2017 National Sports Sedan Series
The 2017 National Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans and Class TA Trans Am cars.[1] It was the 34th national series for Sports Sedans.
The series was won by Birol Cetin driving a Chevrolet Camaro.[2]
Race calendar
[edit]The series was contested over five rounds,[1] each comprising three races.
| Round [1] | Circuit [1] | Date [1] |
| 1 | Wakefield Park | 1–2 April |
| 2 | Winton Raceway | 17–18 June |
| 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 1–2 July |
| 4 | Phillip Island | 30 September - 1 October |
| 5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 28–29 October |
Points system
[edit]Points were awarded in each race at each round of the series as follows:[1]
| Position [1] | Race 1 [1] | Race 2 [1] | Race 3 [1] |
| 1st | 30 | 45 | 60 |
| 2nd | 28 | 42 | 56 |
| 3rd | 26 | 39 | 52 |
| 4th | 24 | 36 | 48 |
| 5th | 22 | 33 | 44 |
| 6th | 20 | 30 | 40 |
| 7th | 18 | 27 | 36 |
| 8th | 16 | 24 | 32 |
| 9th | 14 | 21 | 28 |
| 10th | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| 11th | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| 12th | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 13th | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| 14th | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 15th and below | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Series standings
[edit]| Pos.[2] | Driver [2] | No.[2] | Car [3][4][5] | Wak.[2] | Win.[2] | Syd.[2] | Phi.[2] | Syd.[2] | Total [2] |
| 1 | Birol Cetin | 1 & 27 | Chevrolet Camaro | 126 | 91 | 126 | 104 | 130 | 577 |
| 2 | Michael Robinson | 32 | Holden Monaro Chevrolet | 92 | 118 | 102 | 124 | 113 | 549 |
| 3 | Steve Lacey | 118 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 26 | 105 | 105 | 133 | 131 | 500 |
| 4 | Jack Perkins | 4 | Audi A4 Chevrolet | 135 | 135 | 135 | 30 | 0 | 435 |
| 5 | Alex Williams | 37 | Mazda RX-7 | 64 | 96 | 0 | 109 | 67 | 336 |
| 6 | Bruce Henley | 41 | Mazda RX-8 GT | 65 | 83 | 71 | 93 | 0 | 312 |
| 7 | Shane Woodman | 16 | BMW M3 GTR Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 110 | 286 |
| 8 | Steven Tamasi | 19 | Nissan 300ZX Holden Calibra |
79 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| 9 | Tony Cox | 95 | Saab Dodge | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 92 | 175 |
| 10 | Colin Smith | 44 | Holden Monaro | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 165 |
| 11 | Kerry Baily | 58 | Aston Martin DBR9 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 12 | Charlie Spiteri | 376 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 35 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 107 |
| 13 | Daniel Tamasi | 9 | Holden Calibra | 50 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 102 |
| 14 | Scott Reed | 25 | Ford Mustang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| 15 | Paul Boschert | 25 | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 16 | Phil Crompton | 12 | Ford Mustang | 22 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 17 | Shane Bradford | 68 | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 18 | Daniel Smith | 23 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 19 | Dean Camm | 66 | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2017 National Sports Sedan Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j National Sports Sedan Series - 2017 Pointscore, sportssedansnational.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > Year = 2017 Retrieved 27 January 2023
- ^ Garry's Muscle Car Masters Wrap - Sunday, autoaction.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Game, Cetin, Match, Australian Auto Action, Issue #1722, Nov 2 to Nov 15 2017