The 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It began on 1 March at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit and ended on 2 December at Phillip Island after seven rounds. The series was the eighth annual V8 Supercar Development Series.
The series was won by Tony D'Alberto[1] driving a Holden VZ Commodore.
Race calendar
The series consisted of six rounds supporting the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series and one stand-alone round.[2]
Rd. | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner | Car |
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1 | Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 1–4 Mar | Michael Caruso | Ford BA Falcon |
2 | Wakefield Park | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 30 Mar – 1 Apr | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VZ Commodore |
3 | Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 18–20 May | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VZ Commodore |
4 | Queensland 300 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 20–22 Jul | Michael Caruso | Ford BA Falcon |
5 | Jim Beam 400 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 17–19 Aug | Owen Kelly | Ford BA Falcon |
6 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 4–7 Oct | Luke Youlden | Ford BA Falcon |
7 | Dunlop Grand Final | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 30 Nov – 2 Dec | Michael Caruso | Ford BA Falcon |
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. This was the last year in which the Holden VX Commodore was eligible to compete in the series.
Team | Vehicle | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Sieders Racing Team | Ford AU Falcon | 13 | Colin Sieders | 1–6 |
Ford BA Falcon | 19 | David Sieders | 1–6 | |
Stones Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 24 | Nigel Stones | 3, 5–6 |
Team Dynamik | Holden VZ Commodore | 28 | Simon Wills | 1 |
MW Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 28 | Marcus Marshall | 2, 4 |
Matthew White | 3, 6 | |||
John McIntyre | 5 | |||
Geoff Emery | 7 | |||
29 | Tim Slade | 3–6 | ||
Grant Denyer | 7 | |||
Prodigy Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 29 | Clayton Pyne | 1 |
60 | José Fernández | 2–7 | ||
96 | 1 | |||
61 | Tom Drewer | 2 | ||
Gene Rollinson | 3 | |||
John McIntyre | 4 | |||
Damian Assaillit | 5–7 | |||
A.N.T. Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 30 | Tim Slade | 1–2 |
Luke Youlden | 7 | |||
HPM Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 30 | Ryan Brown | 6 |
75 | Aaron McGill | All | ||
76 | Luke Youlden | 1–3 | ||
Ford BA Falcon | 4–6 | |||
Phillip Scifleet | 7 | |||
Partington Race Prep | Ford AU Falcon | 31 | Damian Assaillit | 1–4 |
Howard Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 32 | Adam Sharpe | All |
37 | Mark Howard | All | ||
71 | Andrew Thompson | 1–5 | ||
Shannon O'Brien | 7 | |||
Peters Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 40 | Neil McFadyen | 1–2 |
Wayne Wakefield | 3–5 | |||
80 | Barry Tanton | 1–5 | ||
Ford BA Falcon | 91 | Gary Deane | 1–4 | |
Joel Spychala | 7 | |||
Voight Contracting | Ford AU Falcon | 41 | Stephen Voight | 4 |
Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 42 | Jay Verdnik | All |
Jack Hillerman Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 43 | Chris Alajajian | 2–6 |
Kanga Loaders Racing | Holden VY Commodore | 44 | Chris Pither | 4–7 |
O’Brien Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 45 | Shannon O'Brien | 1-6 |
Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 46 | Dale Wood | All |
47 | Sam Walter | All | ||
Image Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 48 | Dean Neville | 1–2, 4–6 |
49 | Terry Wyhoon | 2–3, 6–7 | ||
Ford BA Falcon | Owen Kelly | 4–5 | ||
Novocastrian Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 58 | Drew Russell | 2-7 |
Scott Loadsman Racing | Holden VY Commodore | 62 | Scott Loadsman | 1–2 |
Holden VZ Commodore | 3–7 | |||
Shane Beikoff Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 68 | Shane Beikoff | 1, 3, 5, 7 |
Jonathan Beikoff | 2, 4, 6 | |||
CarTrek Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 69 | Robert Jones | 3–4, 6–7 |
Action Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 73 | Marcus Zukanovic | All |
Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 74 | Mark McNally | 1–5 |
99 | Tony D'Alberto | All | ||
Ford Rising Stars Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 77 | Daniel Elliott | 1, 3 |
Grant Denyer | 2, 4–6 | |||
777 | Michael Caruso | All | ||
Wollongong Performance Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 85 | Damien White | All |
100 | Kayne Scott | All | ||
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 94 | Jonathon Webb | All |
Sydney Star Racing | Holden VY Commodore | 95 | Adam Wallis | 1 |
Taz Douglas | 2 | |||
Ashley Cooper | 3–5 | |||
Ash Samadi | 7 | |||
Holden VZ Commodore | 96 | Chris Pither | 3 | |
Mark McNally | 6–7 | |||
98 | Brett Hobson | All | ||
Series standings
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Note: Chris Alajajian scored 26 points during the series but was penalized 10 points, leaving a final total of 16.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 3 / 2007
- ↑ Official programme of the 2007 Jim Beam 400, page 96
- ↑ "2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series points". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 2 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 02/12/2007 Dunlop Grand Finale – 2007 VCS Round 14 > Points – Fujitsu V8 Supercars Retrieved 19 March 2018
- ↑ Standings, www.teamdan.com Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 March 2018