2007 Atlantic Championship season
2007 Champ Car Atlantic season |
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Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda |
Season |
Races |
12 |
Start date |
April 8th |
End date |
August 12th |
Awards |
Drivers' champion |
Raphael Matos |
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Chronology |
Previous season |
Next season |
2006 |
2008 |
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 Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Drivers' 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 has been cancelled by Champ Car as of February 1
Full Series Results
Races
Drivers
Point Scoring System: 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 |
Matos |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
341 |
2 |
Perera (R) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
310 |
3 |
Wickens (R) |
2 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
255 |
4 |
Hinchcliffe |
4 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
Ret |
3 |
9 |
Ret |
14 |
224 |
5 |
Bomarito |
3 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
7 |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
14 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
207 |
6 |
Ricci (R) |
Ret |
6 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Ret |
5 |
188 |
7 |
Hildebrand (R) |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
15 |
9 |
140 |
8 |
Sciuto |
7 |
Ret |
6 |
7 |
Ret |
9 |
12 |
6 |
Ret |
4 |
7 |
20 |
140 |
9 |
Edwards (R) |
Ret |
4 |
12 |
21 |
Ret |
19 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
Ret |
8 |
125 |
10 |
Skerlong (R) |
Ret |
9 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
17 |
3 |
114 |
11 |
Sofio |
9 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
19 |
8 |
15 |
112 |
12 |
Lewis |
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|
|
3 |
5 |
Ret |
13 |
5 |
9 |
13 |
Ret |
10 |
107 |
13 |
Lacroix (R) |
|
|
|
15 |
1 |
14 |
8 |
Ret |
18 |
7 |
|
6 |
105 |
14 |
Strous (R) |
6 |
13 |
DNS |
9 |
8 |
13 |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
DNS |
5 |
Ret |
92 |
15 |
Bremer |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
92 |
16 |
Lee (R) |
10 |
11 |
17 |
19 |
15 |
18 |
10 |
Ret |
12 |
12 |
Ret |
12 |
79 |
17 |
Garza (R) |
Ret |
24 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
20 |
18 |
Ret |
78 |
18 |
Carrio (R) |
Ret |
12 |
13 |
17 |
Ret |
Ret |
16 |
Ret |
7 |
DSQ |
6 |
11 |
77 |
19 |
De Silvestro (R) |
Ret |
Ret |
15 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
7 |
Ret |
13 |
Ret |
10 |
22 |
69 |
20 |
Herberts (R) |
|
15 |
19 |
13 |
14 |
Ret |
17 |
Ret |
11 |
15 |
|
|
51 |
21 |
Sutherland (R) |
Ret |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
17 |
15 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
14 |
13 |
16 |
43 |
22 |
Muniz (R) |
Ret |
19 |
21 |
22 |
20 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
17 |
16 |
11 |
18 |
41 |
23 |
Forest (R) |
11 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
Ret |
18 |
Ret |
Ret |
17 |
16 |
13 |
41 |
24 |
Thienes (R) |
12 |
17 |
23 |
20 |
21 |
17 |
20 |
Ret |
15 |
18 |
14 |
19 |
38 |
25 |
Heistand (R) |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
16 |
Ret |
|
16 |
11 |
12 |
21 |
29 |
26 |
Mussi (R) |
|
20 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
27 |
D'Agostino |
|
16 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
28 |
Muermans (R) |
Ret |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
29 |
Kasemets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
4 |
30 |
Selznick |
Ret |
Ret |
|
Ret |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
31 |
McDonald (R) |
Ret |
21 |
Ret |
23 |
22 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
32 |
Jiang (R) |
Ret |
23 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
33 |
Ott (R) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
0 |
34 |
Gachnang (R) |
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|
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DNS |
|
0 |
Pos |
Driver |
LVG |
LGB |
HOU |
POR1 |
POR2 |
CLE |
MTT |
TOR |
EDM1 |
EDM2 |
SAN |
ROA |
Points |
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Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Finished, in points |
Blue |
Finished, no points |
Not classified (NC) |
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate |
Excluded (EX) |
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