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2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series

Motor racing competition


Motor racing competition

Garth Tander Teams' Champion: HSV Dealer Team Manufacturers' Championship: Holden Fujitsu Series Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Australian V8 Ute Racing Series Touring Car Masters

The 2007 V8 Supercar season featured the ninth V8 Supercar Championship Series which began on 1 March and concluded on 2 December. This championship consisted of 14 rounds covering all states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as rounds in New Zealand and Bahrain. The series also carried the Australian Touring Car Championship title, which was awarded by CAMS for the 48th time in 2007.

The 2007 season was significant in that two new cars were being used by the teams. The Holden VE Commodore was a completely new car and the Ford BF Falcon consisted of several changes from the previous model. These cars debuted at the first round of the season at the Clipsal 500.

This season was also significant in that Seven Network broadcast the series for the first time since 1996, after Channel Ten and Fox Sports had rights to the series for the past ten years, and then revived in 2015.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2007 championship.

ManufacturerModelTeamNo.Driver nameRoundsCo-driver nameFordHolden
Falcon BFStone Brothers Racing4Australia James CourtneyAllAustralia David Besnard
9Australia Russell IngallAllAustralia Luke Youlden
Ford Performance Racing5Australia Mark WinterbottomAllAustralia Owen Kelly
New Zealand Matt Halliday
6NZL Steven RichardsAll
WPS Racing8Brazil Max WilsonAllAustralia Michael Caruso
Australia Grant Denyer
10Australia Jason BargwannaAll
Brad Jones Racing12Australia Andrew JonesAllAustralia Damien White
Singapore Christian Murchison
14Australia Brad Jones1–3
NZL Simon Wills4–14
Dick Johnson Racing17Australia Steven JohnsonAllAustralia Alex Davison
Australia Andrew Thompson
18Australia Will DavisonAll
Team Kiwi Racing021Australia Adam Macrow1
NZL Paul Radisich2–4
NZL Shane van Gisbergen8–14NZL John McIntyre
Britek Motorsport25Australia Jason BrightAllAustralia Adam Macrow
26Australia Alan GurrAllAustralia Warren Luff
Triple Eight Race Engineering88Australia Jamie WhincupAllDenmark Allan Simonsen
UK Richard Lyons
888Australia Craig LowndesAll
Paul Cruickshank Racing111Australia John BoweAllAustralia Jonathon Webb
Commodore VZPerkins Engineering11Australia Jack Perkins1-3
Paul Weel Racing50Australia Cameron McConville1–6
Garry Rogers Motorsport33Australia Lee Holdsworth1–6
Paul Morris Motorsport39NZL Fabian Coulthard1–6, 8–10NZL Chris Pither
Australia Steven Ellery7
Australia Owen Kelly11–14
Rod Nash Racing55Australia Steve OwenAllAustralia Tony D'Alberto
Commodore VEHSV Dealer Team (HRT)1Australia Rick KellyAllNZL Craig Baird
NZL Paul Radisich
16Australia Garth TanderAll
Holden Racing Team2Australia Mark Skaife1–8, 10–14Australia Glenn Seton
Australia Nathan Pretty
Australia Tony Longhurst9
22Australia Todd KellyAll
Tasman Motorsport3NZL Jason RichardsAllAustralia Mark Noske
Australia Jay Verdnik
51NZL Greg MurphyAll
Perkins Engineering7Australia Shane PriceAllNZL Kayne Scott
Australia Marcus Marshall
11Australia Jack Perkins4–12
Australia Marcus Marshall13–14
Paul Weel Racing20Australia Paul Dumbrell1–6, 8–14Australia Paul Weel
Australia Paul Weel7
50Australia Cameron McConville7–14Australia David Reynolds
Garry Rogers Motorsport33Australia Lee Holdsworth7–14Australia Greg Ritter
Australia Cameron McLean
34Australia Dean CantoAll
Paul Morris Motorsport67Australia Paul MorrisAllAustralia Steven Ellery

Team changes

The Holden Racing Team and HSV Dealer Team temporarily had their TEGA licences revoked due to issues relating to the ownership of both teams, where under V8 Supercar regulations one person can only own one team. Officially, Mark Skaife owned HRT and John Kelly (father of drivers Todd and Rick) owned HSV Dealer Team, however the close relationship between the two and the presence of Tom Walkinshaw in both teams clouded the ownership. Both teams had their licenses reinstated temporarily pending the presentation of documents proving the ownership of each team to TEGA. On 22 February 2007, the HSV Dealer Team produced the required documents and were fully reinstated to the championship, followed by HRT who were reinstated on 27 February 2007 after they satisfied TEGA that Mark Skaife was the true owner of the team.

