1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to Group 2D Sports Sedans.[1] The title, which was the twelfth Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2] was won by John Briggs [3] driving a Honda Prelude Chevrolet.[2]
Schedule
The championship was contested over a four round series.[3]
Round [3] | Circuit [3] | State | Date | Format | Winning driver | Car |
1 | Lakeside [4] | Queensland | 5 May [5] | Two races [4] | John Briggs [4] | Honda Prelude [4] Chevrolet |
2 | Oran Park [6] | New South Wales | 16 June [5] | Two races [6] | John Briggs [6] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet [6] |
3 | Sandown [7] | Victoria | 8 September [5] | Two races [7] | John Briggs [7] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet [7] |
4 | Phillip Island [8] | Victoria | 22 September [9] | Two races [8] | John Briggs [8] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet [8] |
Championship results
Position | Driver [3] | No. | Car | Entrant | Lak. [3] | Ora. [3] | San. [3] | Phi. [3] | Total [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Briggs | 9 [10] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet [2] | John Briggs [10] | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 168 |
2 | Kerry Baily | 18 [10] | Toyota Supra Chevrolet [6] | Kerry Baily [10] | 38 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 150 |
3 | James Phillip | 55 [10] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet [8] | James Phillip [10] | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 112 |
4 | Mick Monterosso | 2 [10] | Ford Escort RS2000 [10] | Mick Monterosso [10] | - | 34 | 36 | 34 | 104 |
5 | Bob Jolly | 3 [10] | Holden VS Commodore [7] | Bob Jolly [10] | - | 28 | 16 | 32 | 76 |
6 | Danny Osborne | Mazda RX-7 [7] | 26 | 10 | 30 | - | 66' | ||
7 | Mike Imrie | 4 [10] | Saab [10] | Imrie Motor Sport [10] | 23 | 11 | - | 28 | 62 |
8 | Mark Trenoweth | Jaguar [4] | 33 | 24 | - | - | 57 | ||
9 | Ivan Mikac | 42 [10] | Mazda RX-7 [4] | Ivan Mikac [10] | - | - | 25 | 26 | 51 |
10 | Des Wall | Toyota Supra [4] | 15 | 32 | - | - | 47 | ||
11 | Kevin Clark | 116 [10] | Ford Mustang GT [10] | Kevin Clark [10] | - | - | 23 | 23 | 46 |
12 | Peter O'Brien | 17 [10] | Holden VL Commodore [10] | O'Brien Aluminium [10] | - | 11 | 29 | - | 40 |
13 | Chris Fing | Chevrolet Monza [6] | 29 | - | - | - | 29 | ||
14 | Brian Smith | Alfa Romeo GTV Chevrolet [10] | - | 28 | - | - | 28 | ||
15 | Gary Rowe | 47 [10] | Nissan Stanza [10] | Gary Rowe [10] | - | - | 21 | - | 21 |
Domenic Beninca | - | - | - | 21 | 21 | ||||
17 | Phil Crompton | 49 [10] | Ford EA Falcon [10] | Phil Crompton [10] | 17 | - | - | - | 17 |
18 | Allan McCarthy | Alfa Romeo Alfetta [4] | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | ||
19 | Chris Donnelly | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |||
Paul Barrett | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | ||||
21 | Brett Francis | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |||
22 | Shane Eklund | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |||
Craig Wildridge | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | ||||
Ron O'Brien | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
References
- ↑ Specific conditions, Australian Sports Sedan Championship, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-10 & 7-11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship (points table), Motor Racing Australia No 25, January / February 1997
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Toby Hagon, Briggs beats Baily first up, Australian Auto Action, 9-15 May 1996
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 1996 Motor Sport Calendar, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Garry O'Brien, Baily fails to bridge the gap, Australian Auto Action, 20-26 June 1996
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Andrew MacLean, Briggs the untouchable, Australian Auto Action, 12-18 September 1996
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Andrew MacLean, Briggs the man, Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
- ↑ The Phillip Island round was reported, without mention of the actual round date, in Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 Briggs and Baily big-banger battle (Sandown round preview and entry list), Australian Auto Action, 5 – 11 September 1996