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1996 Australian Super Touring Championship

The 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Super Touring Cars. It was contested over eight rounds, commencing on 19 May 1996 at Amaroo Park and ending on 9 November at Oran Park Raceway. The championship was organised by TOCA Australia and was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. It was the fourth running of a touring car series in Australia under Super Touring Car regulations. BOC was the naming rights sponsor. It was televised by Network 10.

The Drivers Championship was won by Brad Jones driving an Audi 80 Quattro. The Teams Championship was awarded to Brad Jones Racing and the Manufacturers Championship to Audi. The TOCA Challenge Independents Cup was won by Steven Richards driving both a Garry Rogers Motorsport Honda Accord and Alfa Romeo 155.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the championship:

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
Paul Morris MotorsportBMW318i1Australia Paul Morris
10Australia Charlie O'Brien
83Australia Geoff Brabham
Brad Jones RacingAudiA4 Quattro3Australia Brad Jones
4New Zealand Greg Murphy
Volvo Dealer RacingVolvo85005Australia Peter Brock
Jim Richards MotorsportHoldenVectra11New Zealand Jim Richards
Greenfield Mowers RacingBMW318i12Australia Cameron McLean
Bob Holden MotorsBMWM313Australia Bob Holden
15Australia Paul Nelson
318i16Australia Justin Mathews
Graham HutchisonBMWM318Australia Graham Hutchison
Ross Palmer MotorsportFordMondeo22USA Kevin Schwantz
Sentul Motorsport TeamOpelVectra25Australia Brooke Tatnell
Triple P RacingBMW318iS28Australia Paul Sarlas
56Australia John Henderson
HyundaiLantra58Australia Paul Pickett
59Australia Lars Johansson
Craig LawlessPeugeot405 Mi1631Australia Peter Roggenkamp
Kurt KratzmannFordSierra33Australia Kurt Kratzmann
Garry Rogers MotorsportHonda
Alfa RomeoAccord
155 TS34New Zealand Steven Richards
International RacingBMW318i36New Zealand Miles Pope
Australia Bob Tweedie
Knight RacingFordSierra88Australia Peter Hills
Phoenix MotorsportHoldenVectra95Australia Russell Ingall
Peugeot405 Mi1695Australia Geoff Full
96Australia Mark Adderton
  • Note : Car 11 was entered as a Vauxhall Cavalier for the Mallala round.
  • Note : Car 25 was entered as a Holden Vectra for the Mallala round.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.

RoundRace titleCircuitLocation / stateDateWinnerTeamCarNC12NC12112212312412512612NC123712812
AUS Australian Grand Prix supportAlbert Park CircuitMelbourne, Victoria9–10 MarchAUS Geoff BrabhamPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
AUS Geoff BrabhamPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
AUS Gold Coast Indy supportSurfers Paradise Street CircuitGold Coast, Queensland30–31 MarchAUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
AUS Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
Australia Amaroo ParkAmaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales18–19 MayAUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
AUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
Australia LakesideLakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland22–23 JunAUS Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
AUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
Australia Amaroo ParkAmaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales13–14 JulAUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
AUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
Australia MallalaMallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia10–11 AugNZL Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
AUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
Australia WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria24–25 AugAUS Geoff BrabhamPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
NZL Steven RichardsGarry Rogers MotorsportHonda Accord
Australia Phillip IslandPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria21–22 SepAUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
NZL Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
AUS Bathurst 1000 supportMount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales5–6 OctNZL Craig BairdPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
NZL Craig BairdPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
NZL Jim RichardsVolvo Dealer RacingVolvo 850
Australia LakesideLakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland26–27 OctAUS Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
AUS Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
Australia Oran ParkOran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales8–9 NovAUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro
AUS Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi 80 Quattro

Note: NC indicates a non-championship event at which no championship points were on offer.

Championships standings

Drivers Championship

Points systemPole position
1st2nd
1512

An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.

