2007 Australian Production Car Championship
The 2007 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australiann motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The championship, which was administered by the Production Car Association of Australia,[1] was promoted as the Shannons Australian Production Car Championship.[2] It was the 14th Australian Production Car Championship.[3]
The championship was won Garry Holt driving a BMW 335i. It was the second national title in as many years for Holt who had previously won the 2006 Australian Performance Car Championship. Holt finished 50 points clear of his team-mate Barry Morcom, also driving a BMW 335i. Morcom won a season long battle with Holden Commodore driver Steve Briffa for the runner-up position in the championship.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series.[4]
| Round [1] | Name | Circuit [1] | Date [1] | Format [5] | Round winner [4] | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WPS Bathurst 12 Hour [4] | Mount Panorama | 7-8 April | One race | Garry Holt | BMW 335i | Report |
| 2 | Phillip Island | 5-6 May | Three races | Leigh Mertens | HSV VY GTS | ||
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | 26-27 May | Three races | Garry Holt | BMW 335i | ||
| 4 | Eastern Creek | 14-15 July | Three races | Garry Holt | BMW 335i | ||
| 5 | Phillip Island | 11-12 August | Three races | Steve Briffa | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | ||
| 6 | Shannons 250 [6] | Mallala | 13-14 October | Three races | Garry Holt | BMW 335i | |
| 7 | Oran Park | 3-4 November | Three races | Steve Briffa | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | ||
| 8 | Sandown Raceway | 8-9 December | Two races | Leigh Mertens | HSV VZ | ||
Class Structure
Cars competed in five classes: [1]
- Class SP – for "Super Production" Cars [1]
- Class A – for V8 and turbocharged six cylinder cars [2]
- Class B – for medium cars including high performance fours and smaller turbocharged cars [2]
- Class C – for small cars [2]
- Class D – for diesel engined cars [1]
Additional entries, competing without a Production Car Association License Agreement, contested two Trophy classes, “SP Trophy”, (for cars in Super Production) and “Trophy” (for cars in Classes A, B or C).[1] Drivers of SP Trophy and Trophy class cars were not eligible to score championship points.[1]
Points system
Championship points for both outright and classes were awarded on a 30-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the first 14 finishers in each race.[1] One point was awarded to all other finishers.[1] Bonus points were also awarded at Round 1 according to the outright finishing order of competitors that were registered for the championship.[7]
The fastest qualifying driver in each Class of the qualifying session was awarded 3 points towards their class points score.[1]
To be eligible to score points at any rounds of the championship the driver was required to be a current financial member of the Production Car Association of Australia.[1]
Any seven rounds were counted towards the championship.[1]
Drivers registered as Trophy competitors were not eligible to score championship points, but competed for two separate Trophy class awards.[1] Points towards the two season class awards were allocated on a 5-4-6-2-1- basis for the first five positions in each class at each race, with one point given to each of the other finishers.[1]
Results
Outright
| Position [8] | Driver [8] | No. [5] | Car [5] | Entrant [5] | Points [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Holt | 20 | BMW 335i | Eastern Creek Karts | 376 |
| 2 | Barry Morcom | 17 | BMW 335i | Rondo/Charsam/P & I Smash | 326 |
| 3 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | Paul Wakeling Holden | 322 |
| 4 | Leigh Mertens | 7 | HSV VY GTS & HSV VZ | G & D Performance | 286 |
| 5 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 240 |
| 6 | Trevor Keene | 50 | Mini Cooper S | Med West Multimedia | 184 |
| 7 | Luke Searle | 3 | BMW 130i | S.A.E. College | 149 |
| 8 | Garth Walden | 24 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Walden Motorsport | 140 |
| 9 | David Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | RHM Group | 126 |
| 10 | Kean Booker | 72 | Toyota Celica | Thrifty Car Rentals | 111 |
| 11 | Peter Kelly | 88 | BMW 130i | KEL Technologies | 103 |
| 12 | Alan Shephard | 27 | Mazda 3 MPS | Thrifty Car Rentals | 102 |
| 13 | Andrew Moffat | 9 | BMW 130i | Australian Motor Finance | 82 |
| 14 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 67 |
| 15 | Andrew Bretherton | 50 | Mini Cooper S | Med West Multimedia | 62 |
| 16 | Alan Letcher | 99 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Team Queensland Racing | 52 |
| David Turner | 99 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Team Queensland Racing | 52 | |
| Nathan Callaghan | 99 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Team Queensland Racing | 52 | |
| 19 | David Giugni | 50 | Mini Cooper S | Med West Multimedia | 52 |
| 20 | Iain Sherrin | 11 | BMW 120i | Sherrin Motorsport | 47 |
| Grant Sherrin | 11 | BMW 120i | Sherrin Motorsport | 47 | |
| 22 | Peter Conroy | 14 | Honda Integra Type S | Hankook Tyres/DBA | 42 |
