The 1997 Australian Touring Car season was the 38th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1997, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 26 touring car race meetings held during 1997; a ten round series for V8 Supercars, the 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); an eight round series for Super Touring, the 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); an unofficial four round series for V8 Supercars, the 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series; support programme events at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix and 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival and three stand alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.
Season review
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Results and Standings
Race Calendar
The 1997 Australian touring car season consisted of 26 events.
| Date |
Series |
Circuit |
City / State |
Winner |
Team |
Car |
Report |
| 7 – 9 Mar |
Super Touring GT-P Race |
Albert Park |
Melbourne, Victoria |
Jim Richards |
Volvo Cars Australia |
Volvo 850 |
|
| TAC V8 Supercar Showdown |
Russell Ingall |
Castrol Perkins Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 15 Mar |
ATCC Round 1 |
Calder Park Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
Wayne Gardner |
Wayne Gardner Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 5 – 6 Apr |
Hog's Breath Cafe V8 Supercar Challenge |
Surfers Paradise street circuit |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland |
Russell Ingall |
Castrol Perkins Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 13 Apr |
ATCC Round 2 |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria |
Russell Ingall |
Castrol Perkins Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 27 Apr |
ATCC Round 3 |
Sandown International Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
Glenn Seton |
Glenn Seton Racing |
Ford EL Falcon |
|
| 4 May |
ATCC Round 4 |
Symmons Plains Raceway |
Launceston, Tasmania |
Greg Murphy |
Holden Racing Team |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 4 May |
ASTC Round 1 |
Lakeside International Raceway |
Brisbane, Queensland |
Paul Morris |
Paul Morris Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
|
| 18 May |
ATCC Round 5 |
Winton Motor Raceway |
Benalla, Victoria |
Russell Ingall |
Castrol Perkins Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 25 May |
ATCC Round 6 |
Eastern Creek Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Glenn Seton |
Glenn Seton Racing |
Ford EL Falcon |
|
| 1 Jun |
ASTC Round 2 |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria |
Paul Morris |
Paul Morris Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
|
| 15 Jun |
ATCC Round 7 |
Lakeside International Raceway |
Brisbane, Queensland |
John Bowe |
Dick Johnson Racing |
Ford EL Falcon |
|
| 22 Jun |
ASTC Round 3 |
Calder Park Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
Geoff Brabham |
Paul Morris Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
|
| 22 Jun |
AMSCAR Round 1 |
Eastern Creek Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Allan McCarthy |
West Coast Racing |
Ford EL Falcon |
|
| 6 Jul |
ATCC Round 8 |
Barbagallo Raceway |
Perth, Western Australia |
Peter Brock |
Holden Racing Team |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 13 Jul |
ATCC Round 9 |
Mallala Motor Sport Park |
Adelaide, South Australia |
Greg Murphy |
Holden Racing Team |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 20 Jul |
ASTC Round 4 |
Amaroo Park |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Brad Jones |
Brad Jones Racing |
Audi A4 Quattro |
|
| AMSCAR Round 2 |
Mal Rose |
Mal Rose Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 3 Aug |
ATCC Round 10 |
Oran Park Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Greg Murphy |
Holden Racing Team |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 10 Aug |
ASTC Round 5 |
Winton Motor Raceway |
Benalla, Victoria |
Paul Morris |
Paul Morris Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
|
| 24 Aug |
ASTC Round 6 |
Mallala Motor Sport Park |
Adelaide, South Australia |
Cameron McConville |
Brad Jones Racing |
Audi A4 Quattro |
|
| 31 Aug |
AMSCAR Round 3 |
Eastern Creek Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Mal Rose |
Mal Rose Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
| 14 Sep |
Tickford Sandown 500 |
Sandown International Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
Greg Murphy
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team |
Holden VS Commodore |
report |
| 5 Oct |
AMP Bathurst 1000 |
Mount Panorama Circuit |
Bathurst, New South Wales |
Geoff Brabham
David Brabham |
Paul Morris Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
report |
| 19 Oct |
Primus 1000 Classic |
Mount Panorama Circuit |
Bathurst, New South Wales |
Russell Ingall
Larry Perkins |
Castrol Perkins Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
report |
| 26 Oct |
ASTC Round 7 |
Lakeside International Raceway |
Brisbane, Queensland |
Paul Morris |
Paul Morris Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
|
| 9 Nov |
ASTC Round 8 |
Amaroo Park |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Geoff Brabham |
Paul Morris Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
|
| 7 Dec |
AMSCAR Round 4 |
Eastern Creek Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Michael Donaher |
Clive Wiseman Racing |
Holden VS Commodore |
|
Super Touring GT-P Race
This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Australian Grand Prix. The thin Super Touring field was bolstered by cars from the Australian GT-Production Car Championship (indicated in italics).
TAC V8 Supercar Showdown
This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Australian Grand Prix.
Australian Touring Car Championship
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Hog's Breath V8 Supercar Challenge
This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival.[1]
Australian Super Touring Championship
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ARDC AMSCAR series
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Tickford 500
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AMP Bathurst 1000
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Primus 1000 Classic
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References
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