2016 Touring Car Masters

The 2016 Touring Car Masters is an Australian motor racing series for touring cars manufactured pre-1976.^[1] It is the tenth running of the Touring Car Masters. John Bowe is the defending champion.

2016 Touring Car Masters season
Previous:	2015	Next:	2017

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	Class	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Shannons Insurance	1972 AMC Javelin	Pro Master	2	Jim Richards	1-2
Skye Sands	1970 Ford Mustang Fastback	Pro Am	4	Rusty French	1-2
Jesus Racing	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro Am	9	Andrew Fisher	1-2
Sunliner RV	1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2	Pro Master	10	Greg Ritter	1-2
Leukemia Foundation / Climate Aussie Muscle Car Run	1973 Ford Falcon XA GT Holden Monaro GTS	Pro Sport	11 22	Graham Stewart	1 2
Giraffe Civil Contracting	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro Sport	12	Adam Garwood	1-2
	1971 Ford Capri Perana	Pro Sport	21	Greg Garwood	1-2
Mark Poole Motorsport	1974 Porsche 911 IROC	Pro Sport	13	Rory O'Neill	1
TIFS - Warehousing & Distribution Synergy Race Engines	1973 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro Master	17	Steven Johnson	1-2
Wilson Security / PAYCE	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro Master	18	John Bowe	1-2
PRT Fabrication	1972 Holden Monaro GTS Coupe	Pro Sport	22	Nigel Benson	1
Freestone Transport	1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS	Pro Am	25	Paul Freestone	1-2
Thunder Road Racing Team Australia	1964 Ford Mustang Coupe	Pro Master	30	Glenn Seton	1-2
SportsMed	1973 Porsche 911 RS	Pro Sport	32	Amanda Sparks	1
			33	Greg Keene	1
iSeek Racing	1974 Holden Torana SL/R 5000	Pro Am	35	Jason Gomersall	1-2
THD Motorsport	1969 Ford Boss Mustang	Pro Am	46	Leo Tobin	1-2
Adelaides Cheapest Cars Melbournes Cheapest Cars	1974 Ford Falcon XB Coupe	Pro Master	48	Eddie Abelnica	1-2
Glennan Transport / Dulux	1969 Valiant Pacer	Pro Am	60	Cameron Tilley	1-2
Lyndways Builders	1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Pro Am	74	Wayne Mercer	1-2
Whiteline Racing	1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS	Pro Master	85	Mark King	1-2
	1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS		95	Andrew Miedecke	1
TIFS - Warehousing & Distribution	1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am	Pro Am	88	Tony Karanfilovski	1-2
John's Furniture Removals	1964 Mercury Comet	Pro Sport	97	Allen Boughen	2

Race calendar

The championship is being contested over eight rounds, each consisting of three races.^[2]

Round	Event	Circuit	City / State	Date
1	Rare Spares Adelaide Trophy	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	3–6 March
2	Shannons Touring Car Festival	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	1–3 April
3	Rare Spares Rose City Trophy	Winton Raceway	Winton, Victoria	20–22 May
4	Shannons Thunder in The Valley	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	17–19 June
5	Rare Spares Queensland Tourist Trophy	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	22–24 July
6	Shannons Phillip Island Tourist Trophy	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	9–11 September
7	Touring Car Masters Mountain Masters	Mount Panorama	Bathurst, New South Wales	6–9 October
8	The Masters Tourist Trophy	Sydney Motorsport Park	Eastern Creek, New South Wales	29–30 October

Classes

Each driver was allocated into one of the following classes:^[3]

• Pro Master: for professional drivers.

• Pro Am: for part-time or amateur drivers.

• Pro Sport: allows drivers to cross-enter in the same car, enabling two or more drivers to score points for the car and still compete for the class championship.

Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	ADE			SAN			WIN			HID			QLD			PHI			BAT			SMP			Pts.
Pro Master
1	Greg Ritter	1	1	13																						170
2	John Bowe	2	3	6																						158
3	Eddie Abelnica	5	2	9																						151
4	Glenn Seton	3	5	12																						147
5	Steven Johnson	6	6	14																						134
6	Andrew Miedecke	9	4	3																						131
7	Mark King	8	8	11																						122
8	Jim Richards	4	Ret	DNS																						48
Pro Am
1	Paul Freestone	7	7	16																						128
2	Jason Gomersall	10	10	7																						110
3	Andrew Fisher	20	9	2																						95
4	Rusty French	17	14	8																						83
5	Wayne Mercer	Ret	15	5																						67
6	Leo Tobin	14	13	DNS																						64
—	Cameron Tilley	Ret	Ret	DNS																						0
—	Tony Karanfilovski	Ret	DNS	DNS																						0
Pro Sport
1	Adam Garwood	11	11	1																						104
2	Nigel Benson	13	12	4																						95
3	Greg Garwood	12	17	10																						89
4	Graham Stewart	18	19	15																						77
5	Amanda Sparks	15	16	Ret																						58
6	Rory O'Neill	19	18	Ret																						50
7	Greg Keene	16	DNS	DNS																						16
Pos.	Driver	ADE			SAN			WIN			HID			QLD			PHI			BAT			SMP			Pts.

References

1. "Touring Car Masters - Technical Info". www.touringcarmasters.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
2. "Touring Car Masters - 2016 Series". www.touringcarmasters.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. "Touring Car Masters - About TCM". www.touringcarmasters.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-15.