1998 Australian Super Touring Championship

April 2021 1998 ASTC season 1997 1999 The 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship was the sixth running of a CAMS sanctioned motor racing series in Australia under the Super Touring Car regulations and the fourth to carry the Australian Super Touring Championship name. It began on 5 April 1998 at Calder Park Raceway and ended on 30 August at Oran Park Raceway after eight rounds. The series was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1998 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship. As in the British Touring Car Championship the race format changed with each meeting now consisting a shorter "sprint" race and a "feature" race, 25% longer than previous races featuring a mandatory two-tyre stop to be taken between 15 and 75% distance. The one exception was the round at Lakeside Raceway where the pit lane was deemed unsuitable. The Drivers Championship was won by Brad Jones driving an Audi A4 Quattro, the Manufacturers Championship was awarded to Audi and the Teams Championship was won by Audi Sport Australia. Entry list thumb|Brad Jones won the Drivers Championship with an Audi A4 Quattro similar to the example pictured above. The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship. TeamCarNoDriver Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 3 Australia Cameron McConville 4 Australia Brad Jones 14 Australia Trevor Sheumack TC Motorsport Peugeot 406 10 New Zealand Tony Newman Peugeot 405 Mi16 38 New Zealand Dwayne Bewley AAP Racing Toyota Carina 11 Australia Milton Leslight Greenfield Mowers Racing BMW 320i 12 Australia Cameron McLean Grid Motorsport BMW 318i 13 Australia Anthony RobsonAustralia Craig Bradshaw Racing Projects Honda Accord 15 Australia Mark Adderton Nissan Primera 22 Australia Adam Kaplan Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i 16 Australia Bob HoldenAustralia Trevor SheumackAustralia Justin MathewsAustralia Paul Nelson Carlos Rolfo BMW 318i 20 Australia Carlos RolfoAustralia Rod Wilson M-F Racing Peugeot 405 Mi16 21 Australia Mike Fitzgerald Novacastrian Motorsport BMW 320i 30 Australia Troy Searle Volvo Dealer Racing Volvo S40 40 New Zealand Jim Richards Gun Racing Alfa Romeo 155 TS 45 Australia David Auger John Henderson Racing Opel Vectra 56 Australia John Henderson Triple P Racing Hyundai Elantra 58 Australia Claude Elias Knight Racing Ford Mondeo 60 Australia Warren Luff 88 Australia Peter Hills 89 Australia Paul PickettAustralia Ric ShawAustralia Aaron McGillAustralia Kurt KratzmannNew Zealand Dwayne Bewley Australia Mark Zonneveld Graham Dodd Honda Accord 69 New Zealand Graham Dodd Motorsport Developments Toyota Carina 77 Australia Malcolm Rea Robert Tweedie Vauxhall Cavalier 79 Australia Bob Tweedie Phoenix Motorsport Toyota Camry 95 Australia Ron Searle Team and Driver changes 1997 championship winners Paul Morris and BMW left the series as BMW scaled back its touring car operation. Volvo switched from the 850 to the new S40http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/24/ Volvo S40 (R7-004) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 for Jim Richards. Cameron McLean drove the 1997 championship winning BMWhttp://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/219/ BMW 3 Series (E36) (E36 STC 96/006) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 switching from the Opel/Holden Vectra he raced in 1997. Tony Newman upgraded to an ex British Touring Car Championship Peugeot 406.http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/304/ Peugeot 406 Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 Mark Adderton switched from the Phoenix Motorsport Toyota Camry to a Honda Accord.http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/162/ Honda Accord (HR003) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 Race calendar The 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round. Rd.RaceRace titleCircuitLocation / stateDateWinnerTeamCar NC 1 Australia Australian Grand Prix support Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 6–7 Mar Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Australian Grand Prix support Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 6–7 Mar Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 1 1 Australia Calder Park Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 4–5 Apr Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Calder Park Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 4–5 Apr Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 1 Australia Oran Park Oran Park Raceway South Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 26–27 Apr Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Oran Park Oran Park Raceway South Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 26–27 Apr Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 3 1 Australia Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 16–17 May Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 