Felipe Massa won the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton became the first driver to podium in each of his first three Formula One races.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Felipe Massa
- Runner-up
- Lewis Hamilton
- Championship round
- 3rd race of the 2007 season
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit
- Hamilton milestone
- First driver to podium in all first 3 races
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar brought the field to Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir for the season's third round. Practice sessions saw Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest times, with Lewis Hamilton also performing strongly and Vitantonio Liuzzi achieving a surprise eighth place in the first practice session.
Held on 15 April 2007, the race was formally titled the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Felipe Massa took victory, with Lewis Hamilton finishing second. The contest unfolded at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, a desert venue that had joined the Formula One calendar in 2004.
Lewis Hamilton's second-place finish meant he had stood on the podium in each of his first three Formula One race starts, a feat no driver had previously achieved. This result underlined Hamilton's rapid emergence as a title contender in his debut season with McLaren.