2007 SEAT Cupra Championship

The 2007 Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship season was the fifth season of the SEAT Cupra Championship. It began on 1 April at Brands Hatch, and ended on 14 October at Thruxton, supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

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Drivers in the main class drove the new Mk2 SEAT León and drivers in the Cupra R class drove the older Mk1 SEAT León.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Triple R 1   Tom Boardman 5-10
12   Alan Blencowe 1-7
CMS Motorsport 2   Carl Breeze All
6   Guy Halley 1-2
10   Oli Wilkinson 1-7
Total Control Racing 3   Ray MacDowall All
4   Jonathan Adam All
8   Neil Waterworth All
23   Fulvio Mussi All
Maxtreme 5   Liam McMillan All
Welch Motorsport 7   Daniel Welch All
Nixon Motorsport 9   Gareth Nixon 1-9
Stewart Whyte 70   Stewart Whyte All
Cupra R Class
Doble Motorsports 11   Mike Doble 1–8, 10
Churchill Motorsport 14   Adrian Churchill All
32   Ian Churchill All
CMS Motorsport 15   Andy Setterfield 1, 4
16   James Morgan 2–6, 8, 10
17   Andy Neate 5
Nixon Motorsport 18   Stewart Lines 6
Total Control Racing 20   Alex MacDowall 9
Startline Services 24   Rob Austin 1–3, 5–6, 8
36   Eric Bailey 1–7, 10
Second Time Round 27   Kristian Waite All
Pyro Motorsport 36   Mark Hunt 9-10
69   Tim Bevan 1-6
Advent Motorsport 44   Freddy Nordström All
Triple R 77   Harry Vaulkhard All

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning Team R Class Winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 1 April   Gareth Nixon   Jonathan Adam   Carl Breeze CMS Motorsport   Ian Churchill
R2   Carl Breeze   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Ian Churchill
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway 22 April   Carl Breeze   Alan Blencowe   Alan Blencowe Triple R   Adrian Churchill
R4   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Freddy Nordström
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 6 May   Daniel Welch   Daniel Welch   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Freddy Nordström
R6   Jonathan Adam   Gareth Nixon   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Freddy Nordström
4 R7 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 3 June   Jonathan Adam   Oli Wilkinson   Oli Wilkinson CMS Motorsport   Ian Churchill
R8   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Ian Churchill
5 R9 Oulton Park Island, Cheshire 24 June   Tom Boardman   Alan Blencowe   Alan Blencowe Triple R   Ian Churchill
R10   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Adrian Churchill
6 R11 Donington Park National 15 July   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Harry Vaulkhard
R12   Tom Boardman   Ray MacDowall   Tom Boardman Triple R   Adrian Churchill
7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 29 July   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Ian Churchill
R14   Carl Breeze   Gareth Nixon   Carl Breeze CMS Motorsport   Harry Vaulkhard
8 R15 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 19 August   Gareth Nixon   Tom Boardman   Tom Boardman Triple R   Harry Vaulkhard
R16   Jonathan Adam   Gareth Nixon   Fulvio Mussi Total Control Racing   Ian Churchill
9 R17 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 2 September   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing   Harry Vaulkhard
R18   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam   Carl Breeze CMS Motorsport   Ian Churchill
10 R19 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 14 October   Tom Boardman   Daniel Welch   Daniel Welch Welch Motorsport   Ian Churchill
R20   Daniel Welch   Daniel Welch   Daniel Welch Welch Motorsport   Ian Churchill

Championship standings

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  • Points system applies to both classes.
  • Drivers' top 18 results count towards the championship.
  • Only half-points were awarded in Round 11.
Points system
Pos  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  Fastest lap Best improvement on
grid position
Race 1 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 1
Race 2 20 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1

(key)

Note: bold signifies pole position in class, italics signifies fastest lap in class

Pos Driver BHI ROC THR CRO OUL DON SNE BHI KNO THR Pts
1   Jonathan Adam 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 1 7 Ret 2 1 2 3 3 302
2   Fulvio Mussi Ret 2 6 3 6 2 3 2 2 8 2 5 7 4 DSQ 1 7 6 4 4 204.5
3   Carl Breeze 1 4 Ret 7 3 5 4 5 3 10 Ret DNS 2 1 3 4 9 1 18 2 204
4   Neil Waterworth 6 5 5 5 4 3 9 3 7 4 3 4 8 Ret 5 5 6 4 5 7 177.5
5   Daniel Welch Ret 3 Ret Ret 2 8 5 6 8 6 5 7 6 Ret 2 6 2 5 1 1 153.5
6   Gareth Nixon 5 8 2 2 5 4 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret DNS 5 2 DSQ 3 5 3 148
7   Alan Blencowe 3 7 1 4 8 6 6 4 1 5 8 3 3 Ret 145
8   Tom Boardman Ret 2 10 1 4 3 1 Ret 3 7 2 5 132
9   Oli Wilkinson 4 6 4 Ret 7 7 1 7 6 3 Ret 8 11 6 106
10   Stewart Whyte Ret 11 10 Ret 9 DNS 7 Ret 5 7 4 12 Ret 5 4 Ret 4 8 7 6 88.5
11   Ray MacDowall 11 9 8 Ret 11 10 10 12 Ret DNS 11 6 10 8 6 7 Ret 10 6 8 70.5
12   Liam McMillan 7 10 7 Ret 10 9 8 9 18 Ret 7 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 16 9 49
13   Guy Halley 8 13 9 6 13
Cupra R Class
1   Harry Vaulkhard 10 14 12 Ret 17 13 12 13 14 15 6 11 13 9 7 9 10 13 10 16 267
2   Ian Churchill 9 12 Ret DNS 13 12 11 10 9 12 Ret DNS 12 Ret 9 8 14 11 8 10 263
3   Adrian Churchill 12 15 11 Ret 14 Ret 13 16 10 11 9 10 14 Ret 8 10 13 12 11 13 248.5
4   Freddy Nordström 18 18 Ret 8 12 11 Ret 11 11 13 Ret DNS Ret 10 10 11 11 14 9 11 222
5   Mike Doble 13 16 16 10 15 15 14 14 13 19 13 14 15 Ret 12 13 12 12 171.5
6   Kristian Waite 17 20 14 11 16 14 15 17 15 20 Ret DNS 16 11 13 15 16 16 15 14 146
7   Eric Bailey 16 19 15 9 20 Ret 16 15 16 16 Ret 13 11 12 14 Ret 116
8   Rob Austin 15 Ret 13 Ret 19 16 12 17 Ret DNS Ret 14 60
9   Tim Bevan 14 17 Ret Ret 18 17 Ret 18 17 14 Ret DNS 53
10   Mark Hunt 12 15 13 15 25
11   James Morgan 17 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret 16 17 Ret 24
12   Andy Setterfield Ret 21 17 DNS 5
guest drivers ineligible for points
-   Stewart Lines 12 15 0
-   Alex MacDowall 15 17 0
-   Andy Neate Ret 18 0
Pos Driver BHI ROC THR CRO OUL DON SNE BHI KNO THR Pts

References

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