2007 Malaysian Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Malaysia
Grand Prix = Malaysian
date=April 8
Year = 2007
Race_No = 2
Season_No = 17

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Official name = IX Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Location = Sepang International Circuit
Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 3.376
Course_km = 5.433
Distance_laps = 56
Distance_mi = 189.056
Distance_km = 310.408cite news |first=Matt |last=Beer |title=Alonso leads McLaren 1-2 in Malaysia |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57917 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-08-01 ]
Weather = Sunny
Pole_Driver = Felipe Massa
Pole_Country = Brazil
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:35.043
Fast_Driver = Lewis Hamilton
Fast_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Fast_Time = 1:36.701
Fast_L

Fast_Country = UK
First_Driver = Fernando Alonso
First_Country = Spain
First_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Second_Driver = Lewis Hamilton
Second_Country = UK
Second_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Third_Driver = Kimi Räikkönen
Third_Country = Finland
Third_Team = FerrariThe IX Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 8 April, 2007 at the Sepang International Circuit and the second race of the 2007 Formula One season. Reigning world champion Fernando Alonso won the race from second on the grid, with McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton finishing second. This marked McLaren's first one-two finish since the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix. Previous race winner Kimi Räikkönen finished third. Räikkönen's Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa started the race from pole position, but was passed by both McLarens in the first two corners of the first lap, eventually finishing in fifth place behind BMW's Nick Heidfeld.

The Malaysian race was the first at which the two different tyre types used during the race were differentiated by a white stripe painted into the tread of the softer type, helping spectators to understand the race strategy of each driver. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Bridgestone urged to improve markings |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57497 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-20 |accessdate=2007-09-29 ]

Report

Background

;Pre-race testingThe 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix was held at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur on April 8, with practice and qualification for the race held on the two preceding days. It was preceded by a test session at the Sepang circuit attended by all the teams except the small Dutch team Spyker, who believed that it would not be possible to try upgrades on their car in time for the race. [cite news |first=Pablo |last=Elizalde |title=Spyker to skip Sepang test |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57523 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-21 |accessdate=2007-09-29 ] The test was scheduled to begin on March 27, 2007 and last for three days. The teams, which are all based in Europe, arrived at the test directly from the Australian Grand Prix, held nine days previously. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Kimi Räikkönen (Scuderia Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) set the fastest times on the first, second and third days of the test, respectively; the final day saw partly wet conditions. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Kubica fastest on day one at Sepang |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57644 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-27 |accessdate=2007-08-01 ] [cite news |first=Pablo |last=Elizalde |title=Raikkonen sets blistering Sepang pace |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57657 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-28 |accessdate=2007-08-01 ] [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Hamilton fastest in rain-hit Sepang testing |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57674 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-29 |accessdate=2007-08-01 ] Due to the poor weather, the teams agreed to extend the testing by one day, with Heikki Kovalainen (Renault F1) fastest. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Sepang test extended by another day |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57672 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-29 |accessdate=2007-08-01 ] [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Kovalainen fastest as Sepang test ends |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57696 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-30 |accessdate=2007-08-01 ] ;Dispute over customer carsThe issue of teams using 'customer cars', that is cars obtained from other teams, surfaced before the race when Spyker protested the Scuderia Toro Rosso (STR) team's use of cars they claimed had been designed by STR's sister team, Red Bull Racing. The Concorde Agreement, which dictates the terms by which the teams compete in the Formula One world championship, requires teams to design their own cars. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Protest looms on customer car row |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57329 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-15 |accessdate=2007-10-23 |quote=
Section 3 of the Concorde Agreement, the document by which F1 is run, states:
"A constructor is a person (including any incorporated or unincorporated body) who owns the intellectual property rights to the rolling chassis it currently races, and does not incorporate in such chassis any part designed or manufactured by any other constructor of F1 racing cars except for standard items of safety equipment, providing that nothing in the Schedule 3 shall prevent the use of an engine or gearbox manufactured by a person other than the constructor of the chassis.] The Malaysian stewards rejected the protest, with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, the sport's governing body) stating that "it would be entirely inappropriate for the Stewards to involve themselves in a matter being dealt with at the instigation and election of the Protestor, Spyker". [cite news |title=Spyker lodges protest against STR |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38841 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-05 |accessdate=2007-04-05 ] [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Stewards reject Spyker protest |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57832 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-04-06 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Red Bull threatened legal action over Spyker's possession of their car designs to use as evidence against STR, but nothing materialised. The FIA did not investigate how Spyker obtained Red Bull's car designs. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Red Bull to investigate blueprint leak |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57873 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-09-15 ] [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Red Bull seek legal action on design leak |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58170 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-04-16 |accessdate=2007-09-15 ] ;Flexible floorsThe FIA introduced more stringent tests on the cars at the Malaysian race to ensure floor mounting systems used by Ferrari and BMW Sauber were not in breach of the regulations. After the first race of the season in Australia, the McLaren team had requested clarification of the rules regarding systems that allowed the front of the car's undertray to move upwards under aerodynamic loading at high speed. "Autosport" magazine reported that this movement would potentially increase straight line speed. Massa and Räikkönen said the performance of the Ferrari F2007 car would not be compromised in any way by the required modifications. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=FIA acts on movable floor controversy |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57650 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-27 |accessdate=2007-05-08] [cite news |title=Ferrari duo not worried about floor test |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38847 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-05 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] ;Tyre markings

