2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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Hungarian motorcycle racer Gábor Talmácsi (left), riding for the Bancaja Aspar Team on an Aprilia and Spanish rider Pablo Nieto (right), riding for the Blusens Aprilia Team during the warm up lap of the 125cc Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.
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Hungarian motorcycle racer Gábor Talmácsi (left), riding for the Bancaja Aspar Team on an Aprilia and Spanish rider Pablo Nieto (right), riding for the Blusens Aprilia Team during the warm up lap of the 125cc Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.

The 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 59th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The 2007 season was significant as it introduced a new regulation which specifies that competitors in the MotoGP class can use up to 800 cc motorcycles; between 2002 and 2006, competitors had been allowed to use 990 cc motorcycles. While the 800 cc motorcycles have less power, their ability to brake later and carry more speed through turns allowed them to break lap records in pre-season testing.

Up to the end of 2006, speculation suggested that Honda would have the advantage, as they could modify their existing engines to 800cc specification easier than other manufactuers. In practice, Honda suffered the most from the regulation change, with only Dani Pedrosa and Marco Melandri making any impression on the leaders. Casey Stoner scored a string of wins for Ducati, Suzuki saw Chris Vermeulen's first win since the advent of four-stroke regulations and John Hopkins' posted his first podium finish. The Kawasaki team also made progress with improved results.

Contents

Grands Prix

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125 cc winner 250 cc winner MotoGP winner Report
1 March 10 Image:22px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png Qatar Grand Prix Losail Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Héctor Faubel Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
2 March 25 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Spanish Grand Prix Jerez Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png Gábor Talmácsi Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Valentino Rossi Report
3 April 22 Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png Turkish Grand Prix Istanbul Simone Corsi Andrea Dovizioso Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
4 May 6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.png Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png Lukáš Pešek Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
5 May 20 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png French Grand Prix Le Mans Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Sergio Gadea Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Chris Vermeulen Report
6 June 3 Italian Grand Prix Mugello Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Héctor Faubel Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Álvaro Bautista Valentino Rossi Report
7 June 10 Image:22px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png Catalan Grand Prix Catalunya Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Tomoyoshi Koyama Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
8 June 24 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png British Grand Prix Donington Mattia Pasini Andrea Dovizioso Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
9 June 30 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png Dutch TT Assen Mattia Pasini Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Valentino Rossi Report
10 July 15 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png German Grand Prix Sachsenring Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png Gábor Talmácsi Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Hiroshi Aoyama Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Dani Pedrosa Report
11 July 22 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png United States Grand Prix Laguna Seca No 125 cc or 250 cc race Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
12 August 19 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png Czech Republic Grand Prix Brno Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Héctor Faubel Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
13 September 2 Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png San Marino Grand Prix Misano Mattia Pasini Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
14 September 16 Image:22px-Flag_of_Portugal.png Portuguese Grand Prix Estoril Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Hector Faubel Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Alvaro Bautista Valentino Rossi Report
15 September 23 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Japanese Grand Prix Motegi Mattia Pasini Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Mika Kallio Loris Capirossi Report
16 October 14 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png Lukáš Pešek Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Jorge Lorenzo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
17 October 21 Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png Gábor Talmácsi Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Hiroshi Aoyama Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Report
18 November 4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Land_of_Valencia_(2x3_ratio).svg.png Valencian Grand Prix Valencia Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Hector Faubel Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Mika Kallio Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Dani Pedrosa Report

Season Standings

Riders standings

  • Riders marked with light blue background are eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.
  • Rounds marked with light blue background were under wet race conditions.
  • Point system: 25 for 1st, 20 for 2nd, 16 for 3rd, 13 for 4th, 11 for 5th and then one point less for each position so 15th gets one point. Rider has to finish race to earn points.

