2007 Formula BMW World Final explained


Race details


Date	23–25 November 2007
Official name	3nd Formula BMW World Final
Location	Cheste, Valencia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.099km (01.926miles)
Distance	Heat Races 15 laps, 46.485km (28.884miles) Main Race 22 laps, 68.178km (42.364miles)
Main Race
Pole
Driver		Mücke Motorsport
Podium
First		Mücke Motorsport
Second		Josef Kaufmann Racing
Third		Eifelland Racing

The 2007 Formula BMW World Final was the third Formula BMW World Final race and held for the second time at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste near Valencia on 23–25 November 2007. The shorter layout of the 3.099km (01.926miles) length was used.^[1] The race was won by Mücke Motorsport's driver Philipp Eng, who finished ahead Marco Wittmann and Jens Klingmann.^[2]

Drivers and teams

2007 Entry List^[3]
Team	No	Driver	Main series
AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	2	Thomas Hylkema	Formula BMW ADAC
	3	Jazeman Jaafar
	4	Jack Lemvard
	5	Niall Quinn
Atlantic Racing Team	6	Eric Morrow	Formula BMW USA
Team Autotecnica	7	Esteban Gutiérrez	Formula BMW USA
Double R Racing	8	Sam Abay	Formula BMW UK
Double R Racing	9	Carlos Huertas	Formula BMW UK
Eifelland Racing	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	Formula BMW ADAC
	11	Tiago Geronimi
	12	Jens Klingmann
	14	Sebastián Saavedra
EuroInternational	15	Daniel Morad	Formula BMW USA
	16	Alexander Rossi
	17	Adrien Tambay
Fortec Motorsport	18	Henry Arundel	Formula BMW UK
	19	Luuk Glansdorp
	20	Daniel McKenzie
	21	Doru Sechelariu
HBR Motorsport USA	22	Ricardo Favoretto	Formula BMW USA
HBR Motorsport USA	23	Maxime Pelletier	Formula BMW USA
Josef Kaufmann Racing	24	Mathijs Harkema	Formula BMW ADAC
	25	Kevin Mirocha
	26	Marco Wittmann
Master Motorsport	27	Adam Butler	Formula BMW UK
Master Motorsport	28	Tom Gladdis	Formula BMW UK
Motaworld Racing	29	Matthew Bell	Formula BMW UK
	30	Jordan Dick
	31	Jonathan Legris
Mücke Motorsport	32	Pedro Bianchini	Formula BMW ADAC
	33	Philipp Eng
	34	Josef Král
Team Loctite	35	Kimiya Sato	Formula BMW UK
Team Loctite	36	Jordan Williams	Formula BMW UK
Team TARADTM	37	Zahir Ali	Formula BMW Asia

Qualifying

Group 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Group
1	12	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	1:17.265	SP
2	9	Carlos Huertas	Double R Racing	1:17.276	SP
3	34	Josef Král	Mücke Motorsport	1:17.298	SP
4	17	Adrien Tambay	EuroInternational	1:17.527	SP
5	16	Alexander Rossi	EuroInternational	1:17.762	B
6	7	Esteban Gutiérrez	Team Autotecnica	1:17.827	D
7	31	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	1:17.846	B
8	5	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	1:17.906	D
9	21	Doru Sechelariu	Fortec Motorsport	1:17.908	B
10	23	Maxime Pelletier	HBR Motorsport USA	1:18.004	D
11	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	1:18.010	B
12	35	Kimiya Sato	Team Loctite	1:18.028	D
13	24	Mathijs Harkema	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:18.070	B
14	11	Tiago Geronimi	Eifelland Racing	1:18.073	D
15	30	Jordan Dick	Motaworld Racing	1:18.182	B
16	3	Jazeman Jaafar	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	1:18.290	D
17	28	Tom Gladdis	Master Motorsport	1:18.738	B
18	27	Adam Butler	Master Motorsport	No time	D

