1999 Australian Super Touring Championship

The 1999 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Car Championship was the seventh running of a touring car series in Australia under the Super Touring Car regulations. It began on 18 April 1999 at Lakeside International Raceway and ended on 29 August at Calder Park Raceway after eight rounds and twenty one races.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship.

Team	Manufacturer	Car model	No	Driver
Brad Jones Racing (Audi Sport Australia)	Audi	A4	1	Brad Jones
Brad Jones Racing (Audi Sport Australia)	Audi	A4	2	Matthew Coleman
Volvo Cars Australia (Volvo Racing)	Volvo	S40	3	Jim Richards
Volvo Cars Australia (Volvo Racing)	Volvo	S40	4	Mark Williamson Mark Adderton Cameron McLean
Anthony Robson	BMW	318i	5	Anthony Robson
Anthony Robson	BMW	318i	7	Allan Letcher
Project Racing (Racing Projects)	Honda	Accord	5	Anthony Robson
	Honda	Accord	7	Jamie Wall Roger Townshend
	Nissan	Primera	8	Jim Cornish
Aaron McGill Motorsport	Ford	Mondeo	9	Aaron McGill
TC Motorsport	Peugeot	406	10	Tony Newman
TC Motorsport	Peugeot	405 Mi16	20	Mark Zonneveld
AAP Racing	Toyota	Carina	11	Milton Leslight
Starion Enterprises	Peugeot	406	12	Patrick Watts
MPD Racing	BMW	318i	14	Rod Wilson Mike Downard
M-F Racing	Peugeot	405 Mi16	21	Mike Fitzgerald
Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW	320i	23	Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport	BMW	320i	24	John Teulan
Novacastrian Motorsport	BMW	320i	30	Luke Searle Troy Searle
Nigel Stones	Hyundai	Lantra	37	Nigel Stones
Knight Racing (Team Mondeo)	Ford	Mondeo	44	Dean Canto
Knight Racing (Team Mondeo)	Ford	Mondeo	88	Peter Hills
Gun Racing	Alfa Romeo	155 TS	45	David Auger
John Henderson Racing	Opel	Vectra	56	John Henderson
Motorsport Developments	Toyota	Carina	77	Malcolm Rea
Triple P Racing	Hyundai	Lantra	97	Claude Elias

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship consisted of twenty one races at eight rounds held in four different states. Two races were held at each of the first three rounds and three races were held at each of the remaining five rounds.

Rd.	Race	Race Title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner	Team
1	1	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	17–18 Apr	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
1	2	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	17–18 Apr	Patrick Watts	Starion Enterprises
2	1	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	1–2 May	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
2	2	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	1–2 May	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
3	1	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	29–30 May	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
3	2	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	29–30 May	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
4	1	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	19–20 Jun	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
4	2	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	19–20 Jun	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
4	3	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	19–20 Jun	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
5	1	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	17–18 Jul	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
5	2	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	17–18 Jul	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
5	3	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	17–18 Jul	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
6	1	Queensland Raceway	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	31 Jul – 1 Aug	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
6	2	Queensland Raceway	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	31 Jul – 1 Aug	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
6	3	Queensland Raceway	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	31 Jul – 1 Aug	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
7	1	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	14–15 Aug	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
7	2	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	14–15 Aug	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
7	3	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	14–15 Aug	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
8	1	Calder	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	28–29 Aug	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
8	2	Calder	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	28–29 Aug	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia
8	3	Calder	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	28–29 Aug	Jim Richards	Volvo Cars Australia

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. There was a bonus point allocated for pole position. The first three race meetings had a qualifying session for each race. After that there was just one qualifying session per round.

