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1999 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 1999 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to drivers of Formula Holden racing cars.[1] The winner of the championship, which was the 43rd Australian Drivers' Championship,[2] was awarded the 1999 CAMS Gold Star.[1] Due to a sponsorship arrangement with Holden, the championship was promoted as the "Holden Australian Drivers' Championship".

The championship was won by Simon Wills driving a Reynard 94D for Birrana Racing Pty Ltd.

Schedule edit

 
Brenton Ramsay placed 7th driving a Reynard 94D (image from 2015)

The championship was contested over a seven-round series, with two races per round.[3]

Points system edit

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.[1]

Championship results edit

Pos.[6][7] Driver[6][7] No[4][5] Car % [4][5] Entrant[4][5] Eastern Ck Adelaide Phillip Is Sandown Queenld Rwy Winton Rwy Oran Pk Rwy Total[6][7]
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1+ R2 R1 R2
1 Simon Wills 8 Reynard 94D Birrana Racing Pty Ltd 20 20 20 20 15 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 235
2 Chris Staff 11 Reynard 92D Ralt Australia 15 15 Ret 8 12 4 3 12 12 15 Ret 15 15 126
3 Matt Halliday 12 Reynard 91D
Reynard 94D
Ralt Australia 10 4 12 15 4 1 12 15 DNS 10 Ret 12 12 107
4 Adam Macrow 25 Reynard 91D
Reynard 95D
Arthur Abrahams 12 12 15 12 10 3 6 DNS Ret 0 70
5 Akihiro Asai 20 Reynard 95D Arthur Abrahams 3 10 Ret 10 6 Ret 0 8 Ret Ret 12 10 10 69
6 Paul Dumbrell 7 Reynard 94D Badia Court Pty Ltd 4 Ret 8 6 DNS DNS 8 10 10 8 0 6 Ret 60
7 Brenton Ramsay 9 Reynard 94D Birrana Racing Pty Ltd Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 0 15 DNS 15 12 Ret Ret 4 54
8 Todd Kelly 22 Reynard 92D Greg Murphy 20 20 40
9 Les Crampton 15 Reynard 91D FIAA Australia Racing Team 0 1 2 3 3 6 2 4 0 3 4 4 2 34
10 Tim Leahey 47 Reynard 92D SH Racing 10 DNS Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 33
11 Dale Brede 27 Reynard 94D National Capital Motors 2 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12 0 3 8 4 Ret DNS 29
12 Damien Digby 69 Reynard 92D Damien Digby 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 2 2 Ret 10 3 Ret 28
13 Sam Astuti 16 Reynard 94D Tony Astuti 1 0 10 Ret 1 15 Ret DNS 27
14 Kevin Bell 10 Reynard 91D Ralt Australia 6 8 DNS DNS 0 6 20
15 Peter Hill 66 Reynard 91D Greg Murphy Ret DNS 6 6 6 18
16 Arthur Abrahams 19 Reynard 95D Arthur Abrahams 8 6 14
17 Roger Oakeshott 28 Lola T93-50 Roger Oakeshott 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 DNS 1 0 2 Ret 3 14
18 Jason Liefting 25 Reynard 95D Arthur Abrahams Ret 8 6 14
19 Chas Jacobsen 87 Reynard 92D Chas Jacobsen 0 10 0 0 10
20 Craig Bastian 23 Reynard 92D Craig Bastian 0 8 Ret Ret 8
21 Bob Power 48 Ralt RT23 TAS Racing 8 8
22 Ian Peters 24 Reynard 91D Ian Peters 0 Ret 0 0 0 1 4 2 Ret 1 0 8
23 Stan Keen 5 Shrike NB89H Stan Keen 6 Ret 6
24 Garry Haywood 26 Reynard 90D Garry Haywood Ret 2 4 DNS 0 6
25 Lars Johansson 36 Reynard 94D Lars Johansson 0 Ret 3 2 1 6
26 Mark Ellis 17 Reynard 94D Mark Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNS DNS 3 1 1 Ret Ret 5
27 Ray Stubber 22 Reynard 92D Greg Murphy Ret 3 3
28 Martyn Porter 74 Reynard 94D Chris Hocking 1 Ret 1
John de Vries 74 Reynard 94D Chris Hocking Ret DNS
Steve Kelly 18 Reynard 94D NPS / Plumbtec Racing Ret Ret Ret 0 0
Chris Hocking 74 Reynard 94D Chris Hocking 0 Ret 0 0
Chas Talbot 14 March 87B Chas Talbot 0 0 0
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)

Note:

% Contemporary Formula Holden regulations mandated the use of a 3.8 litre Holden V6 engine.[8]

+ No points were awarded for the first race of Round 6[7] as the race was cancelled due to a series of accidents.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1999, page 7-11
  2. ^ Retrieved 17 November 2016
  3. ^ a b c d Aaron Noonan, Where there's a Wills..., V8 Supercars 1999 Review Magazine, pages 106-107
  4. ^ a b c d . Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d www.racetime.com.au Retrieved in 2000 - link no longer live
  6. ^ a b c Motorsport Almanac Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 10 October 2009
  7. ^ a b c d 1999 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship Pointscore 28 November 2001 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.fholden.asn.au on 31 December 1999 - Link no longer valid
  8. ^ The Lion Kings, Official Program, Sensational Adelaide 500, 9,10,11 April 1999