Group 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Group
1	33	Philipp Eng	Mücke Motorsport	1:16.832	SP
2	15	Daniel Morad	EuroInternational	1:16.986	SP
3	26	Marco Wittmann	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:17.273	SP
4	8	Sam Abay	Double R Racing	1:17.278	SP
5	18	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	1:17.322	A
6	25	Kevin Mirocha	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:17.579	C
7	14	Sebastián Saavedra	Eifelland Racing	1:17.683	A
8	19	Luuk Glansdorp	Fortec Motorsport	1:17.737	C
9	22	Ricardo Favoretto	HBR Motorsport USA	1:17.751	A
10	32	Pedro Bianchini	Mücke Motorsport	1:17.842	C
11	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	Eifelland Racing	1:17.910	A
12	37	Zahir Ali	Team TARADTM	1:18.416	C
13	4	Jack Lemvard	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	1:18.579	A
14	36	Jordan Williams	Team Loctite	1:18.598	C
15	2	Thomas Hylkema	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	1:18.636	A
16	6	Eric Morrow	Atlantic Racing Team	1:18.668	C
17	29	Matthew Bell	Motaworld Racing	1:18.741	A

Super Pole Competition

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Group
1	33	Philipp Eng	Mücke Motorsport	1:18.418	A
2	34	Josef Král	Mücke Motorsport	1:18.927	B
3	8	Sam Abay	Double R Racing	1:19.159	C
4	17	Adrien Tambay	EuroInternational	1:19.200	D
5	9	Carlos Huertas	Double R Racing	1:19.209	D
6	12	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	1:19.271	B
7	15	Daniel Morad	EuroInternational	1:19.329	C
8	26	Marco Wittmann	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:19.487	A

Heats

Heat 1 (A vs B)

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	33	Philipp Eng	Mücke Motorsport	15	23:43.030	0
2	34	Josef Král	Mücke Motorsport	15	+1.7	2
3	14	Sebastián Saavedra	Eifelland Racing	15	+4.7	3
4	31	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	15	+6.0	4
5	26	Marco Wittmann	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+6.7	5
6	18	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	15	+9.1	6
7	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	15	+9.7	7
8	22	Ricardo Favoretto	HBR Motorsport USA	15	+12.3	8
9	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	Eifelland Racing	15	+12.8	9
10	2	Thomas Hylkema	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+15.9	10
11	24	Mathijs Harkema	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+16.8	11
12	21	Doru Sechelariu	Fortec Motorsport	15	+17.0	12
13	29	Matthew Bell	Motaworld Racing	15	+17.5	13
14	4	Jack Lemvard	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+20.8	14
15	28	Tom Gladdis	Master Motorsport	15	+21.3	15
Ret	16	Alexander Rossi	EuroInternational	3	+12 laps	16
Ret	12	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	0	+15 laps	17
EX	30	Jordan Dick	Motaworld Racing	Excluded from the meeting

Heat 2 (C vs D)

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	15	Daniel Morad	EuroInternational	15	19:37.460	0
2	8	Sam Abay	Double R Racing	15	+1.4	2
3	5	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+10.0	3
4	25	Kevin Mirocha	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+11.3	4
5	9	Carlos Huertas	Double R Racing	15	+11.6	5
6	7	Esteban Gutiérrez	Team Autotecnica	15	+13.4	6
7	19	Luuk Glansdorp	Fortec Motorsport	15	+15.5	7
8	23	Maxime Pelletier	HBR Motorsport USA	15	+16.4	8
9	32	Pedro Bianchini	Mücke Motorsport	15	+20.5	9
10	3	Jazeman Jaafar	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+21.5	10
11	37	Zahir Ali	Team TARADTM	15	+22.1	11
12	35	Kimiya Sato	Team Loctite	15	+22.7	12
13	11	Tiago Geronimi	Eifelland Racing	15	+25.9	13
14	27	Adam Butler	Master Motorsport	15	+39.2	14
15	6	Eric Morrow	Atlantic Racing Team	15	+39.5	15
16	36	Jordan Williams	Team Loctite	14	+1 lap	16
Ret	17	Adrien Tambay	EuroInternational	0	N/A	17

Heat 3 (A vs C)

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	15	Daniel Morad	EuroInternational	15	19:33.698	0
2	33	Philipp Eng	Mücke Motorsport	15	+0.6	2
3	26	Marco Wittmann	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+9.1	3
4	25	Kevin Mirocha	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+12.8	4
5	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	Eifelland Racing	15	+14.4	5
6	14	Sebastián Saavedra	Eifelland Racing	15	+15.4	6
7	18	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	15	+16.0	7
8	32	Pedro Bianchini	Mücke Motorsport	15	+19.1	8
9	19	Luuk Glansdorp	Fortec Motorsport	15	+25.4	9
10	36	Jordan Williams	Team Loctite	15	+27.2	10
11	2	Thomas Hylkema	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+28.7	11
12	8	Sam Abay	Double R Racing	15	+29.4	12
13	6	Eric Morrow	Atlantic Racing Team	15	+30.2	13
14	4	Jack Lemvard	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+38.7	14
15	29	Matthew Bell	Motaworld Racing	15	+47.5	15
16	22	Ricardo Favoretto	HBR Motorsport USA	15	+1:00.1	16
Ret	37	Zahir Ali	Team TARADTM	6	+9 laps	17

