1997_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship

1997 Australian Touring Car Championship

1997 Australian Touring Car Championship

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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

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.

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Race calendar

The championship was contested over ten rounds with three races per round.[6]

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Event locations

Race winners

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Points system

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

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Privateers' Cup

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]

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Note: Only the top five positions are shown.

See also

1997 Australian Touring Car season

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Title Conditions, 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7–9 to 7–10
  2. [2]
    Racing, 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-1
  3. [3]
    Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  4. [4]
    V8 Supercars – 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997
  5. [5]
    Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, 13 July 1997
  6. [6]
    Graham Howard, 1997 ATCC, Stewart Wilson & David Greenhalgh, The official history – Australian Touring Car Championship – 50 Years, 2011, page 371
  7. [7]
    Motor Racing Australia, Jan/Feb 1998, page 63
  8. [8]
    Points to make, Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, Mallala, 13 July 1997
  9. [9]
    Jason Parker, Private Faulkner – Privateers' Cup, V8 Supercars – 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997, pages 80 to 83
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