# 2007 Australian Performance Car Championship

The 2007 Australian Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship, organised by GT Performance Racing Pty Ltd. It was the third championship to be contested under the Australian Performance Car Championship name, with similar titles having been contested in both 2003 and 2004 as the Australian GT Performance Car Championship. The 2007 championship was won by Gary Young, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a six round series. Each round was held over three races.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Winton | Victoria | 18–20 May | Mark King | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS |
| 2 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 9–10 June | Gary Young | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS |
| 3 | Hidden Valley | Northern Territory | 22–24 June | Barrie Nesbitt | HSV VY GTS Coupe |
| 4 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 17–19 August | Gary Young | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS |
| 5 | Bathurst | New South Wales | 4–7 October | Peter Floyd | HSV VYII GTS |
| 6 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 16–18 November | Gary Young | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS |
Note: The proposed opening round at Wakefield Park was conducted as a non-championship event.
Note: The Hidden Valley and Symmons Plains rounds carried double championship points.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Gary Young | 8 | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS | Salta Constructions / Westgate | 380 |
| 2 | Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS | King Springworks | 366 |
| 3 | Peter Floyd | 98 | HSV VYII GTS | Samsung Communications Centre | 340 |
| 4 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS | Corio Auto Parts | 335 |
| 5 | Barrie Nesbitt | 5 | HSV VY GTS Coupe | Donut King | 318 |
| 6 | Tim Poulton | 16 | Lotus Exige | Simply Sports Cars | 267 |
| 7 | Tony Alford | 12 | HSV VY GTS Coupe | Donut King | 264 |
| 8 | Tony Loscialpo | 37 | HSV VYII GTS | Tempest Air & Mechanical | 224 |
| 9 | Jim Pollicina | 4 | HSV VYII GTS | Excelerate Motorsport | 224 |
| 10 | Mark O'Connor | 10 | Lotus Exige | Xracecam | 191 |
| 11 | James Phillip | 3 | FPV BF GT FPV BF F6 Typhoon | First Auto Parts Plus | 183 |
| 12 | Peter Leemhuis | 28 | Nissan 200SX GT | Donut King | 114 |
| 13 | Sam Walter | 47 | HSV VYII GTS | Melbourne Performance Centre | 104 |
| 14 | Beric Lynton | 23 | BMW M3 E46 | Donut King | 93 |
| 15 | Brian Smallwood | 26 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Wilson Bros Racing | 88 |
| 16 | Mike Hannon | 89 | HSV VYII GTS | www.1300kawasaki.com | 74 |
| 17 | Richard Buttrose | 13 | Lotus Exige | Balmain Commercial Property Finance | 72 |
| 18 | Peter Boylan | 7 | BMW M3 E46 | STS Turbo | 61 |
| 19 | Renato Loberto | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Wilson Bros Racing | 53 |
| 20 | Gary MacDonald | 15 | HSV VYII GTS | Interior Logistics | 52 |
| 21 | Steve Cramp | 19 | HSV VYII GTS | Manta Racing Services | 48 |
| 22 | Andre Morris | 6 | Lotus Exige | Witches Chase Cheese Co | 43 |
| 23 | Paul Freestone | 20 | HSV VYII GTS | Donut King | 31 |
| 24 | Martin Miller | 55 | HSV VT Clubsport R8 | Martin Miller | 31 |
| 25 | John Pagonas | 77 | Lotus Exige | | 30 |
| 26 | Luke Searle | 30 | BMW 130i | SAE College | 27 |
| 27 | Andrew Fisher | 99 | Lotus Exige | Bryden Compensation Lawyers | 26 |
| 28 | Paul Ryan | 22 | Lotus Exige | Choice Petroleum | 26 |
| 29 | Bob Brewer | 60 | HSV VY Clubsport R8 | Professional Traffic Solutions | 21 |
| 30 | Drew Russell | 27 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 RS | Go Karts Go Australia | 20 |
| 31 | Rob Thomson | 68 | Lotus Exige | QueenslandHoseandLand.com | 17 |
| 32 | Denis Cribbin | 66 | BMW M3 E46 | Cribbin Blencowe Real Estate | 15 |
| 33 | Bob Pearson | 33 | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII RS | Pro - Duct Motorsport | 14 |
| 34 | Stephen Kent | 2 | HSV VX Clubsport R8 | Metalair Pty Ltd | 6 |

### Privateers Cup

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Jim Pollicina | 4 | HSV VYII GTS | Excelerate Motorsport | 448 |
| 2 | Tony Loscialpo | 37 | HSV VYII GTS | Tempest Air & Mechanical | 440 |
| 3 | Peter Leemhuis | 28 | Nissan 200SX GT | Donut King | 289 |
| 4 | Martin Miller | 55 | HSV VT Clubsport R8 | Martin Miller | 93 |
| 5 | Paul Ryan | 22 | Lotus Exige | Choice Petroleum | 85 |
| 6 | Bob Brewer | 60 | HSV VY Clubsport R8 | Professional Traffic Solutions | 82 |
| 7 | Rob Thomson | 68 | Lotus Exige | QueenslandHoseandLand.com | 59 |
| 8 | Drew Russell | 27 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 RS | Go Karts Go Australia | 57 |
| 9 | Luke Searle | 30 | BMW 130i | SAE College | 56 |
| 10 | John Pagonas | 77 | Lotus Exige | | 54 |
| 11 | Denis Cribbin | 66 | BMW M3 E46 | Cribbin Blencowe Real Estate | 51 |
| 12 | Stephen Kent | 2 | HSV VX Clubsport R8 | Metalair Pty Ltd | 39 |
Privateers Cup cars were restricted to grooved Pirelli tyres, whereas Outright Class cars could use slick tyres.