The Malaysian race was the first at which the tyre compounds used on the cars were differentiated by a white stripe painted in the tyre treads. Since the beginning of the 2007 Formula One season, teams had been obliged to use two different kinds of tyre on each car during the race: a 'prime' tyre and an 'option' tyre. The prime tyre has a harder rubber compound and the option tyre a softer one. In general terms, a softer tyre is likely to grip better and provide a higher cornering speed. Conversely, a harder tyre will often be slower, but may last longer. Formula One cars typically use between two and four sets of tyres during a race and using harder tyres may allow fewer pit stops to change tyres. Track conditions, the car characteristics or driving style can reduce or even reverse these differences. In Australia two weeks earlier, the softer tyres were marked with a small white circle to facilitate understanding of each driver's tyre strategy, but commentators and spectators were unable to distinguish the two compounds even at slow speeds. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Bridgestone urged to improve markings |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57497 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-20 |accessdate=2007-09-29 ] The idea of the white stripe was tested during the test session a week before the Malaysian round of the season. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Bridgestone evaluate new tyre markings |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57643 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-03-27 |accessdate=2007-09-29 ] The white stripe was applied with paint marker pens. Over the weekend 160 pens were used. Overall reaction to this system was positive, with the Williams team's technical director Sam Michael, who came up with the initial idea, calling it a "pretty good solution".White Stripes Rock F1. "Autosport Magazine", Vol. 188, No. 2, pp. 12, Haymarket Publications. April 21 2007.] [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |title=Universal approve for new tyre marking |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57915 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-10 ]

Practice

The race was preceded by three practice sessions. Ferrari's Felipe Massa set the pace in the first of two 90-minute practice sessions on Friday, with a time of 1:34.972, edging out McLaren's Fernando Alonso by three-tenths of a second. Alonso's team-mate Hamilton was third, with Ferrari's other driver, Räikkönen, just behind in fourth. Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber, Jarno Trulli, Kazuki Nakajima, Ralf Schumacher, and Robert Kubica rounded out the top ten. [cite news |title=Practice 1: First blood to Massa |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38853 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-06 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

Massa was comfortably fastest in Friday's second practice, setting a time of 1:35.780. The Renault team improved dramatically from first practice, with Giancarlo Fisichella second and Kovalainen third. Räikkönen was again fourth, followed by Rosberg, Alexander Wurz, Kubica and Schumacher. The McLarens of Hamilton and Alonso dropped to ninth and 12th respectively. [cite news |title=Massa dominates Malaysian heat |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38855 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-06 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] McLaren boss Ron Dennis played down the times, saying the team was concentrating on tyre evaluation. [cite news |title=McLaren plays down slow times |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38867 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-06 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

Dennis's lack of concern was vindicated on Saturday, with Hamilton setting the fastest time in practice with a lap of 1:34.811. Massa finished the session a tenth of a second behind, with third placed Alonso a further half second behind. Kubica, Räikkönen, Rosberg and Heidfeld followed, with Super Aguri driver Anthony Davidson eighth fastest. Super Aguri are regarded as a sister team to the Honda F1 works team, who set only the 17th and 19th fastest times. [cite news |title=Hamilton on top in final practice |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38871 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] The 2007 Super Aguri is widely thought to be an updated version of Honda's 2006 car. [cite news |title=Aguri to run a modified Honda car in 2007 |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55813 |publisher=autosport.com |date=2006-11-28 |accessdate=2007-11-02 ]

Qualifying

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The qualifying session to determine the starting order for the race is held in three parts, six cars are eliminated after each of the first two parts. In the first part, the Spykers of Christijan Albers and Adrian Sutil set the slowest times of all. Spyker technical director Mike Gascoyne admitted that the team had "made a mistake" in missing the test at Sepang a week earlier. [cite news |title=Struggling Spyker rues missing test |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38884 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Scott Speed (STR), Anthony Davidson (Super Aguri), Rubens Barrichello (Honda) and Alex Wurz (Williams) were also eliminated. Davidson blamed STR driver Vitantonio Liuzzi for obstructing his qualifying lap, stating "he was pretty aware I was behind him". [cite news |title=Davi: Liuzzi ruined my quali chances |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38883 |publisher=ITV-F1 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Wurz was slowed by gear-selection problems in his Williams. [cite news |title=Rosberg delighted with P6 |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38885 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] At the front, McLaren driver Alonso set the fastest time with a 1:34.942. His team-mate Hamilton was second fastest, with the Ferraris third and fifth, split by Kubica's BMW.

Rain threatened during the second part. Although it did not materialise, all the drivers posted quick laps early on to avoid having to set a time on a wet track. Alonso was again fastest with a 1:34.057. Hamilton, both Ferraris, BMW Saubers, and Toyotas, as well as Rosberg (Williams) and Webber (Red Bull) also passed through to the final part. Kovalainen (Renault), Fisichella (Renault), Coulthard (Red Bull), Sato (Super Aguri), Button (Honda) and Liuzzi (STR) were eliminated. 2006 champions Renault failed to get either car into the final part. Team engineering director Pat Symonds noted that "...the overall level of performance is disappointing, but we now have to knuckle down and make the most of the situation we find ourselves in." [cite news |title=Renault admits to underperformance |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38881 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Button claimed Honda's grid position of 15th was the "maximum we could possibly get". [cite news |title=Button: Fifteenth was maximum result |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38882 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

In the final part of qualifying, Massa set the fastest time, taking pole position from second placed Alonso in the last few seconds as rain began to fall, with Räikkönen completing the top three. Massa's lap of 1:35.043 marked tyre company Bridgestone's 100th pole position in Formula One. Hamilton came fourth, over half a second behind the leading three. He conceded inexperience was to blame, saying that there were "some spots of rain on my visor, so I had to sort of let off". [cite news |title=Lewis blames pace on rookie error |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38876 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Heidfeld qualified fifth, ahead of Nico Rosberg in sixth and team-mate Kubica in seventh. The Toyotas of Trulli and Schumacher were eighth and ninth, with Webber completing the top ten. [cite news |title=Rosberg delighted with P6 |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38885 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

Race stewards initially imposed a 10-place penalty on Coulthard and Barrichello, for changing their engines prior to qualification. Since 2006, the engines of Formula One cars are required to last for two races. However, after further investigation they rescinded Coulthard's penalty, as he had retired from the previous race and his change had been made before the start of the race weekend. Barrichello's penalty stood. [cite news |title=Engine penalties for DC, Barrichello |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38892 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

Race

In contrast to the rain-affected practice and qualifying sessions, the track was dry for the duration of the race. All of the drivers except Jenson Button, Jarno Trulli and the two Red Bull drivers started on the softer option tyre. The first lap was eventful: Alonso started better than polesitter Massa and was able to take the inside line into turn one and gain the lead. Hamilton passed Räikkönen for third into the first corner, then drove round the outside of Massa into turn two to take second place. Meanwhile, the suspension on Adrian Sutil's Spyker failed at turn four, causing it to collide with Button's Honda and retire from the race. [cite news |title=Spyker disappointed with early exit |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38906 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Button continued after making an early pitstop to repair the damage. Liuzzi and Sato also collided at turn four, causing Liuzzi to pit for a new front wing. After the race the drivers blamed each other for the incident. [cite news |title=Liuzzi and Sato blame each other |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38907 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

During the early laps, Massa appeared to have a faster car than Hamilton, and repeatedly tried to pass the McLaren on the inside of turn four. His first attempt was on lap three, but Hamilton braked late and kept ahead of Massa into the following corner. Massa tried again at the same place on the next two laps. He passed Hamilton briefly into the turn on lap five, but overshot the corner and ran wide onto the grass. He dropped to fifth, behind team-mate Räikkönen and BMW's Nick Heidfeld. Hamilton apologised after the race for 'tricking' Massa into the move. Albers, in the sole remaining Spyker, retired on lap nine with a gearbox fire. [cite news |title=Spyker disappointed with early exit |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38906 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

While the two Ferraris were delayed behind Hamilton, Alonso was pulling away at the front, setting fastest laps on laps seven and fifteen. On lap 12, Robert Kubica was the first man to pit for fuel and fresh tyres, however he reported traction control problems four laps later and lost places.cite press release|title=2007 Malaysian Grand Prix Races Facts - Lap-By-Lap Report|publisher=FIA|date=2007-04-08|url=http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Information/F1/Press_Conferences/2007/Malaysia/race_facts.html|accessdate=2007-10-07] Alonso had extended his lead over Hamilton to 15 seconds by the first round of pitstops. He had experienced radio problems before refuelling, but these were fixed during the stop. The Renaults were circulating in eighth and tenth by the pit stops, with Fisichella ahead of Kovalainen. Button was one of the few drivers who started on the slower harder tyre and was dropping down the field, as Takuma Sato passed the Briton.cite news |title=Tyre strategies - Malaysian GP |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57940 |publisher=Autosport |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-10-17 ] All of the front runners were on the same tyre strategy, with Räikkönen being the first front runner to pit. He found himself behind Fisichella as he exited. A short pit stop by Hamilton enabled him to come out of the pits ahead of the Renault, leaving a car between himself and Räikkönen during the pit window. Heidfeld's late stop on lap 22 helped him stay ahead of Massa. The top five positions remained unchanged, however Hamilton's different strategy enabled him to escape Räikkönen and close in on leader Alonso at a second per lap. Despite pitting on lap 20, he set the fastest lap of the race on lap 22 in 1:36.701.

Kubica dropped to 13th as his traction control fault worsened, and a train of cars that wanted to pass developed behind him. Kovalainen's performance was much better than at the previous round in Melbourne, and he attempted to pass Jarno Trulli for eighth. The top five again remained the same after the second round of stops. However, Hamilton's short first stop necessitated a relatively early second stop, allowing Räikkönen to reduce the gap and Alonso to extend his lead to 18 seconds. [cite news |title=As it happened: Malaysia GP|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6525355.stm |publisher=BBC |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-10-25 ] Nico Rosberg, running in sixth place after the stops, was forced to retire with hydraulic problems on lap 43. David Coulthard also retired after problems with his brake pedal, the same problem that he experienced in the Friday practice session. [cite news |title=Glitches return to end DC's hopes |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38901 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ]

Alonso was able to extend his advantage in the closing stages, winning the race by 17 seconds. Although experiencing pressure from Räikkönen who was faster on the harder tyres, Hamilton was able to maintain second place behind Alonso, with Räikkönen claiming the final podium position. Heidfeld and Massa secured fourth and fifth places respectively, 15 seconds behind Räikkönen. Heidfeld said later that beating Massa was "a fantastic experience". [cite news |title=Heidfeld thrilled to beat Massa |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38903 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Fisichella finished sixth, and claimed it felt like a podium given the performance of the car. [cite news |title=Fisi: Sixth feels like a podium |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38899 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Trulli was seventh, and rookie Kovalainen scored his first F1 point in eighth. Wurz managed to come through from 19th to ninth, with his opening stint elevating him to 11th place by his first pit stop. Although he claimed no points, he said later "it bodes well for Williams's chances in the rest of the season". [cite news |title=Wurz confident after 'fun' race |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38900 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] tenth placed Mark Webber was the final driver to finish on the same lap as the leaders. Honda finished outside the points in 11th and 12th, with Barrichello ahead of Button. Despite the problems Button said he believed the team had made "a small step forward". [cite news |title=Button: Race a 'small step forward |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38905 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] The Hondas were followed by Sato, Speed, Schumacher, Davidson and Liuzzi.

Alonso admitted he was surprised to win a race so early in his McLaren career, adding that winning for two different teams was very special. [cite news |title=Malaysia victory a dream - Alonso|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6536729.stm |publisher=BBC |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-10-07 ] Hamilton said afterwards that this was his hardest race to date, [cite news |title=Lewis: That was my hardest race |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38897 |publisher=ITV-F1 |date=2007-04-08 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] while Räikkönen admitted he "did not have enough speed on the straight line to try to challenge either [Hamilton or Alonso] ". [cite news |title=Raikkonen hints at engine worries |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38898 |publisher=ITV-F1 |accessdate=2007-07-09 ] Räikkönen also had to protect his engine from overheating, caused by a water-leak in the closing stages of the Melbourne race, with Räikkönen stating Ferrari had to "play on the safe side of that engine". [cite news |first=Matt |last=Beer |title=Raikkonen hints at engine worries |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57981 |date=2007-04-10 |publisher=Autosport.com |accessdate=2007-07-18 ] After their disappointing Malaysian race, Ferrari boss Jean Todt stated that they "will try to do a better job" in the next round in Bahrain. [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |coauthor=Pablo Elizalde |title=Ferrari vow to bounce back in Bahrain |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/57945 |date=2007-04-08 |publisher=Autosport.com |accessdate=2007-08-07 ]

Classification

Qualifying

* † Rubens Barrichello qualified in 19th place, but was relegated to the back of the grid following an engine change.

Race

Notes

* Lap Leaders: Fernando Alonso 52 (1 – 18, 22 – 40 & 42 – 56), Lewis Hamilton 2 (19 – 20), Nick Heidfeld 1 (21) & Kimi Räikkönen 1 (41)

References

External links

* [http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/F1/F1_Circuits/2007/Malaysia/circuit.html Malaysian Grand Prix results (fia.com)]
* [http://www.manipef1.com/results/2007/malaysia.php Detailed Malaysian Grand Prix results]
* [http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/04/08/malaysian-grand-prix-2007-race-review/ Malaysian Grand Prix 2007 race review]

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Malaysian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2007
Previous_race_in_season = 2007 Australian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix