1997 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to 5.0 Litre Touring Cars [1] complying with Group 3A [2] regulations. The championship, which was the 38th Australian Touring Car Championship,[3] began on 15 March at Calder Park Raceway and ended on 3 August at Oran Park Raceway after 10 rounds.[4]
Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship,[5] the series was won by Glenn Seton driving a Ford EL Falcon.[4]
Contents
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Race calendar
The championship was contested over ten rounds with three races per round.[6]
Race Winners
Round | Race | Circuit | Winner | Team |
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1 | 1 | Calder Park Raceway | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team |
2 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | ||
3 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | ||
2 | 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing |
5 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | ||
6 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | ||
3 | 7 | Sandown International Raceway | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing |
8 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | ||
9 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | ||
4 | 10 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team |
11 | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | ||
12 | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | ||
5 | 13 | Winton Motor Raceway | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering |
14 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | ||
15 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | ||
6 | 16 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing |
17 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | ||
18 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | ||
7 | 19 | Lakeside International Raceway | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing |
20 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | ||
21 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | ||
8 | 22 | Barbagallo Raceway | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering |
23 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | ||
24 | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | ||
9 | 25 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team |
26 | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | ||
27 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | ||
10 | 28 | Oran Park Raceway | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team |
29 | Alan Jones | Alan Jones Racing | ||
30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 30-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top 15 finishers in each race.[7]
Championship results
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Privateers' Cup
The Privateers' Cup was open to Category 2 and Category 3 entries only.[8] Points were awarded on a 30-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top 15 eligible finishers in each race.[8]
Pos.[9] | Driver [9] | Car |
---|---|---|
1 | John Faulkner | Holden VS Commodore |
2 | Mark Poole | Holden VS Commodore |
3 | Terry Finnigan | Holden VS Commodore |
4 | Darren Hossack | Holden VS Commodore |
5 | Trevor Ashby | Holden VS Commodore |
Note: Only the top five positions are shown.
See also
1997 Australian Touring Car season
References
- ↑ Australian Title Conditions, 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-9 to 7-10
- ↑ Racing, 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-1
- ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 V8 Supercars - 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997
- ↑ Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, 13 July 1997
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Graham Howard, 1997 ATCC, Stewart Wilson & David Greenhalgh, The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years, 2011, page 371
- ↑ Motor Racing Australia, Jan/Feb 1998, page 63
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Points to make, Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, Mallala, 13 July 1997
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jason Parker, Private Faulkner - Privateers' Cup, V8 Supercars - 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997, pages 80 to 83