The 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Super Touring Cars. It was the fifth national title to be run in Australia for Super Touring Cars and the third to carry the Australian Super Touring Championship name. The championship, which was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1997 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship, began on 4 May at Lakeside International Raceway and ended on 9 November at Amaroo Park after eight rounds and sixteen races. The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris, the Manufacturers Championship by BMW and the Teams Championship by BMW Motorsport.[1]
Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race.[2] One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time for each races.[2]
Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10 basis for relative positions attained in each race by the best placed car of each of the three manufacturers that had nominated cars to compete on their behalf.
^ abcdefghijklTOCA Australia – BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship Points – Final, 9 December 1997
^ abcdefOfficial Programme, Australian Super Touring Championship, Mallala, Round 6–24 August 1997, p. 40
External linksedit
Results Archive at www.natsoft.com.au
Review and images from the Winton round of the Championship at www.minerva.com.au 30 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
1997 Australian Super Touring Championship Entry List at www.supertouringregister.com
January 01, 1970
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Championship began on 4 May at Lakeside International Raceway and ended on 9 November at Amaroo Park after eight rounds and sixteen races The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris the Manufacturers Championship by BMW and the Teams Championship by BMW Motorsport 1 Contents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Race calendar 3 Results 3 1 Drivers Championship 3 2 Manufacturers Championship 3 3 Teams Championship 3 4 TOCA Challenge Cup Independents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTeams and drivers editThe following teams and drivers competed in the 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship Team Car No Driver Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 1 nbsp Brad Jones 11 nbsp Cameron McConville BMW Motorsport BMW 320i 2 nbsp Paul Morris 22 nbsp Craig Baird 83 nbsp Geoff Brabham Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 4 nbsp Tony Scott 8 nbsp Jim Richards Phoenix Motorsport Toyota Camry 10 nbsp Mark Adderton nbsp Neal Bates Greenfield Mowers Racing Opel Vectra Holden Vectra 12 nbsp Cameron McLean CPW Motorsport BMW 318i 13 nbsp Wayne Wakefield 27 nbsp Steven Johnson 64 nbsp Jason Richards Triple P Racing Hyundai Elantra 14 nbsp Jim Cornish nbsp Kurt Kratzmann 57 nbsp Jim Cornish 58 nbsp Paul Pickett Team Petronas PX2 Ford Mondeo 15 nbsp Gianfranco Brancatelli nbsp Michael Briggs 20 nbsp Albert Poon AAP Racing Toyota Carina 15 nbsp Milton Leslight Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i 16 nbsp Justin Matthews M F Racing Peugeot 405 Mi16 21 nbsp Mike Fitzgerald Garry Rogers Motorsport Honda Accord Nissan Primera 34 nbsp Steven Richards TC Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 37 nbsp Tony Newman 38 nbsp Dwayne Bewley Gun Racing Alfa Romeo 155 TS 45 nbsp David Auger John Henderson Racing Opel Vectra 56 nbsp John Henderson Warren Luff Honda Accord 60 nbsp Warren Luff Robert Tweedie Vauxhall Cavalier 79 nbsp Bob Tweedie Knight Racing Ford Mondeo 88 nbsp Peter Hills 89 nbsp Jenni Thompson nbsp Claude Elias Nigel Barclay BMW 318i 99 nbsp Blair Smith Note indicates entry nominated by a manufacturer for the Manufacturers ChampionshipRace calendar editThe 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races held at each round 2 Rd 2 Race Circuit 2 Location state Date Winner Car Team Report NC 1 Albert Park Circuit Melbourne Victoria 8 9 