2007 Australian Production Car Championship


The 2007 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australiann motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was administered by the Production Car Association of Australia, was promoted as the Shannons Australian Production Car Championship. It was the 14th Australian Production Car Championship.
The championship was won Garry Holt driving a BMW 335i. It was the second national title in as many years for Holt who had previously won the 2006 Australian Performance Car Championship. Holt finished 50 points clear of his team-mate Barry Morcom, also driving a BMW 335i. Morcom won a season long battle with Holden Commodore driver Steve Briffa for the runner-up position in the championship.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series.
RoundNameCircuitDateFormatRound winnerCarReport
1WPS Bathurst 12 HourMount Panorama7-8 AprilOne raceGarry HoltBMW 335iReport
2Phillip Island5-6 MayThree racesLeigh MertensHSV VY GTS
3Queensland Raceway26-27 MayThree racesGarry HoltBMW 335i
4Eastern Creek14-15 JulyThree racesGarry HoltBMW 335i
5Phillip Island11-12 AugustThree racesSteve BriffaHolden VZ Commodore SSZ
6Shannons 250Mallala13-14 OctoberThree racesGarry HoltBMW 335i
7Oran Park3-4 NovemberThree racesSteve BriffaHolden VZ Commodore SSZ
8Sandown Raceway8-9 DecemberTwo racesLeigh MertensHSV VZ

Class Structure

Cars competed in five classes:
Additional entries, competing without a Production Car Association License Agreement, contested two Trophy classes, “SP Trophy”, and “Trophy”. Drivers of SP Trophy and Trophy class cars were not eligible to score championship points.

Points system

Championship points for both outright and classes were awarded on a 30-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the first 14 finishers in each race. One point was awarded to all other finishers. Bonus points were also awarded at Round 1 according to the outright finishing order of competitors that were registered for the championship.
The fastest qualifying driver in each Class of the qualifying session was awarded 3 points towards their class points score.
To be eligible to score points at any rounds of the championship the driver was required to be a current financial member of the Production Car Association of Australia.
Any seven rounds were counted towards the championship.
Drivers registered as Trophy competitors were not eligible to score championship points, but competed for two separate Trophy class awards. Points towards the two season class awards were allocated on a 5-4-6-2-1- basis for the first five positions in each class at each race, with one point given to each of the other finishers.

Results

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Classes