1996 Australian Super Touring Championship

The 1996 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Super Touring Cars. It was contested over eight rounds, commencing on 19 May 1996 at Amaroo Park and ending on 9 November at Oran Park Raceway. The Championship was organised by TOCA Australia and was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. It was the fourth running of a touring car series in Australia under Super Touring Car regulations.

The Drivers Championship was won by Brad Jones driving an Audi 80 Quattro. The Teams Championship was awarded to Audi Sport Australia and the Manufacturers Championship to Audi. The TOCA Challenge Independents Cup was won by Steven Richards driving a Honda Accord and an Alfa Romeo 155.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the championship:

Team	Manufacturer	Car model	No	Driver
BMW Motorsport	BMW	318i	1	Paul Morris
			10	Charlie O'Brien
			83	Geoff Brabham
Audi Sport Australia	Audi	A4 Quattro	3	Brad Jones
Audi Sport Australia	Audi	A4 Quattro	4	Greg Murphy
Volvo Cars Australia	Volvo	850	05	Peter Brock
Jim Richards Motorsport	Holden	Vectra	11	Jim Richards
Greenfield Mowers Racing	BMW	318i	12	Cameron McLean
Bob Holden Motors (Faber-Castell Racing)	BMW	M3	13	Bob Holden
		M3	15	Paul Nelson
		318i	16	Justin Mathews
Graham Hutchison	BMW	M3	18	Graham Hutchison
Ross Palmer Motorsport	Ford	Mondeo	22	Kevin Schwantz
Sentul Motorsport Team	Opel	Vectra	25	Brooke Tatnell
Triple P Racing	BMW	318iS	28	Paul Sarlas
	BMW	318iS	56	John Henderson
	Hyundai	Lantra	58	Paul Pickett
	Hyundai	Lantra	59	Lars Johansson
Craig Lawless	Peugeot	405 Mi16	31	Peter Roggenkamp
Kurt Kratzmann	Ford	Sierra	33	Kurt Kratzmann
Garry Rogers Motorsport	Honda Alfa Romeo	Accord 155 TS	34	Steven Richards
International Racing	BMW	318i	36	Miles Pope Bob Tweedie
Knight Racing	Ford	Sierra	88	Peter Hills
Phoenix Motorsport (Foxtel Racing)	Holden	Vectra	95	Russell Ingall
	Peugeot	405 Mi16	95	Geoff Full
	Peugeot	405 Mi16	96	Mark Adderton

Note : Car 11 was entered as a Vauxhall Cavalier for the Mallala round.^[1]
Note : Car 25 was entered as a Holden Vectra for the Mallala round.^[1]

Race calendar

The championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.^[2]

Round		Race title	Circuit	Location / state	Date	Winner	Team	Car
NC	1	Australian Grand Prix support	Albert Park Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	9–10 March	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
NC	2	Australian Grand Prix support	Albert Park Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	9–10 March	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
NC	1	Gold Coast Indy support	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Gold Coast, Queensland	30–31 March	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
NC	2	Gold Coast Indy support	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Gold Coast, Queensland	30–31 March	Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
1	1	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	18–19 May	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
1	2	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	18–19 May	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
2	1	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	22–23 Jun	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
2	2	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	22–23 Jun	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
3	1	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–14 Jul	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
3	2	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–14 Jul	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
4	1	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	10–11 Aug	Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
4	2	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	10–11 Aug	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
5	1	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	24–25 Aug	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
5	2	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	24–25 Aug	Steven Richards	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Honda Accord
6	1	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	21–22 Sep	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
6	2	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	21–22 Sep	Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
NC	1	Bathurst 1000 support	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	5–6 Oct	Craig Baird	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
	2					Craig Baird	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
	3					Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia	Volvo 850
7	1	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	26–27 Oct	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
7	2	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	26–27 Oct	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW 318i
8	1	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	8–9 Nov	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro
8	2	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	8–9 Nov	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Audi 80 Quattro

Note: NC indicates a non-championship event at which no championship points were on offer.

Championships standings

Drivers Championship

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole Position
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.^[3]