16–17 May Jim Richards Volvo Dealer Racing Volvo S40 4 1 Australia Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 6–7 Jun Jim Richards Volvo Dealer Racing Volvo S40 2 Australia Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 6–7 Jun Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 5 1 Australia Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 27–28 Jun Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 27–28 Jun Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 6 1 Australia Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 18–19 Jul Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 18–19 Jul Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 7 1 Australia Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 8–9 Aug Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 8–9 Aug Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 8 1 Australia Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 29–30 Aug Cameron McConville Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro 2 Australia Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 29–30 Aug Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia Audi A4 Quattro NC 1 Australia AMP Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 4 Oct Rickard Rydell & Jim Richards Volvo S40 Racing Volvo S40 Championship standings 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. There was a bonus point allocated for pole position. Pos Driver Car Calder Oran Park Phillip Is. Eastern Cr. Lakeside Mallala Winton Oran Park Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 10th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd Ret 4th 2nd 1st 191 2 Cameron McConville Audi A4 Quattro 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 3rd Ret 2nd DSQ 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 184 3 Jim Richards Volvo S40 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 4th Ret 161 4 Cameron McLean BMW 320i 2nd 3rd Ret 6th 3rd 3rd 4th Ret 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 139 5 Mark Adderton Honda Accord 5th 5th 7th 4th 4th 5th 5th Ret 5th 4th 7th Ret 4th 5th 6th Ret 81 6 Peter Hills Ford Mondeo 6th 7th 10th 8th 6th 7th 7th 7th Ret 5th 5th 5th 5th 6th 5th 6th 70 7 Bob Tweedie Vauxhall Cavalier 7th 6th 9th 9th 7th 9th 10th 9th 10th 8th 6th 8th 7th 9th 8th 11th 43 8 Ron Searle Toyota Camry DNS DNS 6th 5th DNS DNS 6th 5th 8th DSQ Ret DNS Ret DNS 7th 8th 32 9 Troy Searle BMW 320i 18th 11th 5th 6th Ret 3rd Ret 6th Ret DNS 10th Ret 27 10 David Auger Alfa Romeo 155 TS 8th 8th 13th 13th 8th 10th Ret 10th 6th 9th 13th 9th 8th Ret 11th 9th 25 11 Justin Mathews BMW 318i 9th 8th 8th 4th 7th 10th 11th 12th 21 12 Adam Kaplan Nissan Primera 12th 7th 9th 6th 8th 6th Ret 11th Ret 13th 19 13 Trevor Sheumack BMW 318i Audi A4 Quattro 5th Ret Ret 4th 14 14 Anthony Robson BMW 318i 9th 11th Ret DNS 11th Ret 10th 10th 6th 7th Ret 12th 13 15 Mark Zonneveld Ford Mondeo 10th 8th Ret 5th 10 16 John Henderson Opel Vectra 4th DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret 8 17 Kurt Kratzmann Ford Mondeo 9th 7th 6 17 Paul Pickett Ford Mondeo 10th 9th 8th 12th 6 19 Dwayne Bewley Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ford Mondeo Ret 10th Ret DNS 12th 7th 5 20 Rod Wilson BMW 318i 12th 7th 4 20 Tony Newman Peugeot 406 Ret DNS 11th Ret DNS DNS 9th 11th Ret Ret 9th Ret 4 20 Bob Holden BMW 318i 11th 10th 9th 10th 4 23 Aaron McGill Ford Mondeo 12th 8th 3 24 Graham Dodd Honda Accord Ret Ret 14th 10th 1 Carlos Rolfo BMW 318i 15th 17th 11th Ret Ret DNS Ric Shaw Ford Mondeo 11th Ret Paul Nelson BMW 318i 13th 14th Craig Bradshaw BMW 318i 14th 14th Claude Elias Hyundai Elantra 17th 15th Milton Leslight Toyota Carina Ret DNS 16th 16th Ret DNS DNS DNS Malcolm Rea Toyota Carina Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Mike Fitzgerald Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret DNS Warren Luff Ford Mondeo DNS DNS Pos Driver Car Calder Oran Park Phillip Is. Eastern Cr. Lakeside Mallala Winton Oran Park Pts Manufacturers Championship PositionTOCA Australia, 1998 Results, as at Round 8 Oran Park, 09/08 '98 Manufacturer Points 1 Audi 234 2 Volvo 186 Teams Championship Position Team Points 1 Audi Sport Australia 204 2 Knight Racing 136 TOCA Challenge - Independents Cup Independents 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 Independents at each race. The TOCA Challenge - Independents Cup was won by Cameron McLean in his Greenfield Mowers Racing-entered BMW 320i, scoring 205 points. Second was Mark Adderton on 151 points, and third was Peter Hills on 136 points. References External links 1998 Racing Results Archive at www.natsoft.com.au 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship, www.teamdan.com, as archived at web.archive.org 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship entry list. www.supertouringregister.com, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Super Touring Championship Super Touring Car Championship