1996 Australian Touring Car season
The 1996 Australian Touring Car season was the 37th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1996, Group 3A Touring Cars and Super Touring. Between them there were 26 touring car race meetings held during 1996; a ten-round series for Group 3A Touring Cars, the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); a two event series in New Zealand, support programme events at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix and 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia and two stand alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.
Results and standings
[edit]Race calendar
[edit]The 1996 Australian touring car season consisted of 26 events.
Date | Series | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
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27 Jan | ATCC Round 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
4 Feb | ATCC Round 2 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
25 Feb | ATCC Round 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | |
9–10 Mar | Super Touring Car Race | Albert Park street circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | Geoff Brabham | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
TAC Touring Cars | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | ||||
17 Mar | ATCC Round 4 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
30–31 Mar | Super Touring Cars | Surfers Paradise street circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Greg Murphy | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
EA Sports Touring Cars | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | ||||
14 Apr | ATCC Round 5 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | |
28 Apr | ATCC Round 6 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | |
5 May | ATCC Round 7 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
19 May | ASTC Round 1 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
26 May | ATCC Round 8 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
2 Jun | ATCC Round 9 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
17 Jun | ATCC Round 10 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
23 Jun | ASTC Round 2 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
14 Jul | ASTC Round 3 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
11 Aug | ASTC Round 4 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Greg Murphy | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
25 Aug | ASTC Round 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
8 Sep | Tickford 500 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy |
Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | report |
22 Sep | ASTC Round 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Greg Murphy | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
5–6 Oct | Super Touring | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Jim Richards | Volvo Dealer Racing | Volvo 850 | |
AMP Bathurst 1000 | Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy |
Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | report | |||
27 Oct | ASTC Round 7 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 318i | |
9 Nov | ASTC Round 8 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
17 Nov | Pukekohe Mobil Sprints | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe, New Zealand | Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | |
24 Nov | Wellington Mobil Sprints | Wellington street circuit | Wellington, New Zealand | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon |
Australian Touring Car Championship
[edit]Formula 1 Super Touring support race
[edit]This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.
Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
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83 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i | 1 | 1 | |
1 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i | 2 | 2 | |
77 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | Ford Mondeo | 5 | 3 | |
3 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 4 | 4 | |
4 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 3 | 5 | |
05 | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo 850 | 6 | 6 | |
34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | 8 | 7 | |
96 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 9 | 8 | |
15 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | DNF | 9 | |
16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 11 | 10 | |
12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | BMW 318i | DNF | 11 | |
88 | Knight Racing | Ford Sierra | 13 | 12 | |
31 | Craig Lawless | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 14 | 13 | |
95 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 7 | DNF | |
13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 12 | DNF | |
20 | Les May Racing | BMW M3 | 10 | DNF |
TAC Touring Cars
[edit]This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.
Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 2 | 1 | |
1 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 3 | 2 | |
30 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1 | 3 | |
8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 7 | 4 | |
2 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 5 | |
32 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 13 | 6 | |
4 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 7 | |
52 | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 11 | 8 | |
7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 9 | |
17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 19 | 10 | |
25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 10 | 11 | |
27 | Holden VP Commodore | 22 | 12 | ||
301 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 5 | 13 | |
46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 8 | 14 | |
55 | David Parsons | Holden VR Commodore | 16 | 15 | |
38 | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 24 | 16 | |
3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 17 | |
39 | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 23 | 18 | |
50 | Holden VR Commodore | 25 | 19 | ||
14 | Holden VR Commodore | 21 | 20 | ||
43 | Bob Jones Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 20 | 21 | |
47 | Daily Planet Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 18 | 22 | |
11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 6 | 23 | |
15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 4 | DNF | |
201 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 15 | DNF | |
75 | John Sidney Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 12 | DNF | |
10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EF Falcon | 14 | DNF | |
29 | M3 Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 9 | DNF | |
62 | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | DNF | ||
74 | PACE Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 17 | DNF |
Champ Car Super Touring support race
[edit]This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia.
Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 2 | 1 | |
77 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | Ford Mondeo | 5 | 2 | |
10 | BMW International | BMW 318i | 1 | 3 | |
05 | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo 850 | 4 | 4 | |
12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | BMW 318i | 5 | ||
97 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 3 | 6 | |
95 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 7 | 7 | |
18 | BMW M3 | 8 | |||
16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 9 | 9 | |
58 | Triple P Racing | Hyundai Lantra | 10 | ||
36 | BMW International | BMW 318i | 11 | ||
33 | Ford Sierra | 12 | |||
13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 13 | ||
15 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 14 | ||
34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | 8 | 15 | |
83 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | DNF | DNF | |
1 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 6 | DNF | |
3 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | DNF | DNS |
EA Sports Touring Cars
[edit]This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia.
Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1 | 1 | |
05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 2 | 2 | |
8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 8 | 3 | |
301 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 4 | 4 | |
17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 3 | 5 | |
2 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 9 | 6 | |
11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 5 | 7 | |
30 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 7 | 8 | |
25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 10 | 9 | |
46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 13 | 10 | |
52 | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 14 | 11 | |
4 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 12 | 12 | |
38 | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 18 | 13 | |
44 | Mal Rose Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 20 | 14 | |
27 | Holden VP Commodore | 15 | 15 | ||
7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | 16 | |
201 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | DNS | 17 | |
75 | John Sidney Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 16 | 18 | |
3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 19 | |
28 | Playscape Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 21 | 20 | |
32 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 11 | 21 | |
62 | Holden VP Commodore | 22 | 22 | ||
74 | PACE Racing | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 23 | |
10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EF Falcon | 17 | DNF | |
39 | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 19 | DNF | |
15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 6 | DNF |
Australian Super Touring Championship
[edit]Tickford 500
[edit]Bathurst 1000 Super Touring support race
[edit]This meeting was a support event of the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000.
Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo 850 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
3 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
1 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 4 | DNS | 3 | |
10 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
83 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 318i | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
95 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | DNF | DNF | 7 | |
16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 10 | DNS | 8 | |
36 | BMW International | BMW 318i | 9 | 6 | 9 | |
33 | Ford Sierra | 11 | 8 | 10 | ||
13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | DNS | DNS | 11 | |
28 | BMW M3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | ||
16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | DNS | 7 | DNS | |
96 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 6 | 10 | DNS | |
13 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 12 | DNS | DNS | |
58 | Triple P Racing | BMW 318iS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
AMP Bathurst 1000
[edit]Mobil New Zealand Sprints
[edit]This was a two event invitational series held in New Zealand late in 1996. Seven teams (two of them with just a single car) were freighted to New Zealand and held three races at each of two events held at Pukekohe Park Raceway and a Wellington street circuit. Points were allocated 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 for each of the six races.
Driver | No. | Team | Car | Pukekohe | Wellington | Total | ||||
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Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||||
1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 102 | |
18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 88 | |
30 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 64 | |
6 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 4 | DNS | DNF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 52 | |
17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | |
4 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | DNS | DNS | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | |
11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | Ret | 8 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 36 | |
8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 32 | |
25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 30 | |
05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 27 | |
9 | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | DNS | 26 | |
7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | DNF | DNS | DNS | 11 | 8 | 6 | 12 |