2007 World Series by Renault season

The 2007 World Series by Renault season began on April 14, 2007 in Monza, Italy and finished in Barcelona, Spain on October 28, 2007 after 17 races.

Regulation Changes

Technical

New to the World Series by Renault for the 2007 season was a 'push to pass' system, similar to the one that was used in the Champ Car World Series. In a bid to promote more overtaking, drivers were now be able to boost their power for up to 60 seconds per race.

The cars also featured modifications to the gearbox, shock absorbers, rear anti-roll bar and steering system. [cite news | url = http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~WS--Series-unveils-tweaks-to-improve-racing-~cid~7~id~138167.htm | title = Series unveils tweaks to improve racing | publisher = crash.net | date = 2006-09-30 | accessdate = 2007-01-15]

porting

A number of new rules were introduced for 2007 in order to improve the racing and to create more excitement:

* Firstly, the length of the first race at each meeting was extended, meaning that both races would now last for approximately 45 minutes (except Monaco, where there was only one race).

* The grid for Race one was still be decided by a 20-minute Qualifying session, but the grid for Race two was now determined by the finishing order of the first race, with the top 10 positions reversed.

* Points were also awarded to the top 3 drivers in each qualifying group for Race one. The 30 drivers were split into two groups of 15 for the 20-minute session, with the fastest driver in each group receiving 4 points, the second fastest 2 with 1 point awarded to the third fastest.

Pre-Season Testing Results

Notes:
* The round originally scheduled to take place at Istanbul Park on June 23 and 24 was cancelled by series organisers on April 2 [cite news | url = http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57763 | title = Turkish round cancelled | publisher = autosport.com | date = 2007-04-02 | accessdate = 2007-04-02] . The Estoril circuit in Portugal hosted the replacement round, taking place over the weekend of October 20 and 21 [cite news | url = http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~7~id~147806.htm | title = Estoril confirmed for Istanbul replacement | publisher = crash.net | date = 2007-05-12 | accessdate = 2007-05-13] .

Points System

Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:

* Polesitter for feature race in bold
* Driver with asterisk has been awarded two points for fastest lap
* Driver who retired but was classified in "italics"

Notes:

* Miloš Pavlović set the fastest lap in the sprint race at Donington Park, but was not awarded the two bonus points because of a yellow flag infringement

Teams

References