1995 Australian Super Touring Championship

February 2021 1995 ASTC season 1994 1996 The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship for 2 Litre Super Touring Cars. It was the third series for 2 litre Super Touring Cars to be contested in Australia, but the first to use the Australian Super Touring Championship name. It began on 5 March 1995 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 26 August at Eastern Creek Raceway after eight rounds. The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris (BMW 318i), the Manufacturers Championship by BMW, the Teams Championship by BMW and the TOCA Privateers Cup by Graham Moore (Opel Vectra). Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship. Team Car No. Car number Drivers Rounds Class Diet Coke BMW Motorsport BMW 318i 2 Australia Paul Morris Paul Nelson BMW M3 3Australia Paul Nelson P Ellery Motorsport BMW 318i 4 Australia Steve Ellery P Phil Ward Team Nokia Mercedes-Benz 190E 5 Australia Phil Ward P Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 8 New Zealand Greg Murphy Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 Estate 11 Australia Tony Scott Darrell Dixon Peugeot 405 Mi16 12 Australia Ian Spurle P Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 13 Australia Justin Mathews P 16 Australia Paul NelsonAustralia Bob Holden P Sentul Motorsport Team Opel Vectra 14 Australia Graham Moore P International Motorsport BMW 318i 15 Australia Charlie O'Brien P Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 18 Australia Brad Jones Inspired Racing Toyota Corolla Seca 26 Australia Melinda Price Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 TS 34 New Zealand Steven Richards P Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 58 Australia Paul Pickett Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 70 Australia Gregg Hansford 77 New Zealand Darren PalmerUK Jeff AllamNew Zealand Jim Richards Bob Tweedie Ford Sierra 79 Australia Bob Tweedie P Hyundai Automotive Hyundai Lantra 80 Australia Steve Hardman 81 New Zealand Jim Richards Diet Coke BMW Motorsport BMW 318i 83 Australia Geoff Brabham Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 95 Australia Geoff Full P 96 Australia Mark AddertonAustralia Warwick Rooklyn P Mark Seymour BMW M3 97 Australia Mark Seymour P Knight Racing Ford Sierra 98 Australia Peter Hills P Icon Class P Private Drivers Private Drivers Results and standings Race calendar and results The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, p. 32 Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 AUS Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 5 MarchAUS Paul MorrisAUS Brad JonesAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport R2 AUS Paul MorrisAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport NC R1 AUS Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 19 March AUS Brad Jones AUS Brad Jones AUS Brad Jones AUS Audi Sport Australia R2 AUS Greg Murphy AUS Greg Murphy AUS Audi Sport Australia 2 R1 AUS Oran Park Raceway 2 AprilAUS Paul MorrisAUS Greg MurphyAUS Greg MurphyAUS Audi Sport Australia R2 AUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport 3 R1 AUS Symmons Plains Raceway7 MayAUS Paul Morris NZL Steven RichardsAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport R2 AUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport 4 R1 AUS Calder Park Raceway 13 MayAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport R2 AUS Paul MorrisAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport 5 R1 AUS Mallala Motor Sport Park 4 June NZL Steven Richards NZL Steven RichardsAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport R2 AUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport 6 R1 AUS Lakeside International Raceway23 JulyAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport R2 AUS Geoff BrabhamAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport 7 R1 AUS Winton Motor Raceway13 August NZL Steven RichardsAUS Paul MorrisAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport R2 AUS Brad JonesAUS Brad JonesAUS Audi Sport Australia 8 R1 AUS Eastern Creek Raceway26 AugustAUS Jim RichardsAUS Greg MurphyAUS Brad JonesAUS Audi Sport Australia R2 AUS Paul MorrisAUS Paul MorrisAUS Diet Coke BMW Motorsport NC R1 AUS Calder Park Raceway 25 November AUS Brad Jones AUS Brad Jones AUS Brad