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, the Manufacturers Championship by BMW, the Teams Championship by BMW and the TOCA Privateers Cup by Graham Moore.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship.
TeamCarNoDriver
BMW MotorsportBMW 318i2 Paul Morris
BMW MotorsportBMW 318i83 Geoff Brabham
Steven Ellery RacingBMW 318i4 Steve Ellery
Phil Ward RacingMercedes-Benz 190E5 Phil Ward
Audi Sport AustraliaAudi 80 Quattro8 Greg Murphy
Audi Sport AustraliaAudi 80 Quattro18 Brad Jones
Volvo Cars AustraliaVolvo 850 Estate11 Tony Scott
Darrell DixonPeugeot 405 Mi1612 Ian Spurle
Bob Holden MotorsBMW M313 Justin Mathews
Bob Holden MotorsBMW M316 Paul Nelson
Bob Holden
Sentul Motorsport TeamOpel Vectra14 Graham Moore
International RacingBMW 318i15 Charlie O'Brien
Inspired RacingToyota Corolla Seca26 Melinda Price
Garry Rogers MotorsportAlfa Romeo 155 TS34 Steven Richards
Triple P RacingBMW 318iS58 Paul Pickett
Ross Palmer MotorsportFord Mondeo70 Gregg Hansford
Ross Palmer MotorsportFord Mondeo77 Darren Palmer
Jeff Allam
Jim Richards
Bob TweedieFord Sierra79 Bob Tweedie
Hyundai AutomotiveHyundai Lantra80 Steve Hardman
Hyundai AutomotiveHyundai Lantra81 Jim Richards
Phoenix MotorsportPeugeot 405 Mi1695 Geoff Full
Phoenix MotorsportPeugeot 405 Mi1696 Mark Adderton
Warwick Rooklyn
Mark SeymourBMW M397 Mark Seymour
Knight RacingFord Sierra98 Peter Hills

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.
Rd.RaceCircuitLocation / StateDateWinnerTeam
11Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria4–5 MarchPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport
2Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria4–5 MarchPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport
21Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales1–2 AprGreg MurphyBrad Jones Racing
2Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales1–2 AprGeoff BrabhamPaul Morris Motorsport
31Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania6–7 MayPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport
2Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania6–7 MayGeoff BrabhamPaul Morris Motorsport
41Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria12–13 MayGeoff BrabhamPaul Morris Motorsport
2Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria12–13 MayPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport
51Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia3–4 JunGeoff BrabhamPaul Morris Motorsport
2Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia3–4 JunGeoff BrabhamPaul Morris Motorsport
61Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland22–23 JulPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport
2Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland22–23 JulPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport
71Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria12–13 AugPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport
2Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria12–13 AugBrad JonesBrad Jones Racing
81Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales25–26 AugBrad JonesBrad Jones Racing
2Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales25–26 AugPaul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded on a 24-18-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the top ten positions in each race.

Manufacturers Championship

PositionManufacturerCarPoints
1BMWBMW 318i366
2AudiAudi 80 Quattro294
3FordFord Mondeo140
4VolvoVolvo 850 Estate130
5HyundaiHyundai Lantra64

Teams Championship

TOCA Privateers Cup

Championship name

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