2007 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

The 2007 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the third season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault. The season began at Circuit Zolder on 21 April and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya on 28 October, after seven rounds and fourteen races.[1] Pedro Petiz won the title, having battled with his team-mate Dimitri Enjalbert for the entire campaign.[2]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Tech 1 Racing[3] 1   Matthieu Lahaye[3] J All
31   Dimitri Enjalbert[3] J All
32   Pedro Petiz[3] J All
33   Sébastien Dhouailly[3] J All
  Equipe Verschuur[3] 5   Mike Verschuur[3] J All
6   Wim Beelen[3] All
7   Bernhard ten Brinke[3] All
72   Gregory Franchi[3] 1, 3–5, 7
  Vincent Vosse[3] 1
  César Campaniço[4] 6
  Race Performance 8   Ralph Meichtry[3] All
  TDS 9   Jean-Philippe Madonia[3] 1–5, 7
20   Ludovic Badey[3] All
21   Mathieu Cheruy[3] J All
  Boutsen Energy Racing[3] 10   Geoffroy Horion[3] 1, 3
  Renaud Kuppens[3] 1, 7
  David Dermont[5] 5
  Johan-Boris Scheier[4] J 6
11   Maxime Martin[3] J All
  Maxime Soulet[3] J 1
  Sesterheim Racing 12   Andreas Mayerl[3] All
  Oregon Team[3] 14   Giuseppe Cirò[3] J All
15   Diego Romanini[3] J 1–2
  Andrea Pagliai[6] 3
  Jean-Philippe Dayraut[5] 5
  Massimiliano Pedalà[7] 7
  Team Lompech Sport 16   Jean-Charles Miginiac[3] All
17   Fabrice Walfisch[3] All
  Racing for Belgium[3] 22   Michaël Rossi[3] J All
23   Carlo van Dam[3] J 1–5
  Wim Coelkelbergs[7] 7
  Renault Sport Presse 99   Bas Leinders[3] 1
  François Duval[3] 1
  Stéphane Enout[5] J 5
  Romain Bernard[5] J 5
  Yvan Lebon[7] 7
  Ignacio Gabari[5] 7
Icon Class
J Junior Class

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1   Circuit Zolder 21 April   Pedro Petiz   Pedro Petiz   Pedro Petiz   Tech 1 Racing
R2 22 April   Dimitri Enjalbert   Pedro Petiz   Ralph Meichtry   Race Performance
2 R1   Nürburgring 5 May   Dimitri Enjalbert   Dimitri Enjalbert   Dimitri Enjalbert   Tech 1 Racing
R2 6 May   Dimitri Enjalbert   Dimitri Enjalbert   Pedro Petiz   Tech 1 Racing
3 R1   Hungaroring 14 July   Michaël Rossi   Maxime Martin   Michaël Rossi   Racing for Belgium
R2 15 July   Michaël Rossi   Gregory Franchi   Gregory Franchi   Equipe Verschuur
4 R1   Donington Park 8 September   Fabrice Walfish   Gregory Franchi   Matthieu Lahaye   Tech 1 Racing
R2 9 September   Fabrice Walfish   Maxime Martin   Ralph Meichtry   Race Performance
5 R1   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 22 September   Fabrice Walfish   Pedro Petiz   Ludovic Badey   TDS
R2 23 September   Fabrice Walfish   Dimitri Enjalbert   Pedro Petiz   Tech 1 Racing
6 R1   Autódromo do Estoril 20 October   Maxime Martin   Dimitri Enjalbert   Pedro Petiz   Tech 1 Racing
R2 21 October   Maxime Martin   Matthieu Lahaye   Maxime Martin   Boutsen Energy Racing
7 R1   Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló 27 October   Fabrice Walfish   Dimitri Enjalbert   Dimitri Enjalbert   Tech 1 Racing
R2 28 October   Renaud Kuppens   Dimitri Enjalbert   Mike Verschuur   Equipe Verschuur

Standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole FL
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver ZOL
 