Pos.DriverCarAmaroo Park
AUSLakeside
AUSAmaroo Park
AUSMallala
AUSWinton
AUSPhillip Island
AUSLakeside
AUSOran Park
AUSPoints123456789101112131415151718181821222224Pos.DriverCarAmaroo Park
AUSLakeside
AUSAmaroo Park
AUSMallala
AUSWinton
AUSPhillip Island
AUSLakeside
AUSOran Park
AUSPoints
Brad JonesAudi 80 Quattro1st1stRet1st1st1st3rd1st4th3rd1stRet3rd9th1st1st181
Paul MorrisBMW 318i3rd3rd1st3rd2nd3rd5th4th2nd2nd3rd9th1st1st2nd4th170
Greg MurphyAudi 80 Quattro2nd2nd2nd2nd5th2nd1st2ndRetDSQ2nd1st7th7th12th3rd141
Geoff BrabhamBMW 318i4th4thRet4th3rd4th4th3rd1st5th5th5th2ndRetRet5th114
Steven RichardsHonda Accord
Alfa Romeo 1555th5thRetDNS8th8th2ndRet9th1st6th3rd9th5th4th10th79
Peter BrockVolvo 8506thRetRet6th4thRetRet5th7thRet8th4th5th2nd3rd7th71
Charlie O'BrienBMW 318i7th7thRet5th6th5th6th6thRet6th4th2nd8th6th68
Jim RichardsVauxhall Cavalier
Holden VectraRet7th3rdRet7th6th4th3rd5th2nd60
Cameron McLeanBMW 318iRet6thRet7th7th6thRet8th8th7thDSQ8th10thRet7th8th39
Mark AddertonPeugeot 4058thRet9th7thRet9th6th4th9thRetRetDNS29
Justin MathewsBMW 318i
BMW M39th8th3rd9th12thRet9th13th10th8th10th10thRetDNS10th11th26
Russell IngallHolden Vectra6th4thRet6th18
Geoff FullPeugeot 405RetRetRetDNS10thDNS7thRet5thRetRet7th15
Miles PopeBMW 318i4th8th11th10thRet10th13
Kevin SchwantzFord Mondeo6th9th7
Bob TweedieBMW 318i12th9th11th11th11th8th9th12th7
Kurt KratzmannFord Sierra5th14th12thRet6
John HendersonBMW 318i6th11th13th11th5
Bob HoldenBMW M311th9th8th12thRetRetRetRet13th13th5
Graham HutchisonBMW M37th10th5
Peter HillsFord Sierra13th10th9th13th14th12th10th14th14th11thRetDNS4
Paul PickettHyundai Lantra10thRetRet9th11th12th11thRet12th12th11th13th3
Brooke TatnellHolden Vectra8th11thRetDNS3
Lars JohanssonHyundai Lantra13th10th1

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Manufacturers Championship

Points system
1st
15

Points were awarded 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.

Pos.DriverAmaroo Park
AUSLakeside
AUSAmaroo Park
AUSMallala
AUSWinton
AUSPhillip Island
AUSLakeside
AUSOran Park
AUSPoints
1GER AudiAudi A4 Quattro1515121515151515
2GER BMWBMW 318i1212151212121212
3SWE VolvoVolvo 85010––1010––10

Teams Championship

Points system
1st
15

Points were awarded basis for placings achieved in each race. Only the best two placed cars from each team were eligible to score points.

4Bob Holden MotorsBMW 318i & BMW M3108

TOCA Challenge Independents Cup

Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by drivers of entries nominated as privateers at each race.

20Peter Roggenkamp31Peugeot 405 Mi16Craig Lawless2

References

  • Auto Action (various 1996 editions)
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1996
  • TOCA Australia 1996 Championship Results (27 November 1996)

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
  4. 1996 Championship Results, Racing With Attitude - 1997 Championship Guide - BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship, page 24
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