Results and standings
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The Ford EL Falcon in which Glenn Seton won the 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1997 Australian touring car season consisted of 26 events.
Date
Series
Circuit
City / state
Winner
Team
Car
Report
7–9 Mar
Super Touring GT-P Race
Albert Park
Melbourne , Victoria
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
Volvo 850
TAC V8 Supercar Showdown
Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
Holden VS Commodore
15 Mar
ATCC Round 1
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
Wayne Gardner
Wayne Gardner Racing
Holden VS Commodore
5–6 Apr
Hog's Breath Cafe V8 Supercar Challenge
Surfers Paradise street circuit
Surfers Paradise , Queensland
Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
Holden VS Commodore
13 Apr
ATCC Round 2
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island , Victoria
Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
Holden VS Commodore
27 Apr
ATCC Round 3
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford EL Falcon
4 May
ATCC Round 4
Symmons Plains Raceway
Launceston , Tasmania
Greg Murphy
Holden Racing Team
Holden VS Commodore
4 May
ASTC Round 1
Lakeside International Raceway
Brisbane , Queensland
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
BMW 320i
18 May
ATCC Round 5
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
Holden VS Commodore
25 May
ATCC Round 6
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford EL Falcon
1 Jun
ASTC Round 2
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island , Victoria
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
BMW 320i
15 Jun
ATCC Round 7
Lakeside International Raceway
Brisbane , Queensland
John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford EL Falcon
22 Jun
ASTC Round 3
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
Geoff Brabham
Paul Morris Motorsport
BMW 320i
22 Jun
AMSCAR Round 1
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
Allan McCarthy
West Coast Racing
Ford EL Falcon
6 Jul
ATCC Round 8
Barbagallo Raceway
Perth , Western Australia
Peter Brock
Holden Racing Team
Holden VS Commodore
13 Jul
ATCC Round 9
Mallala Motor Sport Park
Adelaide , South Australia
Greg Murphy
Holden Racing Team
Holden VS Commodore
20 Jul
ASTC Round 4
Amaroo Park
Sydney , New South Wales
Brad Jones
Brad Jones Racing
Audi A4 Quattro
AMSCAR Round 2
Mal Rose
Mal Rose Racing
Holden VS Commodore
3 Aug
ATCC Round 10
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
Greg Murphy
Holden Racing Team
Holden VS Commodore
10 Aug
ASTC Round 5
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
BMW 320i
24 Aug
ASTC Round 6
Mallala Motor Sport Park
Adelaide , South Australia
Cameron McConville
Brad Jones Racing
Audi A4 Quattro
31 Aug
AMSCAR Round 3
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
Mal Rose
Mal Rose Racing
Holden VS Commodore
14 Sep
Tickford Sandown 500
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
Greg Murphy Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden VS Commodore
report
5 Oct
AMP Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst , New South Wales
Geoff Brabham David Brabham
Paul Morris Motorsport
BMW 320i
report
19 Oct
Primus 1000 Classic
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst , New South Wales
Russell Ingall Larry Perkins
Perkins Engineering
Holden VS Commodore
report
26 Oct
ASTC Round 7
Lakeside International Raceway
Brisbane , Queensland
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
BMW 320i
9 Nov
ASTC Round 8
Amaroo Park
Sydney , New South Wales
Geoff Brabham
Paul Morris Motorsport
BMW 320i
7 Dec
AMSCAR Round 4
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
Michael Donaher
Clive Wiseman Racing
Holden VS Commodore
Super Touring GT-P Race
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This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Australian Grand Prix . The thin Super Touring field was bolstered by cars from the Australian GT-Production Car Championship (indicated in italics).
TAC V8 Supercar Showdown
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This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Australian Grand Prix .
Australian Touring Car Championship
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Hog's Breath V8 Supercar Challenge
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This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival .[ 1]
Australian Super Touring Championship
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