MotoGP

Pos Rider Bike QAT Image:22px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png ESP Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png TUR Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png CHN Image:22px-Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.png FRA Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png ITA CAT Image:22px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png GBR Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png NED Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png GER Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png USA Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png CZE Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png SMR Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png POR Image:22px-Flag_of_Portugal.png JPN Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png AUS Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png MAL Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png VAL Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Land_of_Valencia_(2x3_ratio).svg.png Pts
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Casey Stoner Ducati 1 5 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 3 6 1 1 2 367
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Dani Pedrosa Honda 3 2 Ret 4 4 2 3 8 4 1 5 4 Ret 2 Ret 4 3 1 242
3 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2 1 10 2 6 1 2 4 1 Ret 4 7 Ret 1 13 3 5 Ret 241
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png John Hopkins Suzuki 4 19 6 3 7 5 4 5 5 7 15 2 3 6 10 7 8 3 189
5 Marco Melandri Honda 5 8 5 5 2 9 9 10 10 6 3 Inj 4 5 5 10 2 4 187
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 7 9 11 7 1 8 7 3 16 11 2 5 2 13 11 8 7 6 179
7 Loris Capirossi Ducati Ret 12 3 6 8 7 6 Ret Ret 2 Ret 6 5 9 1 2 11 5 166
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Nicky Hayden Honda 8 7 7 12 Ret 10 11 17 3 3 Ret 3 13 4 9 Ret 9 8 127
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Colin Edwards Yamaha 6 3 Ret 11 12 12 10 2 6 4 11 Ret 9 10 14 9 10 13 124
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Alex Barros Ducati 9 11 4 14 Ret 3 8 7 7 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 8 5 12 7 115
11 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Randy de Puniet Kawasaki Ret 13 8 8 Ret Ret 5 6 Ret Ret 6 8 Ret Ret 2 6 4 9 108
12 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Toni Elías Honda 14 4 2 Ret Ret 6 Ret 12 Inj Inj Inj 11 7 8 3 15 6 10 104
13 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Alex Hofmann Ducati 11 DSQ 9 9 5 11 13 9 8 9 Inj Inj 11 Ret 65
14 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Carlos Checa Honda Ret 6 12 10 Ret Ret 17 Ret 11 14 14 10 6 7 18 11 14 12 65
15 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Anthony West Kawasaki 11 9 8 7 12 8 12 7 12 15 16 59
16 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha 15 15 15 13 10 14 14 16 14 Ret 13 13 12 14 4 14 19 11 50
17 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Shinya Nakano Honda 10 10 13 Ret Ret 13 15 14 12 Ret 12 14 10 11 16 13 16 14 47
18 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Makoto Tamada Yamaha 16 14 14 Ret 9 15 12 15 13 13 8 17 14 Ret 12 16 18 15 38
19 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Kurtis Roberts KR212V Ret 18 13 15 12 Ret 15 15 Ret Ret 17 20 Ret 10
20 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki 10 6
= Michel Fabrizio Honda 10 6
22 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Fonsi Nieto Kawasaki 11 5
23 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Olivier Jacque Kawasaki 12 18 Ret Inj Inj 16 Inj 4
24 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Kenny Roberts, Jr. KR212V 13 16 16 15 Ret 17 16 4
25 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki 13 3
26 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Shinichi Itoh Ducati 15 1
27 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Chaz Davies Ducati 16 Ret 17 0
28 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Ivan Silva Ducati 16 0
29 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki 17 Ret 0
= Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki 17 0
— Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Andrew Pitt Ilmor Ret 0
— Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png Miguel Duhamel Honda Ret 0
— Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jeremy McWilliams Ilmor DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike QAT Image:22px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png ESP Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png TUR Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png CHN Image:22px-Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.png FRA Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png ITA CAT Image:22px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png GBR Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png NED Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png GER Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png USA Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png CZE Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png SMR Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png POR Image:22px-Flag_of_Portugal.png JPN Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png AUS Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png MAL Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png VAL Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Land_of_Valencia_(2x3_ratio).svg.png Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
Withdrawn due to injury (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

250 cc

Pos Rider Bike QAT Image:22px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png ESP Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png TUR Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png CHN Image:22px-Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.png FRA Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png ITA CAT Image:22px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png GBR Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png NED Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png GER Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png CZE Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png SMR Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png POR Image:22px-Flag_of_Portugal.png JPN Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png AUS Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png MAL Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png VAL Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Land_of_Valencia_(2x3_ratio).svg.png Pts
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Lorenzo Aprilia 1 1 2 1 1 8 1 Ret 1 4 1 1 3 11 1 3 7 312
2 Dovizioso Honda 5 3 1 3 2 4 3 1 4 5 2 Ret 2 2 3 11 4 260
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png de Angelis Aprilia 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 11 5 6 5 9 Ret 2 235
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Bautista Aprilia Ret 2 3 2 8 1 5 Ret 3 17 5 8 1 15 2 Ret Ret 181
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Barberá Aprilia 3 Ret 8 6 4 3 8 Ret 7 6 4 3 5 3 Ret 2 5 177
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Hiroshi Aoyama KTM Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret 21 7 3 5 1 6 2 Ret 8 4 1 10 160
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Kallio KTM Ret Ret 6 5 7 Ret 6 6 8 2 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 1 157
8 Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Lüthi Aprilia 4 Ret 5 8 Ret 5 4 Ret Ret 9 7 4 4 10 5 5 9 133
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Simón Honda 8 Ret 7 7 5 7 10 7 Ret Ret 8 10 8 6 6 6 6 123
10 Simoncelli Gilera 9 Ret 9 Ret 6 9 9 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 7 7 7 8 11 97
11 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Y.Takahashi Honda 7 8 Ret INJ 11 Ret 4 10 8 Ret 9 Ret 4 10 9 9 90
12 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png S. Aoyama Honda 10 7 16 Ret 9 6 11 5 13 12 9 6 Ret 9 8 13 17 90
13 Locatelli Gilera 6 INJ DNS 18 12 Ret 9 10 10 7 Ret 16 11 7 13 59
14 Lai Aprilia 12 11 10 10 12 13 Ret 11 11 18 12 Ret 9 Ret 17 20 Ret 49
15 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Espargaró Aprilia 11 Ret 11 11 18 12 20 Ret 17 11 13 12 12 17 14 10 12 47
16 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png Abraham Aprilia Ret 15 12 Ret Ret 16 14 10 15 Ret 14 14 10 Ret 13 12 Ret 31
17 Image:22px-Flag_of_Thailand.png Wilairot Honda 14 12 15 12 11 Ret 17 8 14 19 16 13 Ret Ret 19 16 15 30
18 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Debón Aprilia 5 16 Ret 3 27
19 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png West Aprilia 13 9 Ret 13 10 10 21 25
20 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Heidolf Aprilia 15 10 13 Ret 16 17 Ret 12 16 13 17 Ret 11 Ret 15 15 16 24
21 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Cluzel Aprilia 16 16 Ret 16 Ret 19 13 Ret 20 15 18 11 13 13 12 19 Ret 19
22 Baldolini Aprilia 17 13 14 Ret 13 14 18 14 19 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 14 18
23 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Sekiguchi Aprilia Ret 17 Ret 14 14 15 15 13 12 16 INJ 18 18 19 13
24 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Linfoot Aprilia 9 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 7
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