Pos	Driver	LAK 1	LAK 2	ORA 1	ORA 2	MAL 1	MAL 2	WIN 1	WIN 2	WIN 3	ORA 3	ORA 4	ORA 5	QLD 1	QLD 2	QLD 3	ORA 6	ORA 7	ORA 8	CAL 1	CAL 2	CAL 3	Pts
1	Paul Morris	1st	2nd	3rd	Ret	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	266
2	Jim Richards	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	Ret	1st	2nd	2nd	DNS	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	260
3	Brad Jones	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	7th	4th	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	Ret	3rd	3rd	2nd	7th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	186
4	Matthew Coleman	4th	5th	6th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	4th	DNS	3rd	5th	6th	DSQ	5th	5th	152
5	Peter Hills	5th	6th	5th	5th	5th	5th	6th	5th	6th	6th	5th	4th	7th	6th	5th	6th	6th	5th	Ret	8th	6th	109
6	Mark Adderton					Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	5th	5th	9th	3rd	5th	5th	4th	4th	3rd	4th				75
7	Dean Canto	DNS	DNS	8th	7th	Ret	7th	5th	8th	8th	7th	Ret	5th	6th	Ret	DNS	5th	8th	7th	4th	7th	8th	66
8	Anthony Robson	11th	10th	13th	Ret	Ret	11th	7th	6th	7th	Ret	8th	6th	8th	7th	6th	8th	7th	Ret	8th	9th	9th	48
9	Patrick Watts	DNS	1st	2nd	2nd																		40
10	John Henderson	8th	Ret	9th	10th	4th	Ret	Ret	4th	DNS				DNS	DNS	DNS				5th	6th	7th	37
11	Tony Newman	DNS	DNS	11th	12th	9th	8th	Ret	Ret	12th	8th	7th	7th	9th	8th	7th	10th	9th	8th	7th	Ret	DNS	35
12	David Auger	9th	9th	10th	13th	6th	9th	DNS	Ret	9th	9th	6th	Ret	Ret	DNS	11th	9th	11th	9th	10th	10th	Ret	27
13	Cameron McLean																			6th	4th	3rd	23
14	David Auger	DNS	DNS	14th	8th	8th	14th	8th	7th	11th	17th	11th	8th	11th	11th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	12th	11th	18
15	Mark Williamson	6th	8th	7th	6th																		17
16	Luke Searle	10th	11th					9th	Ret	10th	10th	10th	9th							9th	11th	10th	11
17	Jamie Wall	7th	7th																				8
18	Jim Cornish	Ret	12th	12th	11th	11th	10th	Ret	DNS	DNS	15th	Ret	10th	10th	10th	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	4
19	Mark Zonneveld										11th	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	8th	Ret	12th	12th	Ret	DNS	DNS	3
19	Troy Searle			DNS	DNS	12th	12th							Ret	9th	13th	11th	10th	Ret				3
19	Malcolm Rea	13th	13th					10th	9th	13th													3
22	Roger Townshend			16th	9th																		2
23	Claude Elias			Ret	Ret			11th	10th	14th	16th	15th	11th				14th	DNS	13th				1
23	Milton Leslight	12th	14th	DNS	DNS	10th	13th	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	13th	12th	12th	13th	14th	11th	Ret	13th	Ret	1
23	Nigel Stones			15th	Ret						12th	13th	12th				Ret	13th	10th				1
23	John Teulan													12th	13th	10th							1
Pos	Driver	LAK 1	LAK 2	ORA 1	ORA 2	MAL 1	MAL 2	WIN 1	WIN 2	WIN 3	ORA 3	ORA 4	ORA 5	QLD 1	QLD 2	QLD 3	ORA 6	ORA 7	ORA 8	CAL 1	CAL 2	CAL 3	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Manufacturers Championship

Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for relative positions achieved by the best placed car from each eligible manufacturer at each race. Only two manufacturers were eligible to score points in the 1999 championship.

Position ^[1]	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total ^[2]
1	Volvo	30	30	30	27	42	45	45	45	294
2	Audi	24	24	24	42	39	36	36	36	261

Teams Championship

Teams Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for relative positions achieved by entries from multi-car teams at each race.

Position ^[1]	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total ^[2]
1	Volvo Racing	41	42	36	35	54	62	58	79	407
2	Audi Sport Australia	42	44	42	74	59	48	43	45	397
3	Team Mondeo	16	28	23	40	37	20	29	26	219
4	Paul Morris Motorsport	-	-	-	-	-	40	39	36	115
5	Racing Projects	16	13	13	18	17	15	8	9	109
6	TC Motorsport	-	-	-	-	17	13	10	4	44

Independents Cup

Independents 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 Independents at each race.

The 1999 Independents Cup was won by Peter Hills in a Team Mondeo-entered Ford Mondeo, scoring 273 points. Team mate Dean Canto was second on 178 points, with Anthony Robson third, on 152 points.^[2]

References

1 2 TOCA Australia Bulletin No 99/020 of 1 September 1999
1 2 3 1999 ASTC race results and progressive points totals Retrieved from Motorsport Almanac on 3 October 2008

External links

Australian Titles Retrieved from CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport on 3 October 2008
1999 Racing Results Archive
1999 ASTC entry list and images Retrieved from www.supertouringregister.com on 16/6/2008
1999 ASTC drivers points Retrieved from www.driverdb.com on 16/6/2008

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