2007 Australian GT Championship

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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. [1] 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. [2]

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2007 Australian GT Championship.

TeamCarNoDriver
Property Solutions Group Ferrari F430 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Miller
Consolidated Chemical Company Ferrari 360 GT 4 Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Huglin
Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Knight
Lamborghini Australia Lamborghini Diablo GTR 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett
Lamborghini Gallardo 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
Abcor
Preston General Engineering
Aston Martin DBRS9 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kaias
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kaias
Flash Air
Daikin Air Conditioninh
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Middleton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill
Hallmarc Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini
Supaloc Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Dann
Taplin Real Estate
ANZ Banking
Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Taplin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Evans
Quarterback Shirts Ferrari 360 Challenge 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Eddy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Grant
Promat Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Turnbull
Echo Ridges Wines Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ward Jr.
Twigg Waste Management Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg
Nexus Cleaning
Roock
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Flack
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadhi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini
Palmer Steel Industries Lamborghini Gallardo 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Palmer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell
Sherrin Motorsport P/L Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Iain Sherrin
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Sherrin
Pelorus Property Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Tresidder
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg
Audi Centre Melbourne Ferrari F430 29 Flag of Indonesia.svg Maher Algadrie
WTF Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Trende
Lynns Building Materials Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Lynn
Kirchner Constructions Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Kirchner
Jaylec
Buzza Auto Electrics
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fountas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Coleman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Rainsbury
RDS - Wall Racing Pty Ltd Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Des Wall
Sedgman Limited Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Kempnich
Brennan IT
Securetel
Ferrari F430 43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Stevens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hector Lester
Autohaus Hamilton Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Pye
Bolin Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Bolinowsky
Travelplan Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Skinner
Koala Furniture Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Lilley
Ferrari 360 GT 95
Natrad Radiators & Auto Air Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996
Lamborghini Gallardo
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Washington
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Trimble
Data Recovery Systems P/L Lotus Elise 73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eric Northwood
Bicycle Express Porsche 911 Type 964 74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keith Wong
The Oxford Tavern Wollongong Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Kosseris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hunt
Cue Lotus Elise 78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Levis
Sirena Racing Ferrari F430 80 Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey
Urban Arrangements Lotus Elise 86 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Bargwanna
Lotus Elise 99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lucas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Bargwanna
Industry Central
Stahlwille
Ferrari F430 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Teulan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
Sonic Motor Racing
Macpherson & Kelley Lawyers
Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sven Burchartz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Trende
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore
Cooks Construction Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Cook
Zagame Lotus Lotus Elise GT3 [3] 98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angelo Lazaris
Lotus Exige GT3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angelo Lazaris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff

Calendar

Rd.Race titleCircuitLocation / stateDateWinning driver(s)CarReport
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 2–4 Feb Allan Simonsen Ferrari 360 GT
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 21–24 Feb Allan Simonsen Ferrari 360 GT
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bathurst Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 5–7 Apr Bryce Washington Lamborghini Gallardo
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 25–27 May Bryce Washington Lamborghini Gallardo
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 10–12 Aug John Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Symmons Plains Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 31 Aug – 2 Sep John Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 2–4 Nov Bryce Washington Lamborghini Gallardo
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandown GT Classic Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 7–9 Dec Allan Simonsen
Tim Leahey
Ferrari F430 Report

Allan Simonsen and Tim Leahey were awarded the 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy for their victory in the Sandown GT Classic. [4]

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. [1]

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. [5]