Pos.	Driver	Car	Ama.		Lak.		Ama.		Mal.		Win.		Phi.		Lak.		Ora.		Points
1	Brad Jones	Audi 80 Quattro	1st	1st	Ret	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	4th	3rd	1st	Ret	3rd	9th	1st	1st	181
2	Paul Morris	BMW 318i	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	9th	1st	1st	2nd	4th	170
3	Greg Murphy	Audi 80 Quattro	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	Ret	DSQ	2nd	1st	7th	7th	12th	3rd	141
4	Geoff Brabham	BMW 318i	4th	4th	Ret	4th	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	1st	5th	5th	5th	2nd	Ret	Ret	5th	114
5	Steven Richards	Honda Accord Alfa Romeo 155	5th	5th	Ret	DNS	8th	8th	2nd	Ret	9th	1st	6th	3rd	9th	5th	4th	10th	79
6	Peter Brock	Volvo 850	6th	Ret	Ret	6th	4th	Ret	Ret	5th	7th	Ret	8th	4th	5th	2nd	3rd	7th	71
7	Charlie O'Brien	BMW 318i	7th	7th	Ret	5th	6th	5th	6th	6th	Ret	6th	4th	2nd	8th	6th			68
8	Jim Richards	Vauxhall Cavalier Holden Vectra							Ret	7th	3rd	Ret	7th	6th	4th	3rd	5th	2nd	60
9	Cameron McLean	BMW 318i	Ret	6th	Ret	7th	7th	6th	Ret	8th	8th	7th	DSQ	8th	10th	Ret	7th	8th	39
10	Mark Adderton	Peugeot 405	8th	Ret			9th	7th	Ret	9th	6th	4th	9th	Ret	Ret	DNS			29
11	Justin Mathews	BMW 318i BMW M3	9th	8th	3rd	9th	12th	Ret	9th	13th	10th	8th	10th	10th	Ret	DNS	10th	11th	26
12	Russell Ingall	Holden Vectra													6th	4th	Ret	6th	18
13	Geoff Full	Peugeot 405	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	10th	DNS	7th	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	7th					15
14	Miles Pope	BMW 318i			4th	8th	11th	10th	Ret	10th									13
15	Kevin Schwantz	Ford Mondeo															6th	9th	7
15	Bob Tweedie	BMW 318i									12th	9th	11th	11th	11th	8th	9th	12th	7
17	Kurt Kratzmann	Ford Sierra			5th	14th									12th	Ret			6
18	John Henderson	BMW 318i			6th	11th	13th	11th											5
18	Bob Holden	BMW M3	11th	9th	8th	12th			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	13th					5
18	Graham Hutchison	BMW M3			7th	10th													5
21	Peter Hills	Ford Sierra	13th	10th	9th	13th	14th	12th	10th	14th	14th	11th	Ret	DNS					4
22	Paul Pickett	Hyundai Lantra	10th	Ret			Ret	9th	11th	12th	11th	Ret	12th	12th			11th	13th	3
22	Brooke Tatnell	Holden Vectra							8th	11th	Ret	DNS							3
24	Lars Johansson	Hyundai Lantra									13th	10th							1
Pos.	Driver	Car	Ama.		Lak.		Ama.		Mal.		Win.		Phi.		Lak.		Ora.		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Manufacturers Championship

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points were awarded basis for relative placings achieved in each race by manufacturer supported entries. All cars other than the best placed supported entry of each manufacturer were ignored when awarding points.

Pos.	Driver	Ama.		Lak.		Ama.		Mal.		Win.		Phi.		Lak.		Ora.		Points
1	Audi	Audi A4 Quattro	15	15	12	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	15	15	12	10	15	15	223
2	BMW	BMW 318i	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	12	12	15	15	12	12	207
3	Volvo	Volvo 850	10	–	–	10	10	–	–	10	10	–	10	10	10	12	10	10	112

Teams Championship

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points were awarded basis for placings achieved in each race. Only the best two placed cars from each team were eligible to score points.

Position	Team	Car	Points
1	Orix Audi Sport Australia	Audi A4 Quattro	339
2	BMW Motorsport	BMW 318i	323
3	Phoenix Motorsport (Foxtel Racing)	Peugeot 405 & Holden Vectra	113
4	Bob Holden Motors (Faber-Castell Racing)	BMW 318i & BMW M3	108

TOCA Challenge Independents Cup

Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by drivers of entries nominated as privateers at each race.

Position ^[4]	Driver ^[4]	No.	Car	Entrant	Points ^[4]
1	Steven Richards	34	Honda Accord, Alfa Romeo 155	Garry Rogers Team Valvoline	159
2	Cameron McLean	12	BMW 318i	Jones McLean Motorsport	121
3	Jim Richards	11	Vauxhall Cavalier, Holden Vectra	Jim Richards	111
4	Justin Matthews	16	BMW 318i & BMW M3	Faber-Castell Racing	94
5	Mark Adderton	96	Peugeot 405	Foxtel Racing	80
6	Miles Pope	36	BMW 318i	Miles Pope	44
7	Paul Pickett	58	Hyundai Lantra	Triple P Racing	43
=	Robert Tweedie	36	BMW 318i	Intercity Business Centre	43
9	Geoff Full	95	Peugeot 405	Foxtel Racing	42
10	Peter Hills	88	Ford Sierra	Knight Racing	37
11	Russell Ingall	95	Holden Vectra	Foxtel Racing	36
12	Bob Holden	13	BMW M3	Faber-Castell Racing	28
13	John Henderson	56	BMW 318i	Miles Pope Racing	23
14	Kurt Kratzmann	33	Ford Sierra	Kurt Kratzmann	18
=	Kevin Schwantz	22	Ford Mondeo	Positive Hype	18
16	Brooke Tatnell	25	Holden Vectra	Sentul Motorsport Team	16
17	Graham Hutchison	18	BMW M3	Stephen Voight	14
18	Lars Johansson	59	Hyundai Lantra	Triple P Racing	7
19	Paul Sarlas	28	BMW 318is	Triple P Racing	4
20	Peter Roggenkamp	31	Peugeot 405 Mi16	Craig Lawless	2

References

^ ^a ^b Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, Page un-numbered
^ Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 49
^ Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 33
^ ^a ^b ^c 1996 Championship Results, Racing With Attitude - 1997 Championship Guide - BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship, page 24

- Auto Action (various 1996 editions)
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1996
- TOCA Australia 1996 Championship Results (27 November 1996)
- www.camsmanual.com.au

External links

[Mallala-1] Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, Page un-numbered

[2] Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 49

[3] Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 33

[1997_Guide-4] 1996 Championship Results, Racing With Attitude - 1997 Championship Guide - BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship, page 24

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Belgian Procar Championship	1994 1995 1996 1997
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Czech Supertouring Car Championship	1996 1997
French Supertouring Championship	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Japanese Touring Car Championship	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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Swedish Touring Car Championship	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
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European Touring Car Championship	2000 2001
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