The 1997 Australian Touring Car season was the 38th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000 , the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1997, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 26 touring car race meetings held during 1997; a ten-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); an unofficial four round series for V8 Supercars, the 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series (the final edition of AMSCAR ); support programme events at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix and 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival and three stand alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.
Race calendar
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.
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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
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Super Touring GT-P Race
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).
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TAC V8 Supercar Showdown
This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Australian Grand Prix .
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Australian Touring Car Championship
This meeting was a support event of the 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival .[1]
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Australian Super Touring Championship
