2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series Explained

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.[1]

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.

Race calendar

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

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. Drivers are numbered as per the official 2007 entry list listed on the V8 Supercar website.

ManufacturerCarTeamDriversEventsEndurance Event Drivers
FordFalcon BFStone Brothers Racing4 James CourtneyAll David Besnard
9 Russell IngallAll Luke Youlden
Ford Performance Racing5 Mark WinterbottomAll Owen Kelly
Matt Halliday
6 Steven RichardsAll
WPS Racing8 Max WilsonAll Michael Caruso
Grant Denyer
10 Jason BargwannaAll
Brad Jones Racing12 Andrew JonesAll Damien White
Christian Murchison
14 Brad Jones1–3
Simon Wills4–14
Dick Johnson Racing17 Steven JohnsonAll Alex Davison
Andrew Thompson
18 Will DavisonAll
Team Kiwi Racing021 Adam Macrow1
Paul Radisich2–7
Shane van Gisbergen8–14 John McIntyre
Britek Motorsport25 Jason BrightAll Adam Macrow
26 Alan GurrAll Warren Luff
Triple Eight Race Engineering88 Jamie WhincupAll Allan Simonsen
Richard Lyons
888 Craig LowndesAll
Paul Cruickshank Racing111 John BoweAll Jonathon Webb
HoldenCommodore VZPerkins Engineering11 Jack Perkins1
Paul Weel Racing Cameron McConville1–6
Garry Rogers Motorsport33 Lee Holdsworth1–6
Paul Morris Motorsport39 Fabian Coulthard1–6, 8–10 Chris Pither
Steven Ellery7
Owen Kelly11–14
Rod Nash Racing55 Steve OwenAll Tony D'Alberto
Commodore VEHSV Dealer Team 1 Rick KellyAll Craig Baird
Paul Radisich
16 Garth TanderAll
Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife1–8, 10–14 Glenn Seton
Nathan Pretty
Tony Longhurst9
22 Todd KellyAll
Tasman Motorsport3 Jason RichardsAll Mark Noske
Jay Verdnik
51 Greg MurphyAll
Perkins Engineering7 Shane PriceAll Kayne Scott
Marcus Marshall
11 Jack Perkins2–12
Marcus Marshall13–14
Paul Weel Racing201–6, 8–14 Paul Weel
Paul Weel7
50 Cameron McConville7–14 David Reynolds
Garry Rogers Motorsport33 Lee Holdsworth7–14 Greg Ritter
Cameron McLean
34 Dean CantoAll
Paul Morris Motorsport67 Paul MorrisAll Steven Ellery

Team changes

Driver changes

Rule changes

Results and standings

Season summary

RaceEventPole positionRace winnersRound winner
1R1Adelaide James Courtney Todd Kelly Todd Kelly
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R2 Rick Kelly
2R1Perth Garth Tander Garth Tander Garth Tander
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R2 Garth Tander
R3 Garth Tander
3R1Pukekohe Mark Winterbottom Garth Tander Rick Kelly
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R2 Garth Tander
R3 Rick Kelly
4R1Winton Todd Kelly Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup
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R2 Garth Tander
R3 Garth Tander
5R1 Todd Kelly Mark Skaife Mark Skaife
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R2 Mark Skaife
R3 Todd Kelly
6R1Darwin Rick Kelly Mark Skaife Craig Lowndes
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R2 Craig Lowndes
R3 Craig Lowndes
7R1Ipswich Jamie Whincup Garth Tander Garth Tander
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R2 Garth Tander
R3 Garth Tander
8R1Oran Park Todd Kelly Mark Skaife Lee Holdsworth
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R2 Craig Lowndes
R3 Lee Holdsworth
9Sandown Mark Winterbottom Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
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10Bathurst Mark Winterbottom Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
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11R1Gold Coast Garth Tander Garth Tander Garth Tander
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R2 Garth Tander
R3 Steven Richards
12R1Bahrain Mark Winterbottom Mark Winterbottom Mark Winterbottom
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R2 Mark Winterbottom
R3 Craig Lowndes
13R1Launceston Garth Tander Garth Tander Jamie Whincup
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R2 Jamie Whincup
R3 Jamie Whincup
14R1Phillip Island Rick Kelly Garth Tander Garth Tander
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R2 Garth Tander
R3 Todd Kelly