Heat 4 (B vs D)

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	12	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	15	19:36.993	0
2	34	Josef Král	Mücke Motorsport	15	+1.1	2
3	9	Carlos Huertas	Double R Racing	15	+4.6	3
4	31	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	15	+11.7	4
5	7	Esteban Gutiérrez	Team Autotecnica	15	+12.1	5
6	5	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+16.8	6
7	16	Alexander Rossi	EuroInternational	15	+18.0	7
8	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	15	+18.8	8
9	11	Tiago Geronimi	Eifelland Racing	15	+23.6	9
10	23	Maxime Pelletier	HBR Motorsport USA	15	+23.7	10
11	24	Mathijs Harkema	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+26.3	11
12	3	Jazeman Jaafar	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+26.7	12
13	35	Kimiya Sato	Team Loctite	15	+27.3	13
14	28	Tom Gladdis	Master Motorsport	15	+30.0	14
15	27	Adam Butler	Master Motorsport	15	+38.6	15
Ret	17	Adrien Tambay	EuroInternational	10	+5 laps	16
Ret	21	Doru Sechelariu	Fortec Motorsport	0	+15 laps	17

Heat 5 (A vs D)

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	33	Philipp Eng	Mücke Motorsport	15	19:36.075	0
2	17	Adrien Tambay	EuroInternational	15	+8.9	2
3	18	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	15	+13.0	3
4	7	Esteban Gutiérrez	Team Autotecnica	15	+13.6	4
5	26	Marco Wittmann	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+14.7	5
6	14	Sebastián Saavedra	Eifelland Racing	15	+16.0	6
7	9	Carlos Huertas	Double R Racing	15	+17.6	7
8	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	Eifelland Racing	15	+18.1	8
9	23	Maxime Pelletier	HBR Motorsport USA	15	+21.5	9
10	4	Jack Lemvard	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+28.5	10
11	29	Matthew Bell	Motaworld Racing	15	+28.6	11
12	3	Jazeman Jaafar	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+33.4	12
13	35	Kimiya Sato	Team Loctite	15	+34.2	13
14	22	Ricardo Favoretto	HBR Motorsport USA	15	+58.1	14
15	27	Adam Butler	Master Motorsport	15	+1:00.9	15
16	2	Thomas Hylkema	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	15	+1:12.7	16
17	11	Tiago Geronimi	Eifelland Racing	15	+1:16.1	17
Ret	5	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	0	+15 laps	18

Heat 6 (B vs C)

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	12	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	15	19:33.555	0
2	34	Josef Král	Mücke Motorsport	15	+3.5	2
3	15	Daniel Morad	EuroInternational	15	+4.0	3
4	31	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	15	+9.5	4
5	25	Kevin Mirocha	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+10.2	5
6	32	Pedro Bianchini	Mücke Motorsport	15	+14.7	6
7	24	Mathijs Harkema	Josef Kaufmann Racing	15	+18.8	7
8	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	15	+19.1	8
9	21	Doru Sechelariu	Fortec Motorsport	15	+19.7	9
10	19	Luuk Glansdorp	Fortec Motorsport	15	+23.3	10
11	36	Jordan Williams	Team Loctite	15	+23.7	11
12	6	Eric Morrow	Atlantic Racing Team	15	+27.3	12
13	28	Tom Gladdis	Master Motorsport	15	+29.5	13
14	37	Zahir Ali	Team TARADTM	15	+34.4	14
Ret	16	Alexander Rossi	EuroInternational	10	+5 laps	15
Ret	8	Sam Abay	Double R Racing	3	+12 laps	16