Championship results

Pos. [6] Driver [5] [6] CarRound 1 - Eas [7] Round 2 - Ade [8] Round 3 - Bat [9] Round 4 - Qld [3] Round 5 - Phi [10] Round 6 - Sym [11] Round 7 - Ora [12] Round 8 - San [13] Total Pts [5] Retained Pts [5] [6]
Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1
1 Allan Simonsen Ferrari 360 GT
Ferrari F430
1st1st1st2nd1st1st3rd3rd2nd3rd4th2nd3rd3rd2nd2nd3rd2nd3rd3rd1st779695
2 Bryce Washington Lamborghini Gallardo 3rd2nd3rd14th3rd3rd1st1st1st1st1st4th4th9th3rd3rd2nd1st1st1stRet662662
3 David Wall Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 2ndRet2nd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd2nd6th7th10th4th4th1stRet2nd2nd13th604565
4 Damien Flack Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 7th5th7th13th12th15th5th7th13th8th17th10th10th6th5thRet9th5th6th4th11th409371
5 Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 17thRetDNS6thRetRet6th5th5th5th6th7th8th5th6thRetDNS6th9th7th4th379370
6 Peter Lucas Lotus Elise 8th7th12th9th7th7th13th12th6th12th12th17th11th12th10th9th8thRet7thRet12th345.5326.5
7 John Teulan Ferrari F430 5th4thRet3rd4th4thRetDNS10th15thDNS11thDNSDNS3rd8th6th3rd319319
8 Paul Tresidder Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 9thRet9th10th9th8th9thRet11thRet8thRet17th13th7th6th6th7th10th8thRet279.5279.5
9 Ian Palmer Lamborghini Gallardo 4th4thDNSDNSDNSRet6thRetRetDNSDNS4th5th5th2nd263263
10 Max Twigg Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 6thRet6th8th6th7th6th5th8th9th11thRet4thDNSRet238.5238.5
11 Jon Trende Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 14th12th11th11th18thRetRet10th9th19thDNSDNS11th5th10th4th233226
12 Mark Eddy Ferrari 360 Challenge 5th6th5thDNSRet8th7th10th9thRet7th10th204204
13 Ross Lilley Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 13th10thRetRet11th12th11th9thRet16th16th9th8th7th10thRetDNS196196
14 Paul Bolinowsky Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 12th11th10th12th10thRetRetDNS12th12th14th8th11th9th180180
15 Peter Fountas Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 16th14th14th18th15th17th17th15th15th17th14th15th15th17th9th206206
16 Gary Dann Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 DNSDNSDNS4th5th6th10th8th9th7th7th173173
17 Angelo Lazaris Lotus Elise GT3 [3]
Lotus Exige GT3
18th16th16th16thRet15th8th7th5thDNSDNSDNS8th163163
18 Blake Lynn Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 10th8th8thRetRet14th14th11th12th11th13th146.5134.5
19 John Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo 1st1st1st1st1st4th221117
20 Will Davison Aston Martin DBRS9 5th2nd2nd7th14487
21 John Kaias Aston Martin DBRS9 RetDNSDNSRetDNSDNS4th4th3rd7th13578
22 Craig Baird Ferrari 360 GT 3rd5th4thRet7676
23 Bill Pye Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 4th6th5th7thDNS97.569
24 Andrew Taplin Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 8thRetRet6th8163
25 Ted Huglin Ferrari 360 GT 11th12th10thRet4545
= Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 7thRetRet11th6445
27 Grant Sherrin Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 16th14th11th14th13th8th8043
28 Graeme Cook Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 12th10thRet16th13th64.534.5
= Anthony Skinner Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Ret9thRet15th14th51.534.5
30 Simon Middleton Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 17th14th13th13th14thRetDNS5934
31 Russell Kempnich Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 15th15th15th14th18thDNS5333
= Iain Sherrin Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 17th13th15thRet19thRet4033
33 Fraser Kirchner Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 19th16th16th18th16th5427
34 Eric Northwood Lotus Elise 19th17th18th18th18th4824
- Peter Hackett Lamborghini Diablo GTR Ret3rd4th530
-Maher Algadrie Ferrari F430 16th8th10th440
- Keith Wong Porsche 911 Type 964 15th13th11th390
- Hector Lester Ferrari F430 Ret17th9th260
- Justin Levis Lotus Elise Ret13th13th260
- David Stevens Ferrari F430 11thDNSDNS150
-Kevin Miller Ferrari F430 DNSDNSDNS00
-Matt Turnbull Porsche 911 GT3 Cup RetDNSDNSRetRet00
- Greg Ward Jr. Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 DNSDNSDNS9thRetDNS170
- Scott Bargwanna Lotus Elise DNSDNSDNS12th420
- Tim Leahey Ferrari F430 1st1140
- Paul Stokell Lamborghini Gallardo 2nd960
- Steven Johnson Ferrari F430 3rd840
- Dean Fiore Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 4th750
- Anthony Kosseris Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 5th690
- Matt Hunt Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 5th690
-Dean Evans Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 6th630
- Warren Luff Lotus Exige GT3 8th540
- Garth Rainsbury Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 9th510
-Matt Coleman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 9th510
- Dean Grant Ferrari 360 Challenge 10th480
-Ash Samadi Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 11th450
- Des Wall Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 13th390
- Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Knight Ferrari 360 GT Ret00
-Peter Hill Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 DNS00
-Michael Trimble Lamborghini Gallardo Ret00
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 27/05/2007 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Round 3". National Software. 27 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  4. GT's To Race For Australian Tourist Trophy Title At Sandown, archive.paddocktalk.com Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 23 November 2013
  5. 1 2 3 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
  6. 1 2 3 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”)
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