The 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to

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. It was the fifth national title to be run in Australia for Super Touring Cars and the third to carry the

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name. The championship, which was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1997 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship, began on 4 May at

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and ended on 9 November at

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after eight rounds and sixteen races. The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris, the Manufacturers Championship by BMW and the Teams Championship by BMW Motorsport.TOCA Australia – BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship Points – Final, 9 December 1997

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1997

. Note : * indicates entry nominated by a manufacturer for the Manufacturers Championship

Race calendar

The 1997

was contested over eight rounds with two races held at each round.Official Programme, Australian Super Touring Championship, Mallala, Round 6–24 August 1997, p. 40

Results

Drivers Championship

Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race. One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time for each races.

Manufacturers Championship

Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10 basis for relative positions attained in each race by the best placed car of each of the three manufacturers that had nominated cars to compete on their behalf.

Teams Championship

TOCA Challenge Cup - Independents

The TOCA Challenge Cup was open to drivers of teams which did not receive major support from a manufacturer.

References

External links

Australian Titles at docs.cams.com.au as archived at web.archive.org

Results Archive at www.natsoft.com.au

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1997 Australian Super Touring Championship Entry List at www.supertouringregister.com
Australian Super Touring Championship Super Touring Car Championship