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1996 Australian Touring Car season
The 1996 Australian Touring Car season was the 37th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1996, Group 3A Touring Cars and Super Touring. Between them there were 26 touring car race meetings held during 1996; a ten-round series for Group 3A Touring Cars, the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); a two event series in New Zealand, support programme events at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix and 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia and two stand alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 1996 Australian touring car season consisted of 26 events.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan | ATCC Round 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 4 Feb | ATCC Round 2 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 25 Feb | ATCC Round 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | |
| 9–10 Mar | Super Touring Car Race | Albert Park street circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | Geoff Brabham | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
| TAC Touring Cars | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | ||||
| 17 Mar | ATCC Round 4 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 30–31 Mar | Super Touring Cars | Surfers Paradise street circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Greg Murphy | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| EA Sports Touring Cars | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | ||||
| 14 Apr | ATCC Round 5 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 28 Apr | ATCC Round 6 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 5 May | ATCC Round 7 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 19 May | ASTC Round 1 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 26 May | ATCC Round 8 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 2 Jun | ATCC Round 9 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 17 Jun | ATCC Round 10 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 23 Jun | ASTC Round 2 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
| 14 Jul | ASTC Round 3 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 11 Aug | ASTC Round 4 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Greg Murphy | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 25 Aug | ASTC Round 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
| 8 Sep | Tickford 500 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Lowndes | |||
| Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | report | ||||
| 22 Sep | ASTC Round 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Greg Murphy | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 5–6 Oct | Super Touring | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Jim Richards | Volvo Dealer Racing | Volvo 850 | |
| AMP Bathurst 1000 | Craig Lowndes | ||||||
| Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | report | ||||
| 27 Oct | ASTC Round 7 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
| 9 Nov | ASTC Round 8 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 17 Nov | Pukekohe Mobil Sprints | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe, New Zealand | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
| 24 Nov | Wellington Mobil Sprints | Wellington street circuit | Wellington, New Zealand | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon |
Australian Touring Car Championship
Main article: 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship
Formula 1 Super Touring support race
This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Geoff Brabham | 83 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Paul Morris | 1 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i | 2 | 2 |
| New Zealand Jim Richards | 77 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | Ford Mondeo | 5 | 3 |
| Australia Brad Jones | 3 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 4 | 4 |
| New Zealand Greg Murphy | 4 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 3 | 5 |
| Australia Peter Brock | 05 | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo 850 | 6 | 6 |
| New Zealand Steven Richards | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | 8 | 7 |
| Australia Mark Adderton | 96 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 9 | 8 |
| Australia Paul Nelson | 15 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | DNF | 9 |
| Australia Justin Mathews | 16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 11 | 10 |
| Australia Cameron McLean | 12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | BMW 318i | DNF | 11 |
| Australia Peter Hills | 88 | Knight Racing | Ford Sierra | 13 | 12 |
| Australia John Mann | 31 | Craig Lawless | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 14 | 13 |
| Australia Geoff Full | 95 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 7 | DNF |
| Australia Bob Holden | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 12 | DNF |
| Australia Les May | 20 | Les May Racing | BMW M3 | 10 | DNF |
TAC Touring Cars
This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Peter Brock | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 2 | 1 |
| Australia John Bowe | 1 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 3 | 2 |
| Australia Glenn Seton | 30 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1 | 3 |
| Australia Russell Ingall | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 7 | 4 |
| Australia Mark Skaife | 2 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 5 |
| New Zealand Steven Richards | 32 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 13 | 6 |
| Australia Wayne Gardner | 4 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 7 |
| Australia Steve Ellery | 52 | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 11 | 8 |
| Australia Neil Crompton | 7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 9 |
| Australia Dick Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 19 | 10 |
| Australia Tony Longhurst | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 10 | 11 |
| Australia Terry Finnigan | 27 | Holden VP Commodore | 22 | 12 | |
| Australia Alan Jones | 301 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 5 | 13 |
| New Zealand John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 8 | 14 |
| Australia David Parsons | 55 | David Parsons | Holden VR Commodore | 16 | 15 |
| Australia Mark Poole | 38 | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 24 | 16 |
| Australia Trevor Ashby | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 17 |
| Australia Chris Smerdon | 39 | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 23 | 18 |
| Australia Peter McLeod | 50 | Holden VR Commodore | 25 | 19 | |
| Australia Malcolm Stenniken | 14 | Holden VR Commodore | 21 | 20 | |
| Australia Bob Jones | 43 | Bob Jones Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 20 | 21 |
| Australia John Trimbole | 47 | Daily Planet Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 18 | 22 |
| Australia Larry Perkins | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 6 | 23 |
| Australia Craig Lowndes | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 4 | DNF |
| Australia Paul Romano | 201 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 15 | DNF |
| Australia Max Dumesny | 75 | John Sidney Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 12 | DNF |
| Australia Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EF Falcon | 14 | DNF |
| Australia Peter Doulman | 29 | M3 Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 9 | DNF |
| Australia Wayne Russell | 62 | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | DNF | |
