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1995 Australian Super Touring Championship

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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

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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 Australia Paul Morris
Paul Nelson BMW M3 3 Australia Paul Nelson P
Ellery Motorsport BMW 318i 4 Australia Steve Ellery P
Phil Ward Team Nokia Mercedes-Benz 190E 5 Australia Phil Ward P
Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 8 New Zealand Greg Murphy
Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 Estate 11 Australia Tony Scott
Darrell Dixon Peugeot 405 Mi16 12 Australia Ian Spurle P
Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 13 Australia Justin Mathews P
16 Australia Paul Nelson
Australia Bob Holden
P
Sentul Motorsport Team Opel Vectra 14 Australia Graham Moore P
International Motorsport BMW 318i 15 Australia Charlie O'Brien P
Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 18 Australia Brad Jones
Inspired Racing Toyota Corolla Seca 26 Australia Melinda Price
Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 TS 34 New Zealand Steven Richards P
Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 58 Australia Paul Pickett
Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 70 Australia Gregg Hansford
77 New Zealand Darren Palmer
United Kingdom Jeff Allam
New Zealand Jim Richards
Bob Tweedie Ford Sierra 79 Australia Bob Tweedie P
Hyundai Automotive Hyundai Lantra 80 Australia Steve Hardman
81 New Zealand Jim Richards
Diet Coke BMW Motorsport BMW 318i 83 Australia Geoff Brabham
Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 95 Australia Geoff Full P
96 Australia Mark Adderton
Australia Warwick Rooklyn
P
Mark Seymour BMW M3 97 Australia Mark Seymour P
Knight Racing Ford Sierra 98 Australia Peter Hills P
Icon Class
P Private Drivers Private Drivers

Results and standings

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Race calendar and results

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

Championship standings

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

Drivers Championship

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Pos[2] Driver[2] Car PHI
Australia
ORA
Australia
SYM
Australia
CAL
Australia
MAL
Australia
LAK
Australia
WIN
Australia
EAS
Australia
Pts[2]
1 Australia Paul Morris BMW 318i 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 3 Ret 1 286
2 Australia Geoff Brabham BMW 318i 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 3 2 3 Ret 232*
3 Australia Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 232
4 New Zealand Greg Murphy Audi 80 Quattro 3 Ret 1 5 Ret 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 DNS DNS 2 Ret 132
5 Australia Graham Moore Opel Vectra 7 6 4 7 7 7 6 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 84
6 Australia Steve Ellery BMW 318i 5 Ret Ret DNS 3 4 10 11 3 6 6 7 4 7 6 Ret 79
7 United Kingdom Jeff Allam Ford Mondeo 6 9 Ret 5 3 3 Ret Ret 7 6 6 6 62
8 Australia Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate 4 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 7 Ret 9 10 10 10 7 3 57
9 New Zealand Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155 TS 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 7 4 4 Ret 56
10 Australia Charlie O'Brien BMW 318i Ret Ret 3 2 30
11 Australia Mark Adderton Peugeot 405 Mi16 Ret DNS 6 8 9 8 11 9 9 8 9 Ret 23
12 Australia Paul Pickett BMW 318iS Ret DNS Ret 9 Ret Ret 8 7 14 13 12 11 10 4 20
13 Australia Justin Mathews BMW M3 7 5 11 11 8 11 12 9 Ret 9 15 12 13 12 11 Ret 19
14 Australia Geoff Full Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 8 5 9 Ret Ret 14
15 Australia Robert Tweedie Ford Sierra Ret 7 12 Ret 9 13 Ret DNS 13 14 Ret Ret 13 7 10
16 Australia Steve Hardman Hyundai Lantra Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 10 Ret DNS 12 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 9
17 Australia Paul Nelson BMW M3 8 9 13 13 10 12 13 Ret 16 15 15 Ret 14 8 9
18 Australia Jim Richards Ford Mondeo DNS DNS 8 6 9
19 Australia Mark Seymour BMW M3 Ret 6 Ret 12 11 Ret 6
20 Australia Bob Holden BMW M3 9 8 5
21 Australia Phil Ward Mercedes-Benz 190E Ret Ret Ret 8 3
22 Australia Peter Hills Ford Sierra Ret 10 14 13 15 9 3
23 Australia Ian Spurle Peugeot 405 Mi16 10 Ret 1
24 Australia 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 finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1995 Australian Touring Car season

References

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  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

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  • Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995
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