2007 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 2007 Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3 racing cars, with the winner awarded the 2007 CAMS Gold Star. The title, which was the 51st Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded to the winner of the 2007 Australian Formula 3 Championship.[1] The championship, which began on 4 February 2007 (at Eastern Creek Raceway) and finished on 4 November at Oran Park, consisted of 16 races at 8 rounds across 4 different states.

The 2007 championship was notable for being one of the most competitive Australian Drivers Championships in years,[citation needed] with seven different drivers from three countries scoring race wins and ten drivers achieving at least one top three race placing. Four drivers, Tim Macrow, Leanne Tander, Charlie Hollings and James Winslow, had a mathematical chance of winning the championship heading into the final round. Whilst Winslow did not compete at that round due to a clash with his Formula V6 Asia commitments, the remaining trio fought out the title with Macrow coming from four points behind to win the championship in the final race of the season.

Classes

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Competing cars were classified into one of three classes:[1]

  • The Championship Class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004
  • The National Class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001
  • The Trophy Class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998

Points System

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Points were awarded on 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in the Championship Class in each race.[1] An additional point was awarded to the driver setting the Championship Class pole position in the qualifying session for each race and a further point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest Championship Class race lap in each race.[1] The point for fastest race lap was only awarded if the driver was a classified finisher in that race.[1]

Points for the National Class and the Trophy Class were awarded on the same basis as for the Championship Class.[1]

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers competed in championship.

Team Class Chassis Engine No Driver
R-Tek Motorsport Services Championship Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 2   Mat Sofi
National Dallara F301 59   Jesse Wakeman
Team BRM Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 3   Barton Mawer
4   Marco Mapelli
Sodemo-Renault 19   Maher Algadrie
22   Chris Alajajian
29   Stuart Kostera
National Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 57   Daniel Schulz
PRB Australia National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 6   Chris Barry
HT Leads / Koni / FedEx Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 8   Mathew Radisich
Astuti Motorsport Championship Dallara F304 Sodemo-Renault 10   Walter Grubmuller
  Ricky Occhipinti
  Michael Trimble
  Daniel Schulz
11   Charles Hollings
JB Motorsport National Dallara F301 Novamotor-FIAT 12   John Boothman
Gilmour Racing Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 17   Chris Gilmour
Decentralised Demountables Trophy Dallara F398 Novamotor-FIAT 21   Graeme Holmes
Scud Racing National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 25   Ian Dyk
  Lauren Gray
  Stuart Kostera
Championship Dallara F304 60   Tim Macrow
Trophy Dallara F396 TOM'S-Toyota 87   Greg Hunter
88   Samantha Reid
Piccola Scuderia Corse Championship Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 27   James Winslow
Formula Uno Racing National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 32   Gordon Campbell
333 Racing National Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 33   Tim Berryman
Hack, Anderson & Thomas Trophy Dallara F398 TOM'S-Toyota 37   Rod Anderson
Tandersport Championship Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 42   Leanne Tander

Calendar

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Round / Race[1] Circuit[1] Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 / 1   Eastern Creek Raceway 4 February   Stuart Kostera   Chris Alajajian   Stuart Kostera   Team BRM
1 / 2   Charles Hollings   Chris Alajajian   Tim Macrow   Scud Racing
2 / 1   Oran Park Raceway 22 April   Charles Hollings   Charles Hollings   Charles Hollings   Astuti Motorsport
2 / 2   Charles Hollings   Marco Mapelli   Charles Hollings   Astuti Motorsport
3 / 1   Phillip Island 6 May   James Winslow   Mat Sofi   James Winslow   Piccola Scuderia Course
3 / 2   James Winslow   Leanne Tander   Leanne Tander   Tandersport
4 / 1   Mallala Motor Sport Park 1 July   Michael Trimble   Marco Mapelli   James Winslow   Piccola Scuderia Course
4 / 2   Michael Trimble   Michael Trimble   Tim Macrow   Scud Racing
5 / 1   Eastern Creek Raceway 15 July   Tim Macrow   Marco Mapelli   Charles Hollings   Astuti Motorsport
5 / 2   Leanne Tander   Marco Mapelli   Marco Mapelli   Team BRM
6 / 1   Phillip Island 12 August   James Winslow   Mat Sofi   Tim Macrow   Scud Racing
6 / 2 Cancelled due to rain   Leanne Tander   Leanne Tander   Tandersport
7 / 1   Symmons Plains Raceway 2 September   Leanne Tander   James Winslow   James Winslow   Astuti Motorsport
7 / 2   Tasmanian Super Prix   Charles Hollings   Mat Sofi   Barton Mawer   Team BRM
8 / 1   Oran Park Raceway 4 November   Leanne Tander   Leanne Tander   Charles Hollings   Astuti Motorsport
8 / 2   Leanne Tander   Tim Macrow   Tim Macrow   Scud Racing

