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2007 Australian GT Championship

The 2007 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to closed production based sports cars as approved for FIA GT3 competition and to similar cars as approved by CAMS. 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.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2007 Australian GT Championship.

TeamCarNoDriver
Property Solutions GroupFerrari F4302Australia Kevin Miller
Consolidated Chemical CompanyFerrari 360 GT4Denmark Allan Simonsen
New Zealand Craig Baird
Australia Ted Huglin
New Zealand Andy Knight
Lamborghini AustraliaLamborghini Diablo GTR5Australia Peter Hackett
Lamborghini Gallardo5Australia John Bowe
Abcor
Preston General EngineeringAston Martin DBRS97Australia John Kaias
Australia Will Davison
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99777Australia John Kaias
Flash Air
Daikin Air ConditioninhPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 9968Australia Simon Middleton
Australia Peter Hill
HallmarcPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9969Australia Marc Cini
SupalocPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99610Australia Gary Dann
Taplin Real Estate
ANZ BankingPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99611Australia Andrew Taplin
Australia Dean Evans
Quarterback ShirtsFerrari 360 Challenge12Australia Mark Eddy
Australia Dean Grant
PromatPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99613Australia Matthew Turnbull
Echo Ridges WinesPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99614Australia Greg Ward Jr.
Twigg Waste ManagementPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99618Australia Max Twigg
Nexus Cleaning
RoockPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99619Australia Damien Flack
Australia Ash Samadhi
Australia Marc Cini
Palmer Steel IndustriesLamborghini Gallardo20Australia Ian Palmer
Australia Paul Stokell
Sherrin Motorsport P/LPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99621Australia Iain Sherrin
27Australia Grant Sherrin
Pelorus Property GroupPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99623Australia Paul Tresidder
Australia Max Twigg
Audi Centre MelbourneFerrari F43029Indonesia Maher Algadrie
WTF MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99631Australia Jon Trende
Lynns Building MaterialsPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99632Australia Blake Lynn
Kirchner ConstructionsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99633Australia Fraser Kirchner
Jaylec
Buzza Auto ElectricsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99636Australia Peter Fountas
Australia Matthew Coleman
Australia Garth Rainsbury
RDS - Wall Racing Pty LtdPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 99638Australia David Wall
Australia Des Wall
Sedgman LimitedPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99640Australia Russell Kempnich
Brennan IT
SecuretelFerrari F43043Australia David Stevens
Australia Hector Lester
Autohaus HamiltonPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99644Australia Bill Pye
Bolin RacingPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99645Australia Paul Bolinowsky
TravelplanPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99646Australia Anthony Skinner
Koala FurniturePorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99651Australia Ross Lilley
Ferrari 360 GT95
Natrad Radiators & Auto AirPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996
Lamborghini Gallardo54Australia Bryce Washington
Australia Michael Trimble
Data Recovery Systems P/LLotus Elise73Australia Eric Northwood
Bicycle ExpressPorsche 911 Type 96474Australia Keith Wong
The Oxford Tavern WollongongPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99677Australia Anthony Kosseris
Australia Matt Hunt
CueLotus Elise78Australia Justin Levis
Sirena RacingFerrari F43080Denmark Allan Simonsen
Australia Tim Leahey
Urban ArrangementsLotus Elise86Australia Scott Bargwanna
Lotus Elise99Australia Peter Lucas
Australia Scott Bargwanna
Industry Central
StahlwilleFerrari F43088Australia John Teulan
Australia Steven Johnson
Sonic Motor Racing
Macpherson & Kelley LawyersPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99690Australia Sven Burchartz
Australia Jon Trende
Australia Dean Fiore
Cooks ConstructionPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99691Australia Graeme Cook
Zagame LotusLotus Elise GT398Australia Angelo Lazaris
Lotus Exige GT3Australia Angelo Lazaris
Australia Warren Luff

Calendar

Rd.Race titleCircuitLocation / stateDateWinning driver(s)CarReport12345678
Australia Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales2–4 FebAllan SimonsenFerrari 360 GT
Australia AdelaideAdelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia21–24 FebAllan SimonsenFerrari 360 GT
Australia BathurstMount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales5–7 AprBryce WashingtonLamborghini Gallardo
Australia Queensland RacewayQueensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland25–27 MayBryce WashingtonLamborghini Gallardo
Australia Phillip IslandPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria10–12 AugJohn BoweLamborghini Gallardo
Australia Symmons PlainsSymmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania31 Aug – 2 SepJohn BoweLamborghini Gallardo
Australia Oran ParkOran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales2–4 NovBryce WashingtonLamborghini Gallardo
Australia Sandown GT ClassicSandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria7–9 DecAllan Simonsen
Tim LeaheyFerrari F430Report

Allan Simonsen and Tim Leahey were awarded the 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy for their victory in the Sandown GT Classic.

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.

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 contested only one round.