March Jim Richards Volvo 850 GLT Volvo Racing Australia 2 Albert Park Circuit Melbourne Victoria 8 9 March Jim Richards Volvo 850 GLT Volvo Racing Australia 3 Albert Park Circuit Melbourne Victoria 8 9 March Jim Richards Volvo 850 GLT Volvo Racing Australia 1 1 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane Queensland 3 4 May Paul Morris BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 2 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane Queensland 3 4 May Paul Morris BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 2 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Victoria 31 May 1 Jun Paul Morris BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Victoria 31 May 1 Jun Geoff Brabham BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 3 1 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne Victoria 21 22 Jun Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing 2 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne Victoria 21 22 Jun Geoff Brabham BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 4 1 Amaroo Park Sydney New South Wales 19 20 Jul Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing 2 Amaroo Park Sydney New South Wales 19 20 Jul Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing 5 1 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla Victoria 9 10 Aug Cameron McConville Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing 2 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla Victoria 9 10 Aug Paul Morris BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 6 1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala South Australia 23 24 Aug Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing 2 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala South Australia 23 24 Aug Cameron McConville Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing NC 1 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst New South Wales 5 Oct David Brabham amp Geoff Brabham BMW 320i BMW Motorsport Australia Report 7 1 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane Queensland 25 26 Oct Paul Morris BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 2 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane Queensland 25 26 Oct Paul Morris BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 8 1 Amaroo Park Sydney New South Wales 8 9 Nov Geoff Brabham BMW 320i Paul Morris Motorsport 2 Amaroo Park Sydney New South Wales 8 9 Nov Paul Morris BMW 320i Paul Morris MotorsportResults editDrivers Championship edit Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 basis for the first ten places in each race 2 One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time for each races 2 Pos 1 Driver 1 Car Lak 1 Lak 2 Phi 1 Phi 2 Cal 1 Cal 2 Ama 1 Ama 2 Win 1 Win 2 Mal 1 Mal 2 Lak 1 Lak 2 Ama 1 Ama 2 Points 1 1 Paul Morris BMW 320i 1st 1st 1st 2nd Ret 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 6th 3rd 1st 1st 4th 1st 189 2 Geoff Brabham BMW 320i 2nd 2nd 5th 1st 2nd 1st 4th 3rd 8th 3rd Ret 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 171 3 Cameron McConville Audi A4 Quattro DSQ 8th 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 4th 6th 3rd 2nd 152 4 Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro Ret 6th 11th 3rd 1st 4th 1st 1st 3rd 6th 1st 4th Ret 7th 2nd Ret 125 5 Jim Richards Volvo 850 3rd 3rd Ret 5th 4th 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th 2nd 5th 5th 4th 6th 5th 111 6 Cameron McLean Opel Vectra Holden Vectra 4th 4th 4th Ret 5th 10th 11th 6th 5th 7th 4th 6th 6th 5th 13th 11th 70 7 Steven Richards Honda Accord Nissan Primera Ret Ret 3rd 6th DSQ 6th 6th 7th 7th 5th 11th Ret 8th Ret 42 8 Craig Baird BMW 320i 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 35 9 Justin Matthews BMW 318i 6th 7th 6th 8th 9th 9th 10th 11th 10th 9th Ret Ret 9th 9th 16th 8th 32 10 Tony Newman Peugeot 405 Mi16 8th 9th 7th 7th 8th Ret Ret 10th 11th Ret 7th 8th Ret 14th Ret DNS 24 11 David