2007 Sandown GT Classic

File:Sandown (Australia) track map.svg

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

The 2007 Sandown GT Classic was a motor race staged at Sandown International Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 9 December 2007 over a duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes. It was the eighth and final round of the 2007 Australian GT Championship.

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 F430 finished a full two laps ahead of the Lamborghini Gallardo of Ian Palmer and Paul Stokell. John Teulan and Steven Johnson finished third in a Ferrari F430, another two laps behind.

Results

Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Points
				Engine
1	80	Sirena Racing	Template:Flagicon Allan Simonsen Template:Flagicon Tim Leahey	Ferrari F430	158	114
				Ferrari 4.3L V8
2	20	Palmer Steel Industries	Template:Flagicon Ian Palmer Template:Flagicon Paul Stokell	Lamborghini Gallardo	156	96
				Lamborghini 5.0L V10
3	88	Industry Central Stahlwille	Template:Flagicon John Teulan Template:Flagicon Steven Johnson	Ferrari F430	154	84
				Ferrari 4.3L V8
4	90	Cooks Construction	Template:Flagicon Jon Trende Template:Flagicon Sven Burchartz Template:Flagicon Dean Fiore	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	153	75
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
5	77	The Oxford Tavern Wollongong	Template:Flagicon Anthony Kosseris Template:Flagicon Matt Hunt	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	152	69
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
6	11	Taplin Real Estate ANZ Banking	Template:Flagicon Andrew Taplin Template:Flagicon Dean Evans	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	150	63
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
7	7	Abcor Preston General Engineering	Template:Flagicon John Kaias Template:Flagicon Will Davison	Aston Martin DBRS9	150	57
				Aston Martin 6.0L V12
8	98	Zagame Lotus	Template:Flagicon Angelo Lazaris Template:Flagicon Warren Luff	Lotus Exige GT3	146	54
				Toyota 1.8L I4
9	36	Jaylec Buzza Auto Electrics	Template:Flagicon Peter Fountas Template:Flagicon Matthew Coleman Template:Flagicon Garth Rainsbury	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	144	51
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
10	12	Quarter Back	Template:Flagicon Mark Eddy Template:Flagicon Dean Grant	Ferrari 360 Challenge	142	48
				Ferrari 3.6L V8
11	19	Nexus Cleaning Roock GPM	Template:Flagicon Damien Flack Template:Flagicon Ash Samadhi Template:Flagicon Marc Cini	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	139	45
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12	99	Urban Arrangement	Template:Flagicon Peter Lucas Template:Flagicon Scott Bargwanna	Lotus Elise	137	42
				Rover 1.8L I4
13	38	World of Learning	Template:Flagicon David Wall Template:Flagicon Des Wall	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	130	39
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF	23	Pelorus Property Group	Template:Flagicon Paul Tresidder Template:Flagicon Max Twigg	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	79
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF	4	Consolidated Chemical Company	Template:Flagicon Ted Huglin Template:Flagicon Craig Baird Template:Flagicon Andrew Knight	Ferrari 360 GT	21
				Ferrari 3.6L V8
DNF	54	Natrad Radiators & Auto Air Conditioning	Template:Flagicon Bryce Washington Template:Flagicon Michael Trimble	Lamborghini Gallardo	1
				Lamborghini 5.0L V10
DNS	8	Flash Air Daikin Air Conditioning	Template:Flagicon Peter Hill Template:Flagicon Simon Middleton	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR
				Porsche 3.6L Flat-6

Statistics

• Pole position - #80 Sirena Racing - 1:11.5544
• Fastest lap - #38 World of Learning - 1:13.3227

2007 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 2007 Australian Tourist Trophy was awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the winners of the 2007 Sandown GT Classic. It was the eighteenth Australian Tourist Trophy, and the first to be awarded since 1979.

External links

• Event Overview - Sandown GT Classic, www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
• Round 8 Results, 2007, www.gtchampionship.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
• European Car Club of Australia page with images of all competing cars, as archived at www.webcitation.org