1999 Australian Touring Car season


The 1999 Australian Touring Car season was the 40th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1999, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 25 touring car race meetings held during 1999; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1999 Shell Championship Series, two of them endurance races; an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship ; support programme events at the 1999 Australian Grand Prix and 1999 Honda Indy 300 and two stand-alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 1999 Australian touring car season consisted of 25 events.
DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
5–7 MarHot Wheels V8 Supercar ShowdownAlbert Park street circuitMelbourne, VictoriaCraig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodorereport
28 MarSCS Round 1Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
10–11 AprSensational Adelaide 500 SCS Round 2Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaCraig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodorereport
18 AprASTC Round 1Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
1–2 MaySCS Round 3Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaCraig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
2 MayASTC Round 2Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesJim RichardsVolvo Cars AustraliaVolvo S40
16 MaySCS Round 4Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
30 MayASTC Round 3Mallala Motor Sport ParkAdelaide, South AustraliaPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
6 JunSCS Round 5Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern TerritoryJason BrightStone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon
20 JunASTC Round 4Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
27 JunSCS Round 6Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
11 JulSCS Round 7Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandGarth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VS Commodore
18 JulASTC Round 5Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
25 JulSCS Round 8Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
1 AugASTC Round 6Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandJim RichardsVolvo Cars AustraliaVolvo S40
8 AugSCS Round 9Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
15 AugASTC Round 7Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesJim RichardsVolvo Cars AustraliaVolvo S40
22 AugSCS Round 10Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaJason BargwannaGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
29 AugASTC Round 8Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaJim RichardsVolvo Cars AustraliaVolvo S40
5 SepSCS Round 11Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
19 SepQueensland 500 SCS Round 12Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandLarry Perkins
Russell Ingall
Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VT Commodorereport
3 OctBob Jane T-Marts V8 300Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesJames BrockBiante Model CarsHolden VS Commodorereport
3 OctBob Jane T-Marts 500Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320ireport
17–18 OctV8 Supercar ChallengeSurfers Paradise street circuitSurfers Paradise, QueenslandPaul RadisichDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falconreport
14 NovFAI 1000 Classic SCS Round 13Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesSteven Richards
Greg Murphy
Gibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodorereport

Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Australian Grand Prix.
DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4
Craig Lowndes1Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore2211
Mark Skaife2Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore1122
Larry Perkins11Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VT CommodoreDNF1283
Steven Richards12Gibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore9764
Russell Ingall8Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VT Commodore5435
Jason Bright4Stone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon7DNF136
Steve Ellery31Steven Ellery RacingFord EL Falcon3357
Tony Longhurst25Longhurst RacingFord EL Falcon66148
Rodney Forbes28Rodney Forbes RacingHolden VS CommodoreDNF20159
Paul Romano24Romano RacingHolden VS Commodore31141210
Terry Finnigan27Holden VS Commodore17DNF1811
Mark Larkham10Larkham Motor SportFord AU Falcon10151912
Jason Bargwanna35Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT CommodoreDNF27DNS13
Dugal McDougall16Perkins EngineeringHolden VS Commodore23231714
Wayne Wakefield47Daily Planet RacingHolden VS Commodore22DNF2115
Trevor Ashby3Lansvale Racing TeamHolden VS Commodore13182216
Dean Lindstrom50Clive Wiseman RacingHolden VS Commodore18192417
David Parsons72Robert Smith RacingHolden VS Commodore19DNF2518
Anthony Tratt75John Sidney RacingFord EL Falcon21DNFDNF19
Rod Nash55Rod Nash RacingHolden VS Commodore29242620
Kevin Heffernan74PACE RacingHolden VS CommodoreDNF21DNF21
Nathan Pretty50Pretty MotorsportHolden VS Commodore24DNF2722
Mike Imrie14Imrie Motor SportHolden VT Commodore28262923
D'arcy Russell48Rod Smith RacingHolden VS Commodore2728DNS24
Richard Mork77V8 RacingHolden VS Commodore30DNF3025
Steven Richards7Gibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore129DNS26
Paul Weel43Paul Weel RacingFord EL Falcon151720DNF
Simon Emerzidis54Simon EmerzidisFord EL Falcon252223DNF
Mark Noske99Holden Young LionsHolden VS CommodoreDNF1316DNF
Neil Crompton6Ford Tickford RacingFord EL Falcon20107DNF
Wayne Gardner19Perkins EngineeringHolden VT CommodoreDNF119DNF
Cameron McLean40Greenfield Mowers RacingFord EL Falcon112932DNF
Mike Conway79Cadillac ProductionsFord EL Falcon262528DNF
Garth Tander34Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT CommodoreDSQ1610DNF
Glenn Seton5Ford Tickford RacingFord AU FalconDNFDNF11DNF
John Faulkner46John Faulkner RacingHolden VT Commodore14831DNF
John Bowe66PAE MotorsportFord EL Falcon454DNF
Dick Johnson17Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon16DNFDNSDNS
Paul Radisich18Dick Johnson RacingFord AU FalconDNFDNFDNSDNS
Todd Kelly15Holden Young LionsHolden VS Commodore8DNFDNSDNS

Shell Championship Series

Australian Super Touring Championship

Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300

Bob Jane T-Marts 500

V8 Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Honda Indy 300.
DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 3
Paul Radisich18Dick Johnson RacingFord EL Falcon111
Russell Ingall8Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VS Commodore452
John Faulkner46John Faulkner RacingHolden VT Commodore663
Wayne Gardner19Perkins EngineeringHolden VT Commodore774
Mark Larkham10Larkham Motor SportFord AU Falcon885
Jason Bright4Stone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon15126
Larry Perkins11Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VS Commodore11117
Jason Bargwanna35Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore13138
Glenn Seton5Glenn Seton RacingFord AU Falcon14169
Steven Richards96John Faulkner RacingHolden VS Commodore201710
Steve Reed3Lansvale Racing TeamHolden VS Commodore121511
Mark Skaife2Holden Racing TeamHolden VS CommodoreDNF1012
Tony Longhurst25Longhurst RacingFord AU Falcon10913
Paul Romano24Romano RacingHolden VS CommodoreDNFDNF14
David Parsons73Challenge RecruitmentHolden VS Commodore171915
Rodney Forbes28Rodney Forbes RacingHolden VS Commodore18DNF16
Neil Crompton6Glenn Seton RacingFord EL Falcon91417
Dick Johnson17Dick Johnson RacingFord EL Falcon1618DNF
Garth Tander34Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore33DNF
Steve Ellery31Steven Ellery RacingFord EL Falcon22DNS
Craig Lowndes1Holden Racing TeamHolden VS Commodore54DNS
Brett Peters22Colourscan MotorsportFord EL Falcon1920DNS