Points system

Event
format
Position, points per race
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
One Race7260514539363330272418151296
Two Race3630252220181615131298653
Three Race24201715131211109865432

Drivers championship

DriverADE
BAR
PUK
WIN
EAS
HID
QLD
ORA
SAN
BAT
SUR
BAH
SYM
PHI
1 Garth Tander166101111184115155633111Ret1924Ret1182144110Ret1140625
2 Jamie Whincup88357231842512223EX54264233Ret41122RetRet22162113320623
3 Craig Lowndes8881311488147418659423115327114113247Ret515654630592
4 Rick Kelly1412233313333242227166215152Ret7166412865Ret58100552
5 Mark Winterbottom55Ret1065223112620101176Ret6610754324810201751133377450420
6 Todd Kelly2212Ret107642271144514848111982119RetRet26Ret1128Ret1220Ret62110381
7 Steven Richards611822139518122161266779813RetRet565310Ret5125625422271290380
8 Mark Skaife214733210692117261131552817120RetRet178Ret718217442570379
9 James Courtney42311RetRet95317158Ret14816RetDNS3418197Ret1626154622288612760359
10 Will Davison18Ret96561186Ret14914910EX776546816Ret3111811835911149980343
11 Russell Ingall9842414108910Ret8671112RetRet11969Ret937Ret433587163013819260311
12 Steven Johnson179654413211665Ret10891123181122Ret131212Ret3813Ret3468981311270304
13 Greg Murphy517Ret8712121113Ret47122511RetRet14191279Ret2214454131011101122151013220250
14 Jason Richards320131412197Ret1823Ret1613241610109Ret1381156144106216131510731726Ret0235
15 Lee Holdsworth33241299111713175RetDNS2312Ret141710Ret101010415Ret122714Ret2512Ret13121110110209
16 Dean Canto3412182725282517Ret19231416RetDNS911151615131823Ret5Ret914Ret13792012102016140125
17 Max Wilson817Ret2318131612149RetRet192321814161514Ret16119Ret7139102326202617191924150110
18 Jason Bargwanna1015Ret25222320RetDNS112215151313Ret161314Ret21152713Ret714712910112323Ret2318160109
19 Steve Owen5516Ret12Ret241919211371127RetRet13121918RetRetRet2381161521RetRet27191525Ret1821Ret0103
20 Paul Radisich021/1161122151072412132 Ret096
21 Jason Bright251014DNSDNSDNSRet1625792482214RetRetRet17RetRet1216RetRetRetRetDNSDNS19RetRet17189Ret1512071
22 Paul Morris67Ret17151915RetRetRet8RetRet17101512131212915RetRet2115RetRet25RetRet23RetRet2111RetRet13070
23 Paul Dumbrell20Ret201817Ret22RetRet252521Ret191824211725251061221RetRet14Ret141316Ret25Ret19069
24 Owen Kelly6/5/393132423Ret2019171828RetRet 2221063
25 Richard Lyons88105063
Allan Simonsen88105063
27 David Besnard4162060
28 Tony D'Alberto55116054
29 Paul Weel2022RetRet612051
30 John Bowe111RetRetRet201421152314Ret1722212415152423171223241912141911Ret182418271917282523047
31 Craig Baird164Ret045
32 Nathan Pretty22911045
33 Matt Halliday5813042
34 Cameron McConville502115192416181415122122181617201920Ret18141722RetRetRet18109Ret202719RetDNS15Ret18035
35 Luke Youlden97Ret033
36 Alex Davison18Ret8030
Andrew Thompson18Ret8030
38 Glenn Seton2/2213 11030
39 Shane Price7222213162024252010131825Ret2219RetDNSRet2416211820RetRetRet22Ret12926Ret26Ret161728030
40 Greg Ritter34189027
Cameron McLean34189027
42 Jonathon Webb1111214025
43 Shane van Gisbergen02120132320Ret2212Ret151613241518141417023
44 Andrew Jones1225Ret26282126Ret22Ret102024Ret231825232423RetRet177RetRetRet28Ret2221222127Ret24Ret20019
45 Tony Longhurst213012
46 Simon Wills14/1216Ret232118191720222121Ret241017RetRetRet20152115232224Ret26RetRet012
47 Fabian Coulthard39Ret19171517232019201919Ret17202222251414Ret191608
48 Steven Ellery39/672025Ret15Ret06
49 Michael Caruso8/10Ret1506
Grant Denyer10Ret1506
51 Jack Perkins1119Ret212625DNSDNSDNS2218Ret202025212421Ret1911212618RetRet1619Ret1717Ret06
52 Marcus Marshall1117Ret14141622202406
53 Alan Gurr2623Ret282127Ret242415242526RetRet2318RetRet20202228RetRetRet23Ret1624Ret2425292024232402
54 Adam Macrow021/251816RetRet00
55 Chris Pither39191600
56 Kayne Scott1117Ret00
57 Brad Jones14Ret21202726Ret22Ret00
58 John McIntyre02120Ret00
David Reynolds50RetRet00
Warren Luff26RetRet00
Mark Noske3RetRet00
Jay Verdnik3RetRet00
Christian Murchison14RetDNS00
Damien White14RetDNS00
DriverADE
BAR
PUK
WIN
EAS
HID
QLD
ORA
SAN
BAT
SUR
BAH
SYM
PHI

