The 1996 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship was the fourth running of a touring car series in Australia under the Super Touring Car regulations. It began on 19 May 1996 at

Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Opened in 1967, the road circuit served as a venue for a variety of competitions including t ...

and ended on 9 November at

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after sixteen races.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1996

Australian Super Touring Championship The Australian Super Touring Championship (formerly known as the Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship) was a CAMS-sanctioned national motor racing title for Super Touring Cars. History Super Touring was introduced into Australia in 1993 ...

. * Note : Car 11 was entered as a Vauxhall Cavalier for the Mallala round.Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, Page un-numbered * Note : Car 25 was entered as a Holden Vectra for the Mallala round.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1996

was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions in each race. An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.Official Programme, BOC Gases Super Touring Championship, Mallala – Round 4, 11 August 1996, p. 33

Manufacturers Championship

Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative placings achieved in each race by manufacturer supported entries. All cars other than the best placed supported entry of each manufacturer were ignored when awarding points.

Teams Championship

Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for placings achieved in each race. Only the best two placed cars from each team were eligible to score points.

Toca Privateers Cup

Privateers Cup points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by drivers in entries nominated as privateers at each race. The Privateers Cup was won by Steven Richards in his Garry Rogers Motorsport-entered Alfa Romeo 155TS and Honda Accord, scoring 161 points. Second was Cameron McLean, scoring 119 points, and third was Jim Richards, scoring 111 points.

References

{{reflist ** Auto Action (various 1996 editions) ** CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1996 ** TOCA Australia 1996 Championship Results (27 November 1996) ** www.camsmanual.com.au

External links

1996 Racing Results Archive

1996 Australian Super Touring Championship – Entry List

Australian Super Touring Championship Super Touring Car Championship