1996 Australian Super Touring Championship


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.
TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
BMW MotorsportBMW318i1 Paul Morris
BMW MotorsportBMW318i10 Charlie O'Brien
BMW MotorsportBMW318i83 Geoff Brabham
Audi Sport AustraliaAudiA4 Quattro3 Brad Jones
Audi Sport AustraliaAudiA4 Quattro4 Greg Murphy
Volvo Cars AustraliaVolvo85005 Peter Brock
Jim Richards MotorsportHoldenVectra11 Jim Richards
Greenfield Mowers RacingBMW318i12 Cameron McLean
Bob Holden Motors BMWM313 Bob Holden
Bob Holden Motors BMWM315 Paul Nelson
Bob Holden Motors BMW318i16 Justin Mathews
Graham HutchisonBMWM318 Graham Hutchison
Ross Palmer MotorsportFordMondeo22 Kevin Schwantz
Sentul Motorsport TeamOpelVectra25 Brooke Tatnell
Triple P RacingBMW318iS28 Paul Sarlas
Triple P RacingBMW318iS56 John Henderson
Triple P RacingHyundaiLantra58 Paul Pickett
Triple P RacingHyundaiLantra59 Lars Johansson
Craig LawlessPeugeot405 Mi1631 Peter Roggenkamp
Kurt KratzmannFordSierra33 Kurt Kratzmann
Garry Rogers MotorsportHonda
Alfa Romeo		Accord
155 TS		34 Steven Richards
International RacingBMW318i36 Miles Pope
Bob Tweedie
Knight RacingFordSierra88 Peter Hills
Phoenix Motorsport HoldenVectra95 Russell Ingall
Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot405 Mi1695 Geoff Full
Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot405 Mi1696 Mark Adderton

Race Calendar

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

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.

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.
PositionManufacturerCarRd1Rd1Rd2Rd2Rd3Rd3Rd4Rd4Rd5Rd5Rd6Rd6Rd7Rd7Rd8Rd8Total
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1AudiAudi A4 quattro15151215151515151212151512101515223
2BMWBMW 318i12121512121212121515121215151212207
3VolvoVolvo 85010--1010--1010-101010121010112

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.
PositionTeamCarPoints
1Orix Audi Sport AustraliaAudi A4 Quattro339
2BMW MotorsportBMW 318i323
3Foxtel RacingPeugeot 405 & Holden Vectra113
4Faber-Castell RacingBMW 318i & BMW M3108

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.
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