2007 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 2007 Australian Drivers' Championship is the 51st Australian Drivers' Championship. This is the third series contested by cars eligible for international Formula 3 class of open wheel racing cars. The season began on February 4, 2007 (at Eastern Creek Raceway) and finished on November 4 at Oran Park. The season consisted of 8 rounds across 4 different states.

The 2007 championship was notable for being one of the most competitive Australian Drivers Championships in years - Seven different race winners from three countries tasting success throughout the year.

Ten drivers stood on the podium whilst four (Tim Macrow, Leanne Tander, Charlie Hollings and James Winslow) had a mathematical chance at winning the championship heading into the final round. Whilst Winslow did not compete at the final round due to a clash with his Formula V6 Asia commitments, the remaining trio fought out the title with Macrow coming from four points behind to win the championship in the final race.

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[edit] Teams and Drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2007 Australian Formula 3 season.

Team Class Chassis Engine No Driver
R-Tek Motorsport Services Championship Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 2 Flag of Australia Mat Sofi
National Dallara F301 59 Flag of Australia Jesse Wakeman
Team BRM Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 3 Flag of Australia Barton Mawer
4 Flag of Italy Marco Mapelli
Sodemo-Renault 19 Flag of Indonesia Maher Algadrie
22 Flag of Australia Chris Alajajian
29 Flag of Australia Stuart Kostera
National Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 57 Flag of Australia Daniel Schulz
PRB Australia National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 6 Flag of Australia Chris Barry
Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 8 Flag of New Zealand Mathew Radisich
Astuti Motorsport Championship Dallara F304 Sodemo-Renault 10 Flag of Austria Walter Grubmuller
Flag of Australia Ricky Occhipinti
Flag of Australia Michael Trimble
Flag of Australia Daniel Schulz
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings
JB Motorsport National Dallara F301 Novamotor-FIAT 12 Flag of Australia John Boothman
Gilmour Racing Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 17 Flag of Australia Chris Gilmour
Trophy Dallara F398 Novamotor-FIAT 21 Flag of Australia Graeme Holmes
Scud Racing National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 25 Flag of Australia Ian Dyk
Flag of Australia Lauren Gray
Flag of Australia Stuart Kostera
Championship Dallara F304 60 Flag of Australia Tim Macrow
Trophy Dallara F396 TOM'S-Toyota 87 Flag of Australia Greg Hunter
88 Flag of Australia Samantha Reid
Piccola Scuderia Course Championship Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 27 Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow
Formula Uno Racing National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 32 Flag of Australia Gordon Campbell
333 Racing National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 33 Flag of Australia Tim Berryman
Hack, Anderson & Thomas Trophy Dallara F398 TOM'S-Toyota 37 Flag of Australia Rod Anderson
Tandersport Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 42 Flag of Australia Leanne Tander

[edit] Race Calendar

[edit] Calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Flag of Australia Eastern Creek Raceway February 4 Flag of Australia Stuart Kostera Flag of Australia Chris Alajajian Flag of Australia Stuart Kostera Flag of Australia Team BRM
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of Australia Chris Alajajian Flag of Australia Tim Macrow Flag of Australia Scud Racing
3 Flag of Australia Oran Park Raceway April 22 Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of Australia Astuti Motorsport
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of Italy Marco Mapelli Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of Australia Astuti Motorsport
5 Flag of Australia Phillip Island May 6 Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow Flag of Australia Mat Sofi Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow Flag of Australia Piccola Scuderia Course
6 Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of Australia Tandersport
7 Flag of Australia Mallala Motorsport Park July 1 Flag of Australia Michael Trimble Flag of Italy Marco Mapelli Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow Flag of Australia Piccola Scuderia Course
8 Flag of Australia Michael Trimble Flag of Australia Michael Trimble Flag of Australia Tim Macrow Flag of Australia Scud Racing
9 Flag of Australia Eastern Creek Raceway July 15 Flag of Australia Tim Macrow Flag of Italy Marco Mapelli Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of Australia Astuti Motorsport
10 Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of Italy Marco Mapelli Flag of Italy Marco Mapelli Flag of Australia Team BRM
11 Flag of Australia Phillip Island August 12 Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow Flag of Australia Mat Sofi Flag of Australia Tim Macrow Flag of Australia Scud Racing
12 Cancelled due to rain Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of Australia Tandersport
13 Flag of Australia Symmons Plains Raceway September 2 Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow Flag of Australia Astuti Motorsport
14 Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of Australia Mat Sofi Flag of Australia Barton Mawer Flag of Australia Team BRM
15 Flag of Australia Oran Park Raceway November 4 Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings Flag of Australia Astuti Motorsport
16 Flag of Australia Leanne Tander Flag of Australia Tim Macrow Flag of Australia Tim Macrow Flag of Australia Scud Racing

