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The 1999 Shell Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars which began on 28 March 1999 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 14 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Australia’s national title series for V8 Supercar drivers, the Australian Touring Car Championship , was renamed for 1999 in what was essentially a marketing decision, however the winner of the newly named series was also awarded the 1999 Australian Touring Car Championship title by CAMS .[1] 1999 was the first season since 1977 in which the longer distance, endurance race events were included in the championship. For the first time in the championship's history, a control tyre, supplied by Bridgestone , was specified for all cars.[2]
This series was won by Holden Racing Team driver Craig Lowndes .
Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 1999 Shell Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 rounds of sprint racing with one driver per car and two rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with each car shared by two drivers.
Team
Car
Drivers
Events
Endurance Event Drivers
Holden Racing Team
Holden VT Commodore
1
Craig Lowndes
1-8, 10-13
Cameron McConville
2
Mark Skaife
All
Paul Morris
Holden VS Commodore
99
Mark Noske
1-7
—
Lansvale Racing Team
Holden VS Commodore
3
Trevor Ashby
1-2, 6-7, 11-13
Steve Reed
Steve Reed
3-5, 8-10
28
Rodney Forbes
All
Geoff Full
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford AU Falcon
4
Jason Bright
All
Craig Baird
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford AU Falcon
5
Glenn Seton
All
Geoff Brabham Neal Bates
Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon
6
Neil Crompton
All
Gibson Motorsport
Holden VT Commodore
7
Steven Richards
All
Greg Murphy
12
Greg Murphy
1-11
—
73
David 'Truckie' Parsons
4-13
David 'Skippy' Parsons
Perkins Engineering
Holden VT Commodore
8
Russell Ingall
1-11
—
11
Larry Perkins
All
Russell Ingall
Larkham Motor Sport
Ford AU Falcon
10
Mark Larkham
All
Brad Jones
Imrie Motor Sport
Holden VS Commodore
14
Mike Imrie
2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-13
Rodney Crick
McDougall Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore
16
Dugal McDougall
1-4, 6-13
Andrew Miedecke
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford AU Falcon
17
Dick Johnson
1-7, 9-13
Steven Johnson
Steven Johnson
8
18
Paul Radisich
All
Steven Ellery
Colourscan Motorsport
Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon
22
Danny Osborne
1-2, 6-7, 10, 12-13
Brett Peters
Brett Peters
3, 11
Romano Racing
Holden VS Commodore
24
Paul Romano
1-4, 6-13
Tomas Mezera * Darren Hossack **
Longhurst Racing
Ford AU Falcon
25
Tony Longhurst
All
Adam Macrow
M3 Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore
26
John Cotter
1, 6-7
John Cotter
Peter Doulman
2, 4, 8, 10-13
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore
34
Garth Tander
All
Greg Ritter Matthew Coleman * Steve Owen **
Holden VT Commodore
35
Jason Bargwanna
All
Challenge Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore
39
Chris Smerdon
1-2, 6-8, 10-13
Mal Rose * Charlie Cox **
Greenfield Mowers Racing
Ford EL Falcon
40
Cameron McLean
All
Wayne Park * John Cleland **
Paul Weel Racing
Ford AU Falcon
43
Paul Weel
1, 4-13
Greg Crick
John Faulkner Racing
Holden VT Commodore
46
John Faulkner
All
Simon Wills
Holden VS Commodore
96
Paul Dumbrell
1, 9, 12-13
Matthew White
Cameron McConville
6-8
Matthew White
10-11
Rod Smith Racing
Holden VS Commodore
48
D'arcy Russell
2-5, 8, 11-13
Grant Johnson
Clive Wiseman Racing
Holden VS Commodore
50
Michael Donaher
1-7, 10-11
Melinda Price
Dean Lindstrom
12-13
Simon Emerzidis
Ford EL Falcon
54
Simon Emerzidis
1-2, 4, 7, 11-13
Garry Willmington
Rod Nash Racing
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore
55
Rod Nash
1-8, 10-13
Dean Wanless
Briggs Motor Sport
Ford AU Falcon
70
John Briggs
2, 4-7, 10-13
Tim Leahey
Ford EL Falcon
80
Bob Thorn
1, 4-8, 12-13
Todd Wanless
Challenge Recruitment
Holden VS Commodore
73
David 'Truckie' Parsons
4-13
David 'Skippy' Parsons
Paul Little Racing
Ford AU Falcon
75
Anthony Tratt
1, 4-6, 8-13
Alan Jones
Cadillac Productions
Ford EL Falcon
79
Mike Conway
1-2, 6-7, 9-13
Ric Shaw
Bob Jones
8
Power Racing
Ford EL Falcon
134
Alan Heath
2-3, 5, 7-8, 12-13
Warren Luff * Michael Donaher **
PAE Motorsport
Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon
600
John Bowe
All
Jim Richards
Wild Card Entries
Holden VS Commodore
15
Todd Kelly
1, 6-7, 12-13
Mark Noske
Cameron McConville
9
Wayne Gardner Racing
Holden VT Commodore
19
Wayne Gardner
2, 13
David Brabham
Terry Finnigan
Holden VS Commodore
27
Terry Finnigan
1, 13
Darren Pate
Darren Pate
8, 10-11
Greg Crick Motorsport
Ford EL Falcon
30
Greg Crick
1
—
Harris Racing
Ford EL Falcon
30
Craig Harris
7, 10-11, 13
Tim Shaw
Steven Ellery Racing
Ford EL Falcon
31
Steven Ellery
1, 4-5, 7, 10-11
—
Tomas Mezera Motorsport
Holden VT Commodore
32
Tomas Mezera
1-2, 4, 6-7, 13
Tony Ricciardello
Pro-Duct Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore
33
Allan McCarthy
6, 13
Phil Ward
Phil Ward
7
Schembri Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore
36
Neil Schembri
13
Gary Quartly
Scotty Taylor Racing
Holden VS Commodore
