1999 Shell Championship Series
The 1999 Shell Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars which began on 28 March 1999 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 14 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. The Australian Touring Car Championship was renamed for 1999 in what was essentially a marketing decision, however the winner of the newly named series was also awarded the 1999 Australian Touring Car Championship title by CAMS.[1] 1999 was the first season since 1977 in which the longer distance, endurance race events were included in the championship. For the first time in the championship's history, tyres supplied by Bridgestone specified for all cars.[2]
This series was won by Craig Lowndes of the Holden Racing Team.
Teams and drivers[]
The following drivers and teams competed in the 1999 Shell Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 rounds of sprint racing with one driver per car and two rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with each car shared by two drivers.
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Events | Endurance Event Drivers | |
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Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 1 | Craig Lowndes | 1–8, 10–13 | Cameron McConville | |
2 | Mark Skaife | All | Paul Morris | |||
Holden Young Lions | Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore |
15 | Todd Kelly | 1, 6–7, 12–13 | Mark Noske | |
Cameron McConville | 9 | |||||
99 | Mark Noske | 1–7 | N/A | |||
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 3 | Trevor Ashby | 1–2, 6–7, 11–13 | Steve Reed | |
Steve Reed | 3–5, 8–10 | |||||
28 | Rodney Forbes | All | ||||
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 4 | Jason Bright | All | Craig Baird | |
Glenn Seton Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 5 | Glenn Seton | All | Geoff Brabham Neal Bates | |
Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon |
6 | Neil Crompton | All | |||
Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 7 | Steven Richards | All | Greg Murphy | |
12 | Greg Murphy | 1–11 | N/A | |||
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore |
73 | David "Truckie" Parsons | 4–13 | David "Skippy" Parsons | ||
Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | 8 | Russell Ingall | 1–11 | N/A | |
11 | Larry Perkins | All | Russell Ingall | |||
Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 10 | Mark Larkham | All | Brad Jones | |
Imrie Motor Sport | Holden VS Commodore | 14 | 2, 4–6, 8–10, 12–13 | |||
McDougall Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore |
16 | 1–4 6–13 |
Andrew Miedecke | ||
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 17 | Dick Johnson | 1–7, 9–13 | Steven Johnson | |
Steven Johnson | 8 | |||||
18 | Paul Radisich | All | Steven Ellery | |||
Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 19 | Wayne Gardner | 2, 13 | David Brabham | |
Colourscan Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon |
22 | 1–2, 6–7, 10, 12–13 | |||
3, 11 | ||||||
Ford EL Falcon | 42 | N/A | 13 | | ||
Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 24 | Paul Romano | 1–4, 6–13 | Tomas Mezera* Darren Hossack** | |
Longhurst Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 25 | Tony Longhurst | All | Adam Macrow | |
M3 Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore |
26 | John Cotter | 1, 6–7 | John Cotter | |
Peter Doulman | 2, 4, 8, 10–13 | |||||
Terry Finnigan | Holden VS Commodore | 27 | 1, 13 | |||
8, 10–11 | ||||||
Greg Crick Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon | 30 | 1 | N/A | ||
Harris Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 30 | 7, 10–11, 13 | |||
Steven Ellery Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 31 | Steven Ellery | 1, 4–5, 7, 10–11 | N/A | |
Tomas Mezera Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 32 | Tomas Mezera | 1–2, 4, 6–7, 13 | Tony Ricciardello | |
Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 33 | 6 | |||
Phil Ward | 7, 13 | |||||
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore |
34 | Garth Tander | All | Greg Ritter Matthew Coleman* Steve Owen** | |
Holden VT Commodore | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | All | |||
Schembri Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 36 | 13 | |||
Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 37 | 1, 11, 13 | |||
South Pacific Motor Sport | Holden VS Commodore | 38 | 13 | |||
Challenge Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 39 | 1–2, 6–8, 10–13 | * Charlie Cox** | ||
Greenfield Mowers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 40 | Cameron McLean | All | * John Cleland** | |
Simon Emerzidis | Holden VS Commodore Ford EL Falcon |
41 | 4 | |||
13 | ||||||
Ford EL Falcon | 54 | 1–2, 4, 7, 11–13 | ||||
Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 43 | Paul Weel | 1, 4–13 | ||
John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 46 | John Faulkner | All | Simon Wills | |
