1996_Australian_Super_Touring_Championship

1996 Australian Super Touring Championship

1996 Australian Super Touring Championship

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The 1996 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship was the fourth running of a touring car series in Australia under the Super Touring Car regulations. It began on 19 May 1996 at Amaroo Park and ended on 9 November at Oran Park Raceway after sixteen races.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship.

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  • 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]

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.[2]

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Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions in each race. An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.[3]

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Manufacturers Championship

Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 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.

Position Manufacturer Car Rd1 Rd1 Rd2 Rd2 Rd3 Rd3 Rd4 Rd4 Rd5 Rd5 Rd6 Rd6 Rd7 Rd7 Rd8 Rd8 Total
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
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 were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 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 Foxtel Racing Peugeot 405 & Holden Vectra 113
4 Faber-Castell Racing BMW 318i & BMW M3 108

Toca Privateers Cup

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

The Privateers Cup was won by Steven Richards in his Garry Rogers Motorsport-entered Alfa Romeo 155TS and Honda Accord, scoring 161 points. Second was Cameron McLean, scoring 119 points, and third was Jim Richards, scoring 111 points.

See also

1996 Australian Touring Car season


References

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

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