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.

Team	Car	No	Driver
Property Solutions Group	Ferrari F430	2	Australia Kevin Miller
Consolidated Chemical Company	Ferrari 360 GT	4	Denmark Allan Simonsen New Zealand Craig Baird Australia Ted Huglin New Zealand Andy Knight
Lamborghini Australia	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	5	Australia Peter Hackett
Lamborghini Gallardo	5	Australia John Bowe
Abcor Preston General Engineering	Aston Martin DBRS9	7	Australia John Kaias Australia Will Davison
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997	77	Australia John Kaias
Flash Air Daikin Air Conditioninh	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996	8	Australia Simon Middleton Australia Peter Hill
Hallmarc	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	9	Australia Marc Cini
Supaloc	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	10	Australia Gary Dann
Taplin Real Estate ANZ Banking	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	11	Australia Andrew Taplin Australia Dean Evans
Quarterback Shirts	Ferrari 360 Challenge	12	Australia Mark Eddy Australia Dean Grant
Promat	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	13	Australia Matthew Turnbull
Echo Ridges Wines	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	14	Australia Greg Ward Jr.
Twigg Waste Management	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	18	Australia Max Twigg
Nexus Cleaning Roock	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	19	Australia Damien Flack Australia Ash Samadhi Australia Marc Cini
Palmer Steel Industries	Lamborghini Gallardo	20	Australia Ian Palmer Australia Paul Stokell
Sherrin Motorsport P/L	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	21	Australia Iain Sherrin
27	Australia Grant Sherrin
Pelorus Property Group	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	23	Australia Paul Tresidder Australia Max Twigg
Audi Centre Melbourne	Ferrari F430	29	Indonesia Maher Algadrie
WTF Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	31	Australia Jon Trende
Lynns Building Materials	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	32	Australia Blake Lynn
Kirchner Constructions	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	33	Australia Fraser Kirchner
Jaylec Buzza Auto Electrics	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	36	Australia Peter Fountas Australia Matthew Coleman Australia Garth Rainsbury
RDS - Wall Racing Pty Ltd	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996	38	Australia David Wall Australia Des Wall
Sedgman Limited	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	40	Australia Russell Kempnich
Brennan IT Securetel	Ferrari F430	43	Australia David Stevens Australia Hector Lester
Autohaus Hamilton	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	44	Australia Bill Pye
Bolin Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	45	Australia Paul Bolinowsky
Travelplan	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	46	Australia Anthony Skinner
Koala Furniture	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	51	Australia Ross Lilley
Ferrari 360 GT	95
Natrad Radiators & Auto Air	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Lamborghini Gallardo	54	Australia Bryce Washington Australia Michael Trimble
Data Recovery Systems P/L	Lotus Elise	73	Australia Eric Northwood
Bicycle Express	Porsche 911 Type 964	74	Australia Keith Wong
The Oxford Tavern Wollongong	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	77	Australia Anthony Kosseris Australia Matt Hunt
Cue	Lotus Elise	78	Australia Justin Levis
Sirena Racing	Ferrari F430	80	Denmark Allan Simonsen Australia Tim Leahey
Urban Arrangements	Lotus Elise	86	Australia Scott Bargwanna
Lotus Elise	99	Australia Peter Lucas Australia Scott Bargwanna
Industry Central Stahlwille	Ferrari F430	88	Australia John Teulan Australia Steven Johnson
Sonic Motor Racing Macpherson & Kelley Lawyers	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	90	Australia Sven Burchartz Australia Jon Trende Australia Dean Fiore
Cooks Construction	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	91	Australia Graeme Cook
Zagame Lotus	Lotus Elise GT3	98	Australia Angelo Lazaris
Lotus Exige GT3	Australia Angelo Lazaris Australia Warren Luff

Calendar

Rd.	Race title	Circuit	Location / state	Date	Winning driver(s)	Car	Report
1	Australia Eastern Creek	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	2–4 Feb	Allan Simonsen	Ferrari 360 GT
2	Australia Adelaide	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	21–24 Feb	Allan Simonsen	Ferrari 360 GT
3	Australia Bathurst	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	5–7 Apr	Bryce Washington	Lamborghini Gallardo
4	Australia Queensland Raceway	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	25–27 May	Bryce Washington	Lamborghini Gallardo
5	Australia Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	10–12 Aug	John Bowe	Lamborghini Gallardo
6	Australia Symmons Plains	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	31 Aug – 2 Sep	John Bowe	Lamborghini Gallardo
7	Australia Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	2–4 Nov	Bryce Washington	Lamborghini Gallardo
8	Australia Sandown GT Classic	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	7–9 Dec	Allan Simonsen Tim Leahey	Ferrari F430	Report

Allan Simonsen 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 contested only one round.

