The 2017 National Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans and Class TA Trans Am cars. It was the 34th national series for Sports Sedans.
The series was won by Birol Cetin driving a Chevrolet Camaro.
Race calendar
The series was contested over five rounds, each comprising three races.
| Round | Circuit | Date |
| 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
Points were awarded in each race at each round of the series as follows:
| Position | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
| 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
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Wak. | Win. | Syd. | Phi. | Syd. | Total |
| 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
- ^ 2017 National Sports Sedan Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.sportssedans.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ 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