1997 Australian Touring Car Championship Explained
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]
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]
Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Date | Round winner | Car | Team |
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1 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 13–15 Mar | Wayne Gardner | Holden VS Commodore | Wayne Gardner Racing |
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2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 11–13 Apr | Russell Ingall | Holden VS Commodore | Perkins Engineering |
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3 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 25–27 Apr | Glenn Seton | Ford EF Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
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4 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 2–4 May | Greg Murphy | Holden VS Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
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5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 16–18 May | Russell Ingall | Holden VS Commodore | Perkins Engineering |
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6 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 23–25 May | Glenn Seton | Ford EF Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
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7 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 13–15 Jun | John Bowe | Ford EF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing |
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8 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 4–6 Jul | Peter Brock | Holden VS Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
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9 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 11–13 Jul | Greg Murphy | Holden VS Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
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10 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 1–3 Aug | Greg Murphy | Holden VS Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
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Race winners
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
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]
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
- V8 Supercars – 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997
- Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, 13 July 1997
- 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
- Points to make, Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, Mallala, 13 July 1997
- Jason Parker, Private Faulkner – Privateers' Cup, V8 Supercars – 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997, pages 80 to 83
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