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 results

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 18 [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 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 Jaguar [4] 33 24 - - 57
9 Ivan Mikac 42 [10] Mazda RX-7 [4] Ivan Mikac [10] - - 25 26 51
10 Des Wall 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 Chevrolet Monza [6] 29 - - - 29
14 Brian Smith Alfa Romeo GTV Chevrolet [10] - 28 - - 28
15 Gary Rowe 47 [10] Nissan Stanza [10] Gary Rowe [10] - - 21 - 21
Domenic Beninca - - - 21 21
17 Phil Crompton 49 [10] Ford EA Falcon [10] Phil Crompton [10] 17 - - - 17
18 Allan McCarthy Alfa Romeo Alfetta [4] 14 - - - 14
19 Chris Donnelly 12 - - - 12
Paul Barrett - - - 12 12
21 Brett Francis 11 - - - 11
22 Shane Eklund 10 - - - 10
Craig Wildridge - 10 - - 10
Ron O'Brien - - - 10 10

References

  1. ↑ Specific conditions, Australian Sports Sedan Championship, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-10 & 7-11
  2. 1 2 3 Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship (points table), Motor Racing Australia No 25, January / February 1997
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Toby Hagon, Briggs beats Baily first up, Australian Auto Action, 9-15 May 1996
  5. 1 2 3 1996 Motor Sport Calendar, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Garry O'Brien, Baily fails to bridge the gap, Australian Auto Action, 20-26 June 1996
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Andrew MacLean, Briggs the untouchable, Australian Auto Action, 12-18 September 1996
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Andrew MacLean, Briggs the man, Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
  9. ↑ The Phillip Island round was reported, without mention of the actual round date, in Australian Auto Action, 26 September – 2 October 1996
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Briggs and Baily big-banger battle (Sandown round preview and entry list), Australian Auto Action, 5 – 11 September 1996

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