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
Champ Car World Series (CCWS) was the series sanctioned by Open-Wheel Racing Series Inc., or Champ Car, a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 2004 to 2008. It was the successor to Championship Auto Racing Teams ...
. It began on April 8, 2007 and ended on August 12 after 12 races. The Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Drivers' Champion was
Raphael Matos
Raphael Matos (born August 28, 1981) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He was the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series champion and the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series champion. He lives in Miami.
Career highlights
Early career
Born in Bel ...
driving for Sierra Sierra Enterprises.
Drivers and teams
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2007
Champ Car Atlantic season. All teams used the
Swift
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* SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks
** SWIFT code
* Swift (programming language)
* Swift (bird), a family of birds
It may also refer to:
Organizations
* SWIFT, ...
016.a chassis powered by a
Mazda
, commonly referred to as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan.
In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, the majority of which (nearly one m ...
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Cosworth
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2.3 liter
inline-4
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The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the ...
engine and
Cooper
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* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
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tires.
Grands Prix
The Denver Grand Prix has been cancelled by Champ Car as of February 1
Full Series results
Races
Drivers
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.
See also
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2007 Champ Car season
The 2007 Champ Car World Series season was the fourth and final season of the Champ Car World Series. It began on April 8, 2007 and ended on November 11 after 14 races. Unbeknownst at the time, this would end up being the final contested season o ...
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2007 Indianapolis 500
The 91st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 2007. It was the twelfth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Héli ...
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2007 IndyCar Series season
The 2007 IRL IndyCar Series began with a night race on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere event, the 91st Indianapolis 500 was held May 27. The season finale was held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9. Da ...
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2007 Indy Pro Series season
2007 schedule
*Not all race names and sponsors are officially announced.
Season notes
* On January 12, 2007 the Indy Racing League announced a new wing package for the Indy Pro Series.
* Indy Pro Series teams and drivers competed for 3.7&n ...
External links
ChampCarStats.com
References
{{Formula Atlantic years
Atlantic Championship seasons
Atlantic Season, 2007
Atlantic Championship Season 2007
Atlantic Championship
The Atlantic Championship is a formula race car series with races throughout North America. It has been called Champ Car Atlantics (after its former name), Toyota Atlantics (due to the series' previous history of using Toyota-powered engines) ...