37
Bill Attard
1, 11, 13
Alan Taylor
South Pacific Motor Sport
Holden VS Commodore
38
Peter Field
13
Shane Howison
Simon Emerzidis
Holden VS Commodore Ford EL Falcon
41
Garry Willmington
4
Garry Holt
Bill Sieders
13
Colourscan Motorsport
Ford EL Falcon
42
Mark Williams
13
Scott Fleming
Daily Planet Racing
Holden VS Commodore
47
John Trimbole
12-13
Kevin Heffernan
Layton Crambrook
Holden VS Commodore
49
Layton Crambrook
8-13
Dean Crosswell
Charles Ryman
Ford EL Falcon
51
Wayne Wakefield
5, 7
—
Barry Morcom
Holden VS Commodore
52
Barry Morcom
1-2, 6-7, 11
—
Pretty Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore
60
Nathan Pretty
3, 10, 13
Andrew Fawcet
Nicole Pretty
8
James Rosenberg Racing
Holden VT Commodore
66
Mark Poole
8-13
Tony Scott
Robert Smith Racing
Holden VS Commodore
72
David 'Truckie' Parsons
1-2
—
V8 Racing
Holden VS Commodore
77
Richard Mork
1, 6, 11, 13
Christian D'Agostin
Rowse Motorsport
Holden VP Commodore
81
Tim Rowse
13
Ron Barnacle
Miller Racing
Holden VS Commodore
84
Daniel Miller
2-3, 5, 11-13
Tony Ricciardello * Geoff Kendrick **
Rod Salmon
Holden VS Commodore
87
Damien White
11, 13
Rod Salmon
Geoff Kendrick
Holden VS Commodore
92
Geoff Kendrick
3, 5
—
Graphic Skills Racing
Holden VS Commodore
97
Wayne Wakefield
12-13
Dean Canto
Owen Parkinson Racing
Holden VS Commodore
98
Kerryn Brewer
2
—
Gary Baxter
4
Wayne Wakefield
6
Kim Jane
8
Dean Canto
11
Challenge Recruitment
Holden VS Commodore
98
David 'Skippy' Parsons
9-10
—
* = Drove in the Queensland 500 only
** = Drove in the FAI 1000 only
Race Calendar
The 1999 Shell Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included eleven sprint rounds of two or three races and two endurance races (Queensland 500 and FAI 1000 ). It was the first time since 1977 that endurance races had been included in the championship.
Rd.
Race Title Circuit
Location / State
Date
Winner(s)
Team
Report
1
Eastern Creek Raceway
Eastern Creek , New South Wales
26–28 March
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Report
2
Sensational Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide , South Australia
8–11 April
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Report
3
Barbagallo Raceway
Perth , Western Australia
30 April – 2 May
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
4
Phillip Island
Phillip Island , Victoria
14–16 May
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
5
Hidden Valley Raceway
Darwin , Northern Territory
4–6 June
Jason Bright
Stone Brothers Racing
6
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
25–27 June
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Report
7
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
9–11 July
Garth Tander
Garry Rogers Motorsport
8
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
23–25 July
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
9
Symmons Plains Raceway
Launceston , Tasmania
6–8 August
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Report
10
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
20–22 August
Jason Bargwanna
Garry Rogers Motorsport
11
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
3–5 September
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Report
12
Queensland 500 Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
17–19 September
Russell Ingall Larry Perkins
Perkins Engineering
Report
13
FAI 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst , New South Wales
11–14 November
Steven Richards Greg Murphy
Gibson Motorsport
Report
Points system
Championship points were awarded as follows:
All rounds except Rounds 2, 12 & 13 were "sprint rounds", contested over three races,[3] with points awarded on a 50–46–44–42–40–38–36–34–32–30–28–26–24–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race.[4]
Round 2 was contested over two races with the whole round carrying six times the points of a sprint round race.[3] 100 points were awarded to the winner of Race 1 and 200 to the winner of Race 2.[3]
Rounds 12 & 13 were each contested over a single race with two drivers per car.[3] Total points awarded for the round were six times that of a sprint round race.[4] Points were awarded on a 300–276–264–252–240–228–216–204–192–180–168–156–144–132–120–108–96–84–72–60–48–36–24–12–6 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race with both drivers scoring the full points for the position filled by their car.
Championship standings
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Privateers award
The Privateers award was contested over all rounds except Rounds 2, 12 & 13.[5] Unlike 1998, points were awarded to the driver rather than the team.[5] The best five scores from the ten rounds could be retained by each driver.[5]
See also
1999 Australian Touring Car season
References
^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 December 2008. Archived 14 May 2009.
^ Some things never change, V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 4 to 8
^ a b c d The Rounds, V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 16 to 97
^ a b Stewart Wilson, The point of it all, Commodore 25th Anniversary (magazine), pages 94 to 95
^ a b c d e f 1999 SCS Privateers Review, V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 98 to 101
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