1999 Australian Touring Car season

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The 1999 Australian Touring Car season was the 40th 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.

Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1999, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 25 touring car race meetings held during 1999; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1999 Shell Championship Series (SCS), two of them endurance races; an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); support programme events at the 1999 Australian Grand Prix and 1999 Honda Indy 300 and two stand-alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.

Results and standings

Race Calendar

The 1999 Australian touring car season consisted of 25 events.

DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
5–7 Mar Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown Albert Park street circuit Melbourne, Victoria Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore report
28 Mar SCS Round 1 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
10–11 Apr Sensational Adelaide 500 SCS Round 2 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore report
18 Apr ASTC Round 1 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
1–2 May SCS Round 3 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
2 May ASTC Round 2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
16 May SCS Round 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
30 May ASTC Round 3 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
6 Jun SCS Round 5 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon
20 Jun ASTC Round 4 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
27 Jun SCS Round 6 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
11 Jul SCS Round 7 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VS Commodore
18 Jul ASTC Round 5 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
25 Jul SCS Round 8 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
1 Aug ASTC Round 6 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
8 Aug SCS Round 9 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
15 Aug ASTC Round 7 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
22 Aug SCS Round 10 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore
29 Aug ASTC Round 8 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
5 Sep SCS Round 11 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
19 Sep Queensland 500 SCS Round 12 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Larry Perkins
Russell Ingall 		Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VT Commodore report
3 Oct Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales James Brock Biante Model Cars Holden VS Commodore report
Bob Jane T-Marts 500 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i report
17–18 Oct V8 Supercar Challenge Surfers Paradise street circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon report
14 Nov FAI 1000 Classic SCS Round 13 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Steven Richards
Greg Murphy 		Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore report

Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Australian Grand Prix.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 2211
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 1122
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VT Commodore DNF1283
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 12 Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 9764
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 8 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VT Commodore 5435
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 7DNF136
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery 31 Steven Ellery Racing Ford EL Falcon 3357
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 25 Longhurst Racing Ford EL Falcon 66148
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes 28 Rodney Forbes Racing Holden VS Commodore DNF20159
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano 24Romano Racing Holden VS Commodore 31141210
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Finnigan 27 Holden VS Commodore 17DNF1811
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 10151912
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 35 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore DNF27DNS13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall 16 Perkins Engineering Holden VS Commodore 23231714
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield 47 Daily Planet Racing Holden VS Commodore 22DNF2115
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 13182216
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Lindstrom 50 Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VS Commodore 18192417
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Parsons 72 Robert Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 19DNF2518
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt 75John Sidney Racing Ford EL Falcon 21DNFDNF19
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Nash 55 Rod Nash Racing Holden VS Commodore 29242620
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Heffernan 74 PACE Racing Holden VS Commodore DNF21DNF21
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty 50 Pretty Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 24DNF2722
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Imrie 14Imrie Motor Sport Holden VT Commodore 28262923
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D'arcy Russell 48Rod Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 2728DNS24
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Mork 77V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 30DNF3025
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 7 Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 129DNS26
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 43 Paul Weel Racing Ford EL Falcon 151720DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Emerzidis 54Simon Emerzidis Ford EL Falcon 252223DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 99 Holden Young Lions Holden VS Commodore DNF1316DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 6 Ford Tickford Racing Ford EL Falcon 20107DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 19 Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore DNF119DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean 40Greenfield Mowers Racing Ford EL Falcon 112932DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Conway 79Cadillac Productions Ford EL Falcon 262528DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore DSQ1610DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 5 Ford Tickford Racing Ford AU Falcon DNFDNF11DNF
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 14831DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 66PAE Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 454DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 16DNFDNSDNS
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon DNFDNFDNSDNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 15 Holden Young Lions Holden VS Commodore 8DNFDNSDNS

Shell Championship Series

Australian Super Touring Championship

Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300

Bob Jane T-Marts 500

V8 Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Honda Indy 300. [1]

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EL Falcon 111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 8 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VS Commodore 452
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 663
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 19 Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore 774
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 885
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 15126
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VS Commodore 11117
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 35 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 13138
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 5 Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 14169
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 96 John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore 201710
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Reed 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 121511
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VS Commodore DNF1012
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 25 Longhurst Racing Ford AU Falcon 10913
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Romano 24Romano Racing Holden VS Commodore DNFDNF14
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Parsons 73Challenge Recruitment Holden VS Commodore 171915
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes 28 Rodney Forbes Racing Holden VS Commodore 18DNF16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton 6 Glenn Seton Racing Ford EL Falcon 91417
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EL Falcon 1618DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 33DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery 31 Steven Ellery Racing Ford EL Falcon 22DNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 54DNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Peters 22Colourscan Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 1920DNS

References

  1. ↑ "Gold Coast 17/10/1999 1999 Honda Indy 300 Support Categories". National Software. 17 October 1999. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.

Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.

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