Auger Alfa Romeo 155 TS 7th 10th 8th Ret 7th 8th 13th 13th 12th 10th 9th 9th 10th 10th 14th Ret 22 12 Bob Tweedie Vauxhall Cavalier Ret Ret 12th DSQ 6th Ret 9th 9th 13th 11th 8th 7th 11th 12th 12th Ret 16 13 Mark Adderton Toyota Camry Ret Ret 8th Ret 8th Ret 7th 7th 14 13 Neal Bates Toyota Camry 6th 8th 5th Ret 14 15 Wayne Wakefield BMW 318i 5th 5th 12 16 Tony Scott Volvo 850 9th 6th 7 16 Jason Richards BMW 318i 7th 8th 7 16 Steven Johnson BMW 318i 7th 8th 7 19 Mike Briggs Ford Mondeo Ret 7th 4 20 Peter Hills Ford Mondeo 12th 12th 9th 12th 12th 11th Ret Ret 2 20 Paul Pickett Hyundai Elantra Ret Ret 9th Ret Ret 15th Ret DNS 2 20 Claude Elias Ford Mondeo 15th 9th 2 20 Jim Cornish Hyundai Elantra Ret 11th 10th Ret Ret Ret 10th Ret 2 20 Dwayne Bewley Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret 13th 10th 10th 2 Warren Luff Honda Accord Ret DNS 11th Ret Jenni Thompson Ford Mondeo 13th 16th Gianfranco Brancatelli Ford Mondeo Ret Ret Blair Smith BMW 318i Ret Ret Ret Ret Kurt Kratzmann Hyundai Elantra Ret DNS John Henderson Opel Vectra Ret Ret Milton Leslight Toyota Carina Ret DNS Mike Fitzgerald Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret DNS Albert Poon Ford Mondeo DNS DNS Pos Driver Car Lak 1 Lak 2 Phi 1 Phi 2 Cal 1 Cal 2 Ama 1 Ama 2 Win 1 Win 2 Mal 1 Mal 2 Lak 1 Lak 2 Ama 1 Ama 2 Points Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non points finish Non classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Manufacturers Championship edit Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15 12 10 basis for relative positions attained in each race by the best placed car of each of the three manufacturers that had nominated cars to compete on their behalf Position Manufacturer 1 Lak R1 Lak R2 Phi R1 Phi R2 Cal R1 Cal R2 Ama R1 Ama R2 Win R1 Win R2 Mal R1 Mal R2 Lak R1 Lak R2 Ama R1 Ama R2 Points 1 1 BMW 15 15 15 15 12 15 12 12 12 15 10 12 15 15 15 15 220 2 Audi 10 12 12 15 12 15 15 15 12 15 15 12 10 12 12 194 3 Volvo 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 10 10 12 10 10 158 Teams Championship edit Position 1 Team 1 Car Points 1 1 BMW Motorsport BMW 320i 362 2 Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 305 3 HVe Motorsport Hyundai Lantra 31 4 Knight Racing Ford Mondeo 30 5 Volvo Racing Volvo 850 25 6 Fastway Couriers Peugeot 405 Mi16 17 TOCA Challenge Cup Independents edit Position 1 Driver 1 Car Points 1 1 Cameron McLean Opel Vectra Holden Vectra 186 2 Steven Richards Nissan Primera 123 3 Justin Matthews BMW 318i 111 4 David Auger Alfa Romeo 155 TS 81 5 Robert Tweedie Vauxhall Cavalier 78 6 Tony Newman Peugeot 405 Mi16 74 7 Mark Adderton Toyota Camry 50 8 Neal Bates Toyota Camry 34 9 Peter Hills Ford Mondeo 30 10 Wayne Wakefield BMW 318i 24 Steven Johnson BMW 318i 24 12 Jason Richards BMW 318i 23 13 Dwayne Bewley Peugeot 405 Mi16 22 14 Jim Cornish Hyundai Lantra 16 15 Claude Elias Ford Mondeo 13 16 Mike Briggs Ford Mondeo 12 17 Warren Luff Honda Accord 8 18 Paul Pickett Hyundai Lantra 6 19 Jenni Thompson Ford Mondeo 4 The TOCA Challenge Cup was open to drivers of teams which did not receive major support from a manufacturer 2 See also edit1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 a non championship race for Super Touring cars References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l TOCA Australia BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship Points Final 9 December 1997 a b c d e f Official Programme Australian Super Touring Championship Mallala Round 6 24 August 1997 p 40External links editAustralian Titles at docs cams com au as archived at web archive org Results Archive at www natsoft com au Review and images from the Winton round of the Championship at www minerva com au Archived 30 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship Entry List at www supertouringregister com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship amp oldid 1214230094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
