The 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to 5.0 Litre Touring Cars[1] complying with Group 3A[2] regulations. The championship, which was the 38th Australian Touring Car Championship,[3] began on 15 March at Calder Park Raceway and ended on 3 August at Oran Park Raceway after 10 rounds.[4]
Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship,[5] the series was won by Glenn Seton driving a Ford EL Falcon.[4]
- ^ Australian Title Conditions, 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7–9 to 7–10
- ^ Racing, 1997 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-1
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ^ a b V8 Supercars – 1997 Review, Chevron Publishing Group, 1997
- ^ Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 9, 13 July 1997