2007 British Grand Prix

2007 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One World Championship
Silverstone Circuit in 2007
Silverstone Circuit in 2007
Race details
Date 8 July 2007
Official name 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix[1]
Location Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent Road Facility
Course length 5.141 km (3.194 miles)
Distance 59 laps, 303.216 km (188.410 miles)
Scheduled distance 60 laps, 308.355 km (191.60 miles)
Weather Dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:19.997
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
Time 1:20.638 on lap 17
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2007 British Grand Prix (formally the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix) was the ninth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was held on 8 July 2007 at the Silverstone Circuit.[2] The race was won by Kimi Räikkönen after overtaking pole position driver Lewis Hamilton during the first round of pit stops.[3] Second place was taken by Fernando Alonso and Hamilton was third. With his ninth straight podium, Hamilton set the record for most consecutive podium finishes in a debut season.[4]

Following British driver Lewis Hamilton's win at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, circuit director Richard Phillips reported that ticket sales had "gone through the roof". Phillips added, "we haven't seen this level of interest since Mansell-mania in the late 80s and early 90s".[5]

  1. ^ Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix Official Program. 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  2. ^ "British Grand Prix". Formula One. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Race result". Formula One. 8 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
  4. ^ Bart-Williams, Nadim (21 February 2023). "From Hamilton and Villeneuve to Schumacher and Senna -The best rookie seasons in F1 history". Formula1.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Hamilton win triggers ticket rush". Autosport. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.