2007 European Rally Championship Explained

The 2007 European Rally Championship season was the 55th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. French driver Simon Jean-Joseph won his second European rally championship title despite not winning any of the 10 events.

Calendar and winners

The calendar of the 2007 European rally championship season consisted of 10 events.^[1]

Round	Date	Winner ERC
1	19 - 21 April	Dimitar Iliev
2	11 - 12 May	Nicolas Vouilloz
3	24 - 26 May	Juraj Šebalj
4	8 - 10 June	Renato Travaglia
5	22 - 23 June	Enrique García Ojeda
6	6 - 8 July	Dimitar Iliev
7	2 - 4 August	Enrique García Ojeda
8	24 - 26 August	Nicolas Vouilloz
9	5 - 7 October	Volkan Işık
10	19 - 21 October	Renato Travaglia

Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.^[2]

Pos.	Driver											Points
1	Simon Jean-Joseph	Ret	7	3	6	4	2	3	5	2	2	64
2	Volkan Işık	Ret	5	Ret	3	Ret	5	5	6	1	3	57
3	Renato Travaglia	Ret	4		1	6	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	1	54
4	Michał Sołowow	2	Ret	4	2	7	6		Ret	3	4	46
5	Dimitar Iliev	1	Ret	2		3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	43
6	Corrado Fontana	Ret		5		Ret	4	2	Ret		Ret	25
7	Krum Donchev	Ret	9	7			3			4	5	19
8	Tomasz Czopik	Ret	6	6	5	5		Ret				16
9	Antonín Tlusťák	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	8			8			7
Not enough events to qualify for championship
	Enrique García Ojeda		3			1		1	2			(51)
	Nicolas Vouilloz		1			Ret		4	1			(40)
	Andrea Navarra		2			2		Ret	3			(26)
	Juraj Šebalj			1			7			Ret		(15)

Notes and References

Web site: FIA European Rally Championship 2007 - Rallies. rallybase.nl.
Web site: 2007 FIA European Rally Championship for Drivers - Final classification . rallybase.nl.