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).
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.
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Class
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P Private Drivers
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Private Drivers
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Results and standings
[edit]Race calendar and results
[edit]The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.[1]
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[edit]Final Classification
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Pos
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Driver
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Car
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Race 1
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Race 2
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Points
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1
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Greg Murphy
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Audi
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18
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24
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42
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2
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Brad Jones
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Audi
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24
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8
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32
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3
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Geoff Brabham
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BMW
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12
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18
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30
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4
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Charlie O'Brien
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BMW
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10
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12
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22
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5
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Jeff Allam
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Ford
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8
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10
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18
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6
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Tony Scott
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Volvo
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4
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3
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7
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6
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Steven Ellery
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BMW
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3
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4
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7
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8
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Steven Richards
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Alfa Romeo
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6
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-
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6
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8
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Paul Morris
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BMW
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-
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6
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6
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10
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Justin Matthews
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BMW
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1
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2
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3
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11
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Paul Pickett
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BMW
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2
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-
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2
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12
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Robert Tweeedie
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Ford
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-
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1
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1
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Championship standings
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Points system
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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24
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18
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12
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10
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8
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6
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Drivers Championship
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Winner
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Silver |
Second place
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Bronze |
Third place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue |
Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Retired (Ret)
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Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
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Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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White |
Did not start (DNS)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Blank
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Did not practice (DNP)
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Did not arrive (DNA)
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Excluded (EX)
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Manufacturers' Trophy
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Pos[2]
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Manufacturer [2]
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Points[2]
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1
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BMW Racing
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552
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2
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Audi Sport
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390
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3
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Bob Holden Racing
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195
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4
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Phoenix Motorsport
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68
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TOCA Privateers' Cup
[edit]- Brabham: penalized 20 points for incident with Morris in race 9
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]
1995 Australian Touring Car season
- ^ Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, p. 32
- ^ 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
- ^ Paul Cross, In good company, Official Programme, 2.0L Super Touring Championship, Round 5, Mallala, 4 June 1995, pages 6 to 11
- ^ 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Titles - Australian Titles, as archived at web.archive.org
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995