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1996 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition

Motor racing competition

Paul Stokell

The 1996 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for racing cars complying with CAMS Formula Holden regulations. The championship winner was awarded the 1996 CAMS Gold Star as the Australian Drivers' Champion. It was the 40th running of the Australian Drivers' Championship and the eighth to feature the Formula Holden category. The championship began on 8 March 1996 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and ended on 2 June at Mallala Motor Sport Park after eight races held over four rounds.

Paul Stokell won his third Australian Drivers' Championship in a season dominated by him and his Birrana Racing teammate Jason Bright. The two dark blue Reynard 91Ds won every race of the season except one. Bright's early season unreliability became the difference between the two at season's end. The only race they did not claim was race two at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix meeting which saw Europe-bound Mark Webber in a guest drive in the Graham Watson owned Reynard, take the win when both Stokell and Bright retired. Darren Edwards was consistently best of the rest of the field, claiming four top three finishes over the season. Stephen Cramp took three second places at the start of the season but faded, dropping to fifth position in the championship behind Adam Kaplan.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1996 Australian Drivers' Championship.

DriverNoCarEntrant
Australia Paul Stokell1Reynard 91D HoldenBirrana Racing
Australia Allan Galloway2Reynard 91D HoldenAllan Galloway
Australia Geoff Fickling3Reynard 90D HoldenGraham Watson
Australia Steven Johnson3Reynard 90D HoldenGraham Watson
Australia Graham Watson3Reynard 90D HoldenGraham Watson
New Zealand Bryan Hartley4Dome F102 HoldenBryan Hartley
Australia Stan Keen5Shrike NB89H HoldenStan Keen
New Zealand Graham Sims6Reynard 90D HoldenGraham Sims
Australia Adam Kaplan7Reynard 91D HoldenAdam Kaplan
Australia Dean Irwin8Ralt RT21 HoldenDean Irwin
Australia Jason Bright9Reynard 91D HoldenBirrana Racing
Australia Darren Edwards10Reynard 90D HoldenClem Smith
UK James Taylor11Reynard 91D HoldenKen Smith
New Zealand Ken Smith11Reynard 92D HoldenKen Smith
Australia Chas Talbot14March 87B HoldenChas Talbot
Australia Roger Seward16Ralt RT23 HoldenRoger Seward
Australia Arthur Abrahams19Reynard 92D HoldenArthur Abrahams
Australia Stephen Cramp21Ralt RT23 HoldenStephen Cramp
Australia Bob Minogue29Reynard 92D HoldenRA Minogue
Australia Mark Webber30Reynard 91D HoldenGraham Watson
Australia Owen Osborne34SPA 002 HoldenOwen Osborne
Australia Sam Astuti47Reynard 92D HoldenSH Racing
Australia Kevin Weeks70Reynard 91D HoldenKevin Weeks
New Zealand Maurice O'Reilly71Reynard 91D HoldenKevin Weeks
Australia Chris Hocking74Reynard 91D HoldenGL Knight & Assoc
Australia Brian Sampson78Cheetah Mk. 9 HoldenBrian Sampson
Australia Chas Jacobsen87Reynard 92D HoldenChas Jacobsen
Australia Darren Pate99Reynard 90D HoldenAuz Racing Team Pty Ltd

Race calendar

The 1996 Australian Drivers' Championship was contested over eight races at four rounds held in two states.

Rd/Race.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinnerR1/1R1/2R2/1R2/2R3/1R3/2R4/1R4/2
Albert Park CircuitMelbourne, Victoria8 MarchPaul Stokell
9 MarchMark Webber
Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria14 AprilPaul Stokell
Paul Stokell
Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria28 AprilJason Bright
Jason Bright
Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia2 JunePaul Stokell
Jason Bright

Results

Points were awarded 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions in each race. Only half points were awarded for Race 1 of Round 2 at Phillip Island.

Pos.DriverRd1/1Rd2/2Rd2/1Rd2/2Rd3/1Rd3/2Rd4/1Rd4/2Pts12345678101112131415161718192122PosDriverRd1/1Rd2/2Rd2/1Rd2/2Rd3/1Rd3/2Rd4/1Rd4/2Pts
Paul Stokell1stRet1st1st2nd3rd1stRet97
Jason BrightRetRetRet2nd1st1st2nd1st90
Darren Edwards3rd4th6th3rd4th2nd3rd6th80
Adam Kaplan4th3rd5th6th5thRet5th3rd60
Stephen Cramp2nd2nd2nd11th8th7thRet4th54.5
Arthur AbrahamsDNS5thRet5th6th6th6th5th42
Kevin Weeks5thDNS4th7th7th5thRetDNS29
Darren Pate4th2nd25
Sam Astuti7th10th3rd4th25
Mark WebberRet1st20
Ken Smith3rd4th16
Bryan Hartley8th7thDNS8th11th8th13
James Taylor6th6th12
Bob Minogue7th8thDNSRetDNSRet7thDNS11
Chas JacobsenRet8th9th9th14th9th9
Stan KeenRet9th9th7th8
Chris Hocking9thRet10th10th8thRet6
Dean Irwin8th9thRet11th3.5
Alan Galloway9thDNSRetDNS2
Maurice O'Reilly10th10th2
Owen Osborne10thDNS10thDNS1.5
Roger Seward15th10th1

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References

  1. 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-10
  2. Official Programme, Transurban Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, 7 to 10 March 1996, page 106
  3. Event 15, Official Programme, Mallala, 2 June 1996
  4. Five Way Fight, Official Programme, Mallala, 2 June 1996
  5. 1996 Championship Results, Motor Racing Australia No 25, Jan/Feb 1997, page 84
  6. Motor Racing Australia No 25, Jan/Feb 1997, page 84 incorrectly shows 39 points for Abrahams
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