2007 Sandown GT Classic

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The 2007 Sandown GT Classic was the eighth and final round of the 2007 Australian GT Championship season. It took place at Sandown Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 9 December 2007 over a duration of 210 minutes. [1]

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The race was won by the Sirena racing driver pairing of Danish driver Allan Simonsen and his co-driver Tim Leahey who joined the team just for this race. The Sirena Ferrari 430 finished a full two laps ahead of the Lamborghini Gallardo Ian Palmer and Paul Stokell. John Teulan and Steven Johnson finished third, another two laps behind.

Results

Pos [1] NoTeamDriversChassisLapsPoints
Engine
180Sirena Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey
Ferrari 430 158114
Ferrari 4.3L V8
220Palmer Steel Industries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Palmer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell
Lamborghini Gallardo 15696
Lamborghini 5.0L V10
388Industry Central
Stahlwille
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Teulan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
Ferrari 430 15484
Ferrari 4.3L V8
490Cooks Construction Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Trende
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sven Burchartz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 15375
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
577The Oxford Tavern Wollongong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Kosseris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hunt
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 15269
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
611Taplin Real Estate
ANZ Banking
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Taplin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Evans
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 15063
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
77Abcor
Preston General Engineering
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kaias
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
Aston Martin DBRS9 15057
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
898Zagame Lotus Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angelo Lazaris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
Lotus Exige GT314654
Toyota 1.8L I4
936Jaylec
Buzza Auto Electrics
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fountas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Coleman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Rainsbury
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 14451
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
1012Quarter Back Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Eddy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Grant
Ferrari 360 Challenge14248
Ferrari 3.6L V8
1119Nexus Cleaning
Roock
GPM
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Flack
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadhi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 13945
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
1299Urban Arrangement Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lucas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Bargwanna
Lotus Elise 13742
Rover 1.8L I4
1338World of Learning Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Des Wall
Porsche 996 GT3-RSR13039
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF23Pelorus Property Group Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Tresidder
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 79
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF4Consolidated Chemical Company Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Huglin
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Knight
Ferrari 360 GT21
Ferrari 3.6L V8
DNF54Natrad Radiators & Auto Air Conditioning Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Washington
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Trimble
Lamborghini Gallardo 1
Lamborghini 5.0L V10
DNS8Flash Air
Daikin Air Conditioning
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Middleton
Porsche 996 GT3-RSR
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6

Statistics

2007 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by CAMS to the winners of the 2007 Sandown GT Classic. [3] It was the eighteenth Australian Tourist Trophy, and the first to be awarded since 1979. [4]

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References

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  2. "Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2007 - Rd 10 Sandown International Motor Raceway Australian GT Championship Qualifying 1". Natsoft. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  3. Gt's To Race For Australian Tourist Trophy Title At Sandown, www.racefan.com.au Retrieved 18 August 2014
  4. Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
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