Results

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Pos Driver EAS 1 EAS 2 ORA 1 ORA 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 EAS 3 EAS 4 PHI 3 PHI 4 SYM 1 SYM 2 ORA 3 ORA 4 Pts.[2]
CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS
1   Tim Macrow 3 1 2 2 4 5 Ret 1 3 5 1 2 7 3 2 1 208
2   Leanne Tander 6 4 3 3 5 1 2 4 5 2 6 1 2 2 3 2 206
3   Charles Hollings 7 8 1 1 2 6 5 2 1 3 2 3 4 9 1 4 199
4   James Winslow 5 7 6 4 1 2 1 6 7 7 3 Ret 1 Ret 133
5   Marco Mapelli Ret 6 5 6 3 3 4 5 4 1 7 Ret 6 5 114
6   Mat Sofi 4 Ret 8 9 6 4 7 8 6 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 4 6 71
7   Stuart Kostera 1 5 4 7 7 11 3 7 8 DNS Ret DNS 68
8   Barton Mawer 5 Ret 3 1 Ret 3 52
9   Chris Gilmour 7 5 8 5 DNS 4 5 5 52
10   Michael Trimble 6 3 2 4 46
11   Daniel Schulz 4 4 5 6 34
12   Chris Alajajian 2 2 32
13   Walter Grubmuller Ret 3 Ret Ret 12
14   Ricky Occhipinti 8 7 7
15   Maher Algadrie 14 10 5
16   Mathew Radisich Ret 9 DNS DNS 3
NATIONAL CLASS
1   Chris Barry 8 9 9 8 10 10 8 9 9 9 10 Ret 6 7 269
2   Lauren Gray 9 Ret 10 10 12 13 12 11 12 DNS 8 DNS 121
3   John Boothman 11 12 14 DNS 13 11 11 7 10 Ret 101
4   Daniel Schulz Ret Ret 11 8 9 10 Ret 8 92
5   Jesse Wakeman 10 13 Ret 6 9 7 86
6   Gordon Campbell 12 13 22
NC   Stuart Kostera Ret Ret 0
NC   Ian Dyk Ret DNS 0
NC   Tim Berryman DNS DNS 0
TROPHY CLASS
1   Rod Anderson 10 11 13 12 13 DNS 11 12 Ret 8 9 8 185
2   Graeme Holmes 9 Ret 11 12 10 10 9 Ret 134
3   Samantha Reid Ret DNS 7 9 38
4   Greg Hunter 13 14 30
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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)

Non-championship round

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A non-championship round was held at Albert Park supporting the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, with three races held. The first was won by Charlie Hollings, and both the second and third races by Tim Macrow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 2007 Australian Formula 3 Championship Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 21 August 2009
  2. ^ 2007 Australian Formula 3 Championship results Retrieved on 9 December 2010
  3. ^ "N/C 2007, Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". Australian Formula 3. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.

Further reading

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  • Grant Rowley, The Annual - Australian Motor Sport, 2007 Edition, Australian Formula 3 Championship, pages 76–78
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