External links edit

  • 1999 Australian open wheeler images at autopics.com.au

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round series with two races per round 3 Round 3 Circuit 3 State Date 4 5 1 Eastern Creek Raceway New South Wales 27 amp 28 March2 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 10 amp 11 April3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 15 amp 16 May4 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 27 June5 Queensland Raceway Queensland 10 amp 11 July6 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 21 amp 22 August7 Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 4 amp 5 SeptemberPoints system editChampionship points were awarded on a 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race 1 Championship results editPos 6 7 Driver 6 7 No 4 5 Car 4 5 Entrant 4 5 Eastern Ck Adelaide Phillip Is Sandown Queenld Rwy Winton Rwy Oran Pk Rwy Total 6 7 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R21 Simon Wills 8 Reynard 94D Birrana Racing Pty Ltd 20 20 20 20 15 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2352 Chris Staff 11 Reynard 92D Ralt Australia 15 15 Ret 8 12 4 3 12 12 15 Ret 15 15 1263 Matt Halliday 12 Reynard 91DReynard 94D Ralt Australia 10 4 12 15 4 1 12 15 DNS 10 Ret 12 12 1074 Adam Macrow 25 Reynard 91DReynard 95D Arthur Abrahams 12 12 15 12 10 3 6 DNS Ret 0 705 Akihiro Asai 20 Reynard 95D Arthur Abrahams 3 10 Ret 10 6 Ret 0 8 Ret Ret 12 10 10 696 Paul Dumbrell 7 Reynard 94D Badia Court Pty Ltd 4 Ret 8 6 DNS DNS 8 10 10 8 0 6 Ret 607 Brenton Ramsay 9 Reynard 94D Birrana Racing Pty Ltd Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 0 15 DNS 15 12 Ret Ret 4 548 Todd Kelly 22 Reynard 92D Greg Murphy 20 20 409 Les Crampton 15 Reynard 91D FIAA Australia Racing Team 0 1 2 3 3 6 2 4 0 3 4 4 2 3410 Tim Leahey 47 Reynard 92D SH Racing 10 DNS Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 3311 Dale Brede 27 Reynard 94D National Capital Motors 2 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12 0 3 8 4 Ret DNS 2912 Damien Digby 69 Reynard 92D Damien Digby 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 2 2 Ret 10 3 Ret 2813 Sam Astuti 16 Reynard 94D Tony Astuti 1 0 10 Ret 1 15 Ret DNS 2714 Kevin Bell 10 Reynard 91D Ralt Australia 6 8 DNS DNS 0 6 2015 Peter Hill 66 Reynard 91D Greg Murphy Ret DNS 6 6 6 1816 Arthur Abrahams 19 Reynard 95D Arthur Abrahams 8 6 1417 Roger Oakeshott 28 Lola T93 50 Roger Oakeshott 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 DNS 1 0 2 Ret 3 1418 Jason Liefting 25 Reynard 95D Arthur Abrahams Ret 8 6 1419 Chas Jacobsen 87 Reynard 92D Chas Jacobsen 0 10 0 0 1020 Craig Bastian 23 Reynard 92D Craig Bastian 0 8 Ret Ret 821 Bob Power 48 Ralt RT23 TAS Racing 8 822 Ian Peters 24 Reynard 91D Ian Peters 0 Ret 0 0 0 1 4 2 Ret 1 0 823 Stan Keen 5 Shrike NB89H Stan Keen 6 Ret 624 Garry Haywood 26 Reynard 90D Garry Haywood Ret 2 4 DNS 0 625 Lars Johansson 36 Reynard 94D Lars Johansson 0 Ret 3 2 1 626 Mark Ellis 17 Reynard 94D Mark Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNS DNS 3 1 1 Ret Ret 527 Ray Stubber 22 Reynard 92D Greg Murphy Ret 3 328 Martyn Porter 74 Reynard 94D Chris Hocking 1 Ret 1John de Vries 74 Reynard 94D Chris Hocking Ret DNSSteve Kelly 18 Reynard 94D NPS Plumbtec Racing Ret Ret Ret 0 0Chris Hocking 74 Reynard 94D Chris Hocking 0 Ret 0 0Chas Talbot 14 March 87B Chas Talbot 0 0 0 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 Note Contemporary Formula Holden regulations mandated the use of a 3 8 litre Holden V6 engine 8 No points were awarded for the first race of Round 6 7 as the race was cancelled due to a series of accidents 3 References edit a b c CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1999 page 7 11 CAMS Australian Drivers Championship CAMS Gold Star www cams com au via web archive com Retrieved 17 November 2016 a b c d Aaron Noonan Where there s a Wills V8 Supercars 1999 Review Magazine pages 106 107 a b c d Natsoft Race Results 1999 Archived from the original on 19 September 2007 Retrieved 5 January 2008 a b c d www racetime com au Retrieved in 2000 link no longer live a b c Motorsport Almanac Retrieved from www teamdan com on 10 October 2009 a b c d 1999 Holden Australian Drivers Championship Pointscore Archived 28 November 2001 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www fholden asn au on 31 December 1999 Link no longer valid The Lion Kings Official Program Sensational Adelaide 500 9 10 11 April 1999External links edit1999 Australian open wheeler images at autopics com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 Australian Drivers 27 Championship amp oldid 1060746302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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