# 2007 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 2007 Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3 racing cars, with the winner awarded the 2007 CAMS Gold Star. The title, which was the 51st Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded to the winner of the 2007 Australian Formula 3 Championship. The championship, which began on 4 February 2007 (at Eastern Creek Raceway) and finished on 4 November at Oran Park, consisted of 16 races at 8 rounds across 4 different states.
The 2007 championship was notable for being one of the most competitive Australian Drivers Championships in years, with seven different drivers from three countries scoring race wins and ten drivers achieving at least one top three race placing. Four drivers, Tim Macrow, Leanne Tander, Charlie Hollings and James Winslow, had a mathematical chance of winning the championship heading into the final round. Whilst Winslow did not compete at that round due to a clash with his Formula V6 Asia commitments, the remaining trio fought out the title with Macrow coming from four points behind to win the championship in the final race of the season.

## Classes

Competing cars were classified into one of three classes:
* The Championship Class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004
* The National Class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001
* The Trophy Class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998

## Points System

Points were awarded on 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in the Championship Class in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver setting the Championship Class pole position in the qualifying session for each race and a further point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest Championship Class race lap in each race. The point for fastest race lap was only awarded if the driver was a classified finisher in that race.
Points for the National Class and the Trophy Class were awarded on the same basis as for the Championship Class.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in championship.
| Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver |
| R-Tek Motorsport Services | Championship | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Mat Sofi |
| R-Tek Motorsport Services | National | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 59 | Jesse Wakeman |
| Team BRM | Championship | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 3 | Barton Mawer |
| Team BRM | Championship | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 4 | Marco Mapelli |
| Team BRM | Championship | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 19 | Maher Algadrie |
| Team BRM | Championship | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 22 | Chris Alajajian |
| Team BRM | Championship | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 29 | Stuart Kostera |
| Team BRM | National | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 57 | Daniel Schulz |
| PRB Australia | National | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 6 | Chris Barry |
| HT Leads / Koni / FedEx | Championship | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 8 | Mathew Radisich |
| Astuti Motorsport | Championship | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 10 | Walter Grubmuller Ricky Occhipinti Michael Trimble Daniel Schulz |
| Astuti Motorsport | Championship | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 11 | Charles Hollings |
| JB Motorsport | National | Dallara F301 | Novamotor-FIAT | 12 | John Boothman |
| Gilmour Racing | Championship | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 17 | Chris Gilmour |
| Decentralised Demountables | Trophy | Dallara F398 | Novamotor-FIAT | 21 | Graeme Holmes |
| Scud Racing | National | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 25 | Ian Dyk Lauren Gray Stuart Kostera |
| Scud Racing | Championship | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 60 | Tim Macrow |
| Scud Racing | Trophy | Dallara F396 | TOM'S-Toyota | 87 | Greg Hunter |
| Scud Racing | Trophy | Dallara F396 | TOM'S-Toyota | 88 | Samantha Reid |
| Piccola Scuderia Corse | Championship | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 27 | James Winslow |
| Formula Uno Racing | National | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 32 | Gordon Campbell |
| 333 Racing | National | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 33 | Tim Berryman |
| Hack, Anderson & Thomas | Trophy | Dallara F398 | TOM'S-Toyota | 37 | Rod Anderson |
| Tandersport | Championship | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 42 | Leanne Tander |

## Calendar

| Round / Race | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 / 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | 4 February | Stuart Kostera | Chris Alajajian | Stuart Kostera | Team BRM |
| 1 / 2 | Eastern Creek Raceway | 4 February | Charles Hollings | Chris Alajajian | Tim Macrow | Scud Racing |
| 2 / 1 | Oran Park Raceway | 22 April | Charles Hollings | Charles Hollings | Charles Hollings | Astuti Motorsport |
| 2 / 2 | Oran Park Raceway | 22 April | Charles Hollings | Marco Mapelli | Charles Hollings | Astuti Motorsport |
| 3 / 1 | Phillip Island | 6 May | James Winslow | Mat Sofi | James Winslow | Piccola Scuderia Course |
| 3 / 2 | Phillip Island | 6 May | James Winslow | Leanne Tander | Leanne Tander | Tandersport |
| 4 / 1 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | 1 July | Michael Trimble | Marco Mapelli | James Winslow | Piccola Scuderia Course |
| 4 / 2 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | 1 July | Michael Trimble | Michael Trimble | Tim Macrow | Scud Racing |
| 5 / 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | 15 July | Tim Macrow | Marco Mapelli | Charles Hollings | Astuti Motorsport |
| 5 / 2 | Eastern Creek Raceway | 15 July | Leanne Tander | Marco Mapelli | Marco Mapelli | Team BRM |
| 6 / 1 | Phillip Island | 12 August | James Winslow | Mat Sofi | Tim Macrow | Scud Racing |
| 6 / 2 | Phillip Island | 12 August | Cancelled due to rain | Leanne Tander | Leanne Tander | Tandersport |
| 7 / 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 2 September | Leanne Tander | James Winslow | James Winslow | Astuti Motorsport |
| 7 / 2 | Tasmanian Super Prix | 2 September | Charles Hollings | Mat Sofi | Barton Mawer | Team BRM |
| 8 / 1 | Oran Park Raceway | 4 November | Leanne Tander | Leanne Tander | Charles Hollings | Astuti Motorsport |
| 8 / 2 | Oran Park Raceway | 4 November | Leanne Tander | Tim Macrow | Tim Macrow | Scud Racing |

## Results

| Pos | Driver | EAS 1 | EAS 2 | ORA 1 | ORA 2 | PHI 1 | PHI 2 | MAL 1 | MAL 2 | EAS 3 | EAS 4 | PHI 3 | PHI 4 | SYM 1 | SYM 2 | ORA 3 | ORA 4 | Pts. |
| CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tim Macrow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 |
| 2 | Leanne Tander | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 206 |
| 3 | Charles Hollings | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 199 |
| 4 | James Winslow | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | | | 133 |
| 5 | Marco Mapelli | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 5 | | | 114 |
| 6 | Mat Sofi | 4 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 71 |
| 7 | Stuart Kostera | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | | 68 |
| 8 | Barton Mawer | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Chris Gilmour | | | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | DNS | 4 | 5 | 5 | 52 |
| 10 | Michael Trimble | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 46 |
| 11 | Daniel Schulz | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | 34 |
| 12 | Chris Alajajian | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 13 | Walter Grubmuller | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| 14 | Ricky Occhipinti | | | | | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Maher Algadrie | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | Mathew Radisich | | | | | Ret | 9 | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 3 |
| NATIONAL CLASS |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Barry | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | | | 6 | 7 | 269 |
| 2 | Lauren Gray | 9 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | DNS | | | | | 8 | DNS | 121 |
| 3 | John Boothman | 11 | 12 | | | | | 14 | DNS | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | Ret | | | 101 |
| 4 | Daniel Schulz | Ret | Ret | | | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | 92 |
| 5 | Jesse Wakeman | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | Ret | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | 86 |
| 6 | Gordon Campbell | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| NC | Stuart Kostera | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| NC | Ian Dyk | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Tim Berryman | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| TROPHY CLASS |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Anderson | 10 | 11 | | | 13 | 12 | 13 | DNS | 11 | 12 | | | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 185 |
| 2 | Graeme Holmes | | | | | 9 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | | | | | 134 |
| 3 | Samantha Reid | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 7 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Greg Hunter | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Non-championship round

A non-championship round was held at Albert Park supporting the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, with three races held. The first was won by Charlie Hollings, and both the second and third races by Tim Macrow.