2007 European Grand Prix

2007 European Grand Prix
Race 10 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One World Championship
The Nürburgring (GP track)
Race details
Date	22 July 2007
Official name	2007 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.148 km (3.199 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 308.863 km (191.919 miles)
Weather	Heavy Rain on Lap 1. Drying track at restart. Light Rain before the finish.
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Time	1:31.450
Fastest lap
Driver	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Time	1:32.853 on lap 34
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Third	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2007 European Grand Prix (formally the 2007 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe)^[1] was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 22 July 2007. It was the tenth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 60-lap race was won by Fernando Alonso driving for the McLaren team after starting from second position. Felipe Massa finished second for Ferrari with Mark Webber third in a Red Bull Racing car.

As a consequence of the race, Alonso reduced the World Drivers' Championship lead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton down to two points; in the Constructors' Championship, McLaren extended their lead over Ferrari to twenty-seven points.