2007 Italian Grand Prix

2007 Italian Grand Prix
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Race details
Date	9 September 2007
Official name	Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2007
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.793 km (3.6 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 306.720 km (190.58 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:21.997
Fastest lap
Driver	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:22.871 on lap 15
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2007 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2007)^[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 9 September 2007 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy. It was the thirteenth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Going into the race, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton held a 5-point lead over team-mate Fernando Alonso in the Drivers' Championship, whilst McLaren held an 11-point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship. Ferrari were expected to do well at home after a one-two finish in the Turkish GP and Michael Schumacher's victory at Monza the previous year. However, McLaren dominated the traditional test session prior to the Grand Prix, with Alonso topping the time sheets on two of the four days and Hamilton and Pedro de la Rosa fastest on the other days.

Fernando Alonso took his fourth win of the season, leading home the fourth one-two finish of the season for McLaren as Lewis Hamilton finished second. It was McLaren's eighth victory at Monza and Mercedes' fourth, while Alonso became the first Spaniard to win the Italian Grand Prix. It turned out to be his last win for McLaren, and McLaren's last 1-2 finish until the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix.