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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.
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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. 1
Sporting
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
| Date | Location | Circuit | Fastest Driver | Team | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | |||||
| November 8 |  Le Castellet, France |
Circuit Paul Ricard |  Marco Bonanomi |
Prema Powerteam | 1:17.074 |
| November 9 |  Ben Hanley |
Red Devil Team Comtec | 1:15.266 | ||
| November 22 | Vallelunga, Italy |
Vallelunga circuit |  Álvaro Barba |
International DracoRacing | 1:23.042 |
| November 23 | Marco Bonanomi |
Red Devil Team Comtec | 1:22.293 | ||
| November 29 | Valencia, Spain |
Circuit de Valencia | Álvaro Barba |
Red Devil Team Comtec | 1:22.926 |
| November 30 | Miguel Molina |
Pons Racing | 1:21.954 | ||
| 2007 | |||||
| March 14 | Barcelona, Spain |
Circuit de Catalunya | Ben Hanley |
Prema Powerteam | 1:32.205 |
| March 15 | Davide Valsecchi |
Epsilon Euskadi | 1:31.582 | ||
| March 27 |  Nürburg, Germany |
Nürburgring | Álvaro Barba |
International DracoRacing | 1:44.643 |
| March 28 | Álvaro Barba |
International DracoRacing | 1:44.145 | ||
| April 25 | Magny-Cours, France |
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours |  Clivio Piccione |
RC Motorsport | 1:25.248 |
| April 26 | Sebastian Vettel |
Carlin Motorsport | 1:24.541 | ||
Driver Lineup
R = Series rookie for 2007
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Notes:
- Michael Herck replaced Jaap Van Lagen at Comtec Racing from the Nürburgring round onwards
- Yelmer Buurman replaced the injured Richard Philippe at Fortec Motorsport for the Nürburgring and Donington Park rounds only
- Celso Miguez left Eurointernational after the Monaco round and was replaced by Jaap Van Lagen
- Michael Ammermüller replaced Sebastian Vettel at Carlin Motorsport from the Spa Francorchamps round onwards
- Julian Theobald replaced Jaap Van Lagen at Eurointernational from the Donington Park round onwards
- Luiz Razia replaced Ricardo Risatti at GD Racing for the Donington Park and Magny-Cours rounds only
- Esteban Guerrieri replaced the injured Richard Philippe at Fortec Motorsport for the Magny-Cours round only
- Frédéric Vervisch replaced Luiz Razia at GD Racing for the Estoril and Barcelona rounds only
- Robert Wickens replaced Michael Ammermüller at Carlin Motorsport for the Estoril and Barcelona rounds only
- Johannes Theobald replaced Alessandro Ciompi at Eurointernational for the Estoril round only
- Alberto Valério replaced Charlie Kimball at Victory Engineering for the Barcelona round only
- Giorgio Mondini replaced Johannes Theobald at Eurointernational for the Barcelona round only
Calendar & Race Winners
Notes:
- The round originally scheduled to take place at Istanbul Park on June 23 and 24 was cancelled by series organisers on April 2 39. The Estoril circuit in Portugal hosted the replacement round, taking place over the weekend of October 20 and 21 40.
Points System
Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Race | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sprint Race | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition:
- The fastest three drivers' in each qualifying group for Race one received 4, 2 and 1 points respectively
- Two points were awarded for the fastest lap in each race
The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 35 and the maximum number for a team was 61.
Championship standings
Drivers
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