1995 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for 5.0 Litre Touring Cars [1] complying with Group 3A regulations.[2] The championship, which was the 36th Australian Touring Car Championship,[3] was contested over a ten round series which began on 5 February 1995 at Sandown International Raceway and ended on 6 August at Oran Park Raceway.[4] It was promoted as the "Shell Australian Touring Car Championship" and was won by John Bowe driving a Ford EF Falcon.
Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 1995 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship.
| Team | Car | No | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 1 |  Mark Skaife |
| 2 |  Jim Richards | ||
| Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 3 | Trevor Ashby Steve Reed |
| Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 4 | Wayne Gardner |
| 7 | Neil Crompton | ||
| Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 05 | Peter Brock |
| 015 | Tomas Mezera | ||
| Pinnacle Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore Holden VR Commodore |
6 | Allan Grice |
| 21 | Tony Scott | ||
| Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 6 | Allan Grice |
| 30 | Glenn Seton | ||
| Ford EB Falcon Ford EF Falcon |
35 | Alan Jones | |
| Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EF Falcon | 10 | Mark Larkham |
| Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 11 | Larry Perkins |
| Holden VP Commodore | 12 | Greg Crick | |
| Phil Ward Racing | Holden VP Commodore Holden VR Commodore |
13 | Phil Ward |
| Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 17 | Dick Johnson |
| 18 | John Bowe | ||
| 19 | Steven Johnson | ||
| Palmer Promotions | Holden VR Commodore | 20 | Ian Palmer |
| Romano Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 24 | Paul Romano |
| Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 25 | Tony Longhurst |
| Terry Finnigan | Holden VP Commodore | 27 | Terry Finnigan |
| Playscape Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | Kevin Waldock |
| Ian Love | Holden VR Commodore | 31 | Ian Love |
| Pro-Duct Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 33 | Bob Pearson |
| Claude Gorgi | Ford EB Falcon | 34 | Claude Giorgi |
| Schembri Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 36 | Neil Schembri |
| 46 | Greg Young | ||
| Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 37 | Bill Attard Alan Taylor |
| James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | Mark Poole |
| Challenge Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 39 | Chris Smerdon |
| Group Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 40 | George Ayoub |
| Garry Willmington Performance | Ford EB Falcon | 41 | Garry Willmington |
| Daily Planet Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 47 | John Trimbole |
| Alcair Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 49 | David Attard |
| Truckie Parsons | Holden VR Commodore | 55 | David Parsons |
| Novacastrian Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 62 | Wayne Russell |
| PACE Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 74 | Kevin Heffernan |
| Barbagallo Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 77 | Alf Barbagallo |
| Allan McCarthy | Holden VR Commodore | 96 | Allan McCarthy |
Race Calendar
The 1995 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over a ten round series. Each round featured a "Peter Jackson Dash", a short sprint race which was restricted to the top ten cars from Qualifying, and two main races were open to all competitors.
| Rd. | Circuit | Location / State | Date | Round winner | Car | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 3 - 5 Feb | Larry Perkins | Holden VR Commodore | Perkins Engineering | |
| 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 24 - 26 Feb | John Bowe | Ford EF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | |
| 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 10 - 12 Mar | John Bowe | Ford EF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | |
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 7 - 9 Apr | Glenn Seton | Ford EF Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing | |
| 5 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 21 - 23 Apr | Glenn Seton | Ford EF Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing | |
| 6 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 19–21 May | John Bowe | Ford EF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | |
| 7 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 26–28 May | Mark Skaife | Holden VR Commodore | Gibson Motorsport | |
| 8 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 7 - 9 Jul | Glenn Seton | Ford EF Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing | |
| 9 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 14 - 16 Jul | Glenn Seton | Ford EF Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing | |
| 10 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 4 - 6 Aug | John Bowe | Ford EF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing |
Points system
- Championship points were awarded on a 3-2-1 basis for the first three places in the Peter Jackson Dash at each round.[5]
- One bonus championship point was awarded for each position gained & held by a driver during the Peter Jackson Dash at each round.[5]
- Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each of the two main races at each round.[5]
Results
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Note: Race 1 at the Phillip Island round was stopped before full race distance due to multiple accidents brought about by heavy rain, and only half points were awarded.[6]
See also
1995 Australian Touring Car season
References
- ↑ Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, 1995 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-9 to 7-11
- ↑ Specifications of Cars, Group 3A – 5.0 Litre Touring Cars, 1995 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-76 to 7-83
- ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ↑ 1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995/95, pages 278-281
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 What's the point, Official Programme, Mallala, 9 July 1995, page 73
- ↑ Official Programme, Tooheys 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, 1 October 1995, page 28
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