2007 Australian GT Championship season
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The 2007 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship open to closed production based sports cars as approved for FIA GT3 competition and to similar cars as approved by CAMS.[1] The championship began on 3 February 2007 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 9 December at Sandown Raceway after eight rounds held across five states. It was the eleventh Australian GT Championship.
The championship was won by Danish driver Allan Simonsen who drove a Ferrari 360 GT owned by Ted Huglin in the first four rounds and a Ferrari F430, newly imported by Mark Coffey Racing, in the last four rounds.[2]
Contents
Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 2007 Australian GT Championship.
Calendar
Rd. | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winning driver(s) | Car | Report |
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1 | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 2 - 4 Feb | Allan Simonsen | Ferrari 360 GT | |
2 | Adelaide | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 21 - 24 Feb | Allan Simonsen | Ferrari 360 GT | |
3 | Bathurst | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 5 - 7 Apr | Bryce Washington | Lamborghini Gallardo | |
4 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 25–27 May | Bryce Washington | Lamborghini Gallardo | |
5 | Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 10 - 12 Aug | John Bowe | Lamborghini Gallardo | |
6 | Symmons Plains | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 31 Aug - 2 Sep | John Bowe | Lamborghini Gallardo | |
7 | Oran Park | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 2 - 4 Nov | Bryce Washington | Lamborghini Gallardo | |
8 | Sandown GT Classic | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 7 - 9 Dec | Allan Simonsen Tim Leahey |
Ferrari F430 | Report |
Allan Simonsen and Tim Leahey were awarded the 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy for their victory in the Sandown GT Classic.[3]
Points system
For Rounds 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the top 25 positions in each of the three races. Round 3 featured only two races and points were allocated on a 57-48-42-37.5-34.5-31.5-28.5-27-25.5-24-22.5-21-19.5-18-16.5-15-13.5-12-10.5-9-7.5-6-4.5-3-1.5 basis. Round 8 was a 500 kilometre endurance round and points were allocated on a 114-96-84-75-69-63-57-54-51-48-45-42-39-36-33-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3 basis. Three bonus points were allocated for pole position at each of the eight rounds.[1]
The total for each driver was adjusted by deducting the worst round point score of those rounds which were contested. This resulted in drivers scoring zero nett points if they only contested only one round.[4]
Championship results
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2007 Australian GT Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations
- ↑ Mitchell Adam, The world at our feet, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, page 93
- ↑ GT's To Race For Australian Tourist Trophy Title At Sandown, archive.paddocktalk.com Retrieved on 23 November 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Outright Standings 2007 from www.australiangt.com.au, (Table includes competitors who completed the championship with a nett points total of “0") Retrieved on 11 January 2008 – webpage no longer live
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Australian GT Final Points, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, pages 94 (Table shows only the 34 drivers who completed the championship with a nett points total of greater than “0”)
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