1999 Shell Championship Series

1999 V8 Supercar season
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The 1999 Shell Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars which began on 28 March 1999 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 14 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Australia’s national title series for V8 Supercar drivers, the Australian Touring Car Championship, was renamed for 1999 in what was essentially a marketing decision, however the winner of the newly named series was also awarded the 1999 Australian Touring Car Championship title by CAMS.[1] 1999 was the first season since 1977 in which the longer distance, endurance race events were included in the championship.

The series was won by Holden Racing Team driver Craig Lowndes.

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Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1999 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 rounds of sprint racing and two rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with each car piloted by two drivers.

Team Make Model Car # Drivers Endurance Event Drivers
Holden Racing Team VT Commodore 1 Craig Lowndes Paul Morris
2 Mark Skaife
VS Commodore 15 Cameron McConville
Lansvale Racing Team VS Commodore 3 Trevor Ashby
Steve Reed
28 Rodney Forbes Geoff Full
Stone Brothers Racing AU Falcon 4 Jason Bright Craig Baird
Glenn Seton Racing AU Falcon 5 Glenn Seton Geoff Brabham
Neal Bates
EL Falcon
AU Falcon		 6 Neil Crompton
Gibson Motor Sport VT Commodore 7 Steven Richards
12 Greg Murphy
73 David Parsons
David Parsons
Perkins Motorsport VT Commodore 8 Russell Ingall
11 Larry Perkins
Larkham Motor Sport AU Falcon 10 Mark Larkham Brad Jones
Imrie Motor Sport VS Commodore 14 Mike Imrie Rodney Crick
Holden Young Lions VS Commodore
VT Commodore		 15 Todd Kelly
VS Commodore 99 Mark Noske
McDougall Motorsport VS Commodore
VT Commodore		 16 Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke
Shell Helix Racing AU Falcon 17 Dick Johnson
Steven Johnson		 Steven Ellery
18 Paul Radisich
Wayne Gardner Racing VT Commodore 19 Wayne Gardner David Brabham
Colourscan Motorsport EL Falcon
AU Falcon		 22 Danny Osborne
Brett Peters
EL Falcon 42 Mark Williams**
Scott Fleming**
Romano Racing VS Commodore 24 Paul Romano Tomas Mezera*
Darren Hossack**
Tony Longhurst Racing AU Falcon 25 Tony Longhurst Adam Macrow
M3 Motorsport VS Commodore
VT Commodore		 26 Peter Doulman
John Cotter
Terry Finnigan VS Commodore 27 Terry Finnigan
Darren Pate
Greg Crick Motorsport EL Falcon 30 Greg Crick
Harris Racing EL Falcon 30 Craig Harris Tim Shaw
Steven Ellery Racing EL Falcon 31 Steven Ellery
Tomas Mezera Motorsport VT Commodore 32 Tomas Mezera Tony Ricciardello
Pro-Duct Motorsport VS Commodore 33 Allan McCarthy
Phil Ward
Garry Rogers Motorsport VS Commodore
VT Commodore		 34 Garth Tander Greg Ritter
Matthew Coleman*
Steve Owen**
VT Commodore 35 Jason Bargwanna
Schembri Motorsport VS Commodore 36 Neil Schembri
Gary Quartly
Scotty Taylor Racing VS Commodore 37 Bill Attard Alan Taylor
South Pacific Motor Sport VS Commodore 38 Peter Field**
Shane Howison**
Challenge Motorsport VS Commodore 39 Chris Smerdon Mal Rose*
Charlie Cox**
Greenfield Mowers Racing EL Falcon 40 Cameron McLean Wayne Park*
John Cleland**
Simon Emerzidis
VS Commodore
EL Falcon		 41 Garry Willmington
EL Falcon 54 Simon Emerzidis
Paul Weel Racing AU Falcon 43 Paul Weel Greg Crick
John Faulkner Racing VT Commodore 46 John Faulkner Simon Wills
VS Commodore 96 Cameron McConville
Paul Dumbrell
Matthew White
Daily Planet Racing VS Commodore 47 John Trimbole Kevin Heffernan
Rod Smith Racing VS Commodore 48 D'arcy Russell Grant Johnson
Layton Crambrook VS Commodore 49 Layton Crambrook Dean Crosswell
Clive Wiseman Racing VS Commodore 50 Michael Donaher Dean Lindstrom
Melinda Price
Charles Ryman EL Falcon 51 Wayne Wakefield
Barry Morcom VS Commodore 52 Barry Morcom
Rod Nash Racing VS Commodore
VT Commodore		 55 Rod Nash Dean Wanless
Pretty Motorsport VS Commodore 60 Nathan Pretty
Nicole Pretty		 Andrew Fawcett
James Rosenberg Racing VT Commodore 66 Mark Poole Tony Scott
Briggs Motor Sport AU Falcon 70 John Briggs Tim Leahey
EL Falcon 80 Bob Thorn Todd Wanless
Robert Smith Racing VS Commodore 72 David Parsons
Challenge Recruitment VS Commodore 73 David Parsons
98 David Parsons
Paul Little Racing AU Falcon 75 Anthony Tratt Alan Jones
V8 Racing VS Commodore 77 Richard Mork Christian D'Agostin
Cadillac Productions EL Falcon 79 Mike Conway
Bob Jones		 Ric Shaw
Rowse Motorsport VP Commodore 81 Tim Rowse**
Ron Barnacle**
Miller Racing VS Commodore 84 Daniel Miller Tony Ricciardello*
Geoff Kendrick**
Rod Salmon VS Commodore 87 Damien White Rod Salmon
Geoff Kendrick VS Commodore 92 Geoff Kendrick
Graphic Skills Racing VS Commodore 97 Wayne Wakefield
Dean Canto
Owen Parkinson Racing VS Commodore 98 Gary Baxter
Kerryn Brewer
Wayne Wakefield
Kim Jane
Dean Canto
Power Racing EL Falcon 134 Alan Heath Warren Luff*
Michael Donaher**
PAE Motorsport EL Falcon
AU Falcon		 600 John Bowe Jim Richards

