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.

1996 ASTC season
Previous: 1995 Next: 1997

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship.

Team Manufacturer Car model No Driver
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
Jim Richards Motorsport 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 Paul Nelson
318i 16 Justin Mathews
Graham Hutchison BMW M3 18 Graham Hutchison
Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 22 Kevin Schwantz
Sentul Motorsport Team Opel Vectra 25 Brooke Tatnell
Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 28 Paul Sarlas
56 John Henderson
Hyundai Lantra 58 Paul Pickett
59 Lars Johansson
Craig Lawless Peugeot 405 Mi16 31 Peter Roggenkamp
Kurt Kratzmann Ford Sierra 33 Kurt Kratzmann
Garry Rogers Motorsport Honda
Alfa Romeo		 Accord
155 TS		 34 Steven Richards
International Racing BMW 318i 36 Miles Pope
Bob Tweedie
Knight Racing Ford Sierra 88 Peter Hills
Phoenix Motorsport (Foxtel Racing) Holden Vectra 95 Russell Ingall
Peugeot 405 Mi16 95 Geoff Full
96 Mark Adderton
  • 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]

Round Race Title Circuit City / State Date Winner Team Report
1 1 Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 18–19 May Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
2 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
2 1 Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 22–23 Jun Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
2 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
3 1 Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 13–14 Jul Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
2 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
4 1 Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 10–11 Aug Greg Murphy Brad Jones Racing
2 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
5 1 Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 24–25 Aug Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport
2 Steven Richards Garry Rogers Motorsport
6 1 Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 21–22 Sep Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
2 Greg Murphy Brad Jones Racing
7 1 Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 26–27 Oct Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
2 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport
8 1 Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 8–9 Nov Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing
2 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing

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]

Pos Driver AMA 1 AMA 2 LAK 1 LAK 2 AMA 3 AMA 4 MAL 1 MAL 2 WIN 1 WIN 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 LAK 3 LAK 4 ORA 1 ORA 2 Pts
1 Brad Jones 1st 1st Ret 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 1st Ret 3rd 9th 1st 1st 181
2 Paul Morris 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 9th 1st 1st 2nd 4th 170
3 Greg Murphy 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 2nd Ret DSQ 2nd 1st 7th 7th 12th 3rd 141
4 Geoff Brabham 4th 4th Ret 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1st 5th 5th 5th 2nd Ret Ret 5th 114
5 Steven Richards 5th 5th Ret DNS 8th 8th 2nd Ret 9th 1st 6th 3rd 9th 5th 4th 10th 79
6 Peter Brock 6th Ret Ret 6th 4th Ret Ret 5th 7th Ret 8th 4th 5th 2nd 3rd 7th 71
7 Charlie O'Brien 7th 7th Ret 5th 6th 5th 6th 6th Ret 6th 4th 2nd 8th 6th 68
8 Jim Richards Ret 7th 3rd Ret 7th 6th 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 60
9 Cameron McLean Ret 6th Ret 7th 7th 6th Ret 8th 8th 7th DSQ 8th 10th Ret 7th 8th 39
10 Mark Adderton 8th Ret 9th 7th Ret 9th 6th 4th 9th Ret Ret DNS 29
11 Justin Mathews 9th 8th 3rd 9th 12th Ret 9th 13th 10th 8th 10th 10th Ret DNS 10th 11th 26
12 Russell Ingall 6th 4th Ret 6th 18
13 Geoff Full Ret Ret Ret DNS 10th DNS 7th Ret 5th Ret Ret 7th 15
14 Miles Pope 4th 8th 11th 10th Ret 10th 13
15 Kevin Schwantz 6th 9th 7
15 Bob Tweedie 12th 9th 11th 11th 11th 8th 9th 12th 7
17 Kurt Kratzmann 5th 14th 12th Ret 6
18 John Henderson 6th 11th 13th 11th 5
18 Bob Holden 11th 9th 8th 12th Ret Ret Ret Ret 13th 13th 5
18 Graham Hutchison 7th 10th 5
21 Peter Hills 13th 10th 9th 13th 14th 12th 10th 14th 14th 11th Ret DNS 4
22 Paul Pickett 10th Ret Ret 9th 11th 12th 11th Ret 12th 12th 11th 13th 3
22 Brooke Tatnell 8th 11th Ret DNS 3
24 Lars Johansson 13th 10th 1
Pos Driver AMA 1 AMA 2 LAK 1 LAK 2 AMA 3 AMA 4 MAL 1 MAL 2 WIN 1 WIN 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 LAK 3 LAK 4 ORA 1 ORA 2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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
  1. Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, Page un-numbered
  2. Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 49
  3. 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
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