2007 Champ Car Atlantic season |
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Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda |
Season |
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Races | 12 |
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Start date | April 8 |
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End date | August 12 |
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Awards |
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Drivers' champion | Raphael Matos |
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The 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Season was the thirty-third Champ Car Atlantic season, its sixth season as the prime feeder series for the Champ Car World Series. It began on April 8, 2007 and ended on August 12 after 12 races. The champion was Raphael Matos driving for Sierra Sierra Enterprises.
Drivers and teams
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season. All teams used the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda-Cosworth 2.3 liter inline-4 engine and Cooper tires.
Grands Prix
Rd | Race Name | Circuit | City/Location | TV | Date |
1 | Vegas Atlantic Grand Prix[1] | Streets of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada | ESPN | April 8 |
2 | Imperial Capital Bank Grand Prix of Long Beach[1] | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | ESPN | April 15 |
3 | Fast Trac 100 at the Grand Prix of Houston[1] | JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park | Houston, Texas | ESPN | April 22 |
4 | Atlantic Grand Prix of Portland – Race 1 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | ESPN | June 9 |
5 | Atlantic Grand Prix of Portland – Race 2 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | ESPN | June 10 |
6 | Atlantic Grand Prix of Cleveland[3] | Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio | ESPN | June 24 |
7 | Atlantic Grand Prix of Mont-Tremblant[4] | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | Saint-Jovite, Quebec | ESPN | July 1 |
8 | Steelback Atlantic Grand Prix[4] | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario | ESPN | July 8 |
9 | Atlantic Grand Prix of Edmonton – Race 1[4] | Blatchford Field Airport | Edmonton, Alberta | ESPN | July 21 |
10 | Atlantic Grand Prix of Edmonton – Race 2[4] | Blatchford Field Airport | Edmonton, Alberta | ESPN | July 22 |
11 | Atlantic Grand Prix of San Jose[5] | Streets of San Jose | San Jose, California | ESPN | July 29 |
12 | Generac Atlantic Grand Prix | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | ESPN | August 12 |
The Denver Grand Prix was cancelled by Champ Car
Full Series results
Races
Drivers
Point scoring system:
- 1st – 20th = 31–27–25–23–21–19–17–15–13–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1
Bonus points:
- 1 for fastest race lap
- 1 for fastest Friday qualifying lap
- 1 for fastest Saturday qualifying lap
- 1 for most positions gained from starting position
The most points a single driver can earn in a single race is 34.
Pos | Driver | LVG | LGB | HOU | POR1 | POR2 | CLE | MTT | TOR | EDM1 | EDM2 | SAN | ROA | Points | 1 | Raphael Matos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 341 | 2 | Franck Perera (R) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 310 | 3 | Robert Wickens (R) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 255 | 4 | James Hinchcliffe | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 224 | 5 | Jonathan Bomarito | 3 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 207 | 6 | Giacomo Ricci (R) | Ret | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 188 | 7 | J. R. Hildebrand (R) | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 15 | 9 | 140 | 8 | Alan Sciuto | 7 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 20 | 140 | 9 | John Edwards (R) | Ret | 4 | 12 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 125 | 10 | Carl Skerlong (R) | Ret | 9 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 3 | 114 | 11 | Justin Sofio | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 112 | 12 | Ryan Lewis | | | | 3 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 107 | 13 | Kevin Lacroix (R) | | | | 15 | 1 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 18 | 7 | | 6 | 105 | 14 | Junior Strous (R) | 6 | 13 | DNS | 9 | 8 | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | Ret | 92 | 15 | Ronnie Bremer | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | | | | | 9 | | 92 | 16 | Matt Lee (R) | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 79 | 17 | David Garza (R) | Ret | 24 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 78 | 18 | Adrian Carrio (R) | Ret | 12 | 13 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 7 | DSQ | 6 | 11 | 77 | 19 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | Ret | Ret | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | 22 | 69 | 20 | Adrien Herberts (R) | | 15 | 19 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 11 | 15 | | | 51 | 21 | Tom Sutherland (R) | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 22 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Ret | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 23 | Mike Forest (R) | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 24 | Brian Thienes (R) | 12 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 25 | Richard Heistand (R) | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | | 16 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 26 | Luis Mussi (R) | | 20 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 27 | Joe D'Agostino | | 16 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 28 | Dominick Muermans (R) | Ret | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 29 | Tõnis Kasemets | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 4 | 30 | Dan Selznick | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 24 | | | | | | | | 2 | 31 | Bret McDonald (R) | Ret | 21 | Ret | 23 | 22 | 20 | | | | | | | 2 | 32 | Jiang Tengyi (R) | Ret | 23 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 33 | Steve Ott (R) | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 | 34 | Natacha Gachnang (R) | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | 0 | Pos | Driver | LVG | LGB | HOU | POR1 | POR2 | CLE | MTT | TOR | EDM1 | EDM2 | SAN | ROA | Points | | Color | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | 2nd place | Bronze | 3rd place | Green | 4th & 5th place (Top 5) | Light Blue | 6th-10th place (Top 10) | Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) | Purple | Did not finish (Ret) | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Blank | Did not participate (DNP) | Driver replacement (Rpl) | Injured (Inj) | No race held (NH) | |
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Vegas Grand Prix opens 2007 Champ Car season". reviewjournal.com. August 1, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
- ^ "Cleveland 2007 date announced". motorsport.com. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ a b c d "Champ Car set to add Quebec pit stop". globeandmail.com. September 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
- ^ "2007 Champ Car Schedule Coming – China, Europe to be Added?". paddocktalk.com. September 17, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2006.
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