1998 Australian Super Touring Championship Explained

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.

Team and Driver changes

Entry List

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship.

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
Audi Sport AustraliaAudiA4 Quattro3 Cameron McConville
4 Brad Jones
14 Trevor Sheumack
TC MotorsportPeugeot40610
405 Mi1638
AAP RacingToyotaCarina11
Greenfield Mowers RacingBMW320i12
Grid MotorsportBMW318i13
Racing ProjectsHondaAccord15
NissanPrimera22
Bob Holden MotorsBMW318i16 Bob Holden
Trevor Sheumack
Justin Mathews
Paul Nelson
Carlos RolfoBMW318i20
M-F RacingPeugeot405 Mi1621
Novacastrian MotorsportBMW320i30
Volvo Dealer RacingVolvoS4040
Gun RacingAlfa Romeo155 TS45
John Henderson RacingOpelVectra56
Triple P RacingHyundaiLantra58
Knight RacingFordMondeo60
88
89
Graham DoddHondaAccord69
Motorsport DevelopmentsToyotaCarina77
Robert TweedieVauxhallCavalier79
Phoenix MotorsportToyotaCamry95

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.

Rd.RaceRace titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinnerTeam
NC1 Australian Grand Prix supportAlbert Park CircuitMelbourne, Victoria6–7 MarCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
2 Australian Grand Prix supportAlbert Park CircuitMelbourne, Victoria6–7 MarCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
11 CalderCalder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria4–5 AprCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
2 CalderCalder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria4–5 AprCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
21 Oran ParkOran Park Raceway South CircuitSydney, New South Wales26–27 AprBrad JonesAudi Sport Australia
2 Oran ParkOran Park Raceway South CircuitSydney, New South Wales26–27 AprBrad JonesAudi Sport Australia
31 Phillip IslandPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria16–17 MayCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
2 Phillip IslandPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria16–17 MayVolvo Dealer Racing
41 Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales6–7 JunJim RichardsVolvo Dealer Racing
2 Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales6–7 JunBrad JonesAudi Sport Australia
51 LakesideLakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland27–28 JunBrad JonesAudi Sport Australia
2 LakesideLakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland27–28 JunBrad JonesAudi Sport Australia
61 MallalaMallala Motorsport ParkAdelaide, South Australia18–19 JulBrad JonesAudi Sport Australia
2 MallalaMallala Motorsport ParkAdelaide, South Australia18–19 JulCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
71 WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria8–9 AugCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
2 WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria8–9 AugCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
81 Oran ParkOran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales29–30 AugCameron McConvilleAudi Sport Australia
2 Oran ParkOran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales29–30 AugBrad JonesAudi Sport Australia
NC1 AMP Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales4 OctRickard Rydell & Jim RichardsVolvo S40 Racing

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.

PosDriverCAL 1CAL 2ORA 1ORA 2PHI 1PHI 2EAS 1EAS 2LAK 1LAK 2MAL 1MAL 2WIN 1WIN 2ORA 1ORA 2Pts
1Brad Jones3rd2nd1st1st10th2nd2nd1st1st1st1st2ndRet4th2nd1st191
2Cameron McConville1st1st2nd2nd1st4th3rdRet2ndDSQ2nd1st1st1st1st3rd184
3Jim Richards4th4th3rd3rd2nd1st1st2nd3rd3rd4th4th2nd3rd4thRet161
4Cameron McLean2nd3rdRet6th3rd3rd4thRet4th2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd3rd2nd139
5Mark Adderton5th5th7th4th4th5th5thRet5th4th7thRet4th5th6thRet81
6Peter Hills6th7th10th8th6th7th7th7thRet5th5th5th5th6th5th6th70
7Bob Tweedie7th6th9th9th7th9th10th9th10th8th6th8th7th9th8th11th43
8Ron SearleDNSDNS6th5thDNSDNS6th5th8thDSQRetDNSRetDNS7th8th32
9Troy Searle18th11th5th6thRet3rdRet6thRetDNS10thRet27
10David Auger8th8th13th13th8th10thRet10th6th9th13th9th8thRet11th9th25
11Justin Mathews9th8th8th4th7th10th11th12th21
12Adam Kaplan12th7th9th6th8th6thRet11thRet13th19
13Trevor Sheumack5thRetRet4th14
14Anthony Robson9th11thRetDNS11thRet10th10th6th7thRet12th13
15Mark Zonneveld10th8thRet5th10
16John Henderson4thDNSDNSDNSRetRet8
17Kurt Kratzmann9th7th6
17Paul Pickett10th9th8th12th6
19Dwayne BewleyRet10thRetDNS12th7th5
20Rod Wilson12th7th4
20Tony NewmanRetDNS11thRetDNSDNS9th11thRetRet9thRet4
20Bob Holden11th10th9th10th4
23Aaron McGill12th8th3
24Graham DoddRetRet14th10th1
Carlos Rolfo15th17th11thRetRetDNS
Ric Shaw11thRet
Paul Nelson13th14th
Craig Bradshaw14th14th
Claude Elias17th15th
Milton LeslightRetDNS16th16thRetDNSDNSDNS
Malcolm ReaRetRetRetRetRetDNS
Mike FitzgeraldRetDNS
Warren LuffDNSDNS
PosDriverCAL 1CAL 2ORA 1ORA 2PHI 1PHI 2EAS 1EAS 2LAK 1LAK 2MAL 1MAL 2WIN 1WIN 2ORA 1ORA 2Pts

Manufacturers Championship

Position[5] ManufacturerPoints
1Audi234
2Volvo186

Teams Championship

PositionTeamPoints
1Audi Sport Australia204
2Knight Racing136

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.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Volvo S40 (R7-004). Super Touring Register. 2017-12-08.
  2. Web site: BMW 3 Series (E36) (E36 STC 96/006). Super Touring Register. 2017-12-08.
  3. Web site: Peugeot 406. Super Touring Register. 2017-12-08.
  4. Web site: Honda Accord (HR003). Super Touring Register. 2017-12-08.
  5. TOCA Australia, 1998 Results, as at Round 8 Oran Park, 09/08 '98

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