2007 European Rally Championship season

2007 European Rally Championship season
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The 2007 European Rally Championship season was the 55th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. French driver Simon Jean-Joseph won his second European rally championship title despite not winning any of the 10 events.

Calendar and winners

The calendar of the 2007 European rally championship season consisted of 10 events.[1]

Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 19–21 April 31st Rally 1000 Miglia Dimitar Iliev
2 11–12 Mayl 36th Fiat Rally Istanbul Nicolas Vouilloz
3 24–26 May 34th INA Croatia Delta Rally Juraj Šebalj
4 8–10 June 64th Platinum Rally Poland Renato Travaglia
5 22–23 June 43rd Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally Enrique García Ojeda
6 6–8 July 38th Rally Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev
7 2–4 August 48th Rally Vinho da Madeira Enrique García Ojeda
8 24–26 August 37th Barum Rally Zlín Nicolas Vouilloz
9 5–7 October 32nd ELPA Rally Volkan Işık
10 19–21 October 42nd Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur Renato Travaglia

Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5-4-3-2-1 points. Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3-2-1 points. Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.[2]

Pos. Driver Points
1 Simon Jean-Joseph Ret 7 3 6 4 2 3 5 2 2 64
2 Volkan Işık Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 5 6 1 3 57
3 Renato Travaglia Ret 4 1 6 Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 54
4 Michał Sołowow 2 Ret 4 2 7 6 Ret 3 4 46
5 Dimitar Iliev 1 Ret 2 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 43
6 Corrado Fontana Ret 5 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 25
7 Krum Donchev Ret 9 7 3 4 5 19
8 Tomasz Czopik Ret 6 6 5 5 Ret 16
9 Antonín Tlusťák Ret Ret Ret 4 8 8 7
Not enough events to qualify for championship
Enrique García Ojeda 3 1 1 2 (51)
Nicolas Vouilloz 1 Ret 4 1 (40)
Andrea Navarra 2 2 Ret 3 (26)
Juraj Šebalj 1 7 Ret (15)
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Injured or ill (Inj)
Excluded (EX)
Suspended (SUS)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References