1996 Australian Super Touring Championship
The 1996 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship was the fourth running of a touring car series in Australia under the Super Touring Car regulations. It began on 19 May 1996 at Amaroo Park and ended on 9 November at Oran Park Raceway after sixteen races.
Teams and drivers[]
The following drivers competed in the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship.
Team | Manufacturer | Car model | No | Driver |
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BMW Motorsport | BMW | 318i | 1 | Paul Morris |
10 | Charlie O'Brien | |||
83 | Geoff Brabham | |||
Audi Sport Australia | Audi | A4 Quattro | 3 | Brad Jones |
4 | Greg Murphy | |||
Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo | 850 | 05 | Peter Brock |
Holden | Vectra | 11 | Jim Richards | |
Greenfield Mowers Racing | BMW | 318i | 12 | Cameron McLean |
Bob Holden Motors (Faber-Castell Racing) | BMW | M3 | 13 | Bob Holden |
15 | ||||
318i | 16 | |||
Graham Hutchison | BMW | M3 | 18 | Graham Hutchison |
Ford | Mondeo | 22 | Kevin Schwantz | |
Opel | Vectra | 25 | ||
BMW | 318iS | 28 | ||
56 | ||||
Hyundai | Lantra | 58 | ||
59 | ||||
Craig Lawless | Peugeot | 405 Mi16 | 31 | |
Kurt Kratzmann | Ford | Sierra | 33 | |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Honda Alfa Romeo |
Accord 155 TS |
34 | Steven Richards |
BMW | 318i | 36 | | |
Ford | Sierra | 88 | ||
(Foxtel Racing) | Holden | Vectra | 95 | Russell Ingall |
Peugeot | 405 Mi16 | 95 | ||
96 |
- Note : Car 11 was entered as a Vauxhall Cavalier for the Mallala round.[1]
- Note : Car 25 was entered as a Holden Vectra for the Mallala round.[1]
Results and standings[]
Race calendar[]
The 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.[2]
Drivers Championship[]
Points were awarded 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions in each race. An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.[3]
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Manufacturers Championship[]
Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative placings achieved in each race by manufacturer supported entries. All cars other than the best placed supported entry of each manufacturer were ignored when awarding points.
Position | Manufacturer | Car | Rd1 | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Rd8 | Total |
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
1 | Audi | Audi A4 quattro | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 223 |
2 | BMW | BMW 318i | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 207 |
3 | Volvo | Volvo 850 | 10 | – | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | 10 | 10 | – | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 112 |
Teams Championship[]
Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for placings achieved in each race. Only the best two placed cars from each team were eligible to score points.
Position | Team | Car | Points |
1 | Orix Audi Sport Australia | Audi A4 Quattro | 339 |
2 | BMW Motorsport | BMW 318i | 323 |
3 | Foxtel Racing | Peugeot 405 & Holden Vectra | 113 |
4 | Faber-Castell Racing | BMW 318i & BMW M3 | 108 |
Toca Privateers Cup[]
Privateers Cup points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by drivers in entries nominated as privateers at each race.
The Privateers Cup was won by Steven Richards in his Garry Rogers Motorsport-entered Alfa Romeo 155TS and Honda Accord, scoring 161 points. Second was Cameron McLean, scoring 119 points, and third was Jim Richards, scoring 111 points.
See also[]
1996 Australian Touring Car season
References[]
- ^ a b Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, Page un-numbered
- ^ Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 49
- ^ Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 33
- Auto Action (various 1996 editions)
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1996
- TOCA Australia 1996 Championship Results (27 November 1996)
- www.camsmanual.com.au
External links[]
- Australian Super Touring Championship
- 1996 in Australian motorsport