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2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series

The 2007 V8 Supercar season featured the ninth V8 Supercar Championship Series which began on 1 March and concluded on 2 December. This championship consisted of 14 rounds covering all states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as rounds in New Zealand and Bahrain. The series also carried the Australian Touring Car Championship title, which was awarded by CAMS for the 48th time in 2007.

Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2007 championship. Team changes The Holden Racing Team and HSV Dealer Team temporarily had their TEGA licences revoked due to issues relating to the ownership of both teams, where under V8 Supercar regulations one person can only own one team. Officially, Mark Skaife owned HRT and John Kelly (father of drivers Todd and Rick) owned HSV Dealer Team, however the close relationship between the two and the presence of Tom Walkinshaw in both teams clouded the ownership. Both teams had their licenses reinstated temporarily pending the presentation of documents proving the ownership of each team to TEGA. On 22 February 2007, the HSV Dealer Team produced the required documents and were fully reinstated to the championship, followed by HRT who were reinstated on 27 February 2007 after they satisfied TEGA that Mark Skaife was the true owner of the team. WPS Racing underwent a complete re-structure of the team with Team Principal Mark Larkham departing. Team Kiwi Racing swapped from running Paul Morris Motorsport-prepared Holdens to Ford Performance Racing-prepared Fords for 2007. The deal with FPR was terminated after four rounds, leaving TKR on the sidelines for three events before returning at Oran Park with a Stone Brothers Racing-prepared Ford. Driver changes Greg Murphy moved to Tasman Motorsport, with Paul Dumbrell replacing Murphy at Paul Weel Racing. Steven Richards was announced as the second driver for Ford Performance Racing, replacing Jason Bright. Bright moved to his own Britek Motorsport, replacing Warren Luff. Perkins Engineering ran two V8 Supercar rookies, Shane Price and Jack Perkins. Perkins was replaced with Marcus Marshall for Bahrain and Launceston after he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Andrew Jones joined his father's and uncle's team and raced in the second Brad Jones Racing car. Alan Gurr drove for Britek Motorsport as the teammate to Jason Bright. John Bowe replaced Marcus Marshall at Paul Cruikshank Racing in his final year of V8 Supercar racing before retirement. Fabian Coulthard was dropped from Paul Morris Motorsport's older VZ Commodore after the Bathurst 1000 and replaced with Ford Performance Racing's endurance co-driver, Owen Kelly. Paul Radisich was retained by Team Kiwi Racing, but was unavailable for the first round as he was recovering from his 2006 season-ending crash at Bathurst. Reigning Fujitsu Series champion Adam Macrow substituted for him. Radisich later left the team entirely after their deal with FPR fell over, and was replaced with rookie Shane van Gisbergen for the duration of the season when the team returned with Stone Brothers machinery. Mid-season changes Simon Wills replaced Brad Jones at Brad Jones Racing after round 3. Jones announced his retirement from full-time driving. ==Race calendar==
Race calendar
Rule changes • Points would only be awarded to the top 15 finishers. ==Results and standings==
Results and standings
Season summary Points system Drivers championship placed sixth in the championship driving this Holden Commodore VE. The car is pictured in 2018. Team championship • (s) denotes a single-car team. ==References==
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