1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 2D Sports Sedans.[1] The championship, which was the thirteenth Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2] was won by Kerry Baily driving a Toyota Celica Supra.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a three-round series with two races per round.

Round Circuit State Date
1[3] Winton Raceway[3] Victoria 18 May
2 Calder Park[4] Victoria 22 June[4]
3[5] Oran Park[5] New South Wales 3 August[5]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 21-19-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.

Results

Position[6] Driver No. Car[7] Rd1 R1 Rd1 R2 Rd2 R1 Rd2 R2 Rd3 R1 Rd3 R2 Total
1 Kerry Baily 28 Toyota Celica Supra Chevrolet 19 19 17 21 19 19 114
2 Mick Monterosso 2 Ford Escort RS2000 Chevrolet - 21 15 19 21 21 97
3 Wayne Park 25 Mazda RX-7 21 13 21 16 16 - 87
4 Bob Jolly 3 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet - 17 19 15 13 17 81
5 Stephen Voight 38 & 88 Honda Prelude Chevrolet - 14 16 17 14 16 77
6 Barry Morcom 7 Ford Falcon XR8 16 15 - - 15 15 61
7 Ron Newbound 81 Mazda RX-7 15 12 14 13 - - 54
8 Mike Imrie 4 Saab 900 Chevrolet 12 - 11 14 - 13 50
9 Clive Smith 55 Nissan Skyline DR30 13 11 12 12 - - 48
10 Ivan Mikac 42 Mazda RX-7 14 10 - - - 11 35
11 Tony Hubbard 16 Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet 17 16 - - - - 33
12 Anthony Wilson 27 Ford Escort - - 13 11 - - 24
13 Des Wall 20 Toyota Supra Chevrolet - - - - 17 - 17
14 Peter O'Brien 17 Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet - - - - - 14 14
15 Glen Taylor 19 Holden VN Commodore - - - - 12 - 12
Craig Wildridge 54 Ford Capri - - - - - 12 12
17 Terry Sheil 11 Mazda RX-7 - - - - 11 - 11
Paul Barrett 48 Mazda RX-7 11 - - - - - 11
19 Brian Hicks 40 Alfa Romeo 10 - - - - - 10
Russell Stenhouse 97 Holden LX Torana SS5000 A9X - - - - - 10 10
Barry Bray 36 Nissan Gazelle - - - 10 - - 10
Ron O'Brien 18 Ford Sierra Chevrolet - - 10 - - - 10

References

  1. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1997, pages 7-9 to 7-11
  2. ^ Records Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. ^ a b Auto Action, 23–29 May 1997
  4. ^ a b Auto Action, 18–24 July 1997, page 31
  5. ^ a b c Auto Action, 8–14 August 1997, page 41
  6. ^ Australian Sports Sedan Association results for the 1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
  7. ^ Race results – Retrieved from www.racetime.com.au in 2000 but no longer active