2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

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The 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It began on 1 March at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit and ended on 2 December at Phillip Island after seven rounds. The series was the eighth annual V8 Supercar Development Series.

The series was won by Tony D'Alberto [1] driving a Holden VZ Commodore.

Race calendar

The series consisted of six rounds supporting the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series and one stand-alone round. [2]

Rd.EventCircuitLocationDateWinnerCar
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 1–4 Mar Michael Caruso Ford BA Falcon
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 30 Mar – 1 Apr Tony D'Alberto Holden VZ Commodore
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 18–20 MayTony D'Alberto Holden VZ Commodore
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland 300 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 20–22 JulMichael Caruso Ford BA Falcon
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Beam 400 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales17–19 Aug Owen Kelly Ford BA Falcon
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales4–7 Oct Luke Youlden Ford BA Falcon
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dunlop Grand Final Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria30 Nov – 2 DecMichael Caruso Ford BA Falcon

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. This was the last year in which the Holden VX Commodore was eligible to compete in the series.

TeamVehicleNo.DriverRounds
Sieders Racing Team Ford AU Falcon 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Sieders 1–6
Ford BA Falcon 19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Sieders 1–6
Stones Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nigel Stones 3, 5–6
Team Dynamik Holden VZ Commodore 28 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 1
MW Motorsport Ford BA Falcon 28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall 2, 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 3, 6
Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery 7
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 3–6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer 7
Prodigy Motorsport Ford BA Falcon 29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clayton Pyne 1
60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández 2–7
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61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Drewer 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gene Rollinson 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damian Assaillit 5–7
A.N.T. Racing Ford BA Falcon 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 7
HPM Racing Ford AU Falcon 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Brown 6
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill All
76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 1–3
Ford BA Falcon 4–6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 7
Partington Race Prep Ford AU Falcon 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damian Assaillit 1–4
Howard Racing Ford BA Falcon 32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam SharpeAll
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark HowardAll
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson 1–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon O'Brien 7
Peters Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil McFadyen 1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield 3–5
80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Tanton 1–5
Ford BA Falcon 91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Deane 1–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Spychala 7
Voight Contracting Ford AU Falcon 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Voight 4
Jay Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jay Verdnik All
Jack Hillerman Racing Holden VZ Commodore 43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Alajajian 2–6
Kanga Loaders Racing Holden VY Commodore 44 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither 4–7
O’Brien Motorsport Ford BA Falcon 45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon O'Brien 1-6
Greg Murphy Racing Holden VZ Commodore 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood All
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Walter All
Image Racing Ford AU Falcon 48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Neville 1–2, 4–6
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Wyhoon 2–3, 6–7
Ford BA Falcon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly 4–5
Novocastrian Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Russell 2-7
Scott Loadsman Racing Holden VY Commodore 62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Loadsman 1–2
Holden VZ Commodore 3–7
Shane Beikoff Racing Ford AU Falcon 68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff 1, 3, 5, 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathan Beikoff 2, 4, 6
CarTrek Racing Holden VX Commodore 69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones 3–4, 6–7
Action Racing Holden VZ Commodore 73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Zukanovic All
Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden VZ Commodore 74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McNally 1–5
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto All
Ford Rising Stars Racing Ford BA Falcon 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Elliott 1, 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer 2, 4–6
777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso All
Wollongong Performance Racing Holden VZ Commodore 85 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien White All
100 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott All
Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon 94 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb All
Sydney Star Racing Holden VY Commodore 95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taz Douglas 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cooper 3–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadi 7
Holden VZ Commodore 96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McNally 6–7
98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Hobson All

Series standings

[3]

Pos [4] Driver [4] AdeWakWinQueOraBatPhiPts [4]
1 Tony D'Alberto 222212323531DSQDSQRet695303
2 Michael Caruso 111576Ret651712461422211298
3 Kayne Scott Ret65912353512652231622259
4 Jonathon Webb 358192412Ret1384434Ret103Ret206
5 Luke Youlden RetDNS2019Ret71144310541511620198
6 Damien White 531888Ret8222314278238DNS53185
7 Dale Wood 41014DSQRet19102416118210134249180
8 José Fernández 812353RetRetRet79RetRet286631112162
9 Tim Slade 1071213Ret82311927Ret20794139
10 Marcus Zukanovic 18DSQ1141992422Ret132313Ret75176127
11 Andrew Thompson Ret4Ret125126130Ret143239117
12 Shannon O'Brien 19Ret261514Ret1562618982DNS111519102
13 Jay Verdnik 1787Ret4Ret22Ret14DNS17Ret191911718884
14 Chris Pither 627152012121012Ret14Ret7480
15 Marcus Marshall 43264Ret79
16 Brett Hobson Ret961024231413341916Ret241117Ret8777
17 David Sieders RetRet162511DNSDNSDNS17105711813875
18 Sam Walter 16139672218Ret2616Ret13Ret10Ret1210Ret70
19 Adam Sharpe 916132615520128229Ret142015Ret14Ret67
20 Damian Assaillit 14192821RetRet19211513Ret1695Ret9231058
21 Matthew White 4995Ret53
22 Mark McNally Ret11101410DSQ21102818Ret112716RetDNSRet1151
23 Owen Kelly DNSDNSDNS251148
24 Robert Jones 1047252121Ret18132240
25 Terry Wyhoon 211117117Ret1223RetRet31
26 Scott Loadsman 7201918Ret2031Ret19Ret25Ret22232019121330
27 John McIntyre 1030612RetRet26
28 Grant Denyer 172216Ret2820Ret17121013Ret1823
29 Gene Rollinson 1411819
30 Mark Howard 12Ret22Ret2013Ret1612271517162119Ret222119
31 Colin Sieders 1518231621123018112623182118231419
32 Adam Wallis 6Ret18
33 Wayne Wakefield Ret25Ret211711197Ret17
34 Chris Alajajian 1RetRetRet1719RetRetDNSRet1517RetDNS16 [1] *
35 Neil McFadyen 11RetRet241313
36 Clayton Pyne 13159
37 Aaron McGill DNS17Ret2023181317Ret242415RetRet211719166
38Joel Spychala20145
39Daniel ElliotRet142124Ret5
40 Drew Russell 25Ret1815162027Ret221418Ret18RetRetDNS5
41Shane BeikoffRet22Ret292320262521153
42Jonathan Beikoff27RetRet32252616153
43 Ashley Cooper DNSDNSDNS1815RetRet30Ret2
Gary DeaneRetRet3127251628Ret2923Ret0
Dean NevilleRetRet32RetDNS3131282225RetRetRet0
Barry TantonDNSDNS3028221732253329RetDNQDNQDNQ0
Simon Wills Ret210
Taz Douglas 2923Ret0
Tom Drewer2417Ret0
Nigel StonesDNSDNSDNS212924Ret210
Stephen Voight2420190
Ryan Brown22200
Geoff Emery 16Ret0
Phillip Scifleet Ret170
Ash SamadiRetRet0
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (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)

Note: Chris Alajajian scored 26 points during the series but was penalized 10 points, leaving a final total of 16. [4] [5]

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