2007 European Rally Championship

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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[edit]

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

Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 19–21 April Italy Rally 1000 Miglia Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev
2 11–12 May Turkey Rally Istanbul France Nicolas Vouilloz
3 24–26 May Croatia Croatia Rally Croatia Juraj Šebalj
4 8–10 June Poland Rally Poland Italy Renato Travaglia
5 22–23 June Belgium Ypres Rally Spain Enrique García Ojeda
6 6–8 July Bulgaria Rally Bulgaria Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev
7 2–4 August Portugal Rally Vinho da Madeira Spain Enrique García Ojeda
8 24–26 August Czech Republic Barum Rally Zlín France Nicolas Vouilloz
9 5–7 October Greece ELPA Rally Turkey Volkan Işık
10 19–21 October France Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur Italy Renato Travaglia

Championship standings[edit]

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 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). 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)
Key
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)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIA European Rally Championship 2007 – Rallies". rallybase.nl.
  2. ^ "2007 FIA European Rally Championship for Drivers – Final classification". rallybase.nl.