1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 2D Sports Sedans.[1] The championship, which was the thirteenth Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2] was won by Kerry Baily driving a Toyota Celica Supra.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a three-round series with two races per round.

Round Circuit State Date
1[3] Winton Raceway[3] Victoria 18 May
2 Calder Park[4] Victoria 22 June[4]
3[5] Oran Park[5] New South Wales 3 August[5]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 21-19-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.

Results
Position[6] Driver No. Car[7] Rd1 R1 Rd1 R2 Rd2 R1 Rd2 R2 Rd3 R1 Rd3 R2 Total
1 Kerry Baily 28 Toyota Celica Supra Chevrolet 19 19 17 21 19 19 114
2 Mick Monterosso 2 Ford Escort RS2000 Chevrolet - 21 15 19 21 21 97
3 Wayne Park 25 Mazda RX-7 21 13 21 16 16 - 87
4 Bob Jolly 3 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet - 17 19 15 13 17 81
5 Stephen Voight 38 & 88 Honda Prelude Chevrolet - 14 16 17 14 16 77
6 Barry Morcom 7 Ford Falcon XR8 16 15 - - 15 15 61
7 Ron Newbound 81 Mazda RX-7 15 12 14 13 - - 54
8 Mike Imrie 4 Saab 900 Chevrolet 12 - 11 14 - 13 50
9 Clive Smith 55 Nissan Skyline DR30 13 11 12 12 - - 48
10 Ivan Mikac 42 Mazda RX-7 14 10 - - - 11 35
11 Tony Hubbard 16 Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet 17 16 - - - - 33
12 Anthony Wilson 27 Ford Escort - - 13 11 - - 24
13 Des Wall 20 Toyota Supra Chevrolet - - - - 17 - 17
14 Peter O'Brien 17 Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet - - - - - 14 14
15 Glen Taylor 19 Holden VN Commodore - - - - 12 - 12
Craig Wildridge 54 Ford Capri - - - - - 12 12
17 Terry Sheil 11 Mazda RX-7 - - - - 11 - 11
Paul Barrett 48 Mazda RX-7 11 - - - - - 11
19 Brian Hicks 40 Alfa Romeo 10 - - - - - 10
Russell Stenhouse 97 Holden LX Torana SS5000 A9X - - - - - 10 10
Barry Bray 36 Nissan Gazelle - - - 10 - - 10
Ron O'Brien 18 Ford Sierra Chevrolet - - 10 - - - 10

References
  1. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1997, pages 7-9 to 7-11
  2. Records Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. Auto Action, 23–29 May 1997
  4. Auto Action, 18–24 July 1997, page 31
  5. Auto Action, 8–14 August 1997, page 41
  6. Australian Sports Sedan Association results for the 1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
  7. Race results – Retrieved from www.racetime.com.au in 2000 but no longer active
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