1997 Primus 1000 Classic

The 1997 Primus 1000 Classic was a 1000 kilometre endurance race for V8 Supercars,[1] staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 19 October 1997.

This article is about the V8Supercar race. For the Super Touring car race, see 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000.

1997 Primus 1000 Classic
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It was the inaugural "1000 Classic" race,[1] created in response to the desire of V8 Supercar organisers AVESCO to compete at the popular Mount Panorama Circuit outside of the traditional Bathurst 1000 event, as AVESCO were in conflict with the Bathurst 1000 organisers, the Australian Racing Drivers' Club. While many attempts were made to broker a peace between the two bodies, there was a fundamental chasm over the issue of television coverage with AVESCO holding a series contract with Network Ten and the ARDC holding a contract with the Seven Network. The impasse was solved when Bathurst City Council negotiated a deal with AVESCO for a separate race, to be held two weeks after the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000, which subsequently went ahead with a field of Australian and British Super Touring cars.

The 1997 Primus 1000 Classic was won by Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving a Holden VS Commodore.

Class structure

Level 1

These were the full-time professional teams, aiming to win the race outright and holders of a 'Level 1' V8 Supercar franchise.

Level 2

The smaller, part-time 'Level 2' teams, running on a Dunlop control tyre of lower, cheaper specification.

Special level 1

The smaller, part-time 'Level 2' teams, who wished to run on the tyres of their own choosing.

Top 10 Shootout
Pos No Team Driver Car Time
Pole 05 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden VS Commodore 2:10.0397
2 1 Glenn Seton Racing Glenn Seton Ford EL Falcon 2:10.8120
3 15 Holden Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden VS Commodore 2:11.0270
4 11 Perkins Engineering Larry Perkins Holden VS Commodore 2:11.0826
5 97 Holden Young Lions Jason Bargwanna Holden VS Commodore 2:11.0887
6 9 Alan Jones Racing Alan Jones Ford EL Falcon 2:11.2317
7 17 Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Ford EL Falcon 2:11.3336
8 46 John Faulkner Racing John Faulkner Holden VS Commodore 2:11.4114
9 18 Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson Ford EL Falcon 2:11.6200
10 7 Wayne Gardner Racing Wayne Gardner Holden VS Commodore 2:12.8269

Official results
Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos		 Shootout
Pos
1 L1 11 Perkins Engineering Larry Perkins
Russell Ingall		 Holden VS Commodore 161 6 4
2 L1 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Steven Richards
Jim Richards		 Holden VS Commodore 161 11
3 L1 10 Larkham Motor Sport Mark Larkham
Andrew Miedecke		 Ford EL Falcon 161 12
4 L1 18 Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson
Craig Baird		 Ford EL Falcon 158 10 9
5 L1 46 John Faulkner Racing John Faulkner
Win Percy		 Holden VS Commodore 154 7 8
6 L1 45 Gibson Motorsport Darren Hossack
Steven Ellery		 Holden VS Commodore 154 15
7 L2 14 Malcolm Stenniken Malcolm Stenniken
Peter Gazzard		 Holden VS Commodore 154 33
8 S1 3 Lansvale Racing Team Steve Reed
Trevor Ashby		 Holden VS Commodore 153 18
9 L2 36 Schembri Motorsport Neil Schembri
Ian Luff		 Holden VS Commodore 153 30
10 S1 27 Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan
Terry Shiel		 Holden VS Commodore 153 17
11 L1 9 Alan Jones Racing Alan Jones
Scott Pruett
Jason Bright		 Ford EL Falcon 153 9 6
12 L2 16 Perkins Engineering Melinda Price
Kerryn Brewer		 Holden VS Commodore 152 DNQ
13 L2 44 Mal Rose Racing Mal Rose
Kevin Burton		 Holden VS Commodore 150 27
14 S1 49 Greg Crick Motorsport Greg Crick
Peter Fitzgerald		 Holden VS Commodore 150 14
15 L2 20 Palmer Promotions Ian Palmer
John English		 Holden VS Commodore 146 36
16 L2 21 Walden Racing Brian Walden
Steve Williams		 Holden VP Commodore 144 37
17 L2 39 Challenge Motorsport Chris Smerdon
Charlie Cox		 Holden VS Commodore 143 25
18 L2 26 M3 Motorsport Peter Doulman
John Cotter		 Holden VP Commodore [2] 139 21
19 L2 74 PACE Racing Kevin Heffernan
Danny Osborne		 Holden VS Commodore 135 24
DNF L2 62 Novacastrian Motorsport Wayne Russell
Ric Shaw		 Holden VS Commodore 126 34
DNF L1 1 Glenn Seton Racing Glenn Seton
David Parsons		 Ford EL Falcon 121 3 2
NC L2 40 Michael Hart Michael Hart
Peter Lawrence		 Holden VR Commodore 119 40
DNF L1 25 Longhurst Racing Tony Longhurst
Charlie O'Brien		 Ford EL Falcon 110 39
NC L2 37 The Xerox Shop Alan Taylor
Bill Attard
Stephen Bell		 Holden VP Commodore 110 38
DNF L2 58 Everlast Automotive Peter O'Brien
Brian Callaghan Jr
Ron Barnacle		 Holden VR Commodore 109 35
DNF L2 13 John Faulkner Racing Ryan McLeod
Darren Pate		 Holden VR Commodore [2] 101 22
DNF L2 28 Playscape Racing Kevin Waldock
John Smith		 Ford EF Falcon 92 29
DNF L1 7 Wayne Gardner Racing Wayne Gardner
Neil Crompton		 Holden VS Commodore 89 4 10
DNF L2 79 Cadillac Productions Mike Conway
Gavin Monaghan		 Ford EB Falcon 79 28
DNF S1 38 James Rosenberg Racing Mark Poole
Tony Scott		 Holden VS Commodore 74 19
DNF S1 24 Romano Racing Paul Romano
Allan Grice		 Holden VS Commodore 69 20
DNF L2 23 Ray Hislop Ray Hislop
Tim Briggs		 Ford EF Falcon 62 26
DNF L2 41 Garry Willmington Performance Garry Willmington
Bill Sieders		 Holden VR Commodore 61 32
DNF L1 05 Holden Racing Team Peter Brock
Mark Skaife		 Holden VS Commodore 52 2 1
DNF L2 12 Robert Smith Racing Bruce Williams
Paul Gover		 Holden VS Commodore 46 31
DNF L2 33 Pro-Duct Motorsport Bob Pearson
Allan McCarthy		 Holden VS Commodore 43 23
DNF L1 15 Holden Racing Team Craig Lowndes
Greg Murphy		 Holden VS Commodore 38 8 3
DNF S1 47 CDB Bottle Magic (John Trimbole)
Tomas Mezera		 Holden VS Commodore 25 13
DNF L1 17 Dick Johnson Racing (Dick Johnson)
John Bowe		 Ford EL Falcon 17 5 7
DNF L1 54 Wayne Gardner Racing (Peter Bradbury)
Paul Stokell
(Anthony Tratt)		 Holden VS Commodore 16 16
DNS [3] L1 97 Holden Young Lions (Jason Bargwanna)
(Mark Noske)		 Holden VS Commodore 1 5

The names of drivers who did not drive in the actual race are shown in the above table within brackets.[4]

Statistics
  • Provisional pole position (Fastest in Qualifying) - #97 Jason Bargwanna - 2:10.9216
  • Pole position (Fastest in Top 10 Shootout)- #05 Mark Skaife - 2:10.0397
  • Fastest race lap - #11 Larry Perkins - 2:12.3398 (new lap record) [2]
  • Winners' average speed - 157.14 km/h [2] (V8 Supercar record)
  • Most laps led - Perkins/Ingall - 80 [2]

References
  1. 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Titles, pages 9 & 10, 500KM/1000KM Touring Car Races, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. V8 Bathurst 1997, page 151
  3. V8 Bathurst 1997, page 143
  4. V8 Bathurst 1997, page 149
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