Championship results

Pos.	Driver	Car	Round 1 - Eas	Round 2 - Ade	Round 3 - Bat	Round 4 - Qld	Round 5 - Phi	Round 6 - Sym	Round 7 - Ora	Round 8 - San	Total Pts	Retained Pts
Pos. Driver Car Round 1 - Eas Round 2 - Ade Round 3 - Bat Round 4 - Qld Round 5 - Phi Round 6 - Sym Round 7 - Ora Round 8 - San Total Pts Retained Pts Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 1 Allan Simonsen Ferrari 360 GT Ferrari F430 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 779 695 2 Bryce Washington Lamborghini Gallardo 3rd 2nd 3rd 14th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 4th 9th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st Ret 662 662 3 David Wall Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 2nd Ret 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 7th 10th 4th 4th 1st Ret 2nd 2nd 13th 604 565 4 Damien Flack Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 7th 5th 7th 13th 12th 15th 5th 7th 13th 8th 17th 10th 10th 6th 5th Ret 9th 5th 6th 4th 11th 409 371 5 Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 17th Ret DNS 6th Ret Ret 6th 5th 5th 5th 6th 7th 8th 5th 6th Ret DNS 6th 9th 7th 4th 379 370 6 Peter Lucas Lotus Elise 8th 7th 12th 9th 7th 7th 13th 12th 6th 12th 12th 17th 11th 12th 10th 9th 8th Ret 7th Ret 12th 345.5 326.5 7 John Teulan Ferrari F430 5th 4th Ret 3rd 4th 4th Ret DNS 10th 15th DNS 11th DNS DNS 3rd 8th 6th 3rd 319 319 8 Paul Tresidder Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 9th Ret 9th 10th 9th 8th 9th Ret 11th Ret 8th Ret 17th 13th 7th 6th 6th 7th 10th 8th Ret 279.5 279.5 9 Ian Palmer Lamborghini Gallardo 4th 4th DNS DNS DNS Ret 6th Ret Ret DNS DNS 4th 5th 5th 2nd 263 263 10 Max Twigg Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 6th Ret 6th 8th 6th 7th 6th 5th 8th 9th 11th Ret 4th DNS Ret 238.5 238.5 11 Jon Trende Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 14th 12th 11th 11th 18th Ret Ret 10th 9th 19th DNS DNS 11th 5th 10th 4th 233 226 12 Mark Eddy Ferrari 360 Challenge 5th 6th 5th DNS Ret 8th 7th 10th 9th Ret 7th 10th 204 204 13 Ross Lilley Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 13th 10th Ret Ret 11th 12th 11th 9th Ret 16th 16th 9th 8th 7th 10th Ret DNS 196 196 14 Paul Bolinowsky Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 12th 11th 10th 12th 10th Ret Ret DNS 12th 12th 14th 8th 11th 9th 180 180 15 Peter Fountas Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 16th 14th 14th 18th 15th 17th 17th 15th 15th 17th 14th 15th 15th 17th 9th 206 206 16 Gary Dann Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 DNS DNS DNS 4th 5th 6th 10th 8th 9th 7th 7th 173 173 17 Angelo Lazaris Lotus Elise GT3 Lotus Exige GT3 18th 16th 16th 16th Ret 15th 8th 7th 5th DNS DNS DNS 8th 163 163 18 Blake Lynn Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 10th 8th 8th Ret Ret 14th 14th 11th 12th 11th 13th 146.5 134.5 19 John Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 221 117 20 Will Davison Aston Martin DBRS9 5th 2nd 2nd 7th 144 87 21 John Kaias Aston Martin DBRS9 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 4th 4th 3rd 7th 135 78 22 Craig Baird Ferrari 360 GT 3rd 5th 4th Ret 76 76 23 Bill Pye Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 4th 6th 5th 7th DNS 97.5 69 24 Andrew Taplin Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 8th Ret Ret 6th 81 63 25 Ted Huglin Ferrari 360 GT 11th 12th 10th Ret 45 45 = Marc Cini Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 7th Ret Ret 11th 64 45 27 Grant Sherrin Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 16th 14th 11th 14th 13th 8th 80 43 28 Graeme Cook Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 12th 10th Ret 16th 13th 64.5 34.5 = Anthony Skinner Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Ret 9th Ret 15th 14th 51.5 34.5 30 Simon Middleton Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 17th 14th 13th 13th 14th Ret DNS 59 34 31 Russell Kempnich Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 15th 15th 15th 14th 18th DNS 53 33 = Iain Sherrin Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 17th 13th 15th Ret 19th Ret 40 33 33 Fraser Kirchner Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 19th 16th 16th 18th 16th 54 27 34 Eric Northwood Lotus Elise 19th 17th 18th 18th 18th 48 24 - Peter Hackett Lamborghini Diablo GTR Ret 3rd 4th 53 0 - Maher Algadrie Ferrari F430 16th 8th 10th 44 0 - Keith Wong Porsche 911 Type 964 15th 13th 11th 39 0 - Hector Lester Ferrari F430 Ret 17th 9th 26 0 - Justin Levis Lotus Elise Ret 13th 13th 26 0 - David Stevens Ferrari F430 11th DNS DNS 15 0 - Kevin Miller Ferrari F430 DNS DNS DNS 0 0 - Matt Turnbull Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 0 0 - Greg Ward Jr. Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 DNS DNS DNS 9th Ret DNS 17 0 - Scott Bargwanna Lotus Elise DNS DNS DNS 12th 42 0 - Tim Leahey Ferrari F430 1st 114 0 - Paul Stokell Lamborghini Gallardo 2nd 96 0 - Steven Johnson Ferrari F430 3rd 84 0 - Dean Fiore Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 4th 75 0 - Anthony Kosseris Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 5th 69 0 - Matt Hunt Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 5th 69 0 - Dean Evans Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 6th 63 0 - Warren Luff Lotus Exige GT3 8th 54 0 - Garth Rainsbury Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 9th 51 0 - Matt Coleman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 9th 51 0 - Dean Grant Ferrari 360 Challenge 10th 48 0 - Ash Samadi Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 11th 45 0 - Des Wall Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 13th 39 0 - New Zealand Andy Knight Ferrari 360 GT Ret 0 0 - Peter Hill Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996 DNS 0 0 - Michael Trimble Lamborghini Gallardo Ret 0 0	Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1
1	Allan Simonsen	Ferrari 360 GT Ferrari F430	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	779	695
2	Bryce Washington	Lamborghini Gallardo	3rd	2nd	3rd	14th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th	4th	9th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Ret	662	662
3	David Wall	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996	2nd	Ret	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	6th	7th	10th	4th	4th	1st	Ret	2nd	2nd	13th	604	565
4	Damien Flack	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	7th	5th	7th	13th	12th	15th	5th	7th	13th	8th	17th	10th	10th	6th	5th	Ret	9th	5th	6th	4th	11th	409	371
5	Sven Burchartz	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	17th	Ret	DNS	6th	Ret	Ret	6th	5th	5th	5th	6th	7th	8th	5th	6th	Ret	DNS	6th	9th	7th	4th	379	370
6	Peter Lucas	Lotus Elise	8th	7th	12th	9th	7th	7th	13th	12th	6th	12th	12th	17th	11th	12th	10th	9th	8th	Ret	7th	Ret	12th	345.5	326.5
7	John Teulan	Ferrari F430	5th	4th	Ret	3rd	4th	4th	Ret	DNS	10th	15th	DNS	11th	DNS	DNS				3rd	8th	6th	3rd	319	319
8	Paul Tresidder	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	9th	Ret	9th	10th	9th	8th	9th	Ret	11th	Ret	8th	Ret	17th	13th	7th	6th	6th	7th	10th	8th	Ret	279.5	279.5
9	Ian Palmer	Lamborghini Gallardo							4th	4th	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	4th	5th	5th	2nd	263	263
10	Max Twigg	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	6th	Ret	6th				8th	6th	7th	6th	5th	8th	9th	11th				Ret	4th	DNS	Ret	238.5	238.5
11	Jon Trende	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	14th	12th	11th	11th	18th	Ret			Ret	10th	9th	19th	DNS	DNS	11th	5th	10th				4th	233	226
12	Mark Eddy	Ferrari 360 Challenge				5th	6th	5th	DNS	Ret	8th	7th	10th	9th	Ret	7th							10th	204	204
13	Ross Lilley	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	13th	10th	Ret	Ret	11th	12th	11th	9th				Ret	16th	16th	9th	8th	7th	10th	Ret	DNS		196	196
14	Paul Bolinowsky	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	12th	11th	10th				12th	10th	Ret	Ret	DNS	12th	12th	14th				8th	11th	9th		180	180
15	Peter Fountas	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	16th	14th	14th	18th	15th	17th	17th	15th	15th	17th	14th	15th	15th	17th							9th	206	206
16	Gary Dann	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	DNS	DNS	DNS	4th	5th	6th	10th	8th	9th	7th	7th											173	173
17	Angelo Lazaris	Lotus Elise GT3 Lotus Exige GT3									18th	16th	16th	16th	Ret	15th	8th	7th	5th	DNS	DNS	DNS	8th	163	163
