(B) 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000

1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 	1997 AMP Bathurst 1000
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit	Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
Date 	3-5 October 1997
Location 	Bathurst, New South Wales
Venue 	Mount Panorama Circuit
Results 	Results
Distance 	161 Laps / 1000km
Pole Position 	Driver - Team - Time
Race Winner 	Drivers - Team - Race Time
The 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 was the 38th running of the annual Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 5 October 1997 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was the first Bathurst 1000 race held after the controversial split between race organisers, the Australian Racing Drivers Club, and V8 Supercar, which led to Australia's leading touring car category contesting a separate 1000 kilometre race at Bathurst. That race, the 1997 Primus 1000 Classic, was held two weeks after the AMP Bathurst 1000.
The 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 was open to Super Touring Cars and featured teams from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. It could thus be considered as the first "international" Bathurst endurance race since the 1992 Tooheys 1000, which was the last Bathurst 1000 to be contested by cars complying with Australian regulations based on FIA Group A rules.
== Entry List ==
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Team 	Car 	No.	Drivers
Orix Audi Sport Australia 	Audi A4 Quattro 	1 	Frank Biela
Orix Audi Sport Australia 	Audi A4 Quattro 	1 	Brad Jones
Orix Audi Sport Australia 	Audi A4 Quattro 	11 	Jean-François Hemroulle
Orix Audi Sport Australia 	Audi A4 Quattro 	11 	Cameron McConville
Diet Coke / BMW Motorsport Australia	BMW 320i 	2 	Paul Morris
Diet Coke / BMW Motorsport Australia	BMW 320i 	2 	Craig Baird
Diet Coke / BMW Motorsport Australia	BMW 320i 	83 	Geoff Brabham
Diet Coke / BMW Motorsport Australia	BMW 320i 	83 	David Brabham
Williams Renault Dealer Racing 	Renault Laguna 	3 	Alain Menu
Williams Renault Dealer Racing 	Renault Laguna 	3 	Jason Plato
Williams Renault Dealer Racing 	Renault Laguna 	23 	Alan Jones
Williams Renault Dealer Racing 	Renault Laguna 	23 	Graham Moore
Volvo Dealer Racing 	Volvo S40 	4 	Rickard Rydell
Volvo Dealer Racing 	Volvo S40 	4 	Jim Richards
Volvo Dealer Racing 	Volvo S40 	8 	Jan Nilsson
Volvo Dealer Racing 	Volvo S40 	8 	Cameron McLean
Vauxhall Sport 	Vauxhall Vectra 	05 	Derek Warwick
Vauxhall Sport 	Vauxhall Vectra 	05 	Peter Brock
Vauxhall Sport 	Vauxhall Vectra 	7 	John Cleland
Vauxhall Sport 	Vauxhall Vectra 	7 	James Kaye
Esso Ultron Team Peugeot 	Peugeot 406 	6 	Tim Harvey
Esso Ultron Team Peugeot 	Peugeot 406 	6 	Paul Radisich
Esso Ultron Team Peugeot 	Peugeot 406 	26 	Vincent Radermecker
Esso Ultron Team Peugeot 	Peugeot 406 	26 	Neil Crompton
Phoenix Motorsport 	Toyota Camry 	10 	Mark Adderton
Phoenix Motorsport 	Toyota Camry 	10 	Neal Bates
Nigel Barclay 	BMW 318i 	12 	Nigel Barclay
Nigel Barclay 	BMW 318i 	12 	Jim Cornish
Nigel Barclay 	BMW 318i 	12 	Blair Smith
HVE Motorsport 	Hyundai Lantra 	14 	Anthony Robson
HVE Motorsport 	Hyundai Lantra 	14 	Ric Shaw
HVE Motorsport 	Hyundai Lantra 	58 	Paul Pickett
HVE Motorsport 	Hyundai Lantra 	58 	Bill Sieders
Faber-Castell Racing 	BMW 320i 	16 	Bob Holden
Faber-Castell Racing 	BMW 320i 	16 	Justin Matthews
Faber-Castell Racing 	BMW 320i 	16 	Paul Nelson
Patrick Watts Engineering 	Alfa Romeo 155 TS 	18 	Patrick Watts
Patrick Watts Engineering 	Alfa Romeo 155 TS 	18 	Simon Harrison
Brian Bradshaw Race Preparation 	BMW 318i 	20 	Brian Bradshaw
Brian Bradshaw Race Preparation 	BMW 318i 	20 	Dennis Chapman
M F Motorsport 	Peugeot 405 Mi16 	21 	Mike Fitzgerald
M F Motorsport 	Peugeot 405 Mi16 	21 	Jamie Miller
Mint Motorsport 	Vauxhall Cavalier 	25 	Jamie Wall
Mint Motorsport 	Vauxhall Cavalier 	25 	Matthew Emmens
Mint Motorsport 	Vauxhall Cavalier 	27 	Richard Kaye
Mint Motorsport 	Vauxhall Cavalier 	27 	Tim Sugden
Rock-It Cargo 	Honda Accord 	29 	Robb Gravett
Rock-It Cargo 	Honda Accord 	29 	Lee Brookes
Roadchill Express 	BMW 320i 	30 	Geoff Full
Roadchill Express 	BMW 320i 	30 	Troy Searle
Valvoline / Garry Rogers 	Nissan Primera eGT	34 	Matt Neal
Valvoline / Garry Rogers 	Nissan Primera eGT	34 	Steven Richards
Fastway Couriers 	Peugeot 405 Mi16 	37 	Dwayne Bewley
Fastway Couriers 	Peugeot 405 Mi16 	37 	Tony Newman
David Auger 	Alfa Romeo 155 TS 	45 	David Auger
David Auger 	Alfa Romeo 155 TS 	45 	Lawrie Kyte
FAI Insurance 	Honda Accord 	60 	Warren Luff
FAI Insurance 	Honda Accord 	60 	Julian Bailey
CPW Motorsport 	BMW 318i 	64 	Jason Richards
CPW Motorsport 	BMW 318i 	64 	Brett Riley
Knight Racing 	Ford Mondeo 	88 	Peter Hills
Knight Racing 	Ford Mondeo 	88 	Andrej Pavicevic
Knight Racing 	Ford Mondeo 	89 	Aaron McGill
Knight Racing 	Ford Mondeo 	89 	Terry Skene
Knight Racing 	Ford Mondeo 	89 	Jenni Thompson