1997 Australian Super Touring Championship

The 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Super Touring Cars. It was the fifth national title to be run in Australia for that class and the third to carry the Australian Super Touring Championship name. The series, which began on 4 May 1997 at Lakeside International Raceway and ended on 9 November at Amaroo Park after sixteen races, was promoted as the 1997 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship.

Contents

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship.

Team Manufacturer Car model No Driver
Brad Jones Racing
(Orix Audi Sport Australia)		 Audi A4 Quattro 1 * Brad Jones
11 * Cameron McConville
Paul Morris Motorsport
(BMW Motorsport)		 BMW 320i 2 * Paul Morris
22 * Craig Baird
83 * Geoff Brabham
Volvo Cars Australia
(Volvo Dealer Team)		 Volvo 850 4 * Tony Scott
8 * Jim Richards
Phoenix Motorsport Toyota Camry 10 Mark Adderton
Neal Bates
Greenfield Mowers Racing Holden Vectra 12 Cameron McLean
CPW Motorsport BMW 318i 13 Wayne Wakefield
27 Steven Johnson
64 Jason Richards
Triple P Racing
(Hyundai Motorsport)		 Hyundai Lantra 14 Jim Cornish
Kurt Kratzmann
57 Jim Cornish
58 Paul Pickett
Albert Poon Ford Mondeo 15 Gianfranco Brancatelli
Mike Briggs
20 Albert Poon
AAP Racing Toyota Carina 15 Milton Leslight
Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i 16 Justin Mathews
M-F Racing Peugeot 405 Mi16 21 Mike Fitzgerald
Garry Rogers Motorsport Honda
Nissan		 Accord
Primera		 34 Steven Richards
TC Motorsport
(Fastway Couriers Racing)		 Peugeot 405 Mi16 37 Tony Newman
38 Dwayne Bewley
Gun Racing Alfa Romeo 155 TS 45 David Auger
John Henderson Racing Opel Vectra 56 John Henderson
Warren Luff Honda Accord 60 Warren Luff
Robert Tweedie Vauxhall Cavalier 79 Bob Tweedie
Knight Racing Ford Mondeo 88 Peter Hills
89 Jenni Thompson
Claude Elias
Nigel Barclay BMW 318i 99 Blair Smith

Note : * indicates entry nominated by a manufacturer for the Manufacturers Championship

Season review

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship season consisted of eight rounds with two races held at each round.[1]

Rd. Race Race Title Circuit City / State Date Winner Team Report
1 1 Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 3–4 May Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
1 2 Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 3–4 May Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
2 1 Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 31 May - 1 Jun Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
2 2 Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 31 May - 1 Jun Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport
3 1 Calder Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 21 - 22 Jun Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
3 2 Calder Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 21 - 22 Jun Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport
4 1 Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 19 - 20 Jul Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
4 2 Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 19 - 20 Jul Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
5 1 Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 9 - 10 Aug Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing
5 2 Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 24 - 25 Aug Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
6 1 Mallala Mallala Motorsport Park Adelaide, South Australia 23 - 24 Aug Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
6 2 Mallala Mallala Motorsport Park Adelaide, South Australia 23 - 24 Aug Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing
7 1 Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 25 - 26 Oct Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
7 2 Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 25 - 26 Oct Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
8 1 Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 8 - 9 Nov Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport
8 2 Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 8 - 9 Nov Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top ten race positions in each race. There was a bonus point allocated for pole position.

Pos Driver LAK 1 LAK 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 ORA 1 ORA 2 AMA 1 AMA 2 WIN 1 WIN 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 LAK 3 LAK 4 AMA 3 AMA 4 Pts
1 Paul Morris 1st 1st 1st 2nd Ret 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 6th 3rd 1st 1st 4th 1st 189
2 Geoff Brabham 2nd 2nd 5th 1st 2nd 1st 4th 3rd 8th 3rd Ret 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 171
3 Cameron McConville DSQ 8th 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 4th 6th 3rd 2nd 152
4 Brad Jones Ret 6th 11th 3rd 1st 4th 1st 1st 3rd 6th 1st 4th Ret 7th 2nd Ret 125
5 Jim Richards 3rd 3rd Ret 5th 4th 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th 2nd 5th 5th 4th 6th 5th 111
6 Cameron McLean 4th 4th 4th Ret 5th 10th 11th 6th 5th 7th 4th 6th 6th 5th 13th 11th 70
7 Steven Richards Ret Ret 3rd 6th DSQ 6th 6th 7th 7th 5th 11th Ret 8th Ret 42
8 Craig Baird 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 35
9 Justin Mathews 6th 7th 6th 8th 9th 9th 10th 11th 10th 9th Ret Ret 9th 9th 16th 8th 32
10 Tony Newman 8th 9th 7th 7th 8th Ret Ret 10th 11th Ret 7th 8th Ret 14th Ret DNS 24
11 David Auger 7th 10th 8th Ret 7th 8th 13th 13th 12th 10th 9th 9th 10th 10th 14th Ret 22
12 Bob Tweedie Ret Ret 12th DSQ 6th Ret 9th 9th 13th 11th 8th 7th 11th 12th 12th Ret 16
13 Mark Adderton Ret Ret 8th Ret 8th Ret 7th 7th 14
13 Neal Bates 6th 8th 5th Ret 14
15 Wayne Wakefield 5th 5th 12
16 Jason Richards 7th 8th 7
16 Steven Johnson 7th 8th 7
16 Tony Scott 9th 6th 7
19 Mike Briggs Ret 7th 7
20 Jim Cornish Ret 11th 10th Ret Ret Ret 10th Ret 2
20 Paul Pickett Ret Ret 9th Ret Ret 15th Ret DNS 2
20 Peter Hills 12th 12th 9th 12th 12th 11th Ret Ret 2
20 Claude Elias 15th 9th 2
Warren Luff Ret DNS 11th Ret
Jenni Thompson 13th 16th
Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret Ret
Blair Smith Ret Ret Ret Ret
Kurt Kratzmann Ret DNS
John Henderson Ret Ret
Milton Leslight Ret DNS
Mike Fitzgerald Ret DNS
Albert Poon DNS DNS
Pos Driver LAK 1 LAK 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 ORA 1 ORA 2 AMA 1 AMA 2 WIN 1 WIN 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 LAK 3 LAK 4 AMA 3 AMA 4 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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 participate
Excluded (EX)

Manufacturers Championship

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[2] Rd1 R1 Rd1 R2 Rd2 R1 Rd2 R2 Rd3 R1 Rd3 R2 Rd4 R1 Rd4 R2 Rd5 R1 Rd5 R2 Rd6 R1 Rd6 R2 Rd7 R1 Rd7 R2 Rd8 R1 Rd8 R2 Total[2]
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

Position [2] Team [2] Car Points [2]
1 BMW Motorsport BMW 320i 362
2 Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 305
3 Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai Lantra 31
4 Knight Racing Ford Mondeo 30
5 Volvo Dealer Team Volvo 850 25
6 Fastway Couriers Racing Peugeot 405 17

References

  1. ^ Official Programme, Australian Super Touring Championship, Mallala, Round 6 - 24 August 1997
  2. ^ a b c d e CAMS Report, Summer 1997

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