Championship results

Pos.DriverCarRound 1 - Eascolspan="3"Round 2 - Adecolspan="2"Round 3 - Batcolspan="3"Round 4 - Qldcolspan="3"Round 5 - Phicolspan="3"Round 6 - Symcolspan="3"Round 7 - Oracolspan="1"Round 8 - SanTotal PtsRetained PtsRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 112345678910111213141516171819202122232425=2728=3031=3334--------------------------
Allan SimonsenFerrari 360 GT
Ferrari F4301st1st1st2nd1st1st3rd3rd2nd3rd4th2nd3rd3rd2nd2nd3rd2nd3rd3rd1st779695
Bryce WashingtonLamborghini Gallardo3rd2nd3rd14th3rd3rd1st1st1st1st1st4th4th9th3rd3rd2nd1st1st1stRet662662
David WallPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 9962ndRet2nd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd2nd6th7th10th4th4th1stRet2nd2nd13th604565
Damien FlackPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9967th5th7th13th12th15th5th7th13th8th17th10th10th6th5thRet9th5th6th4th11th409371
Sven BurchartzPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99617thRetDNS6thRetRet6th5th5th5th6th7th8th5th6thRetDNS6th9th7th4th379370
Peter LucasLotus Elise8th7th12th9th7th7th13th12th6th12th12th17th11th12th10th9th8thRet7thRet12th345.5326.5
John TeulanFerrari F4305th4thRet3rd4th4thRetDNS10th15thDNS11thDNSDNS3rd8th6th3rd319319
Paul TresidderPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9969thRet9th10th9th8th9thRet11thRet8thRet17th13th7th6th6th7th10th8thRet279.5279.5
Ian PalmerLamborghini Gallardo4th4thDNSDNSDNSRet6thRetRetDNSDNS4th5th5th2nd263263
Max TwiggPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9966thRet6th8th6th7th6th5th8th9th11thRet4thDNSRet238.5238.5
Jon TrendePorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99614th12th11th11th18thRetRet10th9th19thDNSDNS11th5th10th4th233226
Mark EddyFerrari 360 Challenge5th6th5thDNSRet8th7th10th9thRet7th10th204204
Ross LilleyPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99613th10thRetRet11th12th11th9thRet16th16th9th8th7th10thRetDNS196196
Paul BolinowskyPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99612th11th10th12th10thRetRetDNS12th12th14th8th11th9th180180
Peter FountasPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99616th14th14th18th15th17th17th15th15th17th14th15th15th17th9th206206
Gary DannPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996DNSDNSDNS4th5th6th10th8th9th7th7th173173
Angelo LazarisLotus Elise GT3
Lotus Exige GT318th16th16th16thRet15th8th7th5thDNSDNSDNS8th163163
Blake LynnPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99610th8th8thRetRet14th14th11th12th11th13th146.5134.5
John BoweLamborghini Gallardo1st1st1st1st1st4th221117
Will DavisonAston Martin DBRS95th2nd2nd7th14487
John KaiasAston Martin DBRS9RetDNSDNSRetDNSDNS4th4th3rd7th13578
Craig BairdFerrari 360 GT3rd5th4thRet7676
Bill PyePorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9964th6th5th7thDNS97.569
Andrew TaplinPorsche 911 GT3 Type 9968thRetRet6th8163
Ted HuglinFerrari 360 GT11th12th10thRet4545
Marc CiniPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9967thRetRet11th6445
Grant SherrinPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99616th14th11th14th13th8th8043
Graeme CookPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99612th10thRet16th13th64.534.5
Anthony SkinnerPorsche 911 GT3 Type 996Ret9thRet15th14th51.534.5
Simon MiddletonPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 99617th14th13th13th14thRetDNS5934
Russell KempnichPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99615th15th15th14th18thDNS5333
Iain SherrinPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99617th13th15thRet19thRet4033
Fraser KirchnerPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99619th16th16th18th16th5427
Eric NorthwoodLotus Elise19th17th18th18th18th4824
Peter HackettLamborghini Diablo GTRRet3rd4th530
Maher AlgadrieFerrari F43016th8th10th440
Keith WongPorsche 911 Type 96415th13th11th390
Hector LesterFerrari F430Ret17th9th260
Justin LevisLotus EliseRet13th13th260
David StevensFerrari F43011thDNSDNS150
Kevin MillerFerrari F430DNSDNSDNS00
Matt TurnbullPorsche 911 GT3 CupRetDNSDNSRetRet00
Greg Ward Jr.Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996DNSDNSDNS9thRetDNS170
Scott BargwannaLotus EliseDNSDNSDNS12th420
Tim LeaheyFerrari F4301st1140
Paul StokellLamborghini Gallardo2nd960
Steven JohnsonFerrari F4303rd840
Dean FiorePorsche 911 GT3 Type 9964th750
Anthony KosserisPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9965th690
Matt HuntPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9965th690
Dean EvansPorsche 911 GT3 Type 9966th630
Warren LuffLotus Exige GT38th540
Garth RainsburyPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9969th510
Matt ColemanPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9969th510
Dean GrantFerrari 360 Challenge10th480
Ash SamadiPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99611th450
Des WallPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 99613th390
NZL Andy KnightFerrari 360 GTRet00
Peter HillPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996DNS00
Michael TrimbleLamborghini GallardoRet00

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References

References

  1. 2007 Australian GT Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations
  2. Mitchell Adam, The world at our feet, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, page 93
  3. [http://archive.paddocktalk.com/story-62078.html GT's To Race For Australian Tourist Trophy Title At Sandown, archive.paddocktalk.com] {{Webarchive. link. (2 December 2013 Retrieved on 23 November 2013)
  4. 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. 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”)
  6. (2 February 2007). "Eastern Creek International Raceway 04/02/2007 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport - Round 7". National Software.
  7. (4 March 2007). "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 04/03/2007 2007 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software.
  8. (8 April 2007). "Mount Panorama 08/04/2007 WPS Bathurst International Motorsport Festival". National Software.
  9. (27 May 2007). "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 27/05/2007 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Round 3". National Software.
  10. (12 August 2007). "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 12/08/2007 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2007 - Round 6". National Software.
  11. (2 September 2007). "Symmons Plains International Raceway 01/09/2007 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2007 Round 7". National Software.
  12. (4 November 2007). "Oran Park Raceway South And Grand Prix 03/11/2007 Shannons Nationals 2007 - Round 9". National Software.
  13. (9 December 2007). "Sandown International Motor Raceway 09/12/2007 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2007 - Rd 10". National Software.
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