1997 Primus 1000 Classic



















1997 Primus 1000 Classic
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The 1997 Primus 1000 Classic was a 1000 kilometre endurance race for V8 Supercars,[1] staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 19 October 1997.


It was the inaugural "1000 Classic" race,[1] created in response to the desire of V8 Supercar organisers AVESCO to compete at the popular Mount Panorama Circuit outside of the traditional Bathurst 1000 event, as AVESCO were in conflict with the Bathurst 1000 organisers, the Australian Racing Drivers' Club. While many attempts were made to broker a peace between the two bodies, there was a fundamental chasm over the issue of television coverage with AVESCO holding a series contract with Network Ten and the ARDC holding a contract with the Seven Network. The impasse was solved when Bathurst City Council negotiated a deal with AVESCO for a separate race, to be held two weeks after the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000, which subsequently went ahead with a field of Australian and British Supertouring cars.




Contents






  • 1 Class structure


    • 1.1 Level 1


    • 1.2 Level 2


    • 1.3 Special level 1




  • 2 Top 10 Shootout


  • 3 Official results


  • 4 Statistics


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Class structure



Level 1


These were the full-time professional teams, aiming to win the race outright and holders of a 'Level 1' V8 Supercar franchise.



Level 2


The smaller, part-time 'Level 2' teams, running on a Dunlop control tyre of lower, cheaper specification.



Special level 1


The smaller, part-time 'Level 2' teams, who wished to run on the tyres of their own choosing.



Top 10 Shootout



























































































Pos
No
Team
Driver
Car
Time
Pole
05

Holden Racing Team

Australia Mark Skaife

Holden VS Commodore
2:10.0397
2
1

Glenn Seton Racing

Australia Glenn Seton

Ford EL Falcon
2:10.8120
3
15
Holden Racing Team

New Zealand Greg Murphy
Holden VS Commodore
2:11.0270
4
11

Perkins Engineering

Australia Larry Perkins
Holden VS Commodore
2:11.0826
5
97

Holden Young Lions

Australia Jason Bargwanna
Holden VS Commodore
2:11.0887
6
9

Alan Jones Racing

Australia Alan Jones
Ford EL Falcon
2:11.2317
7
17

Dick Johnson Racing

Australia Dick Johnson
Ford EL Falcon
2:11.3336
8
46

John Faulkner Racing

New Zealand John Faulkner
Holden VS Commodore
2:11.4114
9
18
Dick Johnson Racing

Australia Steven Johnson
Ford EL Falcon
2:11.6200
10
7

Wayne Gardner Racing

Australia Wayne Gardner
Holden VS Commodore
2:12.8269


Official results

















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Pos
Class
No
Team
Drivers
Car
Laps
Qual
Pos
Shootout
Pos
1
L1
11

Perkins Engineering

Australia Larry Perkins
Australia Russell Ingall

Holden VS Commodore
161
6
4
2
L1
34

Garry Rogers Motorsport

New Zealand Steven Richards
New Zealand Jim Richards
Holden VS Commodore
161
11

3
L1
10

Larkham Motor Sport

Australia Mark Larkham
Australia Andrew Miedecke

Ford EL Falcon
161
12

4
L1
18

Dick Johnson Racing

Australia Steven Johnson
New Zealand Craig Baird
Ford EL Falcon
158
10
9
5
L1
46

John Faulkner Racing

New Zealand John Faulkner
United Kingdom Win Percy
Holden VS Commodore
154
7
8
6
L1
45

Gibson Motorsport

Australia Darren Hossack
Australia Steven Ellery
Holden VS Commodore
154
15

7
L2
14
Malcolm Stenniken

Australia Malcolm Stenniken
Australia Peter Gazzard
Holden VS Commodore
154
33

8
S1
3

Lansvale Racing Team

Australia Steve Reed
Australia Trevor Ashby
Holden VS Commodore
153
18

9
L2
36

Schembri Motorsport

Australia Neil Schembri
Australia Ian Luff
Holden VS Commodore
153
30

10
S1
27

Terry Finnigan

Australia Terry Finnigan
Australia Terry Shiel
Holden VS Commodore
153
17

11
L1
9

Alan Jones Racing

Australia Alan Jones
United States Scott Pruett
Australia Jason Bright
Ford EL Falcon
153
9
6
12
L2
16