WPS Racing underwent a complete re-structure of the team with Team Principal Mark Larkham departing.

Team Kiwi Racing swapped from running Paul Morris Motorsport-prepared Holdens to Ford Performance Racing-prepared Fords for 2007. The deal with FPR was terminated after four rounds, leaving TKR on the sidelines for three events before returning at Oran Park with a Stone Brothers Racing-prepared Ford.

Driver changes

Greg Murphy moved to Tasman Motorsport, with Paul Dumbrell replacing Murphy at Paul Weel Racing.

Steven Richards was announced as the second driver for Ford Performance Racing, replacing Jason Bright. Bright moved to his own Britek Motorsport, replacing Warren Luff.

Perkins Engineering ran two V8 Supercar rookies, Shane Price and Jack Perkins. Perkins was replaced with Marcus Marshall for Bahrain and Launceston after he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Andrew Jones joined his father's and uncle's team and raced in the second Brad Jones Racing car.

Alan Gurr drove for Britek Motorsport as the teammate to Jason Bright.

John Bowe replaced Marcus Marshall at Paul Cruikshank Racing in his final year of V8 Supercar racing before retirement.

Fabian Coulthard was dropped from Paul Morris Motorsport's older VZ Commodore after the Bathurst 1000 and replaced with Ford Performance Racing's endurance co-driver, Owen Kelly.

Paul Radisich was retained by Team Kiwi Racing, but was unavailable for the first round as he was recovering from his 2006 season-ending crash at Bathurst. Reigning Fujitsu Series champion Adam Macrow substituted for him. Radisich later left the team entirely after their deal with FPR fell over, and was replaced with rookie Shane van Gisbergen for the duration of the season when the team returned with Stone Brothers machinery.

Mid-season changes

Simon Wills replaced Brad Jones at Brad Jones Racing after round 3. Jones announced his retirement from full-time driving.

Race calendar

Rd.Race titleCircuitLocationDate1234567891011121314
South Australia Clipsal 500Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia1–4 March
Western Australia BigPond 400Barbagallo RacewayWanneroo, Western Australia23–25 March
NZL PlaceMakers V8 SupercarsPukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, New Zealand20–22 April
VIC WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria18–20 May
NSW Eastern Creek RacewayEastern Creek RacewayEastern Creek, New South Wales9–11 June
Northern Territory Skycity Triple CrownHidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern Territory22–24 June
QLD Queensland 300Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland20–22 July
NSW Jim Beam 400Oran Park RacewayOran Park, New South Wales17–19 August
VIC Just Car Insurance 500Sandown RacewaySpringvale, Victoria14–16 September
NSW Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales4–7 October
QLD V8 Supercar ChallengeSurfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, Queensland18–21 October
BHR Desert 400Bahrain International CircuitSakhir, Bahrain1–3 November
TAS Falken Tasmania ChallengeSymmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania16–18 November
VIC Dunlop Grand FinalePhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria30 November – 2 December

Rule changes

  • Points would only be awarded to the top 15 finishers.
  • The top ten shootout would only be run at the endurance events.
  • A single 45-minute qualifying session would be held in a fashion similar to Formula One, where all cars compete in the first 15 minutes. The quickest 20 would then complete in the second 15 minutes and the quickest 10 would complete in the final 15 minutes.
  • No rounds would be dropped for the championship.
  • There would be a greater spread of points between the point scoring positions.

