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 was contested over ten rounds between January 1996 and June 1996.[5] The championship was contested earlier in the year than usual as much of telecaster Channel 7's broadcast equipment was required for its 1996 Summer Olympics coverage. 1996 was the last year in which Channel 7 would broadcast the championship until 2007, with Network Ten taking over the broadcast rights from the 1997 season onwards.
Channel 7's coverage was again a same day delayed broadcast which saw Garry Wilkinson return to the coverage as host and eventually as a commentator alongside Mark Oastler after Andy Raymond was moved from the broadcast booth (where he started the season) to the pits and Brad Jones joined the team as their full-time expert.
Mike Raymond retired from broadcasting full-time after the 1995 Bathurst 1000.
M3 Motorsport returned to the series for the first time since 1993 with John Cotter and Peter Doulman sharing the driving of an ex Perkins Engineering VP Commodore
^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, 2 June 1996
^Tracking the Shell Series, Official Programme, Round 9, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Mallala, 2 June 1996, pages 91-96
^ abPointing the Way, Official Programme, Round 9, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Mallala, 2 June 1996, page 88
^1996 Championship Results, Motor Racing Australia No 25, January / February 1997, page 84
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broadcast rights from the 1997 season onwards 1996 Champion Craig Lowndes Holden VR CommodoreThe championship was won by Craig Lowndes driving a Holden VR Commodore entered by the Holden Racing Team Contents 1 Television coverage 2 Pre season 3 Teams and drivers 4 Race calendar 5 Points system 6 Results 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksTelevision coverage editChannel 7 s coverage was again a same day delayed broadcast which saw Garry Wilkinson return to the coverage as host and eventually as a commentator alongside Mark Oastler after Andy Raymond was moved from the broadcast booth where he started the season to the pits and Brad Jones joined the team as their full time expert Mike Raymond retired from broadcasting full time after the 1995 Bathurst 1000 Pre season editAt the end of 1995 tobacco sponsorship was prohibited by the Federal Government A tight sponsorship market resulted in both Gibson Motorsport and Glenn Seton Racing scaling back to one car Philip Morris sought to circumnavigate this by sponsoring Alan Jones Racing under a generic name Teams and drivers editMovementsAlan Jones moved from Glenn Seton Racing forming Alan Jones Racing in partnership with Jim and Ross Stone Paul Romano joined Alan Jones Racing from Romano Racing Greg Crick replaced David Attard at Alcair RacingArrivals returneesGarry Rogers Motorsport joined the series with Steven Richards driving an ex Gibson Motorsport VR Commodore John Faulkner Racing joined the series with John Faulkner driving an ex Holden Racing Team VR Commodore John Sidney Racing joined the series with Max Dumsney driving an ex Glenn Seton Racing EF Falcon Longhurst Racing expanded to two cars with a customer EF Falcon for Steve Ellery Craig Lowndes replaced Tomas Mezera at the Holden Racing Team M3 Motorsport returned to the series for the first time since 1993 with John Cotter and Peter Doulman sharing the driving of an ex Perkins Engineering VP Commodore Perkins Engineering expanded to two cars with Russell Ingall joining the seriesDeparturesWith Gibson Motorsport scaling back to one car Jim Richards left the series 1995 Privateer s Champion David Attard did not defend his crownThe following teams and drivers competed in the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship Team Vehicle No DriversDick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1 nbsp John Bowe17 nbsp Dick JohnsonGibson Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 2 nbsp Mark SkaifeLansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 3 nbsp Trevor Ashby nbsp Steve ReedWayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 4 nbsp Wayne Gardner7 nbsp Neil CromptonHolden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 05 nbsp Peter Brock15 nbsp Craig LowndesPerkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore 8 nbsp Russell Ingall11 nbsp Larry PerkinsLarkham Motor Sport Ford EF Falcon 10 nbsp Mark LarkhamMalcolm Stenniken Holden VR Commodore 14 nbsp Malcolm StennikenTim Slako Holden VR Commodore 24 nbsp Tim SlakoLonghurst Racing Ford EF Falcon 25 nbsp Tony Longhurst52 nbsp Steven ElleryM3 Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 26 nbsp John Cotter29 nbsp Peter DoulmanTerry Finnigan Holden VP Commodore 27 nbsp Terry FinniganPlayscape Racing Ford EF Falcon 28 nbsp Kevin WaldockGlenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 30 nbsp Glenn SetonPhil Johnson Holden VR Commodore 31 nbsp Grant JohnsonGarry Rogers Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 32 nbsp Steven RichardsPro Duct Racing Holden VR Commodore 33 nbsp Bob PearsonClaude Gorgi Ford EB Falcon 34 nbsp Claude GiorgiScotty Taylor Racing Holden VP Commodore 37 nbsp Bill Attard