1995 Australian Super Touring Championship

The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship for 2 Litre Super Touring Cars. It was the third series for 2 litre Super Touring Cars to be contested in Australia, but the first to use the Australian Super Touring Championship name. It began on 5 March 1995 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 26 August at Eastern Creek Raceway after eight rounds.

The Drivers Championship was won by Paul Morris (BMW 318i), the Manufacturers Championship by BMW, the Teams Championship by BMW and the TOCA Privateers Cup by Graham Moore (Opel Vectra).

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Class
Diet Coke BMW Motorsport BMW 318i 2 Paul Morris
Paul Nelson BMW M3 3 Paul Nelson P
Ellery Motorsport BMW 318i 4 Steve Ellery P
Phil Ward Team Nokia Mercedes-Benz 190E 5 Phil Ward P
Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 8 Greg Murphy
Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 Estate 11 Tony Scott
Darrell Dixon Peugeot 405 Mi16 12 Ian Spurle P
Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 13 Justin Mathews P
16 Paul Nelson
Bob Holden 		P
Sentul Motorsport Team Opel Vectra 14 Graham Moore P
International Motorsport BMW 318i 15 Charlie O'Brien P
Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 18 Brad Jones
Inspired Racing Toyota Corolla Seca 26 Melinda Price
Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 TS 34 Steven Richards P
Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 58 Paul Pickett
Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 70 Gregg Hansford
77 Darren Palmer
Jeff Allam
Jim Richards
Bob Tweedie Ford Sierra 79 Bob Tweedie P
Hyundai Automotive Hyundai Lantra 80 Steve Hardman
81 Jim Richards
Diet Coke BMW Motorsport BMW 318i 83 Geoff Brabham
Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 95 Geoff Full P
96 Mark Adderton
Warwick Rooklyn 		P
Mark Seymour BMW M3 97 Mark Seymour P
Knight Racing Ford Sierra 98 Peter Hills P
Icon Class
P Private Drivers Private Drivers

Results and standings

Race calendar and results

The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 5 March Paul Morris Brad Jones Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2 Paul Morris Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
NC R1 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 19 March Brad Jones Brad Jones Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia
R2 Greg Murphy Greg Murphy Audi Sport Australia
2 R1 Oran Park Raceway 2 April Paul Morris Greg Murphy Greg Murphy Audi Sport Australia
R2 Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
3 R1 Symmons Plains Raceway 7 May Paul Morris Steven Richards Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2 Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
4 R1 Calder Park Raceway 13 May Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2 Paul Morris Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
5 R1 Mallala Motor Sport Park 4 June Steven Richards Steven Richards Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2 Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
6 R1 Lakeside International Raceway 23 July Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2 Geoff Brabham Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
7 R1 Winton Motor Raceway 13 August Steven Richards Paul Morris Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
R2 Brad Jones Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia
8 R1 Eastern Creek Raceway 26 August Jim Richards Greg Murphy Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia
R2 Paul Morris Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Motorsport
NC R1 Calder Park Raceway 25 November Brad Jones Brad Jones Brad Jones Audi Sport Australia
R2 Steven Richards Steven Richards Garry Rogers Motorsport

Championship standings

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
24 18 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Drivers Championship

Pos[2] Driver[2] Car PHI
 ORA
 SYM
 CAL
 MAL
 LAK
 WIN
 EAS
 Pts[2]
1 Paul Morris BMW 318i 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 3 Ret 1 286
2 Geoff Brabham BMW 318i 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 3 2 3 Ret 232*
3 Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 232
4 Greg Murphy Audi 80 Quattro 3 Ret 1 5 Ret 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 DNS DNS 2 Ret 132
5 Graham Moore Opel Vectra 7 6 4 7 7 7 6 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 84
6 Steve Ellery BMW 318i 5 Ret Ret DNS 3 4 10 11 3 6 6 7 4 7 6 Ret 79
7 Jeff Allam Ford Mondeo 6 9 Ret 5 3 3 Ret Ret 7 6 6 6 62
8 Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate 4 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 7 Ret 9 10 10 10 7 3 57
9 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155 TS 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 7 4 4 Ret 56
10 Charlie O'Brien BMW 318i Ret Ret 3 2 30
11 Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret DNS 6 8 9 8 11 9 9 8 9 Ret 23
12 Paul Pickett BMW 318iS Ret DNS Ret 9 Ret Ret 8 7 14 13 12 11 10 4 20
13 Justin Mathews BMW M3 7 5 11 11 8 11 12 9 Ret 9 15 12 13 12 11 Ret 19
14 Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 8 5 9 Ret Ret 14
15 Robert Tweedie Ford Sierra Ret 7 12 Ret 9 13 Ret DNS 13 14 Ret Ret 13 7 10
16 Steve Hardman Hyundai Lantra Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 10 Ret DNS 12 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 9
17 Paul Nelson BMW M3 8 9 13 13 10 12 13 Ret 16 15 15 Ret 14 8 9
18 Jim Richards Ford Mondeo DNS DNS 8 6 9
19 Mark Seymour BMW M3 Ret 6 Ret 12 11 Ret 6
20 Bob Holden BMW M3 9 8 5
21 Phil Ward Mercedes-Benz 190E Ret Ret Ret 8 3
22 Peter Hills Ford Sierra Ret 10 14 13 15 9 3
23 Ian Spurle Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 Ret 1
24 Warwick Rooklyn Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret 10 1
Pos Driver Car PHI ORA SYM CAL MAL LAK WIN EAS Pts[2]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Manufacturers' Trophy

Pos[2] Manufacturer [2] Car Points[2]
1 BMW BMW 318i 386
2 Audi Audi 80 Quattro 294
3 Ford Ford Mondeo 140
4 Volvo Volvo 850 Estate 130
5 Hyundai Hyundai Lantra 64

Teams' Trophy

Pos[2] Manufacturer [2] Points[2]
1 Paul Morris Motorsport 552
2 Audi Sport 390
3 Bob Holden Motors 195
4 Phoenix Motorsport 68

TOCA Privateers' Cup

Position[2] Driver[2] Car Points[2]
1 Graham Moore Opel Vectra 250
2 Steven Ellery BMW 318i 212
3 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155 TS 159
4 Justin Matthews BMW M3 123
5 Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 Mi16 98
6 Paul Pickett BMW 318is 86
7 Paul Nelson BMW M3 64
8 Robert Tweedie Ford Sierra RS 55
9 Charlie O'Brien BMW 318i 48
10 Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Mi16 46
11 Mark Seymour BMW M3 30
12 Peter Hills Ford Sierra 24
13 Bob Holden BMW M3 20
14 Phil Ward Mercedes-Benz 190E 10
15 Ian Spurle Peugeot 405 Mi16 10
16 Warwick Rooklyn Peugeot 405 Mi16 8
17 Melinda Price Toyota Corolla Seca 8
  • Brabham: penalized 20 points for incident with Morris in race 9

Championship name

The championship was promoted by TOCA Australia as the 1995 2.0 L Super Touring Championship[3] but is recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.[4]

See also

1995 Australian Touring Car season

References

  1. ^ Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, p. 32
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Championship Points, 1995 Super Touring Championship, TOCA Australia Pty Ltd, 27 July 1998
  3. ^ Paul Cross, In good company, Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, pages 6 to 11
  4. ^ 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Titles - Australian Titles, as archived at web.archive.org

Further reading

  • Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995
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