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundRaceEventPole positionRace winnersRound winnerReport1R1R22R1R2R33R1R2R34R1R2R35R1R2R36R1R2R37R1R2R38R1R2R391011R1R2R312R1R2R313R1R2R314R1R2R3
AdelaideAUS James CourtneyAUS Todd KellyAUS Todd Kelly
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)[report](2007-clipsal-500)
AUS Rick Kelly
PerthAUS Garth TanderAUS Garth TanderAUS Garth Tander
(HSV Dealer Team, Holden)[report](2007-perth-400)
AUS Garth Tander
AUS Garth Tander
PukekoheAUS Mark WinterbottomAUS Garth TanderAUS Rick Kelly
(HSV Dealer Team, Holden)[report](2007-placemakers-v8-supercars)
AUS Garth Tander
AUS Rick Kelly
WintonAUS Todd KellyAUS Jamie WhincupAUS Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)[report](2007-v8-supercars-winton-round)
AUS Garth Tander
AUS Garth Tander
Eastern CreekAUS Todd KellyAUS Mark SkaifeAUS Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)[report](2007-v8-supercars-eastern-creek-round)
AUS Mark Skaife
AUS Todd Kelly
DarwinAUS Rick KellyAUS Mark SkaifeAUS Craig Lowndes
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)[report](2007-darwin-triple-crown)
AUS Craig Lowndes
AUS Craig Lowndes
IpswichAUS Jamie WhincupAUS Garth TanderAUS Garth Tander
(HSV Dealer Team, Holden)[report](2007-v8-supercars-ipswich-round)
AUS Garth Tander
AUS Garth Tander
Oran ParkAUS Todd KellyAUS Mark SkaifeAUS Lee Holdsworth
(Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden)[report](2007-oran-park-400)
AUS Craig Lowndes
AUS Lee Holdsworth
SandownAUS Mark WinterbottomAUS Craig Lowndes
AUS Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)[report](2007-sandown-500)
BathurstAUS Mark WinterbottomAUS Craig Lowndes
AUS Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)[report](2007-bathurst-1000)
Gold CoastAUS Garth TanderAUS Garth TanderAUS Garth Tander
(HSV Dealer Team, Holden)[report](2007-v8-supercar-challenge)
AUS Garth Tander
NZL Steven Richards
BahrainAUS Mark WinterbottomAUS Mark WinterbottomAUS Mark Winterbottom
(Ford Performance Racing, Ford)[report](2007-desert-400)
AUS Mark Winterbottom
AUS Craig Lowndes
LauncestonAUS Garth TanderAUS Garth TanderAUS Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)[report](2007-tasmania-challenge)
AUS Jamie Whincup
AUS Jamie Whincup
Phillip IslandAUS Rick KellyAUS Garth TanderAUS Garth Tander
(HSV Dealer Team, Holden)[report](2007-v8-supercars-grand-finale)
AUS Garth Tander
AUS Todd Kelly

Points system

Event
formatPosition, points per race1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thOne RaceTwo RaceThree Race
7260514539363330272418151296
3630252220181615131298653
24201715131211109865432