[edit] Results and Standings

[edit] Drivers Championship

Pos Driver EAS 1 EAS 2 ORA 1 ORA 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 EAS 3 EAS 4 PHI 3 PHI 4 SYM 1 SYM 2 ORA 3 ORA 4 Pts
CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS
1 Flag of Australia Tim Macrow 3 1 2 2 4 5 Ret 1 3 5 1 2 7 3 2 1 208
2 Flag of Australia Leanne Tander 6 4 3 3 5 1 2 4 5 2 6 1 2 2 3 2 206
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Hollings 7 8 1 1 2 6 5 2 1 3 2 3 4 9 1 4 199
4 Flag of the United Kingdom James Winslow 5 7 6 4 1 2 1 6 7 7 3 Ret 1 Ret 133
5 Flag of Italy Marco Mapelli Ret 6 5 6 3 3 4 5 4 1 7 Ret 6 5 114
6 Flag of Australia Mat Sofi 4 Ret 8 9 6 4 7 8 6 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 4 6 72
7 Flag of Australia Stuart Kostera 1 5 4 7 7 11 3 7 8 DNS Ret DNS 68
8 Flag of Australia Barton Mawer 5 Ret 3 1 Ret 3 52
9 Flag of Australia Chris Gilmour 7 5 8 5 DNS 4 5 5 52
10 Flag of Australia Michael Trimble 6 3 2 4 46
11 Flag of Australia Daniel Schultz 4 4 5 6 34
12 Flag of Australia Chris Alajajian 2 2 32
13 Flag of Austria Walter Grubmuller Ret 3 Ret Ret 12
14 Flag of Australia Ricky Occhipinti 8 7 7
15 Flag of Indonesia Maher Algadrie 14 10 5
16 Flag of New Zealand Mathew Radisich Ret 9 DNS DNS 3
NATIONAL CLASS
1 Flag of Australia Chris Barry 8 9 9 8 10 10 8 9 9 9 10 Ret 6 7 269
2 Flag of Australia Lauren Gray 9 Ret 10 10 12 13 12 11 12 DNS 8 DNS 121
3 Flag of Australia John Boothman 11 12 14 DNS 13 11 11 7 10 Ret 104
4 Flag of Australia Daniel Schultz Ret Ret 11 8 9 10 Ret 8 92
5 Flag of Australia Jesse Wakeman 10 13 Ret 6 9 7 78
6 Flag of Australia Gordon Campbell 12 13 22
7 Flag of Australia Stuart Kostera Ret Ret 3
8 Flag of Australia Ian Dyk Ret DNS 1
9 Flag of Australia Tim Berryman DNS DNS 0
TROPHY CLASS
1 Flag of Australia Rod Anderson 10 11 13 12 13 DNS 11 12 Ret 8 9 8 185
2 Flag of Australia Graeme Holmes 9 Ret 11 12 10 10 9 Ret 135
3 Flag of Australia Samantha Reid Ret DNS 7 9 38
4 Flag of Australia Greg Hunter 13 14 30
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

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