1996 Australian Super Touring Championship Explained

The 1996 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship was the fourth running of a touring car series in Australia under the Super Touring Car regulations. It began on 19 May 1996 at Amaroo Park and ended on 9 November at Oran Park Raceway after sixteen races.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship.

Team	Manufacturer	Car model	No	Driver
BMW Motorsport	BMW	318i	1	Paul Morris
			10	Charlie O'Brien
			83	Geoff Brabham
Audi Sport Australia	Audi	A4 Quattro	3	Brad Jones
Audi Sport Australia	Audi	A4 Quattro	4	Greg Murphy
Volvo Cars Australia	Volvo	850	05
Jim Richards Motorsport	Holden	Vectra	11
Greenfield Mowers Racing	BMW	318i	12
Bob Holden Motors (Faber-Castell Racing)	BMW	M3	13	Bob Holden
		M3	15	Paul Nelson
		318i	16	Justin Mathews
Graham Hutchison	BMW	M3	18	Graham Hutchison
Ross Palmer Motorsport	Ford	Mondeo	22	Kevin Schwantz
Sentul Motorsport Team	Opel	Vectra	25
Triple P Racing	BMW	318iS	28
	BMW	318iS	56
	Hyundai	Lantra	58
	Hyundai	Lantra	59	Lars Johansson
Craig Lawless	Peugeot	405 Mi16	31
Kurt Kratzmann	Ford	Sierra	33
Garry Rogers Motorsport	Honda Alfa Romeo	Accord 155 TS	34
International Racing	BMW	318i	36
Knight Racing	Ford	Sierra	88
Phoenix Motorsport (Foxtel Racing)	Holden	Vectra	95
	Peugeot	405 Mi16	95
	Peugeot	405 Mi16	96

Note : Car 11 was entered as a Vauxhall Cavalier for the Mallala round.^[1]
Note : Car 25 was entered as a Holden Vectra for the Mallala round.^[1]

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.^[2]

Round		Race title	Circuit	City / state	Date	Winner	Team
NC	1	Australian Grand Prix support	Albert Park Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	9–10 March	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport
NC	2	Australian Grand Prix support	Albert Park Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	9–10 March	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport
NC	1	Gold Coast Indy support	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Gold Coast, Queensland	30–31 March	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
NC	2	Gold Coast Indy support	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Gold Coast, Queensland	30–31 March	Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing
1	1	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	18–19 May	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
1	2	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	18–19 May	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
2	1	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	22–23 Jun	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
2	2	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	22–23 Jun	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
3	1	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–14 Jul	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
3	2	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–14 Jul	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
4	1	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	10–11 Aug	Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing
4	2	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	10–11 Aug	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
5	1	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	24–25 Aug	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport
5	2	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	24–25 Aug	Steven Richards	Garry Rogers Motorsport
6	1	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	21–22 Sep	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
6	2	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	21–22 Sep	Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing
7	1	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	26–27 Oct	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
7	2	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	26–27 Oct	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
8	1	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	8–9 Nov	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
8	2	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	8–9 Nov	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing

Championships standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole Position
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.^[3]

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	AMA		LAK		AMA		MAL		WIN		PHI		LAK		ORA		Pts
1	Brad Jones	1st	1st	Ret	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	4th	3rd	1st	Ret	3rd	9th	1st	1st	181
2	Paul Morris	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	9th	1st	1st	2nd	4th	170
3	Greg Murphy	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	Ret	DSQ	2nd	1st	7th	7th	12th	3rd	141
4	Geoff Brabham	4th	4th	Ret	4th	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	1st	5th	5th	5th	2nd	Ret	Ret	5th	114
5	Steven Richards	5th	5th	Ret	DNS	8th	8th	2nd	Ret	9th	1st	6th	3rd	9th	5th	4th	10th	79
6	Peter Brock	6th	Ret	Ret	6th	4th	Ret	Ret	5th	7th	Ret	8th	4th	5th	2nd	3rd	7th	71
7	Charlie O'Brien	7th	7th	Ret	5th	6th	5th	6th	6th	Ret	6th	4th	2nd	8th	6th			68
8	Jim Richards							Ret	7th	3rd	Ret	7th	6th	4th	3rd	5th	2nd	60
9	Cameron McLean	Ret	6th	Ret	7th	7th	6th	Ret	8th	8th	7th	DSQ	8th	10th	Ret	7th	8th	39
10	Mark Adderton	8th	Ret			9th	7th	Ret	9th	6th	4th	9th	Ret	Ret	DNS			29
11	Justin Mathews	9th	8th	3rd	9th	12th	Ret	9th	13th	10th	8th	10th	10th	Ret	DNS	10th	11th	26
12	Russell Ingall													6th	4th	Ret	6th	18
13	Geoff Full	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	10th	DNS	7th	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	7th					15
14	Miles Pope			4th	8th	11th	10th	Ret	10th									13
15	Kevin Schwantz															6th	9th	7
15	Bob Tweedie									12th	9th	11th	11th	11th	8th	9th	12th	7
17	Kurt Kratzmann			5th	14th									12th	Ret			6
18	John Henderson			6th	11th	13th	11th											5
18	Bob Holden	11th	9th	8th	12th			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	13th					5
18	Graham Hutchison			7th	10th													5
21	Peter Hills	13th	10th	9th	13th	14th	12th	10th	14th	14th	11th	Ret	DNS					4
22	Paul Pickett	10th	Ret			Ret	9th	11th	12th	11th	Ret	12th	12th			11th	13th	3
22	Brooke Tatnell							8th	11th	Ret	DNS							3
24	Lars Johansson									13th	10th							1
Pos	Driver	AMA		LAK		AMA		MAL		WIN		PHI		LAK		ORA		Pts

Manufacturers Championship

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

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.

Position	Manufacturer	Car	AMA		LAK		AMA		MAL		WIN		PHI		LAK		ORA		Total
1	Audi	A4 Quattro	15	15	12	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	15	15	12	10	15	15	223
2	BMW	318i	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	12	12	15	15	12	12	207
3	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
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

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	Orix Audi Sport Australia	A4 Quattro	339
2	BMW Motorsport	318i	323
3	Phoenix Motorsport (Foxtel Racing)	Peugeot 405 & Holden Vectra	113
4	Bob Holden Motors (Faber-Castell Racing)	BMW 318i & BMW M3	108

Toca Privateers Cup

Privateers 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 privateers at each race.

The Privateers Cup was won by Steven Richards in his Garry Rogers Motorsport-entered Alfa Romeo 155TS and Honda Accord, scoring 161 points. Second was Cameron McLean, scoring 119 points, and third was Jim Richards, scoring 111 points.

References

- Auto Action (various 1996 editions)
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1996
- TOCA Australia 1996 Championship Results (27 November 1996)
- www.camsmanual.com.au

External links

Notes and References

Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, Page un-numbered
Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 49
Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 33