1997 Australian Super Touring Championship
The 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Super Touring Cars. It was the fifth national title to be run in Australia for Super Touring Cars and the third to carry the Australian Super Touring Championship name. The championship, which was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1997 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship, began on 4 May at Lakeside International Raceway and ended on 9 November at Amaroo Park after eight rounds and sixteen races. The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris, the Manufacturers Championship by BMW and the Teams Championship by BMW Motorsport.[1]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship.
| Team | Car | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Jones Racing (Orix Audi Sport Australia) |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1 * |  Brad Jones |
| 11 * | Cameron McConville | ||
| Paul Morris Motorsport (BMW Motorsport) |
BMW 320i | 2 * | Paul Morris |
| 22 * |  Craig Baird | ||
| 83 * | Geoff Brabham | ||
| Volvo Cars Australia (Volvo Racing) |
Volvo 850 | 4 * | Tony Scott |
| 8 * | Jim Richards | ||
| Phoenix Motorsport | Toyota Camry | 10 | Mark Adderton Neal Bates |
| Greenfield Mowers Racing | Opel Vectra Holden Vectra |
12 | Cameron McLean |
| CPW Motorsport | BMW 318i | 13 | Wayne Wakefield |
| 27 | Steven Johnson | ||
| 64 | Jason Richards | ||
| Triple P Racing (HVe Motorsport) |
Hyundai Elantra | 14 | Jim Cornish Kurt Kratzmann |
| 57 | Jim Cornish | ||
| 58 | Paul Pickett | ||
| Albert Poon | Ford Mondeo | 15 |  Gianfranco Brancatelli  Mike Briggs |
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| AAP Racing | Toyota Corona | 15 | Milton Leslight |
| Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 16 | Justin Matthews |
| M-F Racing | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 21 | Mike Fitzgerald |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Honda Accord Nissan Primera |
34 | Steven Richards |
| TC Motorsport (Fastway Couriers) |
Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 37 | Tony Newman |
| 38 | Dwayne Bewley | ||
| Gun Racing | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 45 | David Auger |
| John Henderson Racing | Opel Vectra | 56 | John Henderson |
| Warren Luff | Honda Accord | 60 | Warren Luff |
| Robert Tweedie | Vauxhall Cavalier | 79 | Bob Tweedie |
| Knight Racing | Ford Mondeo | 88 | Peter Hills |
| 89 | Jenni Thompson Claude Elias | ||
| Nigel Barclay | 318i | 99 | Blair Smith |
Note : * indicates entry nominated by a manufacturer for the Manufacturers Championship
Race Calendar
The 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races held at each round.[2]
Results
Drivers Championship
Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race.[2] One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time for each races.[2]
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Manufacturers Championship
Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10 basis for relative positions attained in each race by the best placed car of each of the three manufacturers that had nominated cars to compete on their behalf.
| Position | Manufacturer[1] | Rd1 R1 | Rd1 R2 | Rd2 R1 | Rd2 R2 | Rd3 R1 | Rd3 R2 | Rd4 R1 | Rd4 R2 | Rd5 R1 | Rd5 R2 | Rd6 R1 | Rd6 R2 | Rd7 R1 | Rd7 R2 | Rd8 R1 | Rd8 R2 | Points [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 220 |
| 2 | Audi | - | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 194 |
| 3 | Volvo | 12 | 12 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 158 |
Teams Championship
| Position [1] | Team [1] | Car | Points [1] |
| 1 | BMW Motorsport | BMW 320i | 362 |
| 2 | Orix Audi Sport Australia | Audi A4 Quattro | 305 |
| 3 | HVe Motorsport | Hyundai Lantra | 31 |
| 4 | Knight Racing | Ford Mondeo | 30 |
| 5 | Volvo Racing | Volvo 850 | 25 |
| 6 | Fastway Couriers | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 17 |
TOCA Challenge Cup - Independents
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | Car | Points [1] |
| 1 | Cameron McLean | Opel Vectra Holden Vectra |
186 |
| 2 | Steven Richards | Nissan Primera | 123 |
| 3 | Justin Matthews | BMW 318i | 111 |
| 4 | David Auger | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 81 |
| 5 | Robert Tweedie | Vauxhall Cavalier | 78 |
| 6 | Tony Newman | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 74 |
| 7 | Mark Adderton | Toyota Camry | 50 |
| 8 | Neal Bates | Toyota Camry | 34 |
| 9 | Peter Hills | Ford Mondeo | 30 |
| 10 | Wayne Wakefield | BMW 318i | 24 |
| = | Steven Johnson | BMW 318i | 24 |
| 12 | Jason Richards | BMW 318i | 23 |
| 13 | Dwayne Bewley | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 22 |
| 14 | Jim Cornish | Hyundai Lantra | 16 |
| 15 | Claude Elias | Ford Mondeo | 13 |
| 16 | Mike Briggs | Ford Mondeo | 12 |
| 17 | Warren Luff | Honda Accord | 8 |
| 18 | Paul Pickett | Hyundai Lantra | 6 |
| 19 | Jenni Thompson | Ford Mondeo | 4 |
The TOCA Challenge Cup was open to drivers of teams which did not receive major support from a manufacturer.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOCA Australia – BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship Points – Final, 9 December 1997
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Official Programme, Australian Super Touring Championship, Mallala, Round 6–24 August 1997, page 40
External links
- Australian Titles at www.cams.com.au
- Results Archive at www.natsoft.com.au
- Review and images from the Winton round of the Championship at www.minerva.com.au
- 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship Entry List at www.supertouringregister.com
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