Silverstone (6/7 April) The season began at
Silverstone on
Easter Saturday, with a pair of 22-lap races scheduled for the 1.6-mile National circuit. Series newcomer
Matthew Hamilton took both
pole positions after topping the two qualifying sessions on Saturday morning, having come out on top of a bizarre tiebreak in the second session. Both Hamilton and
Luciano Bacheta set identical fastest times of 55.328 seconds. Hamilton was awarded pole having set the time before Bacheta did. Bacheta took the lead at the start of Round 1 with Hamilton slotting into second. They would be forced to hold station for the opening laps as the
safety car was deployed for a collision between
Jack Clarke and
Andreas Demetriou at Becketts. At the restart on lap seven, Bacheta held off Hamilton, but was passed by him down the National Straight half a lap later. Hamilton went on to win the race by around two seconds, with
Jason Moore taking a
podium in his first-ever car race, holding off more experienced drivers
Dominik Jackson and
Tim Bridgman on the final lap to take third. The start of Round 2 was marred by a serious crash at the startline. A fast-changing red starting light caused some drivers to miss the start, including polesitter Hamilton who was then hit from behind by numerous other cars as they charged off the grid around Woodcote Bend. Hamilton was extracted from the cockpit and airlifted to hospital in
Coventry with a broken right
femur. After a delay of around an hour, the race restarted with Bacheta leading away Clarke, who then assumed the lead on lap three. On lap six Clarke spun at Luffield and resumed in sixth (where he would finish the race), leaving Bacheta to take the victory.
Stefan Wilson and Moore charged through the field to take second and third respectively.
Brands Hatch GP (27–29 April) Rounds 3, 4 and 5 of the season took place on the
Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in
Kent, where a trio of 16-lap races on the 2.3-mile track would support the final round of
A1GP's second season. Friday's qualifying sessions for the first two races of the weekend saw
Jolyon Palmer and
Tim Bridgman take the pole positions, with points leader
Luciano Bacheta having to settle for a pair of fourths. In Saturday morning's first race (Round 3), Bridgman took the lead from the start and pulled away to take his first victory of the season. Behind, Palmer's challenge for a first podium of 2007 ended with a crash at Surtees. Bacheta took second, with
Giacomo Petrobelli in third after withstanding pressure from
Dominik Jackson in the closing laps. In Round 4 on Saturday afternoon, Bridgman held first place from the start, while
Stefan Wilson kept his second-place grid position as he stayed in touch with the leader. Late in the race, Wilson started to reel in Bridgman, using his
turbo boost to pass him on lap 13, and going on to take his first car racing win at only his 10th attempt. Bacheta took third, ahead of Palmer. Round 5 took place on Sunday, with Palmer being awarded pole position for setting the fastest lap over the previous day's races. Once again, Palmer lost the lead at the start, Bacheta hitting the front to take his second win of the campaign. Palmer spent the latter stages of the race trying to hold off Bridgman, who made it past at Paddock Hill Bend on the penultimate lap, only for Palmer to dive up the inside at Pilgrim's Drop half a lap later to reclaim the position.
Snetterton (11–13 May) Rounds 6, 7 and 8 took place at
Snetterton in
Norfolk. In qualifying,
Luciano Bacheta and
Jack Clarke both took their first pole positions of the season in overcast conditions, although Bacheta could only manage fifth on the grid for the second race.
Tim Bridgman would start both races from second. Sunday's race day, the only day all season to include three races, was marred by changeable weather conditions. Round 6 was held in light rain, with Bridgman making the best start to take the lead and pull away from Bacheta. Further back, Tom Bradshaw was scything through the field and catching Bacheta quickly in the latter stages. Then, Bridgman spun on the 16th lap of 18 at Russell chicane, allowing Bacheta and Bradshaw through to fight for the victory. That fight never materialised, a red flag being thrown on the last lap for a spinning backmarker at the Esses, ensuring Bacheta's third win of the season from Bradshaw and Bridgman. A break in the rain shortly before Round 7 caused the field to make last-minute changes to slick tyres. Once again, Bridgman made the best start from second, and made up for his earlier mistake by leading all the way to victory. Bacheta, meanwhile, suffered his first retirement of the season, tangling with polesitter Clarke at the Esses on the opening lap while fighting for second. Tom Bradshaw inherited second and held it to the end, securing pole for the Round 8 in the process with fastest lap, while
Stefan Wilson came out on top of a battle with friend
Richard Plant for third. Round 8 was held in torrential rain, with the first three laps run behind the safety car at slow speed. When the race finally got underway with a rolling start, poleman Bradshaw left the door open for Bridgman at Riches, who made a robust move to take the lead. Bradshaw ran out of road, spinning on to the grass, although he later rejoined to finish 12th. Bridgman cruised from then on to a 10-second victory over Stefan Wilson, with
Richard Kent securing his first car racing podium in third. For Bacheta, the race was much more eventful as he fought his way up from 19th on the grid to finish fifth. This meant he held on to his championship lead by just two points from Bridgman, with Wilson another three further back. ==Championship standings==