2007 Australian GT Championship


The 2007 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to closed production based sports cars as approved for FIA GT3 competition and to similar cars as approved by CAMS. The championship began on 3 February 2007 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 9 December at Sandown Raceway after eight rounds held across five states. It was the eleventh Australian GT Championship.
The championship was won by Danish driver Allan Simonsen who drove a Ferrari 360 GT owned by Ted Huglin in the first four rounds and a Ferrari F430, newly imported by Mark Coffey Racing, in the last four rounds.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2007 Australian GT Championship.
TeamCarNoDriver
Property Solutions GroupFerrari F4302 Kevin Miller
Consolidated Chemical CompanyFerrari 360 GT4 Allan Simonsen
Craig Baird
Ted Huglin
Andy Knight
Lamborghini AustraliaLamborghini Diablo GTR5 Peter Hackett
Lamborghini AustraliaLamborghini Gallardo5 John Bowe
Abcor
Preston General Engineering
Aston Martin DBRS97 John Kaias
Will Davison
Abcor
Preston General Engineering
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99777 John Kaias
Flash Air
Daikin Air Conditioninh
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 9968 Simon Middleton
Peter Hill
HallmarcPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 9969 Marc Cini
SupalocPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99610 Gary Dann
Taplin Real Estate
ANZ Banking
Porsche 911 GT3 Type 99611 Andrew Taplin
Dean Evans
Quarterback ShirtsFerrari 360 Challenge12 Mark Eddy
Dean Grant
PromatPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99613 Matthew Turnbull
Echo Ridges WinesPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99614 Greg Ward Jr.
Twigg Waste ManagementPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99618 Max Twigg
Nexus Cleaning
Roock
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99619 Damien Flack
Ash Samadhi
Marc Cini
Palmer Steel IndustriesLamborghini Gallardo20 Ian Palmer
Paul Stokell
Sherrin Motorsport P/LPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99621 Iain Sherrin
Sherrin Motorsport P/LPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99627 Grant Sherrin
Pelorus Property GroupPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99623 Paul Tresidder
Max Twigg
Audi Centre MelbourneFerrari F43029 Maher Algadrie
WTF MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99631 Jon Trende
Lynns Building MaterialsPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99632 Blake Lynn
Kirchner ConstructionsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99633 Fraser Kirchner
Jaylec
Buzza Auto Electrics
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99636 Peter Fountas
Matthew Coleman
Garth Rainsbury
RDS - Wall Racing Pty LtdPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 99638 David Wall
Des Wall
Sedgman LimitedPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99640 Russell Kempnich
Brennan IT
Securetel
Ferrari F43043 David Stevens
Hector Lester
Autohaus HamiltonPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99644 Bill Pye
Bolin RacingPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99645 Paul Bolinowsky
TravelplanPorsche 911 GT3 Type 99646 Anthony Skinner
Koala FurniturePorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99651 Ross Lilley
Koala FurnitureFerrari 360 GT95 Ross Lilley
Natrad Radiators & Auto AirPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996
Lamborghini Gallardo
54 Bryce Washington
Michael Trimble
Data Recovery Systems P/LLotus Elise73 Eric Northwood
Bicycle ExpressPorsche 911 Type 96474 Keith Wong
The Oxford Tavern WollongongPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99677 Anthony Kosseris
Matt Hunt
CueLotus Elise78 Justin Levis
Sirena RacingFerrari F43080 Allan Simonsen
Tim Leahey
Urban ArrangementsLotus Elise86 Scott Bargwanna
Urban ArrangementsLotus Elise99 Peter Lucas
Scott Bargwanna
Industry Central
Stahlwille
Ferrari F43088 John Teulan
Steven Johnson
Sonic Motor Racing
Macpherson & Kelley Lawyers
Porsche 911 GT3 Type 99690 Sven Burchartz
Jon Trende
Dean Fiore
Cooks ConstructionPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 99691 Graeme Cook
Zagame LotusLotus Elise GT398 Angelo Lazaris
Zagame LotusLotus Exige GT398 Angelo Lazaris
Warren Luff

Calendar

and Tim Leahey were awarded the 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy for their victory in the Sandown GT Classic.

Points system

For Rounds 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the top 25 positions in each of the three races.
Round 3 featured only two races and points were allocated on a 57-48-42-37.5-34.5-31.5-28.5-27-25.5-24-22.5-21-19.5-18-16.5-15-13.5-12-10.5-9-7.5-6-4.5-3-1.5 basis.
Round 8 was a 500 kilometre endurance round and points were allocated on a 114-96-84-75-69-63-57-54-51-48-45-42-39-36-33-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3 basis.
Three bonus points were allocated for pole position at each of the eight rounds.
The total for each driver was adjusted by deducting the worst round point score of those rounds which were contested. This resulted in drivers scoring zero nett points if they only contested only one round.

Championship results