| Australia Kevin Heffernan | 74 | PACE Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 17 | DNF |
Champ Car Super Touring support race
This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Greg Murphy | 4 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 2 | 1 |
| New Zealand Jim Richards | 77 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | Ford Mondeo | 5 | 2 |
| Australia Charlie O'Brien | 10 | BMW International | BMW 318i | 1 | 3 |
| Australia Peter Brock | 05 | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo 850 | 4 | 4 |
| Australia Cameron McLean | 12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | BMW 318i | 5 | |
| USA Kevin Schwantz | 97 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 3 | 6 |
| Australia Geoff Full | 95 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 7 | 7 |
| Australia Stephen Voight | 18 | BMW M3 | 8 | ||
| Australia Justin Mathews | 16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 9 | 9 |
| Australia Paul Pickett | 58 | Triple P Racing | Hyundai Lantra | 10 | |
| New Zealand Miles Pope | 36 | BMW International | BMW 318i | 11 | |
| Australia Kurt Kratzmann | 33 | Ford Sierra | 12 | ||
| Australia Bob Holden | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 13 | |
| Australia Paul Nelson | 15 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 14 | |
| New Zealand Steven Richards | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | 8 | 15 |
| Australia Geoff Brabham | 83 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | DNF | DNF |
| Australia Paul Morris | 1 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 6 | DNF |
| Australia Brad Jones | 3 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | DNF | DNS |
EA Sports Touring Cars
This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia John Bowe | 1 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Peter Brock | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 2 | 2 |
| Australia Russell Ingall | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 8 | 3 |
| Australia Alan Jones | 301 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 4 | 4 |
| Australia Dick Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 3 | 5 |
| Australia Mark Skaife | 2 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 9 | 6 |
| Australia Larry Perkins | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 5 | 7 |
| Australia Glenn Seton | 30 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 7 | 8 |
| Australia Tony Longhurst | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 10 | 9 |
| New Zealand John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 13 | 10 |
| Australia Steve Ellery | 52 | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 14 | 11 |
| Australia Brad Jones | 4 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 12 | 12 |
| Australia Mark Poole | 38 | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 18 | 13 |
| Australia Mal Rose | 44 | Mal Rose Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 20 | 14 |
| Australia Terry Finnigan | 27 | Holden VP Commodore | 15 | 15 | |
| Australia Neil Crompton | 7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 16 |
| Australia Paul Romano | 201 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | DNS | 17 |
| Australia Max Dumesny | 75 | John Sidney Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 16 | 18 |
| Australia Steve Reed | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 19 |
| Australia Kevin Waldock | 28 | Playscape Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 21 | 20 |
| New Zealand Steven Richards | 32 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 11 | 21 |
| Australia Wayne Russell | 62 | Holden VP Commodore | 22 | 22 | |
| Australia Kevin Heffernan | 74 | PACE Racing | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 23 |
| Australia Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EF Falcon | 17 | DNF |
| Australia Chris Smerdon | 39 | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 19 | DNF |
| Australia Craig Lowndes | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 6 | DNF |
Australian Super Touring Championship
Main article: 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship
Tickford 500
Main article: 1996 Tickford 500
Bathurst 1000 Super Touring support race
This meeting was a support event of the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Jim Richards | 05 | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo 850 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Australia Brad Jones | 3 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Australia Paul Morris | 1 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 4 | DNS | 3 |
| New Zealand Craig Baird | 10 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Australia Geoff Brabham | 83 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Italy Tamara Vidali | 4 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Australia Geoff Full | 95 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | DNF | DNF | 7 |
| Australia Justin Mathews | 16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 10 | DNS | 8 |
| Australia Bob Tweedie | 36 | BMW International | BMW 318i | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Australia Kurt Kratzmann | 33 | Ford Sierra | 11 | 8 | 10 | |
| Australia Bob Holden | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | DNS | DNS | 11 |
| Australia Stephen Voight | 28 | BMW M3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | |
| Australia Paul Nelson | 16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | DNS | 7 | DNS |
| Australia Mark Adderton | 96 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 6 | 10 | DNS |
| Australia Dennis Rogers | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 12 | DNS | DNS |
| Australia Ross Jones | 58 | Triple P Racing | BMW 318iS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
AMP Bathurst 1000
Main article: 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000
Mobil New Zealand Sprints
This was a two event invitational series held in New Zealand late in 1996. Seven teams (two of them with just a single car) were freighted to New Zealand and held three races at each of two events held at Pukekohe Park Raceway and a Wellington street circuit. Points were allocated 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 for each of the six races.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Pukekohe | Wellington | Total | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Greg Murphy | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 102 | ||
| Australia John Bowe | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 88 | ||
| Australia Glenn Seton | 30 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 64 | ||
| New Zealand Paul Radisich | 6 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 4 | DNS | DNF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 52 | ||
| Australia Dick Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | ||
| Australia Neil Crompton | 4 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | DNS | DNS | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | ||
| Australia Larry Perkins | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | Ret | 8 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 36 | ||
| Australia Russell Ingall | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 32 | ||
| Australia Tony Longhurst | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 30 | ||
| Australia Peter Brock | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 27 | ||
| Australia Alan Jones | 9 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | DNS | 26 | ||
| Australia Wayne Gardner | 7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | DNS | DNS | 11 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
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