giorgio Mondini8
GD Racing27 Ricardo Risatti1-5
GD Racing27 Luiz Razia6-7
GD Racing27 Frédéric Vervisch8-9
GD Racing28 Pasquale Di SabatinoAll
Fortec Motorsport29 James WalkerAll
Fortec Motorsport30 Richard Philippe1, 3-5, 8-9
Fortec Motorsport30 Yelmer Buurman2, 6
Fortec Motorsport30 Esteban Guerrieri7
Tech 1 Racing31 Julien JousseAll
Tech 1 Racing32 Álvaro ParenteAll

Race calendar and results

Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2007 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.
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In addition, two points were awarded for the fastest lap in each race.
The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend was 31 and the maximum number for a team was 55.

Drivers' Championship