Jones AUS Audi Sport Australia R2 NZL Steven Richards NZL Steven Richards AUS Garry Rogers Motorsport Championship standings Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 24181210864321 Drivers Championship PosChampionship Points, 1995 Super Touring Championship, TOCA Australia Pty Ltd, 27 July 1998 DriverCar PHI AUS ORA AUS SYM AUS CAL AUS MAL AUS LAKAUS WIN AUS EAS AUS Pts 1 AUS Paul Morris BMW 318i 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 3 Ret 1 286 2 AUS Geoff Brabham BMW 318i 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 3 2 3 Ret 232* 3 AUS Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 232 4 NZL Greg Murphy Audi 80 Quattro 3 Ret 1 5 Ret 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 DNS DNS 2 Ret 132 5 AUS Graham Moore Opel Vectra 7 6 4 7 7 7 6 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 84 6 AUS Steve Ellery BMW 318i 5 Ret Ret DNS 3 4 10 11 3 6 6 7 4 7 6 Ret 79 7 GBR Jeff Allam Ford Mondeo 6 9 Ret 5 3 3 Ret Ret 7 6 6 6 62 8 AUS Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate 4 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 7 Ret 9 10 10 10 7 3 57 9 NZL Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155 TS 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 7 4 4 Ret 56 10 AUS Charlie O'Brien BMW 318i Ret Ret 3 2 30 11 AUS Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret DNS 6 8 9 8 11 9 9 8 9 Ret 23 12 AUS Paul Pickett BMW 318iS Ret DNS Ret 9 Ret Ret 8 7 14 13 12 11 10 4 20 13 AUS Justin Mathews BMW M3 7 5 11 11 8 11 12 9 Ret 9 15 12 13 12 11 Ret 19 14 AUS Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 8 5 9 Ret Ret 14 15 AUS Robert Tweedie Ford Sierra Ret 7 12 Ret 9 13 Ret DNS 13 14 Ret Ret 13 7 10 16 AUS Steve Hardman Hyundai Lantra Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 10 Ret DNS 12 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 9 17 AUS Paul Nelson BMW M3 8 9 13 13 10 12 13 Ret 16 15 15 Ret 14 8 9 18 NZL Jim Richards Ford Mondeo DNS DNS 8 6 9 19 AUS Mark Seymour BMW M3 Ret 6 Ret 12 11 Ret 6 20 AUS Bob Holden BMW M3 9 8 5 21 AUS Phil Ward Mercedes-Benz 190E Ret Ret Ret 8 3 22 AUS Peter Hills Ford Sierra Ret 10 14 13 15 9 3 23 AUS Ian Spurle Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 Ret 1 24 AUS Warwick Rooklyn Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret 10 1 Pos Driver Car PHI ORA SYM CAL MAL LAK WIN EAS Pts Manufacturers' Trophy Pos Manufacturer Car Points 1 GER BMW BMW 318i 386 2 GER Audi Audi 80 Quattro 294 3 USA Ford Ford Mondeo 140 4 SWE Volvo Volvo 850 Estate 130 5 KOR Hyundai Hyundai Lantra 64 Teams' Trophy Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Paul Morris Motorsport 552 2 Audi Sport 390 3 Bob Holden Motors 195 4 Phoenix Motorsport 68 TOCA Privateers' Cup Position Driver Car Points 1 Graham Moore Opel Vectra 250 2 Steven Ellery BMW 318i 212 3 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155 TS 159 4 Justin Matthews BMW M3 123 5 Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 Mi16 98 6 Paul Pickett BMW 318is 86 7 Paul Nelson BMW M3 64 8 Robert Tweedie Ford Sierra RS 55 9 Charlie O'Brien BMW 318i 48 10 Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Mi16 46 11 Mark Seymour BMW M3 30 12 Peter Hills Ford Sierra 24 13 Bob Holden BMW M3 20 14 Phil Ward Mercedes-Benz 190E 10 15 Ian Spurle Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 16 Warwick Rooklyn Peugeot 405 Mi16 8 17 Melinda Price Toyota Corolla Seca 8 Brabham: penalized 20 points for incident with Morris in race 9 Championship name The championship was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1995 2.0 L Super Touring ChampionshipPaul Cross, In good company, Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, pages 6 to 11 but is recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Titles - Australian Titles, as archived at web.archive.org See also 1995 Australian Touring Car season References Further reading Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995 External links 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship at www.supertouringregister.com https://archive.today/20121230092649/http://www.autopics.com.au/list.mibiznez?id=285&page=1&search_flag=&numperpage=20&sortby=1 1995 Touring Car racing images at www.autopics.com.au el Category:Australian Super Touring Championship Super Touring Car Championship