NÜR
 
HUN
 
DON
 
MAG
 
EST
 
CAT
 
Points
1   Pedro Petiz 1 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 6 1 1 7 3 Ret 146
2   Dimitri Enjalbert 2 2 1 3 Ret 5 Ret 2 5 4 5 2 1 10 126
3   Maxime Martin[N 1] 10 4 2 8 8 8 7 3 Ret 3 1 7 5 85
4   Ralph Meichtry 16 1 5 7 12 2 11 1 14 3 Ret 4 19 3 80
5   Matthieu Lahaye 8 Ret 2 4 6 9 1 Ret 12 Ret Ret 3 2 11 69
6   Mike Verschuur Ret 13 8 10 4 7 4 Ret 9 2 6 Ret 4 1 68
7   Bernhard ten Brinke 3 6 9 6 Ret 6 Ret 4 11 5 2 8 9 Ret 59
8   Fabrice Walfish 7 Ret 6 5 2 4 10 9 Ret 10 7 6 Ret 7 57
9   Michaël Rossi Ret 14 13 9 1 Ret 3 Ret Ret 9 8 5 12 Ret 41
10   Sébastien Dhouailly 11 5 7 8 14 10 7 5 4 Ret 9 12 10 12 38
11   Gregory Franchi[N 2] 5 10 Ret 1 6 Ret 10 13 5 15 37
12   Giuseppe Cirò 13 4 Ret 12 11 12 5 Ret 7 Ret 11 9 6 4 36
13   Ludovic Badey 6 8 11 11 5 Ret 9 Ret 1 Ret 12 15 Ret Ret 35
14   Matthieu Cheruy 4 Ret 12 13 7 11 15 8 Ret 6 13 10 8 6 29
15   Renaud Kuppens[N 3] 9 9 Ret 11 2 16
16   Vincent Vosse[N 2] 5 10 7
17   Jean-Philippe Madonia 17 Ret 15 14 13 Ret 14 Ret 15 8 15 8 7
18   Carlo van Dam 14 Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 DSQ 6
19   Geoffroy Horion[N 3] 9 9 9 Ret 6
20   Andreas Mayerl 12 12 14 16 DSQ Ret 13 6 13 Ret 14 Ret 14 Ret 5
21   Diego Romanini 18 7 18 17 4
22   Jean-Charles Miginiac 19 15 16 15 15 Ret 12 10 17 11 15 13 18 14 2
23   Maxime Soulet[N 1] 10 11 1
24   Wim Beelen Ret 16 17 18 Ret 14 Ret 11 19 12 Ret 14 Ret DNS 0
25   Andrea Pagliai 16 13 0
26   Bas Leinders[N 4] 15 Ret 0
guest drivers ineligible for points
  Jean-Philippe Dayraut 2 Ret
  César Campaniço 4 11
  David Dermont 16 7
  Massimiliano Pedalà 13 9
  Johan-Boris Scheier 10 Ret
  Wim Coelkelbergs 16 13
  Yvan Lebon[N 5] 17 16
  Stéphane Enout[N 6] 18 DNS
Pos Driver ZOL
 
NÜR
 
HUN
 
DON
 
MAG
 
EST
 
CAT
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes
  1. ^ a b Martin and Soulet shared the same car in the first race at Zolder. Martin was ineligible to score points in the race.
  2. ^ a b Franchi and Vosse shared the same car in both races at Zolder.
  3. ^ a b Kuppens and Horion shared the same car in the first race at Zolder and in both races at Hungaroring. In the last place Kuppens was ineligible to score points.
  4. ^ Duval shared the same car with François Duval in both races at Zolder.
  5. ^ Lebon shared the same car with Ignacio Gabari in both races at Barcelona.
  6. ^ Enout shared the same car with Romain Bernard at Magny-Cours.

References

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  1. ^ "ROUND 7: BARCELONA EUROCUP MEGANE TROPHY Results Booklet" (PDF). World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2007 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Official Entry list". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Cars and drivers admitted". 27 October 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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