2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
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The 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned national motor racing championship open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars (Type 997)
. It was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd and promoted as the 2007 Carrera Cup Australia, and is recognised by CAMS as the fifth Australian Carrera Cup Championship
.
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.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned national motor racing championship open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars (Type 997)
Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS...
. It was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd and promoted as the 2007 Carrera Cup Australia, and is recognised by CAMS as the fifth Australian Carrera Cup Championship
Australian Carrera Cup Championship
The Australian Carrera Cup Championship is a sports car racing championship open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia and sanctioned by CAMS as an Australian Championship...
.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.- Round 1, Adelaide ParklandsAdelaide Street CircuitThe Adelaide Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia....
, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, 4 March - Round 2, Winton Motor RacewayWinton Motor RacewayWinton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...
, Victoria, 20 May - Round 3, Hidden Valley RacewayHidden Valley RacewayHidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series...
, Northern TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, 24 June - Round 4, Queensland RacewayQueensland RacewayQueensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 22 July - Round 5, Oran Park RacewayOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 19 August - Round 6, Sandown RacewaySandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, Victoria, 16 September - Round 7, Mount Panorama CircuitMount Panorama CircuitMount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 7 October - Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street CircuitLexmark Indy 300The Nikon Indy 300 was an open-wheel motor race event that took place at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in south east Queensland, Australia. Known generically as the Gold Coast Indy 300, Japanese camera giant Nikon was announced as new naming rights sponsor in early August 2008...
, Queensland, 21 October
Points system
Championship 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.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.