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Circuit Magny-Cours

Track Length: 4.411km / 2.709 miles
Race Distance: 308.586km/191.746 miles
Number of Laps: 70
Lap Record: M. Schumacher (Ferrari) 1m15.377

2007 RESULTS
Pos Driver Constructor Race Time
1 Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari 1h30m54.200
2 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari +2.414
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +32.153
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +41.727
7 Fernando Alonso McLaren +56.516
8 Jenson Button Honda Racing +58.885
10 Ralf Schumacher Toyota +1 lap
14 Alex Wurz Williams F1 +1 lap
16 Takuma Sato Super Aguri +2 laps
17 Adrian Sutil Spyker F1 +2 laps

Fastest Lap: F. Massa, 1:m6.099

FACTS & STATS

* The French Grand Prix in 1906 - staged near Le Mans - was the first automobile race called a "Grand Prix".
* With the exception of 1955, a Formula 1 Grand Prix has been staged in France every year since 1950.
* All in all, seven racetracks have hosted the event: Magny Cours was preceded by Clermont-Ferrand (four times), Dijon (five times), Le Castellet / Paul Ricard (14 times), Le Mans (once), Reims (11 times) and Rouen (five times).
* Since 1991 the French Grand Prix has had its permanent home at the Circuit de Nevers Magny Cours. The move to Magny-Cours was an attempt to stimulate the economy of the area.
* Previous McLaren winners at this Grand Prix include James Hunt in 1976, Nicki Lauda in 1984, Alain Prost in 1988 and 1989, and most recently David Coulthard in 2000 in a McLaren-Mercedes.
* Lewis Hamilton finished in third place in 2007 from second on the grid in his first ever race at the French circuit.

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