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1995 Australian Super Touring Championship

The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship for 2 Litre Super Touring Cars. It was the third series for 2 litre Super Touring Cars to be contested in Australia, but the first to use the Australian Super Touring Championship name. It began on 5 March 1995 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 26 August at Eastern Creek Raceway after eight rounds.

The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris (BMW 318i), the Manufacturers Championship by BMW, the Teams Championship by BMW and the TOCA Privateers Cup by Graham Moore (Opel Vectra).

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Class
Diet Coke BMW Motorsport BMW 318i 2   Paul Morris
Paul Nelson BMW M3 3   Paul Nelson P
Ellery Motorsport BMW 318i 4   Steve Ellery P
Phil Ward Team Nokia Mercedes-Benz 190E 5   Phil Ward P
Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 8   Greg Murphy
Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 Estate 11   Tony Scott
Darrell Dixon Peugeot 405 Mi16 12   Ian Spurle P
Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 13   Justin Mathews P
16   Paul Nelson
  Bob Holden 		P
Sentul Motorsport Team Opel Vectra 14   Graham Moore P
International Motorsport BMW 318i 15   Charlie O'Brien P
Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 18   Brad Jones
Inspired Racing Toyota Corolla Seca 26   Melinda Price
Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 TS 34   Steven Richards P
Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 58   Paul Pickett
Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 70   Gregg Hansford
77   Darren Palmer
  Jeff Allam
  Jim Richards
Bob Tweedie Ford Sierra 79   Bob Tweedie P
Hyundai Automotive Hyundai Lantra 80   Steve Hardman
81   Jim Richards
Diet Coke BMW Motorsport BMW 318i 83   Geoff Brabham
Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 95   Geoff Full P
96   Mark Adderton
  Warwick Rooklyn 		P
Mark Seymour BMW M3 97   Mark Seymour P
Knight Racing Ford Sierra 98   Peter Hills P
Icon Class
P Private Drivers Private Drivers

Results and standings

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Race calendar and results

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The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 5 March   Paul Morris   Brad Jones   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2   Paul Morris   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
NC R1   Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 19 March   Brad Jones   Brad Jones   Brad Jones   Audi Sport Australia
R2   Greg Murphy   Greg Murphy   Audi Sport Australia
2 R1   Oran Park Raceway 2 April   Paul Morris   Greg Murphy   Greg Murphy   Audi Sport Australia
R2   Geoff Brabham   Geoff Brabham   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
3 R1   Symmons Plains Raceway 7 May   Paul Morris   Steven Richards   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2   Geoff Brabham   Geoff Brabham   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
4 R1   Calder Park Raceway 13 May   Geoff Brabham   Geoff Brabham   Geoff Brabham   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2   Paul Morris   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
5 R1   Mallala Motor Sport Park 4 June   Steven Richards   Steven Richards   Geoff Brabham   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2   Geoff Brabham   Geoff Brabham   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
6 R1   Lakeside International Raceway 23 July   Geoff Brabham   Geoff Brabham   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2   Geoff Brabham   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
7 R1   Winton Motor Raceway 13 August   Steven Richards   Paul Morris   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2   Brad Jones   Brad Jones   Audi Sport Australia
8 R1   Eastern Creek Raceway 26 August   Jim Richards   Greg Murphy   Brad Jones   Audi Sport Australia
R2   Paul Morris   Paul Morris   Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
NC R1   Calder Park Raceway 25 November   Brad Jones   Brad Jones   Brad Jones   Audi Sport Australia
R2   Steven Richards   Steven Richards   Garry Rogers Motorsport

Championship standings

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Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
24 18 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Drivers Championship