Drivers championship

Pos.DriverNo.ADE
South AustraliaBAR
Western AustraliaPUK
NZLWIN
VictoriaEAS
New South WalesHID
Northern TerritoryQLD
QueenslandORA
New South WalesSAN
VictoriaBAT
New South WalesSUR
QueenslandBAH
BHRSYM
TasmaniaPHI
VictoriaPen.Pts.162526233592455254206381738083799359103431131112304132501423515209161251711018109191032096217122702369246325636327602854295130473145324533423435353336303038303930402727422543234419451246124784864966516526532540550560570580000000Pos.DriverNo.ADE
South AustraliaBAR
Western AustraliaPUK
NZLWIN
VictoriaEAS
New South WalesHID
Northern TerritoryQLD
QueenslandORA
New South WalesSAN
VictoriaBAT
New South WalesSUR
QueenslandBAH
BHRSYM
TasmaniaPHI
VictoriaPen.Pts.
AUS Garth Tander16610***1******1*****1**1**1****8**41***1***51556*3*3*1****1*****1**Ret1924Ret**1****1*****8***2144***1******10****Ret*1**1****4**0
AUS Jamie Whincup8835723184251**2**223EX5426**4**233Ret41*1**2**2*RetRet221621**1**33*2*0
AUS Craig Lowndes88813114881474186594*2*31***1***53271**14**113247Ret5*1*5654630
AUS Rick Kelly141223*3*3*1*333324**2**227166215152Ret7166412865Ret**5**8100
AUS Mark Winterbottom55Ret1065**2***23*112620101176Ret6610754*3*24**8****10**20175***1******1*****3**3377*4*50
AUS Todd Kelly221**2**Ret107642**27**114**4**51*4*8481119**8**211*9*RetRet26Ret1128Ret1220Ret62110
NZL Steven Richards611822139518122161266779813RetRet565310Ret5125625422271290
AUS Mark Skaife214733*2*1069211726*1****1*****3**1**5**52817*1***20**RetRet178Ret71821744*2*570
AUS James Courtney4***2****3*11RetRet953*17*158Ret14816RetDNS3418197Ret1626154622288612760
AUS Will Davison18Ret96561186Ret14914910EX776546816Ret3111811835911149980
AUS Russell Ingall9842414108910Ret8671112RetRet11969Ret937Ret433587163013819260
AUS Steven Johnson179654413211665Ret10891123181122Ret131212Ret3813Ret3468981311270
NZL Greg Murphy517Ret8712121113Ret47122511RetRet14191279Ret2214454131011101122151013220
NZL Jason Richards320131412197Ret1823Ret1613241610109Ret1381156144106216131510731726Ret0
AUS Lee Holdsworth33241299111713175RetDNS2312Ret141710Ret1010104*1*5Ret122714Ret2512Ret13121110110
AUS Dean Canto3412182725282517Ret19*23*1416RetDNS911151615131823Ret5Ret914Ret13792012102016140
BRA Max Wilson817Ret2318131612149RetRet192321814161514Ret16119Ret7139102326202617191924150
AUS Jason Bargwanna1015Ret25222320RetDNS112215151313Ret161314Ret21152713Ret714712910112323Ret2318160
AUS Steve Owen5516Ret12Ret241919211371127RetRet13121918RetRetRet2381161521RetRet27191525Ret1821Ret0
NZL Paul Radisich021/1161122151072412132Ret0
AUS Jason Bright251014DNSDNSDNSRet1625792482214RetRetRet17Ret*Ret*1216RetRetRetRetDNSDNS19RetRet17189Ret15120
AUS Paul Morris67Ret17151915RetRetRet8RetRet17101512131212915RetRet2115RetRet25RetRet23RetRet2111RetRet130
AUS Paul Dumbrell20Ret201817Ret22RetRet252521Ret191824211725251061221RetRet14Ret141316Ret25Ret190
AUS Owen Kelly6/5/393132423Ret2019171828RetRet22210
GBR Richard Lyons881050
DNK Allan Simonsen881050
AUS David Besnard41620
AUS Tony D'Alberto551160
AUS Paul Weel2022RetRet6120
AUS John Bowe111RetRetRet201421152314Ret1722212415152423171223241912141911Ret1824182719172825230
NZL Craig Baird164Ret0
AUS Nathan Pretty229110
NZL Matt Halliday58130
AUS Cameron McConville502115192416181415122122181617201920Ret18141722RetRetRet18109Ret202719RetDNS15Ret180
AUS Luke Youlden97Ret0
AUS Alex Davison18Ret80
AUS Andrew Thompson18Ret80
AUS Glenn Seton2/2213110
AUS Shane Price7222213162024252010131825Ret2219RetDNSRet2416211820RetRetRet22Ret12926Ret26Ret1617280
AUS Greg Ritter341890
AUS Cameron McLean341890
AUS Jonathon Webb11112140
NZL Shane van Gisbergen02120132320Ret2212Ret1516132415181414170
AUS Andrew Jones1225Ret26282126Ret22Ret102024Ret231825232423RetRet177RetRetRet28Ret2221222127Ret24Ret200
AUS Tony Longhurst2130
NZL Simon Wills14/1216Ret232118191720222121Ret241017RetRetRet20152115232224Ret26RetRet0
NZL Fabian Coulthard39Ret19171517232019201919Ret17202222251414Ret19160
AUS Steven Ellery39/672025Ret15Ret0
AUS Michael Caruso8/10Ret150
AUS Grant Denyer10Ret150
AUS Jack Perkins1119Ret212625DNSDNSDNS2218Ret202025212421Ret1911212618RetRet1619Ret1717Ret0
AUS Marcus Marshall1117Ret1414162220240
AUS Alan Gurr2623Ret282127Ret242415242526RetRet2318RetRet20202228RetRetRet23Ret1624Ret242529202423240
AUS Adam Macrow021/251816RetRet0
NZL Chris Pither3919160
NZL Kayne Scott1117Ret0
AUS Brad Jones14Ret21202726Ret22Ret0
NZL John McIntyre02120Ret0
AUS David Reynolds50RetRet0
AUS Warren Luff26RetRet0
AUS Mark Noske3RetRet0
AUS Jay Verdnik3RetRet0
SIN Christian Murchison14RetDNS0
AUS Damien White14RetDNS0

Team championship

PosTeamPenaltyRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Rd 13Rd 14Pts1234567891011121314151617
HSV Dealer Team088129116114801069544105081685794**1177**
Triple Eight Race Engineering06046778981931027096111683710698**1134**
Holden Racing Team0877376211179046603918101746100**800**
Ford Performance Racing044464433645436708136507710053**788**
Stone Brothers Racing0921766343566237336078862638**670**
Dick Johnson Racing0448032374728463608126844738**626**
Tasman Motorsport0223426261528304094572284412**431**
Garry Rogers Motorsport016244165282247392720292223**322**
WPS Racing034817101782103940232**192**
Paul Weel Racing030550038361517642**104**
Rod Nash Racing (s)0050210901018362020**103**
Paul Morris Motorsport0060101014166600064**78**
Britek Motorsport017002213005000097**73**
Team Kiwi Racing (s)0062194005626**59**
Paul Cruickshank Racing (s)0032304501596000**47**
Perkins Engineering00401200600001460**42**
Brad Jones Racing0000800019002200**31**
  • (s) denotes a single-car team.

References

References

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