Super Touring Championship in Australia
The 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Super Touring Cars .[ 1] It began on 18 April 1999 at Lakeside International Raceway and ended on 29 August at Calder Park Raceway after eight rounds and twenty one races. Promoted as the BOC Gases Australian Touring Car Championship,[ 2] organised by TOCA Australia [ 2] and sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title,[ 1] it was the seventh annual Australian championship for Super Touring Cars and the fifth to carry the Australian Super Touring Championship name.[ 3]
Paul Morris won the Drivers Championship, Volvo won the Manufacturers Championship and Volvo Racing was awarded the Teams Championship.
Teams and drivers
Jim Richards placed second in the Drivers Championship with a Volvo S40 similar to the example pictured. Volvo won the Manufacturers Championship and Volvo Racing was awarded the Teams Championship.
The following drivers competed in the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship .
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship consisted of twenty one races at eight rounds held in four different states. Two races were held at each of the first three rounds and three races were held at each of the remaining five rounds.
Rd.
Race
Race Title
Circuit
Location
Date
Winner
Team
Report
1
1
Lakeside
Lakeside International Raceway
Brisbane , Queensland
17–18 Apr
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
2
Lakeside
Lakeside International Raceway
Brisbane, Queensland
17–18 Apr
Patrick Watts
Starion Enterprises
2
1
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
1–2 May
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
2
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales
1–2 May
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
3
1
Mallala
Mallala Motor Sport Park
Mallala , South Australia
29–30 May
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
2
Mallala
Mallala Motor Sport Park
Mallala, South Australia
29–30 May
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
4
1
Winton
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
19–20 Jun
Brad Jones
Brad Jones Racing
2
Winton
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla, Victoria
19–20 Jun
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
3
Winton
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla, Victoria
19–20 Jun
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
5
1
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales
17–18 Jul
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
2
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales
17–18 Jul
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
3
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales
17–18 Jul
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
6
1
Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
31 Jul – 1 Aug
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
2
Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich, Queensland
31 Jul – 1 Aug
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
3
Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich, Queensland
31 Jul – 1 Aug
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
7
1
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales
14–15 Aug
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
2
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales
14–15 Aug
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
3
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney, New South Wales
14–15 Aug
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
8
1
Calder Park
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
28–29 Aug
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
2
Calder Park
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne, Victoria
28–29 Aug
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
3
Calder Park
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne, Victoria
28–29 Aug
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
NC
1
Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 100
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst , New South Wales
2–3 Oct
Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia
Report
2
Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 500
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst, New South Wales
2–3 Oct
Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
Report
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. There was a bonus point allocated for pole position. The first three race meetings had a qualifying session for each race. After that there was just one qualifying session per round.
Pos[ 4]
Driver[ 5]
Car
LAK 1
LAK 2
ORA 1
ORA 2
MAL 1
MAL 2
WIN 1
WIN 2
WIN 3
ORA 3
ORA 4
ORA 5
QLD 1
QLD 2
QLD 3
ORA 6
ORA 7
ORA 8
CAL 1
CAL 2
CAL 3
Pts[ 4]
1
Paul Morris
BMW 320i
1st
2nd
3rd
Ret
1st
1st
3rd
1st
2nd
1st
1st
1st
2nd
1st
3rd
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
264
2
Jim Richards
Volvo S40
2nd
3rd
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
Ret
1st
2nd
2nd
DNS
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
262
3
Brad Jones
Audi A4
3rd
4th
4th
3rd
7th
4th
1st
2nd
4th
3rd
3rd
Ret
3rd
3rd
2nd
7th
4th
3rd
3rd
3rd
4th
186
4
Matthew Coleman
Audi A4
4th
5th
6th
4th
3rd
3rd
4th
3rd
3rd
4th
4th
2nd
4th
4th
DNS
3rd
5th
6th
DSQ
5th
5th
156
5
Peter Hills
Ford Mondeo
5th
6th
5th
5th
5th
5th
6th
5th
6th
6th
5th
4th
7th
6th
5th
6th
6th
5th
Ret
8th
6th
109
6
Mark Adderton
Volvo S40
Ret
6th
Ret
Ret
5th
5th
9th
3rd
5th
5th
4th
4th
3rd
4th
75
7
Dean Canto
Ford Mondeo
DNS
DNS
8th
7th
Ret
7th
5th
8th
8th
7th
Ret
5th
6th
Ret
DNS
5th
8th
7th
4th
7th
8th
66
8
Anthony Robson
BMW 318i Honda Accord
11th
10th
13th
Ret
Ret
11th
7th
6th
7th
Ret
8th
6th
8th
7th
6th
8th
7th
Ret
8th
9th
9th
47
9
Patrick Watts
Peugeot 406
DNS
1st
2nd
2nd
40
10
John Henderson
Opel Vectra Holden Vectra
8th
Ret
9th
10th
4th
Ret
Ret
4th
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
5th
6th
7th
38
11
Tony Newman
Peugeot 406
DNS
DNS
11th
12th
9th
8th
Ret
Ret
12th
8th
7th
7th
9th
8th
7th
10th
9th
8th
7th
Ret
DNS
34
12
David Auger
Alfa Romeo 155 TS
9th
9th
10th
13th
6th
9th
DNS
Ret
9th
9th
6th
Ret
Ret
DNS
11th
9th
11th
9th
10th
10th
Ret
26
13
Cameron McLean
Volvo S40
6th
4th
3rd
23
14
Mark Williamson
Volvo S40
6th
8th
7th
6th
17
15
Aaron McGill
Ford Mondeo
DNS
DNS
14th
8th
8th
14th
8th
7th
11th
17th
11th
8th
11th
11th
9th
Ret
Ret
Ret
11th
12th
11th
15
16
Luke Searle
BMW 320i
10th
11th
9th
Ret
10th
10th
10th
9th
9th
11th
10th
10
17
Jamie Wall
Honda Accord
7th
7th
8
18
Jim Cornish
Nissan Primera
Ret
12th
12th
11th
11th
10th
Ret
DNS
DNS
15th
Ret
10th
10th
10th
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
DNS
5
19
Roger Townshend
Honda Accord
16th
9th
3
Malcolm Rea
Toyota Carina E
13th
13th
10th
9th
13th
3
Mark Zonneveld
Peugeot 405
11th
Ret
DNS
Ret
DNS
8th
Ret
12th
12th
Ret
DNS
DNS
3
Troy Searle
BMW 320i
DNS
DNS
12th
12th
Ret
9th
13th
11th
10th
Ret
3
23
Milton Leslight
Toyota Carina
12th
14th
DNS
DNS
10th
13th
Ret
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
13th
12th
12th
13th
14th
11th
Ret
13th
Ret
1
Claude Elias
Hyundai Lantra
Ret
Ret
11th
10th
14th
16th
15th
11th
14th
DNS
13th
1
John Teulan
BMW 320i
12th
13th
10th
1
Nigel Stones
Hyundai Lantra
15th
Ret
12th
13th
12th
Ret
13th
10th
1
Pos
Driver
Car
LAK 1
LAK 2
ORA 1
ORA 2
MAL 1
MAL 2
WIN 1
WIN 2
WIN 3
ORA 3
ORA 4
ORA 5
QLD 1
QLD 2
QLD 3
ORA 6
ORA 7
ORA 8
CAL 1
CAL 2
CAL 3
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Manufacturers Championship
Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by the best placed car from each eligible manufacturer at each race. Only two manufacturers were eligible to score points in the 1999 championship.
Position[ 4]
Manufacturer
Lak
Ora
Mal
Win
Ora
Que
Ora
Cal
Total[ 5]
1
Volvo
30
30
30
27
42
45
45
45
294
2
Audi
24
24
24
42
39
36
36
36
261
Teams Championship
Teams Championship points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by entries from multi-car teams at each race.
Position[ 4]
Team
Lak
Ora
Mal
Win
Ora
Que
Ora
Cal
Total[ 5]
1
Volvo Racing
41
42
36
35
54
62
58
79
407
2
Audi Sport Australia
42
44
42
74
59
48
43
45
397
3
Team Mondeo
16
28
23
40
37
20
29
26
219
4
Paul Morris Motorsport
–
–
–
–
–
40
39
36
115
5
Racing Projects
16
13
13
18
17
15
8
9
109
6
TC Motorsport
–
–
–
–
17
13
10
4
44
TOCA Challenge – Independents Cup
Independents 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 Independents at each race.
References
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