The 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series is an Australian motor racing series. The category is made up of Silhouette racing cars which use Yamaha FJ1300 engines and Kumho Tyres.[1] James Duckworth is the defending champion.[2]
Teams and drivers
Race calendar
The series was contested over seven rounds with four races at each round.[4]
Series standings
Pos. | Driver | ADE
| SYM
| BAR
| TOW
| SMP
| SUR
| NEW
| Pts. |
1 | James Duckworth | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 249 |
2 | Craig Woods | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 242 |
3 | Blake Sciberras | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 241 |
4 | Luke Fraser | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 235 |
5 | Brendon Tucker | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 221 |
6 | Chris Stevenson | 8 | 6 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 221 |
7 | Adam Casuccio | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 214 |
8 | Jeff Watters | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 207 |
9 | Kel Treseder | 25 | 4 | 1 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 206 |
10 | Reece Chapman | 13 | 12 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 198 |
11 | Sam Milton | 9 | Ret | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 189 |
12 | Jaie Robson | 27 | Ret | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 187 |
13 | Charlotte Poynting | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 187 |
14 | Adam Uebergang | Ret | 27 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 182 |
15 | Scott O'Keefe | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 181 |
16 | Cobi Rotaunay | 3 | 8 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 175 |
17 | Craig Thompson | Ret | 14 | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 174 |
18 | Michael Rinkin | 11 | 19 | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 171 |
19 | Ben Walsh | 26 | 5 | 2 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 169 |
20 | Leigh Bowler | 15 | 15 | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 167 |
21 | Sam Chester | 17 | 23 | 20 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 166 |
22 | Glenn Boyd | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 157 |
23 | Emma Clark | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 156 |
24 | Bill Hynes | 18 | 17 | 24 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 151 |
25 | Ross Higgins | 23 | 22 | 27 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 144 |
26 | Ruth Bowler | 21 | 21 | 29 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 141 |
27 | Grant Thompson | Ret | Ret | 25 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 137 |
28 | Madison Dunston | 19 | Ret | 26 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 128 |
29 | Layton Barker | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 128 |
30 | Todd O'Brien | 22 | 25 | 30 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 127 |
31 | Troy Dontas | Ret | 24 | 21 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 122 |
Notes
- The top 3 finisher of Race 1 of Round 1 at the Adelaide Street Circuit (Kel Treseder, Ben Walsh, Jaie Robson) were each awarded 28 seconds time penalties for indiscretions behind the safety car and therefore finished 25th-27th respectively. James Duckworth was awarded the win.[5]
- James Duckworth, Brendon Tucker and Sam Chester were each awarded 5 seconds penalties in Race 2 of Round 1.[5] Duckworth's position went unchanged whilst Tucker and Chester fell from 6th to 7th and 22nd to 23rd respectively.
- Kel Treseder was awarded a 22 seconds penalty in Race 4 of Round 1 for contact with Craig Woods.[6] He fell from 1st to 12th giving James Duckworth the win.
- Kel Treseder set a new lap record for Aussie Racing Cars at the Adelaide Street Circuit during Race 3 beating Paul Kemal record set in 2006 in a Ford Falcon.[7] He later broke his own record in Race 4.
References
- ^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/about/about-the-cars, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
- ^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/news/aussie-racing-cars-round-one-2017-clipsal-500, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
- ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (7 May 2017). "Gordon, Creed to make ARC debuts in Perth". Speedcafe. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2017%20Aussie%20Racing%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%201.pdf Archived 2017-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, 6/03/2017
- ^ a b https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/posts/10155015048774144:0, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/photos/a.238143529143.136007.206521299143/10155022590324144/?type=3&theater, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017
- ^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638791482/object_248848.85W/Result?34, Natsoft Race Results, 6/03/2017