2007 Atlantic Championship

The 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Season was the thirty-third Champ Car Atlantic season, its sixth season as the prime feeder series for the Champ Car World Series. It began on April 8, 2007 and ended on August 12 after 12 races. The champion was Raphael Matos driving for Sierra Sierra Enterprises.

2007 Champ Car Atlantic season
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Season
Races12
Start dateApril 8
End dateAugust 12
Awards
Drivers' championBrazil Raphael Matos
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Drivers and teams

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season. All teams used the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda-Cosworth 2.3 liter inline-4 engine and Cooper tires.

Team No Drivers Rounds
  Jensen MotorSport 2   Tom Sutherland All
13   Frankie Muniz All
22   Dominick Muermans 1–2
  Steve Ott 11
  Red Bull Team Forsythe 3   Robert Wickens All
7   John Edwards All
  US RaceTronics 4   David Garza All
24   Carl Skerlong All
  Walker Racing 5   Simona de Silvestro All
15   Ryan Lewis 4–12
  Sierra Sierra Enterprises 6   Raphael Matos All
9   James Hinchcliffe All
  Brooks Associates Racing 8   Jiang Tengyi 1–3
10   Joe D'Agostino 2–3
  Kevin Lacroix 4–10, 12
  Ronnie Bremer 11
  Condor Motorsports 11   Franck Perera All
16   Junior Strous All
19   Brian Thienes All
  Polestar Racing Group 12   Ronnie Bremer 1–6
21   Bret MacDonald 1–6
  Genoa Racing 17   Adrian Carrio All
37   Richard Heistand 1–7, 9–12
  Conquest Racing 18   Giacomo Ricci All
44   Matt Lee All
  Alan Sciuto Racing 20   Alan Sciuto All
  PR1 Motorsports 23   Jonathan Bomarito All
32   Mike Forest All
  Mathiasen Motorsports 26   Justin Sofio All
  Gelles Racing 30   Luis Mussi 2–3
  Newman Wachs Racing 34   Tõnis Kasemets 12
36   J. R. Hildebrand All
  Paladin Motorsports 45   Adrien Herberts 2–10
  Natacha Gachnang 11
  The Room Store 49   Dan Selznick 1–2, 4–5

Grands Prix

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Rd Race Name Circuit City/Location TV Date
1   Vegas Atlantic Grand Prix[1] Streets of Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada ESPN April 8
2   Imperial Capital Bank Grand Prix of Long Beach[1] Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California ESPN April 15
3   Fast Trac 100 at the Grand Prix of Houston[1] JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park[2] Houston, Texas ESPN April 22
4   Atlantic Grand Prix of Portland – Race 1 Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon ESPN June 9
5   Atlantic Grand Prix of Portland – Race 2 Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon ESPN June 10
6   Atlantic Grand Prix of Cleveland[3] Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio ESPN June 24
7   Atlantic Grand Prix of Mont-Tremblant[4] Circuit Mont-Tremblant Saint-Jovite, Quebec ESPN July 1
8   Steelback Atlantic Grand Prix[4] Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario ESPN July 8
9   Atlantic Grand Prix of Edmonton – Race 1[4] Blatchford Field Airport Edmonton, Alberta ESPN July 21
10   Atlantic Grand Prix of Edmonton – Race 2[4] Blatchford Field Airport Edmonton, Alberta ESPN July 22
11   Atlantic Grand Prix of San Jose[5] Streets of San Jose San Jose, California ESPN July 29
12   Generac Atlantic Grand Prix Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ESPN August 12

The Denver Grand Prix was cancelled by Champ Car

Full Series results

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Races

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Rd Race Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1   Vegas Atlantic GP   Robert Wickens   Robert Wickens   Raphael Matos   Sierra Sierra Enterprises
2   Imperial Capital Bank GP of Long Beach   Raphael Matos   Raphael Matos   Raphael Matos   Sierra Sierra Enterprises
3   Fast Trac 100 at the GP of Houston   Raphael Matos   Carl Skerlong   Raphael Matos   Sierra Sierra Enterprises
4   Atlantic GP of Portland – Race 1   James Hinchcliffe   Jonathan Bomarito   Robert Wickens   Forsythe Racing
5   Atlantic GP of Portland – Race 2   James Hinchcliffe   James Hinchcliffe   Kevin Lacroix   Brooks Associates Racing
6   Atlantic GP of Cleveland   Raphael Matos   James Hinchcliffe   Raphael Matos   Sierra Sierra Enterprises
7   Atlantic GP of Mont-Tremblant   Franck Perera   Carl Skerlong   Franck Perera   Condor Motorsports
8   Steelback Atlantic GP   Raphael Matos   Franck Perera   Franck Perera   Condor Motorsports
9   Atlantic GP of Edmonton – Race 1   James Hinchcliffe   Franck Perera   Raphael Matos   Sierra Sierra Enterprises
10   Atlantic GP of Edmonton – Race 2   Raphael Matos   Alan Sciuto   Raphael Matos   Sierra Sierra Enterprises
11   Atlantic GP of San Jose   Jonathan Bomarito   Robert Wickens   Jonathan Bomarito   PR1 Motorsports
12   Generac Atlantic GP   Franck Perera   Alan Sciuto   Franck Perera   Condor Motorsports

