1995 Australian Super Touring Championship
The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship for 2 Litre Super Touring Cars. It was the third series for 2 litre Super Touring Cars to be contested in Australia, but the first to use the Australian Super Touring Championship name. It began on 5 March 1995 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 26 August at Eastern Creek Raceway after eight rounds.
The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris (BMW 318i), the Manufacturers Championship by BMW, the Teams Championship by BMW and the TOCA Privateers Cup by Graham Moore (Opel Vectra).
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet Coke BMW Motorsport | BMW 318i | 2 | Paul Morris | ||
Paul Nelson | BMW M3 | 3 | Paul Nelson | P | |
Ellery Motorsport | BMW 318i | 4 | Steve Ellery | P | |
Phil Ward Team Nokia | Mercedes-Benz 190E | 5 | Phil Ward | P | |
Orix Audi Sport Australia | Audi 80 Quattro | 8 | Greg Murphy | ||
Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo 850 Estate | 11 | Tony Scott | ||
Darrell Dixon | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 12 | Ian Spurle | P | |
Bob Holden Motors | BMW M3 | 13 | Justin Mathews | P | |
16 | Paul Nelson Bob Holden | P | |||
Sentul Motorsport Team | Opel Vectra | 14 | Graham Moore | P | |
International Motorsport | BMW 318i | 15 | Charlie O'Brien | P | |
Orix Audi Sport Australia | Audi 80 Quattro | 18 | Brad Jones | ||
Inspired Racing | Toyota Corolla Seca | 26 | Melinda Price | ||
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 34 | Steven Richards | P | |
Triple P Racing | BMW 318iS | 58 | Paul Pickett | ||
Ross Palmer Motorsport | Ford Mondeo | 70 | Gregg Hansford | ||
77 | Darren Palmer Jeff Allam Jim Richards | ||||
Bob Tweedie | Ford Sierra | 79 | Bob Tweedie | P | |
Hyundai Automotive | Hyundai Lantra | 80 | Steve Hardman | ||
81 | Jim Richards | ||||
Diet Coke BMW Motorsport | BMW 318i | 83 | Geoff Brabham | ||
Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 95 | Geoff Full | P | |
96 | Mark Adderton Warwick Rooklyn | P | |||
Mark Seymour | BMW M3 | 97 | Mark Seymour | P | |
Knight Racing | Ford Sierra | 98 | Peter Hills | P |
- P Private Drivers
Results and standings
Race calendar and results
The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.[1]
Gold coast international hotel supertouring cup surfer's paradise
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NC | R1 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 19 March | Brad Jones | Brad Jones | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing |
R2 | Greg Murphy | Greg Murphy | Brad Jones Racing |
Final Classification
Pos | Driver | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
1 | Greg Murphy | Audi | 18 | 24 | 42 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Brad Jones | Audi | 24 | 8 | 32 |
3 | Geoff Brabham | BMW | 12 | 18 | 30 |
4 | Charlie O'Brien | BMW | 10 | 12 | 22 |
5 | Jeff Allam | Ford | 8 | 10 | 18 |
6 | Tony Scott | Volvo | 4 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Steven Ellery | BMW | 3 | 4 | 7 |
8 | Steven Richards | Alfa Romeo | 6 | - | 6 |
8 | Paul Morris | BMW | - | 6 | 6 |
10 | Justin Matthews | BMW | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Paul Pickett | BMW | 2 | - | 2 |
12 | Robert Tweeedie | Ford | - | 1 | 1 |
Championship standings
Points system | ||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |||||||||
24 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers Championship
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Manufacturers' Trophy
Pos[2] | Manufacturer [2] | Car | Points[2] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BMW | BMW 318i | 386 |
2 | Audi | Audi 80 Quattro | 294 |
3 | Ford | Ford Mondeo | 140 |
4 | Volvo | Volvo 850 Estate | 130 |
5 | Hyundai | Hyundai Lantra | 64 |
Teams' Trophy
Pos[2] | Manufacturer [2] | Points[2] |
---|---|---|
1 | BMW Racing | 552 |
2 | Audi Sport | 390 |
3 | Bob Holden Racing | 195 |
4 | Phoenix Motorsport | 68 |
TOCA Privateers' Cup
Position[2] | Driver[2] | Car | Points[2] |
1 | Graham Moore | Opel Vectra | 250 |
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2 | Steven Ellery | BMW 318i | 212 |
3 | Steven Richards | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 159 |
4 | Justin Matthews | BMW M3 | 123 |
5 | Mark Adderton | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 98 |
6 | Paul Pickett | BMW 318is | 86 |
7 | Paul Nelson | BMW M3 | 64 |
8 | Robert Tweedie | Ford Sierra RS | 55 |
9 | Charlie O'Brien | BMW 318i | 48 |
10 | Geoff Full | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 46 |
11 | Mark Seymour | BMW M3 | 30 |
12 | Peter Hills | Ford Sierra | 24 |
13 | Bob Holden | BMW M3 | 20 |
14 | Phil Ward | Mercedes-Benz 190E | 10 |
15 | Ian Spurle | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 10 |
16 | Warwick Rooklyn | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 8 |
17 | Melinda Price | Toyota Corolla Seca | 8 |
- Brabham: penalized 20 points for incident with Morris in race 9
Championship name
The championship was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1995 2.0 L Super Touring Championship[3] but is recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.[4]
See also
1995 Australian Touring Car season
References
- ^ Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, p. 32
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Championship Points, 1995 Super Touring Championship, TOCA Australia Pty Ltd, 27 July 1998
- ^ Paul Cross, In good company, Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, pages 6 to 11
- ^ 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Titles - Australian Titles, as archived at web.archive.org
Further reading
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995
External links
- 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship at www.supertouringregister.com
- 1995 Touring Car racing images at www.autopics.com.au
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