Summary

Pos	No	Name	Team	Points
1	33	Philipp Eng	Mücke Motorsport	2
2	15	Daniel Morad	EuroInternational	3
3	34	Josef Král	Mücke Motorsport	6
4	31	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	12
5	26	Marco Wittmann	Josef Kaufmann Racing	13
6	25	Kevin Mirocha	Josef Kaufmann Racing	13
7	9	Carlos Huertas	Double R Racing	15
8	14	Sebastián Saavedra	Eifelland Racing	15
9	7	Esteban Gutiérrez	Team Autotecnica	15
10	18	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	16
11	12	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	17
12	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	Eifelland Racing	22
13	32	Pedro Bianchini	Mücke Motorsport	23
14	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	23
15	19	Luuk Glansdorp	Fortec Motorsport	26
16	5	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	27
17	23	Maxime Pelletier	HBR Motorsport USA	27
18	24	Mathijs Harkema	Josef Kaufmann Racing	29
19	8	Sam Abay	Double R Racing	30
20	3	Jazeman Jaafar	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	34
21	17	Adrien Tambay	EuroInternational	35
22	36	Jordan Williams	Team Loctite	37
23	2	Thomas Hylkema	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	37
24	16	Alexander Rossi	EuroInternational	38
25	22	Ricardo Favoretto	HBR Motorsport USA	38
26	21	Doru Sechelariu	Fortec Motorsport	38
27	4	Jack Lemvard	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	38
28	35	Kimiya Sato	Team Loctite	38
29	11	Tiago Geronimi	Eifelland Racing	39
30	29	Matthew Bell	Motaworld Racing	39
31	6	Eric Morrow	Atlantic Racing Team	40
32	37	Zahir Ali	Team TARADTM	42
33	28	Tom Gladdis	Master Motorsport	42
34	27	Adam Butler	Master Motorsport	44

Final Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	33	Philipp Eng	Mücke Motorsport	22	28:38.290	1
2	26	Marco Wittmann	Josef Kaufmann Racing	22	+9.2	5
3	12	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	22	+14.0	11
4	14	Sebastián Saavedra	Eifelland Racing	22	+19.9	8
5	9	Carlos Huertas	Double R Racing	22	+20.8	7
6	18	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	22	+21.3	10
7	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	Eifelland Racing	22	+24.0	12
8	19	Luuk Glansdorp	Fortec Motorsport	22	+25.3	15
9	36	Jordan Williams	Team Loctite	22	+25.8	22
10	5	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	22	+27.2	16
11	22	Ricardo Favoretto	HBR Motorsport USA	22	+28.4	25
12	8	Sam Abay	Double R Racing	22	+29.1	19
13	35	Kimiya Sato	Team Loctite	22	+36.8	28
14	17	Adrien Tambay	Eurointernational	22	+37.5	21
15	29	Matthew Bell	Motaworld Racing	22	+41.7	30
16	2	Thomas Hylkema	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	22	+43.0	23
17	4	Jack Lemvard	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	22	+46.6	27
18	3	Jazeman Jaafar	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	22	+47.3	20
19	6	Eric Morrow	Atlantic Racing Team	22	+47.7	31
20	37	Zahir Ali	Team TARADTM	22	+52.7	32
21	21	Doru Sechelariu	Fortec Motorsport	22	+52.8	26
22	25	Kevin Mirocha	Josef Kaufmann Racing	22	+58.7	6
23	28	Tom Gladdis	Master Motorsport	22	+58.9	33
24	32	Pedro Bianchini	Mücke Motorsport	22	+1:12.3	13
25	7	Esteban Gutierrez	Team Autotecnica	22	+1:14.6	9
Ret	27	Adam Butler	Master Motorsport	6	+16 laps	34
Ret	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	5	+17 laps	14
Ret	24	Mathijs Harkema	Josef Kaufmann Racing	4	+18 laps	18
Ret	15	Daniel Morad	Eurointernational	2	+20 laps	2
Ret	11	Tiago Geronimi	Eifelland Racing	1	+21 laps	29
Ret	23	Maxime Pelletier	HBR Motorsport USA	0	+15 laps	17
Ret	16	Alexander Rossi	Eurointernational	0	+15 laps	24
EX	34	Josef Král	Mücke Motorsport	N/A	N/A	3
EX	31	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	N/A	N/A	4

Notes and References

Web site: 24 November 2007. Drivers ready for World Final qualifying. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922110228/https://au.motorsport.com/fbmw/news/drivers-ready-for-world-final-qualifying/2255190/. 22 September 2021. Motorsport.com.
Web site: 28 November 2007. World Final: Series final race report. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922111007/https://au.motorsport.com/fbmw/news/world-final-series-final-race-report/2255574/. 22 September 2021. Motorsport.com.
Web site: 21 November 2007. World Final: Driver line-up announced. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922111552/https://au.motorsport.com/fbmw/news/world-final-driver-line-up-announced/2249786/. 22 September 2021. Motorsport.com.