1996 Australian Touring Car season

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The 1996 Australian Touring Car season was the 37th 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.

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Holden VR Commodore of Craig Lowndes

Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1996, Group 3A Touring Cars and Super Touring. Between them there were 26 touring car race meetings held during 1996; a ten-round series for Group 3A Touring Cars, the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); a two event series in New Zealand, support programme events at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix and 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia and two stand alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1996 Australian touring car season consisted of 26 events.

DateSeriesCircuitCity / stateWinnerTeamCarReport
27 Jan ATCC Round 1 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore
4 Feb ATCC Round 2 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Craig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
25 Feb ATCC Round 3 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon
9–10 Mar Super Touring Car Race Albert Park street circuit Melbourne, Victoria Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 318i
TAC Touring Cars Peter Brock Holden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
17 Mar ATCC Round 4 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania Craig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
30–31 Mar Super Touring Cars Surfers Paradise street circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland Greg Murphy Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro
EA Sports Touring Cars John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EF Falcon
14 Apr ATCC Round 5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore
28 Apr ATCC Round 6 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Russell Ingall Perkins EngineeringHolden VR Commodore
5 May ATCC Round 7 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Craig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
19 May ASTC Round 1 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales Brad Jones Brad Jones RacingAudi A4 Quattro
26 May ATCC Round 8 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia Craig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
2 Jun ATCC Round 9 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Craig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
17 Jun ATCC Round 10 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
23 Jun ASTC Round 2 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Paul Morris Paul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
14 Jul ASTC Round 3 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi A4 Quattro
11 Aug ASTC Round 4 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingAudi A4 Quattro
25 Aug ASTC Round 5 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
8 Sep Tickford 500 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Craig Lowndes
Greg Murphy		Holden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore report
22 Sep ASTC Round 6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingAudi A4 Quattro
5–6 Oct Super Touring Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Jim Richards Volvo Dealer Racing Volvo 850
AMP Bathurst 1000 Craig Lowndes
Greg Murphy		Holden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore report
27 Oct ASTC Round 7 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 318i
9 Nov ASTC Round 8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingAudi A4 Quattro
17 NovPukekohe Mobil Sprints Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand Greg MurphyHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore
24 NovWellington Mobil Sprints Wellington street circuit Wellington, New Zealand John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EF Falcon

Australian Touring Car Championship

Formula 1 Super Touring support race

This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 83 BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 320i 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 1BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 320i 22
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 77Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 53
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 3 Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro 44
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 4Brad Jones RacingAudi A4 Quattro35
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock 05 Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 66
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 87
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Adderton 96 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 98
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nelson 15 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 DNF9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Mathews 16 Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i 1110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean 12 Greenfield Mowers Racing BMW 318i DNF11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hills 88Knight Racing Ford Sierra 1312
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Mann 31Craig Lawless Peugeot 405 Mi16 1413
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full 95 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 7DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden 13 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 12DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Les May 20Les May Racing BMW M3 10DNF

TAC Touring Cars

This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock 05 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 21
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 1 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 32
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 30 Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 8 Perkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore74
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2 Gibson Motorsport Holden VR CommodoreDNF5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 32 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VR Commodore136
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 4 Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR CommodoreDNF7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery 52 Steven Ellery Racing Ford EF Falcon118
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 7Wayne Gardner RacingHolden VR CommodoreDNF9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson 17Dick Johnson RacingFord EF Falcon1910
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 25 Longhurst Racing Ford EF Falcon1011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Finnigan 27 Holden VP Commodore 2212
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones 301 Alan Jones Racing Ford EF Falcon513
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VR Commodore814
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Parsons 55David ParsonsHolden VR Commodore1615
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Poole 38 James Rosenberg Racing Holden VR Commodore2416
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore DNF17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Smerdon 39Challenge MotorsportHolden VR Commodore2318
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McLeod 50Holden VR Commodore2519
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Stenniken 14Holden VR Commodore2120
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Jones 43Bob Jones Racing Holden VP Commodore 2021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Trimbole 47 Daily Planet Racing Ford EB Falcon 1822
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 11Perkins EngineeringHolden VR Commodore623
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes15Holden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore4DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano 201 Alan Jones Racing Ford EF Falcon15DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Dumesny 75John Sidney RacingFord EF Falcon12DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford EF Falcon14DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman 29 M3 Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 9DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Russell 62Holden VP CommodoreDNFDNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Heffernan 74PACE RacingHolden VP Commodore17DNF