Holden VS Commodore | 96 | Cameron McConville | 6–8 | Matthew White | ||
Paul Dumbrell | 9, 12–13 | |||||
Matthew White | 10–11 | |||||
Daily Planet Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 47 | 12–13 | |||
Rod Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 48 | 2–5, 8, 11–13 | |||
Layton Crambrook | Holden VS Commodore | 49 | 8–13 | |||
Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 50 | 1–7, 10–11 | |||
12–13 | ||||||
Charles Ryman | Ford EL Falcon | 51 | 1 | N/A | ||
5, 7 | ||||||
Barry Morcom | Holden VS Commodore | 52 | 1–2, 6–7, 11 | N/A | ||
Rod Nash Racing | Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore |
55 | 1–8, 10–13 | |||
Pretty Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 60 | Nathan Pretty | 3, 10, 13 | ||
8 | ||||||
James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 66 | 8–13 | |||
Briggs Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 70 | 2, 4–7, 10–13 | |||
Ford EL Falcon | 80 | 1, 4–8, 12–13 | ||||
Robert Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 72 | David Parsons | 1–2 | N/A | |
6 | ||||||
Paul Little Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 75 | Anthony Tratt | 1, 4–6, 8–13 | Alan Jones | |
V8 Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 77 | 1, 6, 11, 13 | |||
Cadillac Productions | Ford EL Falcon | 79 | 1–2, 6–7, 9–13 | |||
8 | ||||||
Rowse Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 81 | 13 | |||
Miller Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 84 | 2–3, 5, 11–13 | Tony Ricciardello* ** | ||
Rod Salmon | Holden VS Commodore | 87 | 11, 13 | |||
Geoff Kendrick | Holden VS Commodore | 92 | 3, 5 | N/A | ||
Graphic Skills Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 97 | 12–13 | Dean Canto | ||
Owen Parkinson Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 98 | 2 | |||
4 | ||||||
6 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
David Parsons | 9–10 | |||||
Dean Canto | 11 | |||||
13 | ||||||
Power Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 134 | 2–3, 5, 7–8, 12–13 | Warren Luff* ** | ||
PAE Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon |
600 | John Bowe | All | Jim Richards |
* = Drove in the Queensland 500 only
** = Drove in the FAI 1000 only
Race Calendar[]
The 1999 Shell Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included eleven sprint rounds of two or three races and two endurance races (Queensland 500 and FAI 1000). It was the first time since 1977 that endurance races had been included in the championship.
Championship standings[]
Format | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th |
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Sprint races | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Endurance races | 300 | 276 | 264 | 252 | 240 | 228 | 216 | 204 | 192 | 180 | 168 | 156 | 144 | 132 | 120 | 108 | 96 | 84 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
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Privateers award[]
The Privateers award was contested over all rounds except Rounds 2, 12 & 13.[9] Unlike 1998, points were awarded to the driver rather than the team.[9] The best five scores from the ten rounds could be retained by each driver.[9]
Pos.[9] | Driver[9] | Car | Entrant | Points[9] |
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1 | Cameron McLean | Ford EL Falcon | Greenfield Mowers Racing | 250 |
2 | Rodney Forbes | Holden VS Commodore | Bob Forbes Corporation | 242 |
3 | Steve Reed | Holden VS Commodore | Lansvale Smash Repairs | 230 |
4 | Mick Donaher | Holden VS Commodore | Ultra Tune Racing | 220 |
5 | David Parsons | Holden VS Commodore | Smiths Trucks & Challenge Recruitment | 214 |
6 | Mike Imrie | Holden VS Commodore | Saabwreck Motorsport | 176 |
7 | Chris Smerdon | Holden VS Commodore | Challenge Motorsport | 156 |
8 | Bob Thorn | Ford EL Falcon | Supercheap Auto | 142 |
9 | Mike Conway | Ford EL Falcon | Cadillac Productions | 128 |
10 | Trevor Ashby | Holden VS Commodore | Lansvale Smash Repairs | 126 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 December 2008. Archived 14 May 2009.
- ^ Some things never change, V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 4 to 8
- ^ "Shell Championship Series standings for 1999". Racing-Reference.info. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Nicole Pretty (AUS) – Virgin Australia Supercars Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Charles Ryman (AUS) – Virgin Australia Supercars Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Robert Smith (AUS) – Virgin Australia Supercars Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Barry Cassidy (AUS) – Virgin Australia Supercars Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Neil Crowe (AUS) – Virgin Australia Supercars Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f 1999 SCS Privateers Review, V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 98 to 101
External links[]
- Supercars Championship seasons
- 1999 in Australian motorsport
- 1999 in V8 Supercars