1996 Australian Touring Car Championship
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1996 Champion, Craig Lowndes
The 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of 5.0 Litre Touring Cars [1] complying with Australian Group 3A regulations.[2] The championship, which was the 37th Australian Touring Car Championship,[3] was promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship.[4] It began on 27 January 1996 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 16 June at Oran Park Raceway after 10 rounds.[5]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Race Calendar
The championship was contested over a ten round series with three races per round.[6]
Rd. |
Circuit |
Location / State |
Date |
Winner |
Team |
Report |
1 |
Eastern Creek Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
25 - 27 Jan |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team |
|
2 |
Sandown International Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
2 - 4 Feb |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team |
|
3 |
Mount Panorama Circuit |
Bathurst, New South Wales |
23 - 25 Feb |
John Bowe |
Dick Johnson Racing |
|
4 |
Symmons Plains Raceway |
Launceston, Tasmania |
15 - 17 Mar |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team |
|
5 |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria |
12 - 14 Apr |
Larry Perkins |
Perkins Engineering |
|
6 |
Calder Park Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
26 - 28 Apr |
Russell Ingall |
Perkins Engineering |
|
7 |
Lakeside International Raceway |
Brisbane, Queensland |
3–5 May |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team |
|
8 |
Barbagallo Raceway |
Perth, Western Australia |
24–26 May |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team |
|
9 |
Mallala Motor Sport Park |
Mallala, South Australia |
31 May - 2 Jun |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team |
|
10 |
Oran Park Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
14 - 16 Jun |
Peter Brock |
Holden Racing Team |
|
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.[6]
Results
Pos |
Driver |
Penalty |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Rd 8 |
Rd 9 |
Rd 10 |
Pts [7] |
1 |
Craig Lowndes |
0 |
56 |
46 |
13 |
60 |
20 |
26 |
60 |
60 |
50 |
32 |
423 |
2 |
John Bowe |
0 |
32 |
40 |
60 |
36 |
14 |
42 |
34 |
24 |
32 |
30 |
344 |
3 |
Glenn Seton |
0 |
28 |
44 |
20 |
32 |
37 |
30 |
27 |
42 |
4 |
44 |
308 |
4 |
Peter Brock |
0 |
10 |
26 |
34 |
48 |
12 |
10 |
32 |
32 |
22 |
60 |
286 |
5 |
Larry Perkins |
0 |
7 |
12 |
32 |
16 |
40 |
30 |
14 |
5 |
22 |
14 |
192 |
6 |
Russell Ingall |
0 |
20 |
26 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
52 |
14 |
8 |
18 |
7 |
183 |
7 |
Wayne Gardner |
0 |
36 |
14 |
14 |
2 |
18 |
20 |
4 |
22 |
28 |
24 |
182 |
8 |
Alan Jones |
0 |
14 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
25 |
0 |
36 |
28 |
32 |
20 |
180 |
9 |
Mark Skaife |
0 |
8 |
40 |
16 |
16 |
Ret |
16 |
10 |
26 |
15 |
30 |
177 |
10 |
Dick Johnson |
0 |
22 |
10 |
40 |
7 |
28 |
13 |
28 |
Ret |
18 |
7 |
173 |
11 |
Tony Longhurst |
0 |
12 |
Ret |
10 |
11 |
12 |
26 |
8 |
20 |
Ret |
1 |
100 |
12 |
Steven Richards |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
24 |
8 |
84 |
13 |
Neil Crompton |
0 |
22 |
6 |
21 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
73 |
14 |
Paul Romano |
0 |
10 |
1 |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Ret |
Ret |
31 |
15 |
Steve Ellery |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
28 |
16 |
Max Dumesny |
0 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
Ret |
|
|
5 |
DNS |
13 |
17 |
John Faulkner |
0 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
Ret |
|
|
Ret |
5 |
18 |
Greg Crick |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Ret |
0 |
Ret |
0 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
19 |
Kevin Waldock |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
2 |
|
2 |
20 |
Terry Finnigan |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
20 |
Mark Poole |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
Pos |
Driver |
Penalty |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Rd 8 |
Rd 9 |
Rd 10 |
Pts |
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | Points finish |
Blue | Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (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) |
|
See also
References
- ↑ Specific Conditions, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-10
- ↑ Specifications, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-72
- ↑ Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ↑ Official Programme, Round 9, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Mallala, 2nd June, 1996
- ↑ Tracking the Shell Series, Official Programme, Round 9, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Mallala, 2nd June, 1996, pages 91-96
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pointing the Way, Official Programme, Round 9, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Mallala, 2nd June, 1996, page 88
- ↑ 1996 Championship Results, Motor Racing Australia No 25, January / February 1997, page 84
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