| 23 | Jim Hunter | 34 | Subaru Impreza | Jim Hunters Suspension | 38 |
| 24 | Adam Graham | 66 | BMW 130i | Sherrin Motorsport | 32 |
| 25 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo | Kingville Accident Repairs | 30 |
| 26 | Brain Walden | 24 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Wilsons Solicitors & Accountants | 28 |
| 27 | Michael Craig | 1 | Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo | Armour Auotmotive | 26 |
| 28 | Tim Robson | 50 | Mini Cooper S | Med West Multimedia | 20 |
| 29 | Len Cave | 72 | Toyota Celica | Thrifty Car Rentals | 16 |
Classes
| Position [8] | Driver [8] | No. [5] | Car [5] | Entrant [5] | Points [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Production | |||||
| 1 | Garry Holt | 20 | BMW 335i | Eastern Creek Karts | 598 |
| 2 | Barry Morcom | 17 | BMW 335i | Rondo/Charsam/P & I Smash | 532 |
| 3 | Leigh Mertens | 7 | HSV VY GTS & HSV VZ | G & D Performance | 376 |
| Class A | |||||
| 1 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SSZ | Paul Wakeling Holden | 606 |
| 2 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 480 |
| 3 | Garth Walden | 24 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Walden Motorsport | 299 |
| 4 | Luke Searle | 3 | BMW 130i | S.A.E. College | 245 |
| 5 | Alan Shephard | 27 | Mazda 3 MPS | Thrifty Car Rentals | 232 |
| 6 | Peter Kelly | 88 | BMW 130i | KEL Technologies | 149 |
| 7 | Andrew Moffat | 9 | BMW 130i | Australian Motor Finance | 96 |
| 8 | Alan Letcher | 99 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Team Queensland Racing | 77 |
| David Turner | 99 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Team Queensland Racing | 77 | |
| Nathan Callaghan | 99 | Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo | Team Queensland Racing | 77 | |
| 11 | Brain Walden | 24 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Wilsons Solicitors & Accountants | 69 |
| 12 | Adam Graham | 66 | BMW 130i | Sherrin Motorsport | 67 |
| 13 | Michael Craig | 1 | Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo | Armour Auotmotive | 66 |
| Class B | |||||
| 1 | Trevor Keene | 50 | Mini Cooper S | Med West Multimedia | 444 |
| 2 | Kean Booker | 72 | Toyota Celica | Thrifty Car Rentals | 165 |
| 3 | David Giugni | 50 | Mini Cooper S | Med West Multimedia | 118 |
| 4 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 96 |
| 5 | Andrew Bretherton | 50 | Mini Cooper S | Med West Multimedia | 90 |
| 6 | David Mertens | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 88 |
| 7 | Leigh Mertens | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 82 |
| Tim Robson | 40 | BMW 323i | Dayco / Wesfil | 82 | |
| 8 | Peter Conroy | 14 | Honda Integra Type S | Hankook Tyres/DBA | 77 |
| 9 | Len Cave | 72 | Toyota Celica | Thrifty Car Rentals | 63 |
| Class C | |||||
| 1 | David Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | RHM Group | 178 |
| 2 | Jim Hunter | 34 | Subaru Impreza | Jim Hunters Suspension | 113 |
| 3 | Iain Sherrin | 11 | BMW 120i | Sherrin Motorsport | 96 |
| 4 | Grant Sherrin | 11 | BMW 120i | Sherrin Motorsport | 96 |
| 5 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo | Kingville Accident Repairs | 50 |
| 6 | Warren Bossie | 30 | |||
| Class D | |||||
| 1 | Kean Booker | 76 | Alfa Romeo 159 | Thompson Alfa | 96 |
| 2 | Rocco Rinaldo | 76 | Alfa Romeo 159 | Thompson Alfa | 63 |
| Trophy Class Point Score | |||||
| SP Trophy | |||||
| 1 | James Parish | 35 | Mazda RX-7 | Sennheiser Audio | 88 |
| 2 | Marty Miller | 55 | HSV VT | 14 | |
| Trophy | |||||
| 1 | Amber Anderson | 88 | Holden Vectra | Revolution Race Gear | 24 |
| 2 | Matt Brady | 30 | Ford AU Falcon XR8 | Coastal Flooring and Construct | 23 |
| 3 | Mike Fitzgerald | 40 | BMW 323i | Dayco / Wesfil | 20 |
| 4 | Tim Robson | 40 | BMW 323i | Dayco / Wesfil | 15 |
| 5 | Brendon Cook | 4 | Holden Vectra | Revolution Race Gear | 14 |
| 6 | Garth Duffy | 40 | BMW 323i | Dayco / Wesfil | 14 |
| 7 | Rob Rubis | 40 | BMW 323i | Dayco / Wesfil | 13 |
| 8 | Danielle Argiro | 88 | Holden Vectra | Paul Wakeling Holden | 10 |
| 9 | Garry Mennell | 40 | BMW 323i | Dayco/Wefil Cooper/Nippon | 5 |
| 10 | Richard Mork | 77 | Honda Integra Type R | V8Racing.com | 4 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2007 Australian Production Car Championship Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 31 August 2007
- 1 2 3 4 Conor McNally, Production lines, Official Program, Mallala, October 13-14, 2007, pages 6-7
- ↑ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
- 1 2 3 Mitchell Adam, By no means a cakewalk, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3 / 2007, pages 108-110
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2007 Race Results Archive, www.natsoft.biz Retrieved on 6 December 2011
- ↑ Shannons 250 entry list, Official Program, Mallala, October 13-14, 2007
- ↑ The Inside Cover Newsletter issue #1, Production Car Association of Australia, Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 18 December 2007
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shannons APCC 2007 Corrected Round Points, retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 24 December 2007