1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to Group 2D Sports Sedans.[1] The title, which was the twelfth Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2] was won by John Briggs[3] driving a Honda Prelude Chevrolet.[2]
Schedule
The championship was contested over a four round series.[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date | Format | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | Lakeside[4] | Queensland | 5 May[5] | Two races[4] | John Briggs[4] | Honda Prelude[4] Chevrolet |
| 2 | Oran Park[6] | New South Wales | 16 June[5] | Two races[6] | John Briggs[6] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet[6] |
| 3 | Sandown[7] | Victoria | 8 September[5] | Two races[7] | John Briggs[7] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet[7] |
| 4 | Phillip Island[8] | Victoria | 22 September[9] | Two races[8] | John Briggs[8] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet[8] |
Championship standings
| Position | Driver[3] | No. | Car | Entrant | Lak.[3] | Ora.[3] | San.[3] | Phi.[3] | Total[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Briggs | 9[10] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet[2] | John Briggs[10] | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 168 |
| 2 | Kerry Baily | 28[10] | Toyota Supra Chevrolet[6] | Kerry Baily[10] | 38 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 150 |
| 3 | James Phillip | 55[10] | Honda Prelude Chevrolet[8] | James Phillip[10] | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 112 |
| 4 | Mick Monterosso | 2[10] | Ford Escort RS2000[10] | Mick Monterosso[10] | – | 34 | 36 | 34 | 104 |
| 5 | Bob Jolly | 3[10] | Holden VS Commodore[7] | Bob Jolly[10] | – | 28 | 16 | 32 | 76 |
| 6 | Danny Osborne | 15 | Mazda RX-7[7] | 26 | 10 | 30 | – | 66 | |
| 7 | Mike Imrie | 4[10] | Saab[10] | Imrie Motor Sport[10] | 23 | 11 | – | 28 | 62 |
| 8 | Mark Trenoweth | 8 | Jaguar[4] | 33 | 24 | – | – | 57 | |
| 9 | Ivan Mikac | 42[10] | Mazda RX-7[4] | Ivan Mikac[10] | – | – | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| 10 | Des Wall | 20 | Toyota Supra[4] | 15 | 32 | – | – | 47 | |
| 11 | Kevin Clark | 116[10] | Ford Mustang GT[10] | Kevin Clark[10] | – | – | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| 12 | Peter O'Brien | 17[10] | Holden VL Commodore[10] | O'Brien Aluminium[10] | – | 11 | 29 | – | 40 |
| 13 | Chris Fing | 21 | Chevrolet Monza[6] | 29 | – | – | – | 29 | |
| 14 | Brian Smith | 5 | Alfa Romeo GTV Chevrolet[10] | – | 28 | – | – | 28 | |
| 15 | Gary Rowe | 47[10] | Nissan Stanza[10] | Gary Rowe[10] | – | – | 21 | – | 21 |
| = | Domenic Beninca | 52 | – | – | – | 21 | 21 | ||
| 17 | Phil Crompton | 49[10] | Ford EA Falcon[10] | Phil Crompton[10] | 17 | – | – | – | 17 |
| 18 | Allan McCarthy | 48 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta[4] | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | |
| 19 | Chris Donnelly | 43 | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | ||
| = | Paul Barrett | 46 | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | ||
| 21 | Brett Francis | 77 | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | ||
| 22 | Shane Eklund | 32 | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | ||
| = | Craig Wildridge | 54 | – | 10 | – | – | 10 | ||
| = | Ron O'Brien | 18 | – | – | – | 10 | 10 |
References
- ^ Specific conditions, Australian Sports Sedan Championship, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7–10 & 7–11
- ^ a b c Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship (points table), Motor Racing Australia No 25, January / February 1997
- ^ a b c d e f g h Toby Hagon, Briggs beats Baily first up, Australian Auto Action, 9–15 May 1996
- ^ a b c 1996 Motor Sport Calendar, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
- ^ a b c d e f Garry O'Brien, Baily fails to bridge the gap, Australian Auto Action, 20–26 June 1996
- ^ a b c d e f Andrew MacLean, Briggs the untouchable, Australian Auto Action, 12–18 September 1996
- ^ a b c d e Andrew MacLean, Briggs the man, Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
- ^ The Phillip Island round was reported, without mention of the actual round date, in Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Briggs and Baily big-banger battle (Sandown round preview and entry list), Australian Auto Action, 5 – 11 September 1996
External links
- www.youtube.com – Highlights of the Sandown round of the championship