nbsp Alan TaylorJames Rosenberg Racing Holden VR Commodore 38 nbsp Mark PooleChallenge Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 39 nbsp Chris SmerdonGarry Willmington Performance Ford EB Falcon 41 nbsp Garry WillmingtonMal Rose Racing Holden VR Commodore 44 nbsp Mal RoseJohn Faulkner Racing Holden VR Commodore 46 nbsp John FaulknerDaily Planet Racing Ford EB Falcon 47 nbsp John Trimbole nbsp David AttardAlcair Racing Holden VR Commodore 49 nbsp Greg CrickPeter McLeod Holden VR Commodore 50 nbsp Peter McLeodDavid Parsons Holden VR Commodore 55 nbsp David Truckie ParsonsNovocastrian Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 62 nbsp Wayne RussellPace Racing Holden VP Commodore 74 nbsp Kevin HeffernanJohn Sidney Racing Ford EF Falcon 75 nbsp Max DumesnyCadillac Productions Holden VP Commodore 79 nbsp Mike ConwayShaun Walker Holden VR Commodore 99 nbsp Shaun WalkerAlan Jones Racing Ford EF Falcon 201 nbsp Paul Romano301 nbsp Alan JonesRace calendar editThe championship was contested over a ten round series with three races per round 6 Rd Circuit Location state Date Winner Car Team Report1 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney New South Wales 25 27 Jan Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore Holden Racing Team2 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne Victoria 2 4 Feb Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore Holden Racing Team3 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst New South Wales 23 25 Feb John Bowe Ford EF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing4 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston Tasmania 15 17 Mar Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore Holden Racing Team5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Victoria 12 14 Apr Larry Perkins Holden VR Commodore Perkins Engineering6 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne Victoria 26 28 Apr Russell Ingall Holden VR Commodore Perkins Engineering7 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane Queensland 3 5 May Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore Holden Racing Team8 Barbagallo Raceway Perth Western Australia 24 26 May Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore Holden Racing Team9 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala South Australia 31 May 2 Jun Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore Holden Racing Team10 Oran Park Raceway Sydney New South Wales 14 16 Jun Peter Brock Holden VR Commodore Holden Racing TeamPoints system editChampionship 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 editPos Driver Car 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 Holden VR Commodore 0 56 46 13 60 20 26 60 60 50 32 4232 John Bowe Ford EF Falcon 0 32 40 60 36 14 42 34 24 32 30 3443 Glenn Seton Ford EF Falcon 0 28 44 20 32 37 30 27 42 4 44 3084 Peter Brock Holden VR Commodore 0 10 26 34 48 12 10 32 30 22 60 2865 Larry Perkins Holden VR Commodore 0 7 12 32 16 40 30 14 5 22 14 1926 Russell Ingall Holden VR Commodore 0 20 26 8 8 22 52 14 8 18 7 1837 Wayne Gardner Holden VR Commodore 0 36 14 14 2 18 20 4 22 28 24 1828 Alan Jones Ford EF Falcon 0 14 1 10 14 25 0 36 28 32 20 1809 Mark Skaife Holden VR Commodore 0 8 40 16 16 Ret 16 10 26 15 30 17710 Dick Johnson Ford EF Falcon 0 22 10 40 7 28 13 28 Ret 18 7 17311 Tony Longhurst Ford EF Falcon 0 12 Ret 10 11 12 26 8 20 Ret 1 10012 Steven Richards Holden VR Commodore 0 0 12 0 2 16 8 9 5 24 8 8413 Neil Crompton Holden VR Commodore 0 22 6 21 24 Ret 7314 Paul Romano Ford EF Falcon 0 10 1 Ret Ret 13 2 3 2 Ret Ret 3115 Steve Ellery Ford EF Falcon 0 0 1 0 1 12 1 0 5 6 2 2816 Max Dumesny Ford EF Falcon 0 8 Ret 5 DNS 1317 John Faulkner Holden VR Commodore 0 2 3 Ret Ret 518 Greg Crick Holden VR Commodore 0 1 0 1 1 Ret 0 Ret 0 Ret Ret 319 Kevin Waldock Ford EF Falcon 0 Ret 2 220 Terry Finnigan Holden VP Commodore 0 1 0 0 120 Mark Poole Holden VP Commodore 0 0 0 1 1Pos Driver Car Penalty Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Pts Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon 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 See also edit1996 Australian Touring Car season 1996 Tickford 500 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000References edit Specific Conditions 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport page 7 10 Specifications 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport page 7 72 Records Titles amp Awards 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport page 14 7 Official Programme Round 9 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship Mallala 2 June 1996 Tracking the Shell Series Official Programme Round 9 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship Mallala 2 June 1996 pages 91 96 a b Pointing the Way Official Programme Round 9 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship Mallala 2 June 1996 page 88 1996 Championship Results Motor Racing Australia No 25 January February 1997 page 84External links edit1996 Australian Touring Car racing images at www autopics com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship amp oldid 1178081930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
