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2007 Champ Car Atlantic season Races 12 Start date April 8 End date August 12 Drivers' champion Raphael Matos
The 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Season was the thirty-third Champ Car Atlantic season , its sixth season as the prime feeder series for the Champ Car World Series . It began on April 8, 2007 and ended on August 12 after 12 races. The champion was Raphael Matos driving for Sierra Sierra Enterprises.
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season . All teams used the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda -Cosworth 2.3 liter inline-4 engine and Cooper tires.
Rd
Race Name
Circuit
City/Location
TV
Date
1
Vegas Atlantic Grand Prix [ 1] Streets of Las Vegas
Las Vegas , Nevada
ESPN
April 8
2
Imperial Capital Bank Grand Prix of Long Beach [ 1] Streets of Long Beach
Long Beach, California
ESPN
April 15
3
Fast Trac 100 at the Grand Prix of Houston [ 1] JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park
Houston , Texas
ESPN
April 22
4
Atlantic Grand Prix of Portland – Race 1
Portland International Raceway
Portland, Oregon
ESPN
June 9
5
Atlantic Grand Prix of Portland – Race 2
Portland International Raceway
Portland, Oregon
ESPN
June 10
6
Atlantic Grand Prix of Cleveland [ 3] Burke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland , Ohio
ESPN
June 24
7
Atlantic Grand Prix of Mont-Tremblant [ 4] Circuit Mont-Tremblant
Saint-Jovite, Quebec
ESPN
July 1
8
Steelback Atlantic Grand Prix [ 4] Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ontario
ESPN
July 8
9
Atlantic Grand Prix of Edmonton – Race 1 [ 4] Blatchford Field Airport
Edmonton, Alberta
ESPN
July 21
10
Atlantic Grand Prix of Edmonton – Race 2 [ 4] Blatchford Field Airport
Edmonton, Alberta
ESPN
July 22
11
Atlantic Grand Prix of San Jose [ 5] Streets of San Jose
San Jose, California
ESPN
July 29
12
Generac Atlantic Grand Prix
Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
ESPN
August 12
The Denver Grand Prix was cancelled by Champ Car
Full Series results [ edit ] Point scoring system:
1st – 20th = 31–27–25–23–21–19–17–15–13–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 Bonus points:
1 for fastest race lap
1 for fastest Friday qualifying lap
1 for fastest Saturday qualifying lap
1 for most positions gained from starting position The most points a single driver can earn in a single race is 34.
Pos
Driver
LVG
LGB
HOU
POR1
POR2
CLE
MTT
TOR
EDM1
EDM2
SAN
ROA
Points
1
Raphael Matos
1
1 1
4
6
1
2
3
1
1
4
2
341
2
Franck Perera (R)
5
5
5
5
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
310
3
Robert Wickens (R)
2 3
10
1
4
5
5
7
4
10
3
7
255
4
James Hinchcliffe
4
7
3
2
2 6
3
Ret
3
9
Ret
14
224
5
Jonathan Bomarito
3
2
4
24
7
Ret
4
Ret
14
2
1
4
207
6
Giacomo Ricci (R)
Ret
6
8
11
12
4
6
4
5
6
Ret
5
188
7
J. R. Hildebrand (R)
Ret
Ret
7
6
9
2
9
Ret
Ret
5
15
9
140
8
Alan Sciuto
7
Ret
6
7
Ret
9
12
6
Ret
4
7
20
140
9
John Edwards (R)
Ret
4
12
21
Ret
19
11
2
6
8
Ret
8
125
10
Carl Skerlong (R)
Ret
9
2
8
11
12
19
Ret
Ret
Ret
17
3
114
11
Justin Sofio
9
10
11
14
18
10
14
8
10
19
8
15
112
12
3
5
Ret
13
5
9
13
Ret
10
107
13
Kevin Lacroix (R)
15
1
14
8
Ret
18
7
6
105
14
Junior Strous (R)
6
13
DNS
9
8
13
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
5
Ret
92
15
Ronnie Bremer
8
8
9
10
13
7
9
92
16
10
11
17
19
15
18
10
Ret
12
12
Ret
12
79
17
David Garza (R)
Ret
24
14
12
10
8
15
10
8
20
18
Ret
78
18
Adrian Carrio (R)
Ret
12
13
17
Ret
Ret
16
Ret
7
DSQ
6
11
77
19
Simona de Silvestro (R)
Ret
Ret
15
16
16
11
7
Ret
13
Ret
10
22
69
20
15
19
13
14
Ret
17
Ret
11
15
51
21
Ret
14
Ret
Ret
17
15
Ret
Ret
Ret
14
13
16
43
22
Frankie Muniz (R)
Ret
19
21
22
20
Ret
Ret
9
17
16
11
18
41
23
11
18
18
18
19
Ret
18
Ret
Ret
17
16
13
41
24
12
17
23
20
21
17
20
Ret
15
18
14
19
38
25
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
16
Ret
16
11
12
21
29
26
20
16
6
27
Joe D'Agostino
16
20
6
28
Dominick Muermans (R)
Ret
22
5
29
Tõnis Kasemets
17
4
30
Ret
Ret
Ret
24
2
31
Ret
21
Ret
23
22
20
2
32
Jiang Tengyi (R)
Ret
23
22
0
33
Ret
0
34
Natacha Gachnang (R)
DNS
0
Pos
Driver
LVG LGB HOU POR1 POR2 CLE MTT TOR EDM1 EDM2 SAN ROA Points
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th & 5th place
Light Blue
6th-10th place
Dark Blue
Finished
Purple
Did not finish
Red
Did not qualify
Brown
Withdrawn
Black
Disqualified
White
Did not start
Blank
Did not
Driver
Injured
No race held
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