The season began on 19 January, with the Monte Carlo Rally and ended on 2 December, with the Wales Rally GB.
Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won his fourth consecutive drivers' world championship ahead of Ford's Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen.
Between two sets of stages, instead of returning to the main service location, cars are serviced in a remote location.
The service duration is 15 minutes, only four mechanics are allowed and the only parts which can be changed (save for tires) are the ones carried in the car itself.
In 2007 two categories were created to compete for the Manufacturer's championship, replacing the previous M1 and M2 categories: Manufacturer (M) Manufacturer Team (MT) The 2007 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.