Perkins Engineering

Australia Melinda Price
Australia Kerryn Brewer
Holden VS Commodore
152
DNQ

13
L2
44

Mal Rose Racing

Australia Mal Rose
Australia Kevin Burton
Holden VS Commodore
150
27

14
S1
49

Greg Crick Motorsport

Australia Greg Crick
Australia Peter Fitzgerald
Holden VS Commodore
150
14

15
L2
20

Palmer Promotions

Australia Ian Palmer
Australia John English
Holden VS Commodore
146
36

16
L2
21

Walden Racing

Australia Brian Walden
Australia Steve Williams

Holden VP Commodore
144
37

17
L2
39

Challenge Motorsport

Australia Chris Smerdon
Australia Charlie Cox
Holden VS Commodore
143
25

18
L2
26

M3 Motorsport

Australia Peter Doulman
Australia John Cotter
Holden VP Commodore [2]
139
21

19
L2
74

PACE Racing

Australia Kevin Heffernan
Australia Danny Osborne
Holden VS Commodore
135
24

DNF
L2
62

Novacastrian Motorsport

Australia Wayne Russell
Australia Ric Shaw
Holden VS Commodore
126
34

DNF
L1
1

Glenn Seton Racing

Australia Glenn Seton
Australia David Parsons
Ford EL Falcon
121
3
2
NC
L2
40
Michael Hart

Australia Michael Hart
Australia Peter Lawrence

Holden VR Commodore
119
40

DNF
L1
25

Longhurst Racing

Australia Tony Longhurst
Australia Charlie O'Brien
Ford EL Falcon
110
39

NC
L2
37
The Xerox Shop

Australia Alan Taylor
Australia Bill Attard
Australia Stephen Bell
Holden VP Commodore
110
38

DNF
L2
58
Everlast Automotive

Australia Peter O'Brien
Australia Brian Callaghan Jr
Australia Ron Barnacle
Holden VR Commodore
109
35

DNF
L2
13

John Faulkner Racing

Australia Ryan McLeod
Australia Darren Pate
Holden VR Commodore [2]
101
22

DNF
L2
28

Playscape Racing

New Zealand Kevin Waldock
Australia John Smith

Ford EF Falcon
92
29

DNF
L1
7

Wayne Gardner Racing

Australia Wayne Gardner
Australia Neil Crompton
Holden VS Commodore
89
4
10
DNF
L2
79

Cadillac Productions

Australia Mike Conway
Australia Gavin Monaghan

Ford EB Falcon
79
28

DNF
S1
38

James Rosenberg Racing

Australia Mark Poole
Australia Tony Scott
Holden VS Commodore
74
19

DNF
S1
24

Romano Racing

Australia Paul Romano
Australia Allan Grice
Holden VS Commodore
69
20

DNF
L2
23
Ray Hislop

Australia Ray Hislop
Australia Tim Briggs
Ford EF Falcon
62
26

DNF
L2
41

Garry Willmington Performance

Australia Garry Willmington
Australia Bill Sieders
Holden VR Commodore
61
32

DNF
L1
05

Holden Racing Team

Australia Peter Brock
Australia Mark Skaife
Holden VS Commodore
52
2
1
DNF
L2
12

Robert Smith Racing

Australia Bruce Williams
Australia Paul Gover
Holden VS Commodore
46
31

DNF
L2
33

Pro-Duct Motorsport

Australia Bob Pearson
Australia Allan McCarthy
Holden VS Commodore
43
23

DNF
L1
15
Holden Racing Team

Australia Craig Lowndes
New Zealand Greg Murphy
Holden VS Commodore
38
8
3
DNF
S1
47

CDB Bottle Magic

Australia (John Trimbole)
Australia Tomas Mezera
Holden VS Commodore
25
13

DNF
L1
17
Dick Johnson Racing

Australia (Dick Johnson)
Australia John Bowe
Ford EL Falcon
17
5
7
DNF
L1
54
Wayne Gardner Racing

Australia (Peter Bradbury)
Australia Paul Stokell
Australia (Anthony Tratt)
Holden VS Commodore
16
16

DNS [3]
L1
97

Holden Young Lions

Australia (Jason Bargwanna)
Australia (Mark Noske)
Holden VS Commodore

1
5

The names of drivers who did not drive in the actual race are shown in the above table within brackets.[4]



Statistics



  • Provisional pole position (Fastest in Qualifying) - #97 Jason Bargwanna - 2:10.9216

  • Pole position (Fastest in Top 10 Shootout)- #05 Mark Skaife - 2:10.0397

  • Fastest race lap - #11 Larry Perkins - 2:12.3398 (new lap record) [2]

  • Winners' average speed - 157.14 km/h [2] (V8 Supercar record)

  • Most laps led - Perkins/Ingall - 80 [2]



References




  1. ^ ab CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles Archived 26 September 2009 at WebCite Retrieved on 26 May 2012


  2. ^ abcde V8 Bathurst 1997, page 151


  3. ^ V8 Bathurst 1997, page 143


  4. ^ V8 Bathurst 1997, page 149



External links



  • Official race results

  • Official V8 Supercar website

  • CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles

  • race results








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