1999 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

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The 1999 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Sports Sedans [1] complying with CAMS Group 2D regulations. [2] The championship, which was the fifteenth Australian Sports Sedan Championship, [3] was won by Tony Ricciardello [4] driving an Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTVChevrolet. [5]

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Calendar

The championship was contested over a five round series. [4]

RoundCircuitStateDateFormat
1 [6] Oran Park [6] New South Wales 2 May [6] Three races [6]
2 [7] Lakeside International Raceway [7] Queensland 20 June [7] Three races [7]
3 [8] Mallala Motor Sport Park [8] South Australia 15 August [8] Three races [8]
4 [9] Barbagallo Raceway [9] Western Australia 26 September [10] Three races [9]
5 Oran Park [11] New South Wales 24 October [11] Three races [11]

Championship results

Position [4] Driver [4] No. [7] [5] [10] Car [7] [6] [8] [5] [9] [10] [11] Entrant [7] [5] Points [4]
1 Tony Ricciardello 1 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTVChevrolet Basil Ricciardello243
2Kerry Baily38 Honda PreludeChevrolet Stephen Voight / Kerry Baily196
3Mick Monterosso2 Holden VP CommodoreChevrolet
Ford Escort RS2000Chevrolet
Mick Monterosso169
4Des Wall20 Toyota SupraChevrolet Des Wall166
5Ivan Mikac42 Mazda RX-7 Ivan Mikac126
6Grant Munday14 Holden VN Commodore Grant Munday119
7Barry Jameson45 Ford EF Falcon XR8Chevrolet Barry Jameson111
8Phil Crompton49 Ford EB Falcon Phil Crompton97
9Kevin Clark16 Ford Mustang GT Kevin Clark92
10David Krause179 Holden EH Ronald J Krause84
11Bob Jolly3 Holden VS Commodore Bob Jolly73
12Mark Trenoweth8 Jaguar XJS Mark Trenoweth59
13Mark Stinson13 Holden CalibraChevrolet Australian Sports Sedan Association52
14Tony Wilson27 Holden VS Commodore The Smash Repair Centre52
15Peter O'Brien17 Holden VL CommodoreChevrolet O'Brien Aluminium48
16Jeff Barnes6 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Barnes High Performance45
17Joseph Said9 Fiat 124 Coupe Joseph Said32
18Norman Mogg111 Holden VL Commodore Norman Mogg30
19Stephen Lichtenberger5 Mazda RX-7 Stephen Lichtenberger29
20Trent Young11 Toyota Corolla Trent Young27
21Simon Emmerling11 BMW 635CSi 26
22Ron O'Brien18 Ford Sierra RS500Chevrolet
Holden VL Commodore
O'Brien Aluminium26
23Tony Hubbard26 Holden Calibra Tony Hubbard24
24Peter Hayes28 Ford Capri Peter Hayes23
25Graham Smith16 Opel CalibraFiat Graham Smith23
26Bruce Dee Boo44 Mazda RX-7 Bruce Dee Boo20
27Dean Randle33 Saab 900 AeroChevrolet Dean Randle19
28Richard Catchlove22 Mazda RX-7 Bill Emeny16
29Bill Martin10 Mazda RX-7Chevrolet Bill Martin15
30Mark Smith29 Holden Gemini Mark Smith14
31Barry Bray36 Mazda RX-7 Barry Bray13
32Fred Axisa80 Holden VK Commodore Fred Axisa11
33Lee Nicolle10 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Lee Nicolle10
34Keith Carling11 Mazda RX-7 Keith Carling8

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References

  1. Australian Title Conditions, 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7–10 to 7–12
  2. Specifications of Automobiles, 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-54 to 7–58
  3. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 ASSC Points after final Round 5 at Oran Park 31 October 1999, National Australian Sports Sedan Association Inc., 3 December 1999
  5. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Mallala, Sunday, 15 August 1999
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Garry O’Brien, Ricciardello shines in Sports Sedans, Auto Action, 20 May 1999, page 34
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 5 March 2014
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 James Baker, Ricciardello’s hat trick boosts lead, Auto Action, 20 May 1999, page 34
  9. 1 2 3 4 Rob Janney, Ricciardello’s Barbagallo, Auto Action, 28 October 1999
  10. 1 2 3 Western Australian Motor Racing Results 1999 – Part 2: July – December, www.terrywalkersplace.com Archived 5 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 5 March 2014
  11. 1 2 3 4 Garry O’Brien, Ricciardello wraps up title number two, Auto Action, 2 December 1999, page 35