2000 Australian Super Touring Championship

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The 2000 Australian Super Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Super Touring Cars. It was the eighth running of an Australian series for Super Touring Cars and the sixth to be contested under the Australian Super Touring Championship name. The series, which was promoted as the '2000 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship', [1] began on 28 May 2000 at Oran Park Raceway and ended on 11 February 2001 at Oran Park Raceway after eight rounds.

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Future Touring Cars

With Super Touring competitor numbers dropping after the withdrawal of the factory supported Audi and Volvo teams, the grids for the 2000 championship were bolstered with cars from the Future Touring Car category. This category, which catered for V8 powered cars that had competed previously in AUSCAR racing, made its debut in a support event to the 1999 Bathurst 500. While the Future Touring Cars and the Super Touring Cars raced together in the same events, drivers competed for two separate titles with separate points scoring for each category.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Australian Super Touring Championship.

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
SUPER TOURING
Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
318i 73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly
Aaron McGill Motorsport Nissan Primera 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill
Ford Mondeo 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Letcher
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Dale
MPD Racing BMW 318i 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Downard
Anthony Robson BMW 318i 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Robson
Christian D'Agostin BMW 320i 08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Saunders
TC Motorsport Peugeot 406 13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Newman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dwayne Bewley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Zonneveld
405 Mi16 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carlos Rolfo
Project Racing Honda Accord 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Cornish
Knight Racing Ford Mondeo 19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Zonneveld
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hills
M-F Racing Peugeot 405 Mi16 21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Fitzgerald
Novacastrian Motorsport BMW 320i 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Searle
Gun Racing Alfa Romeo 155 TS 45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Auger
John Henderson Racing Opel Vectra 56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Henderson
Hi-Tech Motorsport Nissan Primera 69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Fox
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kiel Johnston
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr
Motorsport Developments Toyota Carina 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Rea
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Stratton
Phoenix Motorsport Toyota Camry 95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Miller
Redline Motorsport Hyundai Lantra 97 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Leabeater
FUTURE TOURING
SVO Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Webb
Greg East Mitsubishi Magna Chevrolet 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg East
Bruce Williams Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Shaw
Kerry Wade Ford EL Falcon 09 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Gillespie
111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Wade
Peter Hayward Holden VS Commodore 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hayward
Garry Holt Holden VS Commodore 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Holt
Goanna Racing Team Ford EF Falcon 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wright
Amin Chahda Ford EF Falcon 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amin Chahda
Diamond Valley Speed Shop Holden VT Commodore 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Brock
VS Commodore 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Brock
Pretty Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Papendell
Christian D'Agostin Holden VS Commodore 37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian D'Agostin
Brett Youlden Holden VS Commodore 54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Youlden
APS Racing Holden VT Commodore 84 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Sidebottom
VS Commodore 85 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Sidebottom
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Domaschenz

Race Calendar

The 2000/2001 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over an eight-round series. Three races were held at the first round and two races were held at all subsequent rounds. The Future Touring cars competed at seven of the eight rounds, with no entries being received for Round 2 at Lakeside International Raceway.

Rd./RaceCircuitLocation & StateDateST WinnerTeamFT WinnerTeam
1/1 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 27–28 May 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport
1/2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 27–28 May 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport
1/3 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 27–28 May 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Christian D'Agostin Christian D'Agostin
2/1 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 17–18 Jun 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport N/AN/A
2/2 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 17–18 Jun 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport N/AN/A
3/1 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 8–9 Jul 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport
3/2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 8–9 Jul 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport
4/1 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 28–29 Oct 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Jason Domaschenz APS Racing
4/2 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 28–29 Oct 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport
5/1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 11–12 Nov 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Kerry Wade Kerry Wade
5/2 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 11–12 Nov 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Jason Domaschenz APS Racing
6/1 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 2–3 Dec 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport James Brock Diamond Valley Speed Shop
6/2 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 2–3 Dec 2000 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport
7/1 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 27–28 Jan 2001Jim Cornish Project Racing Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport
7/2 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 27–28 Jan 2001 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Ray Sidebottom APS Racing
8/1 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 10–11 Feb 2001 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Ray Sidebottom APS Racing
8/2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 10–11 Feb 2001 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Tim Shaw Bruce Williams Motorsport

Points system

Points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the top ten race positions in each race. [2] A bonus point was allocated for the fastest lap time set in each qualifying session, with the first three rounds including a separate qualifying session for each race and the remaining rounds each featuring only a single qualifying session.