Drivers

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Point scoring system:

  • 1st – 20th = 31–27–25–23–21–19–17–15–13–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1

Bonus points:

  • 1 for fastest race lap
  • 1 for fastest Friday qualifying lap
  • 1 for fastest Saturday qualifying lap
  • 1 for most positions gained from starting position

The most points a single driver can earn in a single race is 34.

Pos Driver LVG   LGB   HOU   POR1   POR2   CLE   MTT   TOR   EDM1   EDM2   SAN   ROA   Points
1   Raphael Matos 1 1 1 4 6 1 2 3 1 1 4 2 341
2   Franck Perera (R) 5 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 310
3   Robert Wickens (R) 2 3 10 1 4 5 5 7 4 10 3 7 255
4   James Hinchcliffe 4 7 3 2 2 6 3 Ret 3 9 Ret 14 224
5   Jonathan Bomarito 3 2 4 24 7 Ret 4 Ret 14 2 1 4 207
6   Giacomo Ricci (R) Ret 6 8 11 12 4 6 4 5 6 Ret 5 188
7   J. R. Hildebrand (R) Ret Ret 7 6 9 2 9 Ret Ret 5 15 9 140
8   Alan Sciuto 7 Ret 6 7 Ret 9 12 6 Ret 4 7 20 140
9   John Edwards (R) Ret 4 12 21 Ret 19 11 2 6 8 Ret 8 125
10   Carl Skerlong (R) Ret 9 2 8 11 12 19 Ret Ret Ret 17 3 114
11   Justin Sofio 9 10 11 14 18 10 14 8 10 19 8 15 112
12   Ryan Lewis 3 5 Ret 13 5 9 13 Ret 10 107
13   Kevin Lacroix (R) 15 1 14 8 Ret 18 7 6 105
14   Junior Strous (R) 6 13 DNS 9 8 13 Ret Ret DNS DNS 5 Ret 92
15   Ronnie Bremer 8 8 9 10 13 7 9 92
16   Matt Lee (R) 10 11 17 19 15 18 10 Ret 12 12 Ret 12 79
17   David Garza (R) Ret 24 14 12 10 8 15 10 8 20 18 Ret 78
18   Adrian Carrio (R) Ret 12 13 17 Ret Ret 16 Ret 7 DSQ 6 11 77
19   Simona de Silvestro (R) Ret Ret 15 16 16 11 7 Ret 13 Ret 10 22 69
20   Adrien Herberts (R) 15 19 13 14 Ret 17 Ret 11 15 51
21   Tom Sutherland (R) Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 13 16 43
22   Frankie Muniz (R) Ret 19 21 22 20 Ret Ret 9 17 16 11 18 41
23   Mike Forest (R) 11 18 18 18 19 Ret 18 Ret Ret 17 16 13 41
24   Brian Thienes (R) 12 17 23 20 21 17 20 Ret 15 18 14 19 38
25   Richard Heistand (R) Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 16 11 12 21 29
26   Luis Mussi (R) 20 16 6
27   Joe D'Agostino 16 20 6
28   Dominick Muermans (R) Ret 22 5
29   Tõnis Kasemets 17 4
30   Dan Selznick Ret Ret Ret 24 2
31   Bret McDonald (R) Ret 21 Ret 23 22 20 2
32   Jiang Tengyi (R) Ret 23 22 0
33   Steve Ott (R) Ret 0
34   Natacha Gachnang (R) DNS 0
Pos Driver LVG   LGB   HOU   POR1   POR2   CLE   MTT   TOR   EDM1   EDM2   SAN   ROA   Points
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
(Top 5)
Light Blue 6th-10th place
(Top 10)
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
(Ret)
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Driver
replacement
(Rpl)
Injured
(Inj)
No race held
(NH)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vegas Grand Prix opens 2007 Champ Car season". reviewjournal.com. August 1, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  2. ^ "Sponsor boost for Toronto, Houston". crash.net. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2007.
  3. ^ "Cleveland 2007 date announced". motorsport.com. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
  4. ^ a b c d "Champ Car set to add Quebec pit stop". globeandmail.com. September 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
  5. ^ "2007 Champ Car Schedule Coming – China, Europe to be Added?". paddocktalk.com. September 17, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2006.
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