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
11921 April Italy 31st Rally 1000 Miglia Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev
21112 Mayl Turkey 36th Fiat Rally Istanbul France Nicolas Vouilloz
32426 May Croatia 34th INA Croatia Delta Rally Croatia Juraj Šebalj
4810 June Poland 64th Platinum Rally Poland Italy Renato Travaglia
52223 June Belgium 43rd Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally Spain Enrique García Ojeda
668 July Bulgaria 38th Rally Bulgaria Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev
7 24 August Portugal 48th Rally Vinho da Madeira Spain Enrique García Ojeda
82426 August Czech Republic 37th Barum Rally Zlín France Nicolas Vouilloz
957 October Greece 32nd ELPA Rally Turkey Volkan Işık
101921 October France 42nd Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur Italy 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 Italy Turkey Croatia Poland Belgium Bulgaria Portugal Czech Republic Greece France Points
1 France Simon Jean-Joseph Ret 7 3 6 4 2 3 5 2 2 64
2 Turkey Volkan Işık Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 5 6 1 3 57
3 Italy Renato Travaglia Ret 4 1 6 Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 54
4 Poland Michał Sołowow 2 Ret 4 2 7 6 Ret 3 4 46
5 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev 1 Ret 2 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 43
6 Italy Corrado Fontana Ret 5 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 25
7 Bulgaria Krum Donchev Ret 9 7 3 4 5 19
8 Poland Tomasz Czopik Ret 6 6 5 5 Ret 16
9 Czech Republic Antonín Tlusťák Ret Ret Ret 4 8 8 7
Not enough events to qualify for championship
Spain Enrique García Ojeda 3 1 1 2 (51)
France Nicolas Vouilloz 1 Ret 4 1 (40)
Italy Andrea Navarra 2 2 Ret 3 (26)
Croatia Juraj Šebalj 1 7 Ret (15)
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References