2007 Sandown GT Classic

The 2007 Sandown GT Classic was the eighth and final round of the 2007 Australian GT Championship season. It took place at Sandown Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 9 December 2007 over a duration of 210 minutes.^[1]

The race was won by the Sirena racing driver pairing of Danish driver Allan Simonsen and his co-driver Tim Leahey who joined the team just for this race. The Sirena Ferrari 430 finished a full two laps ahead of the Lamborghini Gallardo Ian Palmer and Paul Stokell. John Teulan and Steven Johnson finished third, another two laps behind.

Results

Pos [1]	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Points
				Engine
1	80	Sirena Racing	Allan Simonsen Tim Leahey	Ferrari 430	158	114
				Ferrari 4.3L V8
2	20	Palmer Steel Industries	Ian Palmer Paul Stokell	Lamborghini Gallardo	156	96
				Lamborghini 5.0L V10
3	88	Industry Central Stahlwille	John Teulan Steven Johnson	Ferrari 430	154	84
				Ferrari 4.3L V8
4	90	Cooks Construction	Jon Trende Sven Burchartz Dean Fiore	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	153	75
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
5	77	The Oxford Tavern Wollongong	Anthony Kosseris Matt Hunt	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	152	69
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
6	11	Taplin Real Estate ANZ Banking	Andrew Taplin Dean Evans	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	150	63
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
7	7	Abcor Preston General Engineering	John Kaias Will Davison	Aston Martin DBRS9	150	57
				Aston Martin 6.0L V12
8	98	Zagame Lotus	Angelo Lazaris Warren Luff	Lotus Exige GT3	146	54
				Toyota 1.8L I4
9	36	Jaylec Buzza Auto Electrics	Peter Fountas Matthew Coleman Garth Rainsbury	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	144	51
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10	12	Quarter Back	Mark Eddy Dean Grant	Ferrari 360 Challenge	142	48
				Ferrari 3.6L V8
11	19	Nexus Cleaning Roock GPM	Damien Flack Ash Samadhi Marc Cini	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	139	45
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12	99	Urban Arrangement	Peter Lucas Scott Bargwanna	Lotus Elise	137	42
				Rover 1.8L I4
13	38	World of Learning	David Wall Des Wall	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	130	39
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF	23	Pelorus Property Group	Paul Tresidder Max Twigg	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	79
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF	4	Consolidated Chemical Company	Ted Huglin Craig Baird Andrew Knight	Ferrari 360 GT	21
				Ferrari 3.6L V8
DNF	54	Natrad Radiators & Auto Air Conditioning	Bryce Washington Michael Trimble	Lamborghini Gallardo	1
				Lamborghini 5.0L V10
DNS	8	Flash Air Daikin Air Conditioning	Peter Hill Simon Middleton	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6

Statistics

• Pole Position - #80 Sirena Racing - 1:11.5544^[2]
• Fastest Lap - #38 World of Learning - 1:13.3227

2007 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by CAMS to the winners of the 2007 Sandown GT Classic.^[3] It was the eighteenth Australian Tourist Trophy, and the first to be awarded since 1979.^[4]

References

1. "Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2007 - Rd 10 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown GT Classic". Natsoft. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
2. "Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2007 - Rd 10 Sandown International Motor Raceway Australian GT Championship Qualifying 1". Natsoft. 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
3. Gt's To Race For Australian Tourist Trophy Title At Sandown, www.racefan.com.au Retrieved on 18 August 2014
4. Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014

External links

• European Car Club of Australia page with images of all competing cars, as archived at www.webcitation.org