1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to Group 2D Sports Sedans. ^[1] The title, which was the twelfth Australian Sports Sedan Championship, ^[2] was won by John Briggs ^[3] driving a Honda Prelude Chevrolet. ^[2]

Schedule

The championship was contested over a four round series. ^[3]

Round [3]	Circuit [3]	State	Date	Format	Winning driver	Car
1	Lakeside [4]	Queensland	5 May [5]	Two races [4]	John Briggs [4]	Honda Prelude [4] Chevrolet
2	Oran Park [6]	New South Wales	16 June [5]	Two races [6]	John Briggs [6]	Honda Prelude Chevrolet [6]
3	Sandown [7]	Victoria	8 September [5]	Two races [7]	John Briggs [7]	Honda Prelude Chevrolet [7]
4	Phillip Island [8]	Victoria	22 September [9]	Two races [8]	John Briggs [8]	Honda Prelude Chevrolet [8]

Championship results

Position	Driver [3]	No.	Car	Entrant	Lak. [3]	Ora. [3]	San. [3]	Phi. [3]	Total [3]
1	John Briggs	9 [10]	Honda Prelude Chevrolet [2]	John Briggs [10]	42	42	42	42	168
2	Kerry Baily	28 [10]	Toyota Supra Chevrolet [6]	Kerry Baily [10]	38	38	36	38	150
3	James Phillip	55 [10]	Honda Prelude Chevrolet [8]	James Phillip [10]	26	28	28	30	112
4	Mick Monterosso	2 [10]	Ford Escort RS2000 [10]	Mick Monterosso [10]	–	34	36	34	104
5	Bob Jolly	3 [10]	Holden VS Commodore [7]	Bob Jolly [10]	–	28	16	32	76
6	Danny Osborne	15	Mazda RX-7 [7]		26	10	30	–	66'
7	Mike Imrie	4 [10]	Saab [10]	Imrie Motor Sport [10]	23	11	–	28	62
8	Mark Trenoweth	8	Jaguar [4]		33	24	–	–	57
9	Ivan Mikac	42 [10]	Mazda RX-7 [4]	Ivan Mikac [10]	–	–	25	26	51
10	Des Wall	20	Toyota Supra [4]		15	32	–	–	47
11	Kevin Clark	116 [10]	Ford Mustang GT [10]	Kevin Clark [10]	–	–	23	23	46
12	Peter O'Brien	17 [10]	Holden VL Commodore [10]	O'Brien Aluminium [10]	–	11	29	–	40
13	Chris Fing	21	Chevrolet Monza [6]		29	–	–	–	29
14	Brian Smith	5	Alfa Romeo GTV Chevrolet [10]		–	28	–	–	28
15	Gary Rowe	47 [10]	Nissan Stanza [10]	Gary Rowe [10]	–	–	21	–	21
	Domenic Beninca	52			–	–	–	21	21
17	Phil Crompton	49 [10]	Ford EA Falcon [10]	Phil Crompton [10]	17	–	–	–	17
18	Allan McCarthy	48	Alfa Romeo Alfetta [4]		14	–	–	–	14
19	Chris Donnelly	43			12	–	–	–	12
	Paul Barrett	46			–	–	–	12	12
21	Brett Francis	77			11	–	–	–	11
22	Shane Eklund	32			10	–	–	–	10
	Craig Wildridge	54			–	10	–	–	10
	Ron O'Brien	18			–	–	–	10	10

References

1. Specific conditions, Australian Sports Sedan Championship, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7–10 & 7–11
2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
3. 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship (points table), Motor Racing Australia No 25, January / February 1997
4. Toby Hagon, Briggs beats Baily first up, Australian Auto Action, 9–15 May 1996
5. 1996 Motor Sport Calendar, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
6. Garry O'Brien, Baily fails to bridge the gap, Australian Auto Action, 20–26 June 1996
7. Andrew MacLean, Briggs the untouchable, Australian Auto Action, 12–18 September 1996
8. Andrew MacLean, Briggs the man, Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
9. The Phillip Island round was reported, without mention of the actual round date, in Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
10. Briggs and Baily big-banger battle (Sandown round preview and entry list), Australian Auto Action, 5 – 11 September 1996

External links

• www.youtube.com – Highlights of the Sandown round of the championship