1996 Australian Super Touring Championship

October 2020 June 2011 1996 ASTC season 1995 1997 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 Motorsport BMW 318i 1 Australia Paul Morris 10 Australia Charlie O'Brien 83 Australia Geoff Brabham Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro 3 Australia Brad Jones 4 New Zealand Greg Murphy Volvo Dealer Racing Volvo 850 05 Australia Peter Brock Jim Richards Motorsport Holden Vectra 11 New Zealand Jim Richards Greenfield Mowers Racing BMW 318i 12 Australia Cameron McLean Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 13 Australia Bob Holden 15 Australia Paul Nelson 318i 16 Australia Justin Mathews Graham Hutchison BMW M3 18 Australia Graham Hutchison Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 22 USA Kevin Schwantz Sentul Motorsport Team Opel Vectra 25 Australia Brooke Tatnell Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 28 Australia Paul Sarlas 56 Australia John Henderson Hyundai Lantra 58 Australia Paul Pickett 59 Australia Lars Johansson Craig Lawless Peugeot 405 Mi16 31 Australia Peter Roggenkamp Kurt Kratzmann Ford Sierra 33 Australia Kurt Kratzmann Garry Rogers Motorsport HondaAlfa Romeo Accord155 TS 34 New Zealand Steven Richards International Racing BMW 318i 36 New Zealand Miles PopeAustralia Bob Tweedie Knight Racing Ford Sierra 88 Australia Peter HillsPhoenix Motorsport Holden Vectra 95 Australia Russell Ingall Peugeot 405 Mi16 95 Australia Geoff Full 96 Australia Mark Adderton Note : Car 11 was entered as a Vauxhall Cavalier for the Mallala round.Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, Page un-numbered 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.Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 49 Round Race title Circuit Location / state Date Winner Team Car NC 1 AUS Australian Grand Prix support Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 9–10 March AUS Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 2 AUS Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i NC 1 AUS Gold Coast Indy support Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Gold Coast, Queensland 30–31 March AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 2 AUS Greg Murphy Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 1 1 Australia Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 18–19 May AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 2 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 2 1 Australia Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 22–23 Jun AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 2 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 3 1 Australia Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 13–14 Jul AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 2 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 4 1 Australia Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 10–11 Aug NZL Greg Murphy Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 2 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 5 1 Australia Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 24–25 Aug AUS Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 2 NZL Steven Richards Garry Rogers Motorsport Honda Accord 6 1 Australia Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 21–22 Sep AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 2 NZL Greg Murphy Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro NC 1 AUS Bathurst 1000 support Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 5–6 Oct NZL Craig Baird Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 2 NZL Craig Baird Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 3 NZL Jim Richards Volvo Dealer Racing Volvo 850 7 1 Australia Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 26–27 Oct AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 2 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 8 1 Australia Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 8–9 Nov AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro 2 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Audi 80 Quattro Note: NC indicates a non-championship event at which no championship points were on offer. Championships standings Drivers Championship Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole position15121086543211 An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 33 Pos. Driver Car Amaroo Park AUS LakesideAUS Amaroo Park AUS Mallala AUS Winton AUS Phillip Island AUS LakesideAUS Oran Park AUS Points 1 Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro 1st 1st Ret 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 1st Ret 3rd 9th 1st 1st 181 2 Paul MorrisBMW 318i 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 9th 1st 1st 2nd 4th 170 3 Greg Murphy Audi 80 Quattro 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 2nd Ret DSQ 2nd 1st 7th 7th 12th 3rd 141 4 Geoff BrabhamBMW 318i 4th 4th Ret 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1st 5th 5th 5th 2nd Ret Ret 5th 114 5 Steven Richards Honda Accord Alfa Romeo 155 5th 5th Ret DNS 8th 8th 2nd Ret 9th 1st 6th 3rd 9th 5th 4th 10th 79 6 Peter Brock Volvo 850 6th Ret Ret 6th 4th Ret Ret 5th 7th Ret 8th 4th 5th 2nd 3rd 7th 71 7 Charlie O'BrienBMW 318i 7th 7th Ret 5th 6th 5th 6th 6th Ret 6th 4th 2nd 8th 6th 68 8 Jim Richards Vauxhall Cavalier Holden Vectra Ret 7th 3rd Ret 7th 6th 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 60 9 Cameron McLeanBMW 318i Ret 6th Ret 7th 7th 6th Ret 8th 8th 7th DSQ 8th 10th Ret 7th 8th 39 10 Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 8th Ret 9th 7th Ret 9th 6th 4th 9th Ret Ret DNS 29 11 Justin MathewsBMW 318i BMW M3 9th 8th 3rd 9th 12th Ret 9th 13th 10th 8th 10th 10th Ret DNS 10th 11th 26 12 Russell Ingall Holden Vectra 6th 4th Ret 6th 18 13 Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Ret Ret Ret DNS 10th DNS 7th Ret 5th Ret Ret 7th 15 14 Miles PopeBMW 318i 4th 8th 11th 10th Ret 10th 13 15 Kevin Schwantz Ford Mondeo 6th 9th 7 15 Bob TweedieBMW 318i 12th 9th 11th 11th 11th 8th 9th 12th 7 17 Kurt KratzmannFord Sierra 5th 14th 12th Ret 6 18 John HendersonBMW 318i 6th 11th 13th 11th 5 18 Bob Holden BMW M3 11th 9th 8th 12th Ret Ret Ret Ret 13th 13th 5 18 Graham Hutchison BMW M3 7th 10th 5 21 Peter HillsFord Sierra 13th 10th 9th 13th 14th 12th 10th 14th 14th 11th Ret DNS 4 22 Paul PickettHyundai Lantra 10th Ret Ret 9th 11th 12th 11th Ret 12th 12th 11th 13th 3 22 Brooke TatnellHolden Vectra 8th 11th Ret DNS 3 24 Lars JohanssonHyundai Lantra 13th 10th 1 Pos. Driver Car Amaroo Park AUS LakesideAUS Amaroo Park AUS Mallala AUS Winton AUS Phillip Island AUS LakesideAUS Oran Park AUS Points Manufacturers Championship Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 1512108654321 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. Driver Amaroo Park AUS LakesideAUS Amaroo Park AUS Mallala AUS Winton AUS Phillip Island AUS LakesideAUS Oran Park AUS Points 1 GER Audi Audi A4 Quattro 15 15 12 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 15 15 12 10 15 15 223 2 GER BMW BMW 318i 12 12 15 12 12 12 12 12 15 15 12 12 15 15 12 12 207 3 SWE Volvo Volvo 850 10 – – 10 10 – – 10 10 – 10 10 10 12 10 10 112 Teams Championship Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 1512108654321 Points were awarded basis for placings achieved in each race. Only the best two placed cars from each team were eligible to score points. Position Team Car Points 1 Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro 339 2 Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i 323 3 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 & Holden Vectra 113 4 Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i & BMW M3 108 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. Position 1996 Championship Results, Racing With Attitude - 1997 Championship Guide - BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship, page 24 Driver No. Car Entrant Points 1 Steven Richards 34 Honda Accord, Alfa Romeo 155 Garry Rogers Motorsport 159 2 Cameron McLean 12 BMW 318i Greenfield Mowers Racing 121 3 Jim Richards 11 Vauxhall Cavalier, Holden Vectra Jim Richards 111 4 Justin Matthews 16 BMW 318i & BMW M3 Bob Holden Motors 94 5 Mark Adderton 96 Peugeot 405 Phoenix Motorsport 80 6 Miles Pope 36 BMW 318i Miles Pope 44 7 Paul Pickett 58 Hyundai Lantra Triple P Racing 43 = Robert Tweedie 36 BMW 318i Intercity Business Centre 43 9 Geoff Full 95 Peugeot 405 Phoenix Motorsport 42 10 Peter Hills 88 Ford Sierra Knight Racing 37 11 Russell Ingall 95 Holden Vectra Phoenix Motorsport 36 12 Bob Holden 13 BMW M3 Bob Holden Motors 28 13 John Henderson 56 BMW 318i Miles Pope Racing 23 14 Kurt Kratzmann 33 Ford Sierra Kurt Kratzmann 18 = Kevin Schwantz 22 Ford Mondeo Positive Hype 18 16 Brooke Tatnell 25 Holden Vectra Sentul Motorsport Team 16 17 Graham Hutchison 18 BMW M3 Stephen Voight 14 18 Lars Johansson 59 Hyundai Lantra Triple P Racing 7 19 Paul Sarlas 28 BMW 318is Triple P Racing 4 20 Peter Roggenkamp 31 Peugeot 405 Mi16 Craig Lawless 2 See also 1996 Australian Touring Car season References Auto Action (various 1996 editions) CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1996 TOCA Australia 1996 Championship Results (27 November 1996) External links 1996 Racing Results Archive, natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship – Entry List, www.supertouringregister.com, as archived at web.archive.org Images - Touring Cars 1996, autopics.com.au Category:Australian Super Touring Championship Super Touring Car Championship