* = Drove in Queensland 500 only

** = Drove in Bathurst 1000 only

Season review

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 1999 V8 Supercar season consisted of 13 rounds which included eleven sprint rounds of two or three races and two endurance races.

Rd. Race Title Circuit City / State Date Winner Team Report
1 Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek, New South Wales 26–28 March Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team
2 Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 8–11 April Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team report
3 Wanneroo Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 30 April – 2 May Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team
4 Phillip Island Phillip Island Phillip Island, Victoria 14–16 May Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team
5 Darwin Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 4–6 June Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing
6 Sandown Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 25–27 June Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team
7 Ipswich Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 9–11 July Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport
8 Calder Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 23–25 July Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team
9 Launceston Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 6–8 August Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team
10 Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 20–22 August Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport
11 Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 3–5 September Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team
12 Queensland 500 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 17–19 September Russell Ingall
Larry Perkins		 Castrol Perkins Motorsport report
13 Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 11–14 November Steven Richards
Greg Murphy		 K-mart Racing Team report

Drivers Championship

Pos Driver Penalty Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Rd 12 Rd 13 Pts
1 Craig Lowndes 0 140 300 150 142 88 142 134 50 94 138 264 276 1918
2 Russell Ingall 0 106 248 72 122 122 80 96 88 122 132 100 300 216 1804
3 Mark Skaife 0 146 60 96 146 112 146 112 142 146 100 150 36 264 1656
4 Glenn Seton 0 118 220 136 130 96 114 48 114 110 Ret 78 252 240 1656
5 Garth Tander 0 128 96 66 66 124 122 136 132 76 124 124 276 Ret 1470
6 Greg Murphy 0 94 268 24 48 62 90 86 44 116 44 24 228 300 1428
7 Steven Richards 0 38 196 104 112 16 46 48 34 62 74 52 228 300 1310
8 Jason Bright 0 84 244 124 78 138 118 118 44 62 134 132 Ret Ret 1276
9 Larry Perkins 0 82 144 82 DNS 90 84 Ret 76 88 0 70 300 216 1232
10 Dick Johnson 0 42 124 54 88 80 92 22 50 88 52 216 252 1160
11 Jason Bargwanna 0 94 136 52 Ret 110 46 70 50 132 150 32 276 Ret 1148
12 Neil Crompton 0 18 98 80 8 40 32 112 38 88 55 46 252 240 1107
13 John Bowe 0 26 152 56 108 114 62 114 124 90 60 88 84 Ret 1078
14 Tony Longhurst 0 102 64 72 84 84 76 74 90 70 62 52 Ret Ret 830
15 John Faulkner 0 54 8 62 82 36 62 74 92 38 100 24 192 Ret 824
16 Paul Radisich 0 36 Ret 114 62 58 128 118 62 Ret 124 110 Ret Ret 812
17 Cameron McConville 0 54 Ret 102 74 264 276 770
18 Cameron McLean 0 46 180 78 24 14 70 21 68 56 54 110 Ret Ret 721
19 Mark Noske 0 82 196 38 54 68 22 Ret Ret 228 688
20 David Parsons 0 5 88 26 28 7 20 24 58 Ret 6 240 168 670
21 Mark Larkham 0 46 72 62 20 54 62 84 44 44 13 8 108 Ret 617
