1999 Australian Touring Car season

The 1999 Australian Touring Car season was the 40th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

1999 Australian Touring Car season
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Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1999, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 25 touring car race meetings held during 1999; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1999 Shell Championship Series (SCS), two of them endurance races; an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); support programme events at the 1999 Australian Grand Prix and 1999 Honda Indy 300 and two stand-alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 1999 Australian touring car season consisted of 25 events.

Date Series Circuit City / State Winner Team Car Report
5–7 Mar Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown Albert Park street circuit Melbourne, Victoria Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore report
28 Mar SCS Round 1 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
10–11 Apr Sensational Adelaide 500 SCS Round 2 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore report
18 Apr ASTC Round 1 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
1–2 May SCS Round 3 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
2 May ASTC Round 2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
16 May SCS Round 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
30 May ASTC Round 3 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
6 Jun SCS Round 5 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon
20 Jun ASTC Round 4 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
27 Jun SCS Round 6 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
11 Jul SCS Round 7 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VS Commodore
18 Jul ASTC Round 5 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i
25 Jul SCS Round 8 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
1 Aug ASTC Round 6 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
8 Aug SCS Round 9 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
15 Aug ASTC Round 7 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
22 Aug SCS Round 10 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore
29 Aug ASTC Round 8 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Jim Richards Volvo Cars Australia Volvo S40
5 Sep SCS Round 11 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore
19 Sep Queensland 500 SCS Round 12 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Larry Perkins
Russell Ingall		 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VT Commodore report
3 Oct Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales James Brock Biante Model Cars Holden VS Commodore report
Bob Jane T-Marts 500 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport BMW 320i report
17–18 Oct V8 Supercar Challenge Surfers Paradise street circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon report
14 Nov FAI 1000 Classic SCS Round 13 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Steven Richards
Greg Murphy		 Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore report

Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Australian Grand Prix.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4
Craig Lowndes 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 2 2 1 1
Mark Skaife 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 1 1 2 2
Larry Perkins 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VT Commodore DNF 12 8 3
Steven Richards 12 Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 9 7 6 4
Russell Ingall 8 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VT Commodore 5 4 3 5
Jason Bright 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 7 DNF 13 6
Steve Ellery 31 Steven Ellery Racing Ford EL Falcon 3 3 5 7
Tony Longhurst 25 Longhurst Racing Ford EL Falcon 6 6 14 8
Rodney Forbes 28 Rodney Forbes Racing Holden VS Commodore DNF 20 15 9
Paul Romano 24 Romano Racing Holden VS Commodore 31 14 12 10
Terry Finnigan 27 Holden VS Commodore 17 DNF 18 11
Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 10 15 19 12
Jason Bargwanna 35 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore DNF 27 DNS 13
Dugal McDougall 16 Perkins Engineering Holden VS Commodore 23 23 17 14
Wayne Wakefield 47 Daily Planet Racing Holden VS Commodore 22 DNF 21 15
Trevor Ashby 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 13 18 22 16
Dean Lindstrom 50 Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VS Commodore 18 19 24 17
David Parsons 72 Robert Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 19 DNF 25 18
Anthony Tratt 75 John Sidney Racing Ford EL Falcon 21 DNF DNF 19
Rod Nash 55 Rod Nash Racing Holden VS Commodore 29 24 26 20
Kevin Heffernan 74 PACE Racing Holden VS Commodore DNF 21 DNF 21
Nathan Pretty 50 Pretty Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 24 DNF 27 22
Mike Imrie 14 Imrie Motor Sport Holden VT Commodore 28 26 29 23
D'arcy Russell 48 Rod Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 27 28 DNS 24
Richard Mork 77 V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 30 DNF 30 25
Steven Richards 7 Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 12 9 DNS 26
Paul Weel 43 Paul Weel Racing Ford EL Falcon 15 17 20 DNF
Simon Emerzidis 54 Simon Emerzidis Ford EL Falcon 25 22 23 DNF
Mark Noske 99 Holden Young Lions Holden VS Commodore DNF 13 16 DNF
Neil Crompton 6 Ford Tickford Racing Ford EL Falcon 20 10 7 DNF
Wayne Gardner 19 Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore DNF 11 9 DNF
Cameron McLean 40 Greenfield Mowers Racing Ford EL Falcon 11 29 32 DNF
Mike Conway 79 Cadillac Productions Ford EL Falcon 26 25 28 DNF
Garth Tander 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore DSQ 16 10 DNF
Glenn Seton 5 Ford Tickford Racing Ford AU Falcon DNF DNF 11 DNF
John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 14 8 31 DNF
John Bowe 66 PAE Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 4 5 4 DNF
Dick Johnson 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 16 DNF DNS DNS
Paul Radisich 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon DNF DNF DNS DNS
Todd Kelly 15 Holden Young Lions Holden VS Commodore 8 DNF DNS DNS

Shell Championship Series
Main article: 1999 Shell Championship Series

Australian Super Touring Championship
Main article: 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship

Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300
Main article: 1999 Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300

Bob Jane T-Marts 500
Main article: 1999 Bob Jane T-Marts 500

V8 Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Honda Indy 300.[1]

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Paul Radisich 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EL Falcon 1 1 1
Russell Ingall 8 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VS Commodore 4 5 2
John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 6 6 3
Wayne Gardner 19 Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore 7 7 4
Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 8 8 5
Jason Bright 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 15 12 6
Larry Perkins 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VS Commodore 11 11 7
Jason Bargwanna 35 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 13 13 8
Glenn Seton 5 Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 14 16 9
Steven Richards 96 John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore 20 17 10
Steve Reed 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 12 15 11
Mark Skaife 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VS Commodore DNF 10 12
Tony Longhurst 25 Longhurst Racing Ford AU Falcon 10 9 13
Paul Romano 24 Romano Racing Holden VS Commodore DNF DNF 14
David Parsons 73 Challenge Recruitment Holden VS Commodore 17 19 15
Rodney Forbes 28 Rodney Forbes Racing Holden VS Commodore 18 DNF 16
Neil Crompton 6 Glenn Seton Racing Ford EL Falcon 9 14 17
Dick Johnson 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EL Falcon 16 18 DNF
Garth Tander 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 3 3 DNF
Steve Ellery 31 Steven Ellery Racing Ford EL Falcon 2 2 DNS
Craig Lowndes 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 5 4 DNS
Brett Peters 22 Colourscan Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 19 20 DNS

References
  1. "Gold Coast 17/10/1999 1999 Honda Indy 300 Support Categories". National Software. 17 October 1999. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.

Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.

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