Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Chinese Grand Prix
{{date|October 7, 2007}}
[[Image:Shanghai F1 Circui 01.jpg|thumb|left|Shanghai International Circuit: An image of the main straight and pitlane area]]
[[Image:Circuit_Shanghai.png|thumb|left|Shanghai International Circuit]]
[[Image:Kimi Raikkonen 2008 (square).jpg|thumb|right|File photo of Kimi Räikkönen (2008) {{image credit|[http://www.flickr.com/people/12169388@N05 Mark McArdle]}}]]
[[Image:Kimi_Raikkonen_2007_Belgium.jpg|thumb|right|Kimi Räikkönen driving at [[w:Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Belgian Grand Prix|Spa, 2007]], his previous win]]
Ferrari driver [[w:Kimi Räikkönen|Kimi Räikkönen]] won the [[w:Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[w:Formula-1|Formula-1]] [[w:2007 Chinese Grand Prix|2007]] [[w:Sinopec|Sinopec]] [[w:Chinese Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]] on the [[w:Shanghai International Circuit|Shanghai International Circuit]], [[w:Shanghai|Shanghai]], [[China]]. This became the 200th GP win for [[w:Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari]] and 600th podium for this Formula One team.

[[w:Vodafone|Vodafone]] [[w:Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[w:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] driver [[w:Lewis Hamilton|Lewis Hamilton]] gained [[w:pole position|pole]] in the qualification and was in the steady lead, but the tyre strategy gamble caused by a faulty rain predictions caused Lewis to lose control of his car on a pit lane entry carrying it to a gravel trap. This mistake became an unexpected opportunity for his rivals Kimi Räikkönen and [[w:Fernando Alonso|Fernando Alonso]] in the Drivers' Championship. Alonso is four points behind and Räikkönen is seven points behind Hamilton.

While Alonso and Ferrari driver [[w:Felipe Massa|Felipe Massa]] were battling side by side right after the start of the race, Hamilton chased by the Finn managed to make a comfort gap to them. After Alonso finally passed Massa and strengthen his position he get into pursuit for Räikkönen's red car. Alonso was about ten seconds behind Räikkönen up on the finish line.

[[w:Sebastian Vettel|Sebastian Vettel]] rehabilitated himself for his previous fault and finished 4th. His teammate [[w:Vitantonio Liuzzi|Vitantonio Liuzzi]] was 6th, splitted by [[w:Jenson Button|Jenson Button]]'s [[w:Honda Racing F1|Honda]] from his younger companion.

[[w:Nick Heidfeld|Nick Heidfeld]]'s [[w:BMW Sauber|BMW Sauber]] was 7th, while his teammate [[w:Robert Kubica|Robert Kubica]] was out while leading the race on the 33rd lap.

[[w:David Coulthard|David Coulthard]]'s [[w:Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[w:Renault F1|Renault]] closed the top eight, three other Renault-engined cars right after him.

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==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 Japanese Grand Prix|date=September 30, 2007}}

== Sources ==
{{Wikipedia|2007 Chinese Grand Prix}}
*''FIA Formula-1 2007 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix, live TV broadcast, 07.10.07 14:00 UTC''
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Shanghai International Circuit: An image of the main straight and pitlane area
Shanghai International Circuit
File photo of Kimi Räikkönen (2008) 
Spa, 2007, his previous win
Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the FIA Formula-1 2007 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix on the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China. This became the 200th GP win for Scuderia Ferrari and 600th podium for this Formula One team.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton gained pole in the qualification and was in the steady lead, but the tyre strategy gamble caused by a faulty rain predictions caused Lewis to lose control of his car on a pit lane entry carrying it to a gravel trap. This mistake became an unexpected opportunity for his rivals Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso in the Drivers' Championship. Alonso is four points behind and Räikkönen is seven points behind Hamilton.

While Alonso and Ferrari driver Felipe Massa were battling side by side right after the start of the race, Hamilton chased by the Finn managed to make a comfort gap to them. After Alonso finally passed Massa and strengthen his position he get into pursuit for Räikkönen's red car. Alonso was about ten seconds behind Räikkönen up on the finish line.

Sebastian Vettel rehabilitated himself for his previous fault and finished 4th. His teammate Vitantonio Liuzzi was 6th, splitted by Jenson Button's Honda from his younger companion.

Nick Heidfeld's BMW Sauber was 7th, while his teammate Robert Kubica was out while leading the race on the 33rd lap.

David Coulthard's Red Bull-Renault closed the top eight, three other Renault-engined cars right after him.

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