| 2007 Chinese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One World Championship | |||
 The Shanghai International Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 October 2007 | ||
| Official name | 2007 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China | ||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||
| Weather | Intermittent light rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:35.908 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:37.454 on lap 56 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 2007 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the 2007 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix)[1] was the sixteenth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was held on 7 October 2007 at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China. The race was won by Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen with Fernando Alonso finishing second and Felipe Massa finishing third. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton suffered the first race retirement of his Formula One career after going off at a wet pit entrance on worn tyres left him stuck in the gravel. Räikkönen's win marked the 200th Grand Prix victory for Scuderia Ferrari.