Fernando Alonso won the 2007 Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first Spaniard to win at Monza and securing McLaren's eighth victory there.
Key Facts
- Race number in 2007 season
- 13th race
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
- Runner-up
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- McLaren wins at Monza
- 8th
- Alonso's wins in 2007 season
- 4th
- Next McLaren 1-2 finish
- 2010 Chinese Grand Prix
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Going into the race, McLaren led both championships, with Hamilton holding a 5-point edge over team-mate Alonso in the Drivers' Championship and McLaren leading Ferrari by 11 points in the Constructors' Championship. Ferrari were expected to challenge strongly on home ground, but McLaren dominated pre-race testing at Monza.
On 9 September 2007 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Fernando Alonso led a McLaren one-two finish, crossing the line ahead of Lewis Hamilton. It was Alonso's fourth victory of the season and the fourth one-two finish for McLaren that year, with Alonso becoming the first Spaniard to win the Italian Grand Prix.
The result extended McLaren's lead in the Constructors' Championship and maintained pressure on Ferrari. It proved to be Alonso's final win for McLaren and the team's last one-two finish until the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix, marking a significant moment near the end of a turbulent McLaren-Alonso partnership.
Result
at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy