2007 European Rally Championship

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

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

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

Championship standings

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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                     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)
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

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