Results

Drivers Championship

PosDriver ORA 1 ORA 2 ORA 3 LAK 1 LAK 2 ORA 1 ORA 2 WAK 1 WAK 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 SYM 1 SYM 2 WAK 1 WAK 2 ORA 1 ORA 2Pts [3] [4]
SUPER TOURING
1 Paul Morris 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1stRet1st1st1st255
2 John Henderson 2nd6thRet2ndDNS2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd5thDNS2nd3rd146
3 David Auger 4th2nd3rd5th3rd4th7th5th8th4th5th5th5th7th3rdRet5th113
4Peter Hills3rdDSQ2ndRetDNS5th6th3rd3rd3rd2nd11th10th4th9th4th4th109
5 Alan Gurr Ret12th4th3rd2nd3rd3rd4th6th5th4th3rdRet87
6 Luke Searle 5thRetRet7th4thRet5th7th7thRet6th7th4th2ndRet5thRet67
7 Owen Kelly 2nd2nd3rd2nd9th2nd63
8 Jamie Miller 6thRet5thRetDNS6th5th4th8th6th5thRet6th51
9 Allan Letcher 7th3rd7th6th7th10th11th31
10Jim Cornish4th5thRetRetRetDNSRet6th1stRetRetDNS30
= Aaron McGill Ret4th6th9thRet6thRetRetRet6th14th12thRetDNSDNS11thRet30
12 Mark Zonneveld Ret7th6th7thRetDNSRet12th17
13 Mike Downard 13th5th10th10th8th14
14 Sam Dale 14th9th9th7thRetDNS13
15 Dwayne Bewley 14th4th10
16 Matthew Fox 13th17th13th13th9
17 Paul Leabeater 11th11th14th11thRetRetRetRetDNS8
= Tony Newman RetRetRetRet4th8
19 John Saunders 11th11th7
20 Anthony Robson RetRetRet13th8th6
21 Brad Stratton Ret6th5
22 Carlos Rolfo RetRetRet8thRet3
23 Mike Fitzgerald Ret13thRet2
FUTURE TOURING
1 Tim Shaw 8th7th9th7th9th8th15th9th10th10th9th8th6thDSQ7th184
2 Jason Domaschenz 8th10th9th10th8th8th8th11thRetDNS103
3 James Brock Ret10th12thRetDNSRet14th10th12th7th12thRetDNS8th9th85
4 Ray Sidebottom 12thRetRet11th13thRetDNSRetDNS10th4th6th8th78
5 Kerry Wade 11th13thRet11th7th9thRetDNS7th10th75
6 Christian D'Agostin 9thDSQ8th9th12th10th12th67
7Michael Webb10th8th11th11th8th50
8 Andrew Gillespie 12th16th12thRet10th11th30
9 Mark Papendell 12th10th16
10 Garry Holt 12th14th12
NC Peter Hayward 14th9th13th0
NC Peter Wright 15thRetRet0
PosDriver ORA 1 ORA 2 ORA 3 LAK 1 LAK 2 ORA 1 ORA 2 WAK 1 WAK 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 SYM 1 SYM 2 WAK 1 WAK 2 ORA 1 ORA 2Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Note: Alan Gurr retained third place in Race 1 of the final round despite losing his championship points as a consequence of his involvement in an on-track incident with Jamie Miller's Toyota. [5]

Independents Cup

A separate award was reserved for Super Touring drivers who were classified as "Independents".

PositionDriverPoints [3] [4]
1David Auger218
2Luke Searle135
3Jamie Miller111
4Allan Letcher66
5Jim Cornish49
6Michael Downard33
7Matthew Fox32
8Sam Dale30
9Paul Leabeater24
10John Saunders22
11Anthony Robson20
12Brad Stratton8
13Carlos Rolfo6
=Mike Fitzgerald6

Teams Championship

Multi-car Super Touring teams also competed for a Teams Championship.

PositionTeamPoints [3] [4]
1Knight Racing312
2Paul Morris Motorsport144
3Hi-Tech Motorsport131
4McGill Motorsport112
5Motorsport Developments12

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References

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  2. How Points Are Scored, Official Program, Round 5, Mallala, 11–12 November 2000, page 8
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  4. 1 2 3 2000 Australian Super Touring Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 17 December 2010
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