1996 South African Touring Car Championship

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The 1996 South African Touring Car Championship was a motor racing series, consisting of 20 races across five circuits held between March and September of that year. The championship was won by Terry Moss, driving for the Audi Sport racing team. [1]

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRoundsClass
Flag of South Africa.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Vectra 16v 1 Flag of South Africa.svg Micheal Briggs All
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Grant McCleery All
Flag of South Africa.svg BMW Motorsport S.A. BMW 318iS 3 Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun van der Linde All
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird All
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Joubert All
Flag of South Africa.svg BP Nissan Motorsport Nissan Sentra 6 Flag of South Africa.svg Duncan Vos All
7 Flag of South Africa.svg Giniel De Villiers All
Flag of South Africa.svg Audi Sport Audi A4 Quattro 8 Flag of South Africa.svg Terry Moss All
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Aberdein All
Flag of South Africa.svg Toyota Dealer Team Toyota Camry 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey All
Flag of South Africa.svg Toyota Castrol Team 11 Flag of South Africa.svg Anthony Taylor All
Flag of South Africa.svg Scanmo Mozambique Audi 80 Competition 12 Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Groenewald P
Flag of South Africa.svg National Vehicle Leasing BMW 318iS 14 Flag of South Africa.svg Mark De Nobrega P
Flag of South Africa.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Vectra GT 15 Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Watson-Smith P
Flag of South Africa.svg National Vehicle Leasing BMW 318iS 17 Flag of South Africa.svg Peter Southwood P
Flag of South Africa.svg Sarel Van der Merwe P
Flag of South Africa.svg Barry Ingle P
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PPrivate Drivers

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References

  1. "1996 South African Super Touring Championship". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 18 May 2024.