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Pos[2] Driver[2] Car PHI
  		ORA
  		SYM
  		CAL
  		MAL
  		LAK
  		WIN
  		EAS
  		Pts[2]
1   Paul Morris BMW 318i 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 3 Ret 1 286
2   Geoff Brabham BMW 318i 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 3 2 3 Ret 232*
3   Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 232
4   Greg Murphy Audi 80 Quattro 3 Ret 1 5 Ret 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 DNS DNS 2 Ret 132
5   Graham Moore Opel Vectra 7 6 4 7 7 7 6 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 84
6   Steve Ellery BMW 318i 5 Ret Ret DNS 3 4 10 11 3 6 6 7 4 7 6 Ret 79
7   Jeff Allam Ford Mondeo 6 9 Ret 5 3 3 Ret Ret 7 6 6 6 62
8   Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate 4 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 7 Ret 9 10 10 10 7 3 57
9   Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155 TS 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 7 4 4 Ret 56
10   Charlie O'Brien BMW 318i Ret Ret 3 2 30
11   Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret DNS 6 8 9 8 11 9 9 8 9 Ret 23
12   Paul Pickett BMW 318iS Ret DNS Ret 9 Ret Ret 8 7 14 13 12 11 10 4 20
13   Justin Mathews BMW M3 7 5 11 11 8 11 12 9 Ret 9 15 12 13 12 11 Ret 19
14   Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 8 5 9 Ret Ret 14
15   Robert Tweedie Ford Sierra Ret 7 12 Ret 9 13 Ret DNS 13 14 Ret Ret 13 7 10
16   Steve Hardman Hyundai Lantra Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 10 Ret DNS 12 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 9
17   Paul Nelson BMW M3 8 9 13 13 10 12 13 Ret 16 15 15 Ret 14 8 9
18   Jim Richards Ford Mondeo DNS DNS 8 6 9
19   Mark Seymour BMW M3 Ret 6 Ret 12 11 Ret 6
20   Bob Holden BMW M3 9 8 5
21   Phil Ward Mercedes-Benz 190E Ret Ret Ret 8 3
22   Peter Hills Ford Sierra Ret 10 14 13 15 9 3
23   Ian Spurle Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 Ret 1
24   Warwick Rooklyn Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret 10 1
Pos Driver Car PHI ORA SYM CAL MAL LAK WIN EAS Pts[2]
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)

Manufacturers' Trophy

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Pos[2] Manufacturer [2] Car Points[2]
1 BMW BMW 318i 386
2 Audi Audi 80 Quattro 294
3 Ford Ford Mondeo 140
4 Volvo Volvo 850 Estate 130
5 Hyundai Hyundai Lantra 64

Teams' Trophy

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Pos[2] Manufacturer [2] Points[2]
1 Paul Morris Motorsport 552
2 Audi Sport 390
3 Bob Holden Motors 195
4 Phoenix Motorsport 68

TOCA Privateers' Cup

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Position[2] Driver[2] Car Points[2]
1 Graham Moore Opel Vectra 250
2 Steven Ellery BMW 318i 212
3 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155 TS 159
4 Justin Matthews BMW M3 123
5 Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 Mi16 98
6 Paul Pickett BMW 318is 86
7 Paul Nelson BMW M3 64
8 Robert Tweedie Ford Sierra RS 55
9 Charlie O'Brien BMW 318i 48
10 Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Mi16 46
11 Mark Seymour BMW M3 30
12 Peter Hills Ford Sierra 24
13 Bob Holden BMW M3 20
14 Phil Ward Mercedes-Benz 190E 10
15 Ian Spurle Peugeot 405 Mi16 10
16 Warwick Rooklyn Peugeot 405 Mi16 8
17 Melinda Price Toyota Corolla Seca 8
  • Brabham: penalized 20 points for incident with Morris in race 9

Championship name

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The championship was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1995 2.0 L Super Touring Championship[3] but is recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.[4]

See also

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1995 Australian Touring Car season

References

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  1. ^ Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, p. 32
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Championship Points, 1995 Super Touring Championship, TOCA Australia Pty Ltd, 27 July 1998
  3. ^ Paul Cross, In good company, Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, pages 6 to 11
  4. ^ 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Titles - Australian Titles, as archived at web.archive.org

Further reading

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  • Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995
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