The 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship[1] open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars (Type 997).[2] It was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd and promoted as the 2007 Carrera Cup Australia,[3] and is recognised by CAMS as the fifth Australian Carrera Cup Championship.[4]
Calendar
editThe championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[5]
- Round 1, Adelaide Parklands, South Australia, 4 March
- Round 2, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 20 May
- Round 3, Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory, 24 June
- Round 4, Queensland Raceway, Queensland, 22 July
- Round 5, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 19 August
- Round 6, Sandown Raceway, Victoria, 16 September
- Round 7, Mount Panorama Circuit, New South Wales, 7 October
- Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, 21 October
Points system
editChampionship points were awarded on a 60-54-48-42-36-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-6-3-3-3-3-3 basis for the first twenty places in each race with one point awarded for places 21st through to last.[3]
Results
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Race 1 of Round 5 at Oran Park was called early (after 10 of the scheduled 16 laps) due to TV commitments and as a result only half points were awarded.[8]
References
edit- ^ CAMS Bulletin B07/003 of 1 January 2007 Retrieved on 2 July 2011
- ^ Technical Regulations for the 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Retrieved on 2 July 2011
- ^ a b Carrera Cup Australia 2007 Sporting Regulations
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles Retrieved on 2 July 2011
- ^ A Close Cup Thing, The Annual - Australian Motorsport - Number 3 / 2007, pages 64-70
- ^ a b c 2007 Points from www.cupcar.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 2 July 2011
- ^ 2007 Race Result Archive at www.natsoft.biz Archived 19 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2 July 2011
- ^ Wet & Miserable Oran Park Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.fitz-racing.com.au on 2 July 2011