Champ Car Super Touring support race

This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 4 Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro 21
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 77Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 52
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie O'Brien 10 BMW International BMW 318i 13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock 05 Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 44
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean 12 Greenfield Mowers Racing BMW 318i 5
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Schwantz 97 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 36
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full 95 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 77
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Voight 18 BMW M3 8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Mathews 16 Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i 99
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Pickett 58Triple P Racing Hyundai Lantra 10
Flag of New Zealand.svg Miles Pope 36BMW International BMW 318i 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kratzmann 33 Ford Sierra 12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden 13 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nelson 15 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 14
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 815
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 83 BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 318i DNFDNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 1BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 318i 6DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 3Brad Jones RacingAudi A4 QuattroDNFDNS

EA Sports Touring Cars

This meeting was a support event of the 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 1 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock 05 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 22
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 8 Perkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore83
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones 301 Alan Jones Racing Ford EF Falcon44
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson 17Dick Johnson RacingFord EF Falcon35
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2 Gibson Motorsport Holden VR Commodore96
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 11Perkins EngineeringHolden VR Commodore57
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 30 Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon78
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 25 Longhurst Racing Ford EF Falcon109
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VR Commodore1310
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery 52 Steven Ellery Racing Ford EF Falcon1411
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 4 Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore1212
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Poole 38 James Rosenberg Racing Holden VR Commodore1813
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Rose 44Mal Rose RacingHolden VR Commodore2014
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Finnigan 27 Holden VP Commodore 1515
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 7Wayne Gardner RacingHolden VR CommodoreDNF16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano 201Alan Jones RacingFord EF FalconDNS17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Dumesny 75John Sidney RacingFord EF Falcon1618
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Reed 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore DNF19
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Waldock 28 Playscape Racing Ford EF Falcon2120
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 32 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VR Commodore1121
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Russell 62Holden VP Commodore2222
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Heffernan 74PACE RacingHolden VP CommodoreDNF23
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford EF Falcon17DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Smerdon 39Challenge MotorsportHolden VR Commodore19DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes 15Holden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore6DNF

Australian Super Touring Championship

Tickford 500

Bathurst 1000 Super Touring support race

This meeting was a support event of the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 05 Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 221
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 3 Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro 392
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 1 BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 318i 4DNS3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 10BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 318i 114
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 83BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 318i 735
Flag of Italy.svg Tamara Vidali 4Brad Jones RacingAudi A4 Quattro546
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full 95 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 DNFDNF7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Mathews 16 Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i 10DNS8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Tweedie 36BMW International BMW 318i 969
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Kratzmann 33 Ford Sierra 11810
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden 13 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 DNSDNS11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Voight 28 BMW M3 8512
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nelson 16 Bob Holden Motors BMW 318i DNS7DNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Adderton 96 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 610DNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Rogers 13 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 12DNSDNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Jones 58Triple P Racing BMW 318iS DNSDNSDNS

AMP Bathurst 1000

Mobil New Zealand Sprints

This was a two event invitational series held in New Zealand late in 1996. Seven teams (two of them with just a single car) were freighted to New Zealand and held three races at each of two events held at Pukekohe Park Raceway and a Wellington street circuit. Points were allocated 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 for each of the six races.

DriverNo.TeamCarPukekoheWellingtonTotal
Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 111631102
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 72311488
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 30 Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon27655364
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 6 Alan Jones Racing Ford EF Falcon4DNSDNF44252
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson 17Dick Johnson RacingFord EF Falcon644810841
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 4 Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR CommodoreDNFDNSDNS32540
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 11 Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore Ret852Ret736
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 8Perkins EngineeringHolden VR Commodore86776Ret32
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 25 Longhurst Racing Ford EF Falcon952129Ret30
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock 05Holden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore398107Ret27
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones 9Alan Jones RacingFord EF Falcon53Ret9RetDNS26
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 7Wayne Gardner RacingHolden VR CommodoreDNFDNSDNS118612
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