18	Blake Lynn	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	10th	8th	8th	Ret	Ret	14th	14th	11th	12th	11th	13th											146.5	134.5
19	John Bowe	Lamborghini Gallardo												1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th					221	117
20	Will Davison	Aston Martin DBRS9												5th	2nd	2nd							7th	144	87
21	John Kaias	Aston Martin DBRS9	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS			4th	4th	3rd										7th	135	78
22	Craig Baird	Ferrari 360 GT												3rd	5th	4th							Ret	76	76
23	Bill Pye	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	4th	6th	5th				7th	DNS														97.5	69
24	Andrew Taplin	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996				8th	Ret	Ret															6th	81	63
25	Ted Huglin	Ferrari 360 GT																		11th	12th	10th	Ret	45	45
=	Marc Cini	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996				7th	Ret	Ret															11th	64	45
27	Grant Sherrin	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996									16th	14th	11th	14th	13th	8th								80	43
28	Graeme Cook	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996				12th	10th	Ret	16th	13th														64.5	34.5
=	Anthony Skinner	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	Ret	9th	Ret				15th	14th														51.5	34.5
30	Simon Middleton	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996				17th	14th	13th						13th	14th	Ret							DNS	59	34
31	Russell Kempnich	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996	15th	15th	15th						14th	18th	DNS											53	33
=	Iain Sherrin	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996									17th	13th	15th	Ret	19th	Ret								40	33
33	Fraser Kirchner	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996				19th	16th	16th	18th	16th														54	27
34	Eric Northwood	Lotus Elise							19th	17th				18th	18th	18th								48	24
-	Peter Hackett	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	Ret	3rd	4th																			53	0
-	Maher Algadrie	Ferrari F430				16th	8th	10th																44	0
-	Keith Wong	Porsche 911 Type 964				15th	13th	11th																39	0
-	Hector Lester	Ferrari F430				Ret	17th	9th																26	0
-	Justin Levis	Lotus Elise	Ret	13th	13th																			26	0
-	David Stevens	Ferrari F430	11th	DNS	DNS																			15	0
-	Kevin Miller	Ferrari F430									DNS	DNS	DNS											0	0
-	Matt Turnbull	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup				Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret														0	0
-	Greg Ward Jr.	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996				DNS	DNS	DNS												9th	Ret	DNS		17	0
-	Scott Bargwanna	Lotus Elise				DNS	DNS	DNS															12th	42	0
-	Tim Leahey	Ferrari F430																					1st	114	0
-	Paul Stokell	Lamborghini Gallardo																					2nd	96	0
-	Steven Johnson	Ferrari F430																					3rd	84	0
-	Dean Fiore	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996																					4th	75	0
-	Anthony Kosseris	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996																					5th	69	0
-	Matt Hunt	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996																					5th	69	0
-	Dean Evans	Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996																					6th	63	0
-	Warren Luff	Lotus Exige GT3																					8th	54	0
-	Garth Rainsbury	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996																					9th	51	0
-	Matt Coleman	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996																					9th	51	0
-	Dean Grant	Ferrari 360 Challenge																					10th	48	0
-	Ash Samadi	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996																					11th	45	0
-	Des Wall	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996																					13th	39	0
-	New Zealand Andy Knight	Ferrari 360 GT																					Ret	0	0
-	Peter Hill	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Type 996																					DNS	0	0
-	Michael Trimble	Lamborghini Gallardo																					Ret	0	0
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

External links

14 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine