1995 Australian Touring Car season

The 1995 Australian Touring Car season was the 36th 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.

Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1995, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 24 touring car race meetings held during 1995; a ten-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); support programme events at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix and 1995 Indycar Australia, two stand alone long-distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'; the fourth and final running of the Winfield Triple Challenge at Eastern Creek Raceway and the TAC Peter Brock Classic held at Calder Park Raceway.

Results and standings

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Race calendar

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The 1995 Australian touring car season consisted of 24 events.

Date Series Circuit City / state Winner Team Car Report
22 Jan Winfield Triple Challenge Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Alan Jones Peter Jackson Racing Ford EB Falcon
5 Feb ATCC Round 1 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Larry Perkins Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VR Commodore Report
26 Feb ATCC Round 2 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania John Bowe Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon Report
5 Mar ASTC Round 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i
12 Mar ATCC Round 3 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales John Bowe Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon Report
18 - 19 Mar Super Touring Cars Surfers Paradise street circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland Greg Murphy Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro
2 Apr ASTC Round 2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i
9 Apr ATCC Round 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Glenn Seton Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon
23 Apr ATCC Round 5 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Glenn Seton Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon
7 May ASTC Round 3 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i
13 May ASTC Round 4 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i
21 May ATCC Round 6 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria John Bowe Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon
28 May ATCC Round 7 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Mark Skaife Winfield Racing Team Holden VR Commodore
4 Jun ASTC Round 5 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Geoff Brabham Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i
9 Jul ATCC Round 8 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Glenn Seton Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon
16 Jul ATCC Round 9 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia Glenn Seton Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon
23 Jul ASTC Round 6 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Paul Morris Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i
6 Aug ATCC Round 10 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales John Bowe Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon
13 Aug ASTC Round 7 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Brad Jones Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro
26 Aug ASTC Round 8 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Brad Jones Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro
10 Sep Repco Sandown 500 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Dick Johnson
John Bowe
Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon report
1 Oct Tooheys 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Larry Perkins
Russell Ingall
Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VR Commodore report
10 - 12 Nov Clipsal 2.0L Super Touring Car Trophy Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Jim Richards Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo
EDS Five-Litre V8 Touring Cars John Bowe Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon
25 Nov TAC Peter Brock Classic Super Touring Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Brad Jones Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro
TAC Peter Brock Classic Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore

Winfield Triple Challenge

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Held at Eastern Creek Raceway this was a pre-season race meeting which featured superbikes and drag racing as well as touring cars to complete the Winfield Triple Challenge.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Points
  Alan Jones 35 Peter Jackson Racing Ford EB Falcon 2 1 1 79
  Glenn Seton 30 Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1 2 2 77
  Neil Crompton 7 Coca-Cola Racing Holden VP Commodore 4 5 3 69
  Larry Perkins 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VR Commodore 5 4 4 67
  Wayne Gardner 4 Coca-Cola Racing Holden VR Commodore 3 3 6 66
  Jim Richards 2 Winfield Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 6 7 5 61
  Gregg Hansford 9 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VP Commodore 7 6 7 57
  David Attard 49 Alcair Racing Holden VP Commodore 9 8 8 51
  Steve Reed 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 8 9 9 49
  Terry Finnigan 27 Sony Autosound Holden VP Commodore 10 10 11 42
  Neil Schembri 36 Schembri Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 12 12 12 36
  Bruce Stewart 32 Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 11 11 14 34
  Bob Pearson 33 Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 13 DNF 10 30
  Garry Willmington 41 Garry Willmington Performance Ford EB Falcon 14 13 16 15
  Claude Giorgi 34 Ford EB Falcon DNF DNS DNF
  Mark Skaife 1 Winfield Racing Team Holden VR Commodore DNS DNS DNS

Australian Touring Car Championship

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Australian Super Touring Championship

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Gold Coast Super Touring Cup

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This meeting was a support event of the 1995 Indycar Australia at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, and considered part of the Gold Coast 600 history.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2
  Greg Murphy 8 Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 2 1
  Geoff Brabham 83 Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i 3 2
  Charlie O'Brien 15 BMW International BMW 318i 4 3
  Jeff Allam 77 Ross Palmer Ford Mondeo 5 4
  Brad Jones 34 Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 1 5
  Paul Morris 1 Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 318i DNF 6
  Steven Ellery 4 Steven Ellery Racing BMW 318i 8 7
  Tony Scott 11 Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 Estate 7 8
  Justin Mathews 13 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 10 9
  Bob Tweedie 79 Ford Sierra 12 10
  Bob Holden 16 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 DNF 11
  Les Grose 12 Darrel Dixon Peugeot 405 Mi16 11 12
  Peter Hills 98 Knight Racing Ford Sierra DNF 13
  Steven Richards 32 Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 6 DNF
  Paul Pickett 58 Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 9 DNF
  Melinda Price 26 Inspired Racing Toyota Corolla Seca 13 DNF

Sandown 500

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Tooheys 1000

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Clipsal 2.0L Super Touring Car Trophy

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This meeting was a support event of the 1995 Australian Grand Prix.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2
  Jim Richards 77 Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 1 1
  Steven Richards 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 4 2
  Brad Jones 18 Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 2 3
  Paul Morris 2 Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 320i 10 4
  Greg Murphy 8 Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 3 5
  Geoff Brabham 83 Diet Coke BMW Racing BMW 320i 5 6
  Les May 66 Les May Racing BMW M3 11 7
  Bob Holden 16 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 17 8
  Bob Tweedie 79 Ford Sierra 14 9
  Paul Pickett 58 Triple P Racing BMW 318iS 13 10
  Justin Mathews 13 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 12 11
  Peter Hills 98 Knight Racing Ford Sierra 16 12
  Mike Imrie 78 Darrel Dixon Peugeot 405 Mi16 DNF 13
  Geoff Full 95 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 6 DNF
  Graham Moore 14 Sentul Motorsport Team Opel Vectra 7 DNF
  Cameron McLean 4 Greenfield Mowers Racing BMW 318i 8 DNF
  Tony Scott 11 Volvo Cars Australia Volvo 850 Estate 9 DNF
  Dennis Chapman 50 BMW 318i 15 DNF
  Mark Adderton 96 Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 DNF DNS

EDS Five-Litre V8 Touring Cars

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This meeting was a support event of the 1995 Australian Grand Prix.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2
  John Bowe 18 Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon 1 1
  Larry Perkins 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VR Commodore 4 2
  Dick Johnson 17 Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon 7 3
  Neil Crompton 7 Coca-Cola Racing Holden VR Commodore 6 4
  Glenn Seton 30 Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon 2 5
  Tony Longhurst 25 Castrol Longhurst Ford Ford EF Falcon 5 6
  Peter Brock 05 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 8 7
  Alan Jones 35 Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon 10 8
  Tomas Mezera 015 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 9 9
  Mark Poole 38 James Rosenberg Racing Holden VR Commodore 11 10
  Mark Larkham 10 Mitre 10 Racing Ford EF Falcon 16 11
  Chris Smerdon 39 Challenge Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 15 12
  Terry Finnigan 27 Sony Autosound Holden VP Commodore DNF 13
  Paul Romano 24 Romano Racing Holden VP Commodore 14 14
  Peter Doulman 12 M3 Motorsport Holden VP Commodore DNF 15
  Wayne Russell 62 Holden VP Commodore 18 16
  Greg Crick 49 Alcair Racing Holden VP Commodore 13 17
  Peter McLeod 60 Enzed Holden VR Commodore 17 18
  Phil Ward 13 Phil Ward Racing Holden VR Commodore 12 19
  Wayne Gardner 4 Coca-Cola Racing Holden VR Commodore 3 DNF

TAC Peter Brock Classic Super Touring

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This meeting was a one-off celebration of the career of Peter Brock held at Calder Park Raceway.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2 Points
  Brad Jones 18 Orix Audi Sport Australia Audi 80 Quattro 1 2 36
  Steven Richards 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 3 1 34
  Tony Scott 11 Volvo Racing Australia Volvo 850 Estate 4 3 26
  Cameron McLean 4 Greenfield Mowers Racing BMW 318i 5 4 22
  Les May 66 Les May Racing BMW M3 6 5 18
  Jim Richards 77 Ross Palmer Motorsport Ford Mondeo 2 DNF 16
  Justin Mathews 13 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 7 6 14
  Bob Holden 16 Bob Holden Motors BMW M3 DNF 7 6

TAC Peter Brock Classic

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This meeting was a one-off celebration of the career of Peter Brock held at Calder Park Raceway.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2 Points
  Peter Brock 05 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 3 1 34
  Glenn Seton 30 Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1 4 32
  Larry Perkins 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VR Commodore 2 3 30
  John Bowe 18 Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon 6 2 24
  Dick Johnson 17 Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon 4 7 18
  Mark Skaife 1 Winfield Racing Team Holden VR Commodore DNF 5 10
  Craig Lowndes 015 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 5 DNF 10
  David Parsons 35 Peter Jackson Racing Ford EF Falcon 18 6 8
  Neil Crompton 7 Coca-Cola Racing Holden VR Commodore 7 DNF 6
  Paul Romano 24 Romano Racing Holden VP Commodore 13 8 4
  Greg Crick 49 Alcair Racing Holden VP Commodore 8 11 4
  Chris Smerdon 39 Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 11 9 2
  Wayne Gardner 4 Coca-Cola Racing Holden VR Commodore 9 DNF 2
  Terry Finnigan 27 Sony Autosound Holden VP Commodore 15 10 1
  Mark Poole 38 James Rosenberg Racing Holden VP Commodore 10 DNF 1
  John Trimbole 47 Daily Planet Racing Ford EB Falcon 17 12
  Wayne Russell 62 Holden VP Commodore 19 13
  Steve Reed 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 14 14
  John Cotter 12 M3 Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 15
  Peter McLeod 60 Enzed Holden VR Commodore 16 DNF
  Mark Larkham 10 Mitre 10 Racing Ford EF Falcon 12 DNS
  Malcolm Stenniken 31 Holden VR Commodore DNF DNS

References

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