United States Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 17th June 2007 12:00am Local
Sun 17th June 2007 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2007

Round
Round 7

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Location

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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The 2007 United States Grand Prix was won by McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who started from pole position and narrowly held off his teammate Fernando Alonso. The race took place on 17 June 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was the seventh round of the 2007 Formula One World Championship.
Sebastian Vettel's Debut: This event marked the Formula 1 race debut of future four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. He filled in at BMW Sauber for Robert Kubica, who was rested following a severe crash in Montreal. By finishing eighth, Vettel became the youngest driver at the time to score a championship point.Intra-Team McLaren Drama: The race is famously remembered for the intense battle between Hamilton and Alonso. Alonso tried to overtake Hamilton down the main pit straight on lap 38 but was fiercely defended, highlighting the escalating tension between the two teammates that defined the 2007 season.End of an Era at Indy: This was the final United States Grand Prix held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. F1 and circuit management failed to reach a financial agreement for future seasons, and the US GP did not return to the calendar until 2012 at COTA.

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Result List

01	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:31:09.965
02	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:01.5
03	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:12.8
04	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:15.4
05	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault F1 Team	+0:41.4
06	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	66.7
07	Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	67.3
08	Sebastian Vettel	Sauber	67.7
09	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
10	Alexander Wurz	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
11	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri F1	+1 Lap
12	Jenson Button	Honda F1	+1 Lap
13	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	+2 Laps
14	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+2 Laps
15	Christijan Albers	Spyker	+3 Laps
16	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
17	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	DNF
18	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	DNF
19	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	DNF
20	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
21	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	DNF
22	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	DNF