Team championship

PosTeamPenaltyRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Rd 13Rd 14Pts
1HSV Dealer Team0881291161148010695441050816857941177
2Triple Eight Race Engineering060467789819310270961116837106981134
3Holden Racing Team0877376211179046603918101746100800
4Ford Performance Racing044464433645436708136507710053788
5Stone Brothers Racing0921766343566237336078862638670
6Dick Johnson Racing0448032374728463608126844738626
7Tasman Motorsport0223426261528304094572284412431
8Garry Rogers Motorsport016244165282247392720292223322
9WPS Racing034817101782103940232192
10Paul Weel Racing030550038361517642104
11Rod Nash Racing (s)0050210901018362020103
12Paul Morris Motorsport006010101416660006478
13Britek Motorsport01700221300500009773
14Team Kiwi Racing (s)006219400562659
15Paul Cruickshank Racing (s)003230450159600047
16Perkins Engineering0040120060000146042
17Brad Jones Racing000080001900220031

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130428094009/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC07_Titles_Australian.pdf Australian Titles, 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. News: Paper tiger laid down the law . foxsports.com.au . 20 February 2007 . 21 February 2007.
  3. News: HRT black flagged . news.com.au . 20 February 2007 . 21 February 2007 . Ray . Kershler.
  4. News: HSV thrown V8 lifeline . v8supercar.com.au . 22 February 2007 . 23 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223717/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=32104556&author=ABC . 27 September 2007 . dead.
  5. News: HRT to start in Clipsal 500 . v8supercar.com.au . 27 February 2007 . 28 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223616/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=&author=ABC&gid=32583197 . 27 September 2007 . dead.
  6. News: Larkham and WPS Racing part ways . v8supercar.com.au . 19 January 2007 . 20 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223409/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=28147500 . 27 September 2007 . dead.
  7. News: Official: Greg Murphy joins Tasman Motorsport for 2007 . v8supercar.com.au . 2006-12-14 . 20 January 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070903161524/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&author=&gid=23598763. 2007-09-03.
  8. News: Official: Richards moves to Ford . foxsports.com.au . 1 January 2007 . 20 January 2007.
  9. News: Price and Perkins Jnr step up to main V8 Supercar Series in 2007 . v8supercar.com.au . 3 January 2007 . 20 January 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223332/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=26058005 . 27 September 2007 .
  10. News: Team BOC seeing double in 2007 . v8supercar.com.au . 9 December 2006 . 7 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223646/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?gid=22960819&ind=M . 27 September 2007 . dead.
  11. News: IRWIN industrial tools to enter V8 Supercar racing . https://archive.today/20070901073021/http://www.v8dailydump.com/news/allArticle.tt2?NEWSITEMID=5110 . dead . 1 September 2007 . v8dailydump.com.au . 23 January 2007 . 23 January 2007 .
  12. News: John Bowe Announces V8 Supercar Retirement . v8supercar.com.au . 8 February 2007 . 8 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223637/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=30435229 . 27 September 2007 . dead.
  13. News: V8 Supercar rules makeover . The Sydney Morning Herald . 3 September 2006 . 20 January 2007.