2007 FIA WTCC Race of France

2007 FIA WTCC Race of France

Race details
Round 4 of 11 in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship at Circuit de Pau in Pau, France.
Date	3 June, 2007
Location	Pau, France
Course	Circuit de Pau 2.769 kilometres (1.721 mi)
Race One
Laps 19 Pole position Driver Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Time 1:21.930 Podium First Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Second Yvan Muller SEAT Sport Third Tiago Monteiro SEAT Sport Fastest Lap Driver Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Time 1:23.054
Race Two
Laps 18 Podium First Augusto Farfus BMW Team Germany Second Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK Third Tiago Monteiro SEAT Sport Fastest Lap Driver Augusto Farfus BMW Team Germany Time 1:24.190

The 2007 FIA WTCC Race of France was the fourth round of the 2007 World Touring Car Championship season and the third running of the FIA WTCC Race of France. It was held on 3 June 2007 at the temporary Circuit de Pau street circuit in Pau, France. It was the headline event of the 2007 Pau Grand Prix. The first race was won by Alain Menu, whilst the second race was won by Augusto Farfus.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Class	Time
1	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Lacetti		1:21.930
2	12	Yvan Muller	SEAT Sport	SEAT León		1:22.328
3	18	Tiago Monteiro	SEAT Sport	SEAT León		1:22.391
4	7	Nicola Larini	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Lacetti		1:22.416
5	6	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Lacetti		1:22.458
6	1	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	BMW 320si		1:22.491
7	9	Jordi Gené	SEAT Sport	SEAT León		1:22.591
8	5	Félix Porteiro	BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320si		1:22.669
9	16	Oliver Tielemans	N.Technology	Alfa Romeo 156		1:22.865
10	20	Tom Coronel	GR Asia	SEAT León		1:22.948
11	15	James Thompson	N.Technology	Alfa Romeo 156		1:22.952
12	24	Anthony Beltoise	Exagon Engineering	SEAT León	I	1:23.055
13 1	3	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany	BMW 320si		1:22.379
14	10	Michel Jourdain Jr.	SEAT Sport	SEAT León		1:23.094
15	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	I	1:23.096
16	2	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Germany	BMW 320si		1:23.127
17	4	Alessandro Zanardi	BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320si		1:23.146
18 1	11	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT Sport	SEAT León		1:22.634
19	31	Sergio Hernández	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	I	1:23.495
20	33	Miguel Freitas	Racing for Belgium	Alfa Romeo 156	I	1:23.967
21	22	Maurizio Ceresoli	GR Asia	SEAT León	I	1:24.113
22	21	Emmet O'Brien	GR Asia	SEAT León	I	1:24.194
23	30	Luca Rangoni	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	I	1:24.273
24	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Exagon Engineering	SEAT León	I	3:18.321
-	19	Roberto Colciago	SEAT Sport Italia	SEAT León	I	no time
Source(s): [1]

Notes

1.^ – Both Farfus and Tarquini were handed ten-place grid penalties following qualifying.

Race 1[]

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Class	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML		19		1
2	12	Yvan Muller	SEAT Sport		19	+ 2.260 s	2
3	18	Tiago Monteiro	SEAT Sport		19	+ 3.808 s	3
4	6	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML		19	+ 9.194 s	5
5	5	Félix Porteiro	BMW Team Italy-Spain		19	+ 11.375 s	8
6	1	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK		19	+ 11.803 s	6
7	3	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany		19	+ 12.683 s	13
8	9	Jordi Gené	SEAT Sport		19	+ 19.328 s	7
9	20	Tom Coronel	GR Asia		19	+ 22.417 s	10
10	15	James Thompson	N.Technology		19	+ 24.804 s	11
11	2	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Germany		19	+ 25.506 s	16
12	10	Michel Jourdain Jr.	SEAT Sport		19	+ 27.254 s	14
13	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	I	19	+ 27.807 s	15
14	31	Sergio Hernández	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	I	19	+ 29.598 s	19
15	24	Anthony Beltoise	Exagon Engineering	I	19	+ 30.162 s	12
16	33	Miguel Freitas	Racing for Belgium	I	19	+ 43.703 s	20
17	21	Emmet O'Brien	GR Asia	I	19	+ 46.478 s	22
18	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Exagon Engineering	I	19	+ 47.452 s	24
19	11	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT Sport		18	+ 1 lap	18
Ret	7	Nicola Larini	Chevrolet RML		12	Retired	4
Ret	4	Alessandro Zanardi	BMW Team Italy-Spain		11	Retired	17
Ret	22	Maurizio Ceresoli	GR Asia	I	9	Retired	21
Ret	30	Luca Rangoni	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	I	6	Retired	23
Ret	16	Olivier Tielemans	N.Technology		0	Retired	9
DNS	19	Roberto Colciago	SEAT Sport Italia	I		Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Alain Menu (Chevrolet RML) - 1:23.054
Source(s): [2]

Race 2[]

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Class	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	8	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany		21		2
2	1	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK		21	+ 0.462 s	3
3	18	Tiago Monteiro	SEAT Sport		21	+ 5.185 s	6
4	6	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML		21	+ 5.625 s	5
5	9	Jordi Gené	SEAT Sport		21	+ 13.018 s	1
6	12	Yvan Muller	SEAT Sport		21	+ 14.476 s	7
7	15	James Thompson	N.Technology		21	+ 20.861 s	10
8	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML		21	+ 21.160 s	8
9	4	Alessandro Zanardi	BMW Team Italy-Spain		21	+ 22.447 s	21
10	2	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Germany		21	+ 22.643 s	11
11	7	Nicola Larini	Chevrolet RML		21	+ 25.130 s	20
12	11	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT Sport		21	+ 25.557 s	19
13	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Exagon Engineering	I	21	+ 30.457 s	18
14	24	Anthony Beltoise	Exagon Engineering	I	21	+ 37.312 s	15
15	22	Maurizio Ceresoli	GR Asia	I	21	+ 1:00.427 s	22
16	16	Olivier Tielemans	N.Technology		20	+ 1 lap	24
Ret	30	Luca Rangoni	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	I	19	Retired	23
Ret	10	Michel Jourdain Jr.	SEAT Sport		14	Retired	12
Ret	20	Tom Coronel	GR Asia		13	Retired	9
Ret	5	Félix Porteiro	BMW Team Italy-Spain		10	Retired	4
Ret	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	I	2	Retired	13
Ret	31	Sergio Hernández	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	I	2	Retired	14
Ret	33	Miguel Freitas	Racing for Belgium	I	2	Retired	16
Ret	21	Emmet O'Brien	GR Asia	I	2	Retired	17
DNS	19	Roberto Colciago	SEAT Sport Italia	I		Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany) - 1:24.190
Source(s): [3]

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