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The 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to 5.0 Litre Touring Cars[1] complying with Group 3A [2] regulations. The championship, which was the 38th Australian Touring Car Championship ,[3] began on 15 March at Calder Park Raceway and ended on 3 August at Oran Park Raceway after 10 rounds.[4]
Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship,[5] the series was won by Glenn Seton driving a Ford EL Falcon .[4]
Teams and drivers [ edit ]
The Ford EL Falcon in which Glenn Seton won the 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship. The car is pictured above in 2011 – in its 1997 ATCC colours.
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship .
Race calendar [ edit ]
The championship was contested over ten rounds with three races per round.[6]
Rd.[4]
Circuit[4]
Location / state
Date
Round winner[4]
Car[4]
Team
1
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
13–15 Mar
Wayne Gardner
Holden VS Commodore
Wayne Gardner Racing
2
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island , Victoria
11–13 Apr
Russell Ingall
Holden VS Commodore
Perkins Engineering
3
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
25–27 Apr
Glenn Seton
Ford EF Falcon
Glenn Seton Racing
4
Symmons Plains Raceway
Launceston , Tasmania
2–4 May
Greg Murphy
Holden VS Commodore
Holden Racing Team
5
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
16–18 May
Russell Ingall
Holden VS Commodore
Perkins Engineering
6
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
23–25 May
Glenn Seton
Ford EF Falcon
Glenn Seton Racing
7
Lakeside International Raceway
Brisbane , Queensland
13–15 Jun
John Bowe
Ford EF Falcon
Dick Johnson Racing
8
Barbagallo Raceway
Perth , Western Australia
4–6 Jul
Peter Brock
Holden VS Commodore
Holden Racing Team
9
Mallala Motor Sport Park
Mallala , South Australia
11–13 Jul
Greg Murphy
Holden VS Commodore
Holden Racing Team
10
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
1–3 Aug
Greg Murphy
Holden VS Commodore
Holden Racing Team
Event locations
Race winners [ edit ]
Points system [ edit ]
Championship points were awarded on a 30–26–24–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the top 15 finishers in each race.[7]
Championship results [ edit ]
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC )
Purple
Retired (Ret)
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD )
Race cancelled (C )
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX )
Privateers' Cup [ edit ]
The Privateers' Cup was open to Category 2 and Category 3 entries only.[8] Points were awarded on a 30–26–24–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the top 15 eligible finishers in each race.[8]
Note: Only the top five positions are shown.
See also [ edit ]
1997 Australian Touring Car season
References [ edit ]
^ Australian Title Conditions , 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7–9 to 7–10
^ Racing , 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-1
^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
^ a b c d e f V8 Supercars – 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997
^ Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, 13 July 1997
^ a b c d e Graham Howard, 1997 ATCC, Stewart Wilson & David Greenhalgh, The official history – Australian Touring Car Championship – 50 Years, 2011, page 371
^ Motor Racing Australia, Jan/Feb 1998, page 63
^ a b Points to make , Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, Mallala, 13 July 1997
^ a b Jason Parker, Private Faulkner – Privateers' Cup , V8 Supercars – 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997, pages 80 to 83
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1997_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship&oldid=1128812202 "
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