Tyre Strategies 2007 Chinese GP

In 2007, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly distinguishable from each other. At the Chinese Grand Prix, the medium compound Bridgestone Potenza tyre was marked with a white line in the second from inside groove. Wet and extreme wet weather tyres were also used during the course of the race.

Team Race Driver Tyre Choice by Stint*: Wet, Extreme Wet, Hard or Medium Compound  

ING Renault F1 Team 
Giancarlo Fisichella 	Wet – Medium – Medium 
Heikki Kovalainen 	Wet – Medium 

Scuderia Ferrari 
Felipe Massa 		Wet – Wet – Medium 
Kimi Raikkonen 		Wet – Wet – Medium 

Vodafone McLaren 
Fernando Alonso 	Wet – Wet – Hard 
Lewis Hamilton 		Wet – Wet / DNF 

Honda Racing F1 Team 
Jenson Button 		Wet – Medium – Medium 
Rubens Barrichello 	Wet – Medium – Wet – Medium 

BMW Sauber F1 Team 
Nick Heidfeld 		Wet – Wet – Hard 
Robert Kubica 		Wet – Hard / DNF 

Panasonic Toyota Racing 
Ralf Schumacher 	Wet – Medium / DNF 
Jarno Trulli 		Wet – Medium 

Red Bull Racing 
David Coulthard 	Wet – Wet – Medium 
Mark Webber 		Wet – Hard – Wet – Hard 

AT&T Williams Team 
Nico Rosberg 		Wet – Medium – Wet – Medium 
Alex Wurz 		Wet – Medium – Medium 

Scuderia Toro Rosso 
Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Wet – Wet – Medium 
Sebastian Vettel 	Wet – Medium 

Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 
Adrian Sutil 		Extreme Wet – Wet – Medium / DNF 
Sakon Yamamoto 		Extreme Wet – Wet – Medium – Wet – 
			Medium 
Super Aguri F1 Team 
Takuma Sato 		Wet – Medium 
Anthony Davidson 	Wet – Wet / DNF 

* Teams did not necessarily change tyres at pitstops