2007 Sandown GT Classic
The 2007 Sandown GT Classic was a motor race staged at Sandown International Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 9 December 2007 [1] over a duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes.[2] It was the eighth and final round of the 2007 Australian GT Championship.
The race was won by the Sirena Racing driver pairing of Danish driver Allan Simonsen and his co-driver Tim Leahey who joined the team just for this race. The Sirena Ferrari F430 finished a full two laps ahead of the Lamborghini Gallardo of Ian Palmer and Paul Stokell. John Teulan and Steven Johnson finished third in a Ferrari F430, another two laps behind.
Results
| Pos[1] | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | 80 | Sirena Racing | Allan Simonsen Tim Leahey |
Ferrari F430 | 158 | 114 |
| Ferrari 4.3L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | 20 | Palmer Steel Industries | Ian Palmer Paul Stokell |
Lamborghini Gallardo | 156 | 96 |
| Lamborghini 5.0L V10 | ||||||
| 3 | 88 | Industry Central Stahlwille |
John Teulan Steven Johnson |
Ferrari F430 | 154 | 84 |
| Ferrari 4.3L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | 90 | Cooks Construction | Jon Trende Sven Burchartz Dean Fiore |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 153 | 75 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 5 | 77 | The Oxford Tavern Wollongong | Anthony Kosseris Matt Hunt |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 152 | 69 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | Taplin Real Estate ANZ Banking |
Andrew Taplin Dean Evans |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 150 | 63 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | Abcor Preston General Engineering |
John Kaias Will Davison |
Aston Martin DBRS9 | 150 | 57 |
| Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | ||||||
| 8 | 98 | Zagame Lotus | Angelo Lazaris Warren Luff |
Lotus Exige GT3 | 146 | 54 |
| Toyota 1.8L I4 | ||||||
| 9 | 36 | Jaylec Buzza Auto Electrics |
Peter Fountas Matthew Coleman Garth Rainsbury |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 144 | 51 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | Quarter Back | Mark Eddy Dean Grant |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 142 | 48 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| 11 | 19 | Nexus Cleaning Roock GPM |
Damien Flack Ash Samadhi Marc Cini |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 139 | 45 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 12 | 99 | Urban Arrangement | Peter Lucas Scott Bargwanna |
Lotus Elise | 137 | 42 |
| Rover 1.8L I4 | ||||||
| 13 | 38 | World of Learning | David Wall Des Wall |
Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 130 | 39 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| DNF | 23 | Pelorus Property Group | Paul Tresidder Max Twigg |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 79 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| DNF | 4 | Consolidated Chemical Company | Ted Huglin Craig Baird Andrew Knight |
Ferrari 360 GT | 21 | |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| DNF | 54 | Natrad Radiators & Auto Air Conditioning | Bryce Washington Michael Trimble |
Lamborghini Gallardo | 1 | |
| Lamborghini 5.0L V10 | ||||||
| DNS | 8 | Flash Air Daikin Air Conditioning |
Peter Hill Simon Middleton |
Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 |
Statistics
- Pole position - #80 Sirena Racing - 1:11.5544 [3]
- Fastest lap - #38 World of Learning - 1:13.3227 [1]
2007 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the winners of the 2007 Sandown GT Classic.[4] It was the eighteenth Australian Tourist Trophy, and the first to be awarded since 1979.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Race results, Sandown GT Classic, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ 2007 Sandown GT Classic Supplementary Regulations, www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Qualifying 1 results, Sandown GT Classic, www.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Gt's To Race For Australian Tourist Trophy Title At Sandown, www.racefan.com.au Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 August 2014
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
External links
- Event Overview - Sandown GT Classic, www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- Round 8 Results, 2007, www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- European Car Club of Australia page with images of all competing cars, as archived at www.webcitation.org