22 Steve Reed 0 52 56 68 37 28 42 204 108 595
23 Steven Johnson 0 108 216 252 576
24 Paul Weel 0 42 32 20 Ret 18 56 12 20 132 204 536
25 Trevor Ashby 0 30 72 20 16 64 204 108 514
26 Paul Romano 0 20 Ret 76 82 Ret 20 46 76 34 Ret 144 498
27 Dugal McDougall 0 34 48 28 18 28 Ret 16 4 7 40 168 60 451
28 David 'Skippy' Parsons 0 30 8 240 168 446
29 Rodney Forbes 0 26 72 26 28 9 24 11 24 46 0 1 Ret 156 423
30 Greg Crick 0 37 132 204 373
31 Geoff Brabham 0 180 180 360
Neal Bates 0 180 180
33 Mick Donaher 0 24 132 26 36 46 1 14 54 22 Ret 355
34 Greg Ritter 0 156 192 348
35 Steve Ellery 0 70 32 52 44 28 116 Ret Ret 342
36 Todd Kelly 0 Ret 12 64 Ret 228 304
37 Paul Morris 0 36 264 300
38 Layton Crambrook 0 42 40 20 DNQ 144 Ret 246
39 Andrew Miedecke 0 168 60 228
40 Wayne Gardner 0 88 132 220
41 Rod Nash 0 Ret Ret 26 10 16 DNS Ret Ret 20 15 120 Ret 207
42 Simon Wills 0 192 Ret 192
Steve Owen 0 192
44 Peter Doulman 0 1 76 18 11 DNQ 3 72 Ret 181
45 Tomas Mezera 0 36 64 Ret 48 26 Ret Ret 174
46 Anthony Tratt 0 4 12 10 1 9 31 0 96 Ret 163
47 Mark Poole 0 40 2 Ret Ret 120 162
48 Matthew Coleman 0 156 156
Dean Lindstrom 0 60 96
Melinda Price 0 60 96
Geoff Full 0 Ret 156
52 Dean Crosswell 0 144 Ret 144
Darren Hossack 0 144
54 David Brabham 0 132 132
55 D'arcy Russell 0 40 6 3 2 DNQ Ret 72 123
56 John Briggs 0 DNS 28 Ret 0 62 20 10 Ret Ret 120
Dean Wanless 0 120 Ret
Tony Scott 0 Ret 120
59 Nathan Pretty 0 30 40 48 118
60 Brad Jones 0 108 Ret 108
61 Chris Smerdon 0 2 64 0 4 4 8 18 Ret Ret 100
62 Darren Pate 0 36 42 18 Ret 96
Alan Jones 0 96 Ret
64 Simon Emerzidis 0 0 32 28 8 10 12 Ret 90
65 Jim Richards 0 84 Ret 84
Neil Schembri 0 84
Gary Quartly 0 84
68 John Cotter 0 0 6 72 Ret 78
69 Grant Johnson 0 Ret 72 72
70 Mike Conway 0 2 20 0 Ret DNQ DNQ 48 Ret 70
71 Craig Harris 0 1 24 42 Ret 67
72 Wayne Wakefield 0 30 0 22 6 Ret 58
73 Ric Shaw 0 48 Ret 48
Andrew Fawcett 0 48
75 Danny Osborne 0 Ret Ret Ret 16 0 24 Ret 40
76 Terry Finnigan 0 36 Ret 36
Peter Field 0 36
Shane Howison 0 36
79 Mike Imrie 0 12 1 10 0 4 1 DNQ Ret Ret 28
80 Brett Peters 0 Ret 24 Ret 24
81 Phil Ward 0 20 DNS 20
82 Geoff Kendrick 0 8 9 Ret 17
83 Alan Heath 0 4 8 DNS 4 DNQ Ret Ret 16
84 Bob Thorn 0 Ret 6 Ret DNS 4 2 DNQ Ret Ret 12
Garry Willmington 0 0 12 Ret
86 Gary Baxter 0 9 9
87 Dean Canto 0 DNQ 6 Ret 6
88 Daniel Miller 0 DNS 4 DNS Ret Ret 4
Pos Driver Penalty Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Rd 12 Rd 13 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

Note:[2]

All rounds except Rounds 2, 12 & 13 were contested over three races.
Points were awarded on a 50–46–44–42–40–38–36–34–32–30–28–26–24–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race.
Round 2 was contested over two races.
Points were awarded on a 150–138–132–126–120–114–108–102–96–90–84–78–72–66–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6–3 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race.
Rounds 12 & 13 were contested over a single race with two drivers per car.
Points were awarded on a 300–276–264–252–240–228–216–204–192–180–168–156–144–132–120–108–96–84–72–60–48–36–24–12–6 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race with both drivers scoring the full points for the position filled by their car.

See also

1999 Australian Touring Car season

References

  1. ^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 December 2008. Archived 14 May 2009.
  2. ^ V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 102–105

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