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. 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, tyres supplied by Bridgestone specified for all cars.[ 2]
The series was won by Craig Lowndes of the Holden Racing Team .
Teams and drivers
File:Ford Falcon EL of Briggs Motor Sport (1999).jpg The Ford Falcon EL in which Bob Thorn contested the Championship for Briggs Motor Sport . The car is pictured in 2018 in its 1999 colours.
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
Level
No.
Driver
Events
Co-Driver
Events
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VT
O
1
Australia Craig Lowndes
1-8, 11-13
Australia Cameron McConville
12-13
Holden Commodore VS
10
—
15
Australia Cameron McConville
9
Holden Commodore VT
O
2
Australia Mark Skaife
All
Australia Paul Morris
12-13
Lansvale Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS
P
3
Australia Trevor Ashby
1-2, 6-7, 11-13
Australia Steve Reed
12-13
Australia Steve Reed
3-5, 8-10
—
28
Australia Rodney Forbes
All
Australia Geoff Full
12-13
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon AU
O
4
Australia Jason Bright
All
New Zealand Craig Baird
12-13
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon AU
O
5
Australia Glenn Seton
All
Australia Neil Crompton
12-13
O
6
Australia Geoff Brabham
12-13
Australia Neal Bates
12-13
Australia Neil Crompton
2-11
—
Ford Falcon EL
1
Gibson Motorsport
Holden Commodore VT
O
7
New Zealand Steven Richards
All
New Zealand Greg Murphy
12-13
O
12
New Zealand Greg Murphy
1-11
—
P
73
Australia David Parsons
12-13
Australia David Parsons
12-13
Holden Commodore VS
4-11
—
Perkins Engineering
Holden Commodore VT
O
8
Australia Russell Ingall
1-11
—
O
11
Australia Larry Perkins
All
Australia Russell Ingall
12-13
O
16
Australia Dugal McDougall
6-13
Australia Andrew Miedecke
12-13
Holden Commodore VS
1-4
—
Larkham Motorsport
Ford Falcon AU
O
10
Australia Mark Larkham
All
Australia Brad Jones
12-13
Imrie Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
P
14
Australia Mike Imrie
2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-13
Australia Rodney Crick
12-13
Holden Young Lions
Holden Commodore VT
O
15
Australia Todd Kelly
13
Australia Mark Noske
13
Holden Commodore VS
1, 6-7, 12
12
O
99
Australia Mark Noske
1-7
—
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon AU
O
17
Australia Dick Johnson
1-7, 9-13
Australia Steven Johnson
12-13
Australia Steven Johnson
8
—
O
18
New Zealand Paul Radisich
All
Australia Steven Ellery
12-13
Wayne Gardner Racing
Holden Commodore VT
O
19
Australia Wayne Gardner
2, 13
Australia David Brabham
13
Peters Motorsport
Ford Falcon AU
O
22
Australia Daniel Osborne
13
Australia Brett Peters
13
Ford Falcon EL
1-2, 6-7, 10, 12
12
Australia Brett Peters
3
—
P
42
Australia Mark Williams
13
Australia Scott Fleming
13
Romano Racing
Holden Commodore VS
O
24
Australia Paul Romano
1, 3-4, 7-13
Australia Tomas Mezera
12
Australia Darren Hossack
13
Longhurst Racing
Ford Falcon AU
O
25
Australia Tony Longhurst
All
Australia Adam Macrow
12-13
M3 Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
P
26
Australia John Cotter
1, 6-7, 12-13
Australia Peter Doulman
12-13
Australia Peter Doulman
2, 4, 8, 10-11
—
Terry Finnigan Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS
P
27
Australia Terry Finnigan
1, 13
Australia Darren Pate
13
Australia Darren Pate
8, 10-11
—
Greg Crick Motorsport
Ford Falcon EL
O
30
Australia Greg Crick
1
—
Harris Racing
Ford Falcon EL
P
30
Australia Craig Harris
7, 10-11, 13
Australia Tim Shaw
13
Steven Ellery Racing
Ford Falcon EL
O
31
Australia Steven Ellery
1, 4-5, 7, 10-11
—
Tomas Mezera Motorsport
Holden Commodore VT
O
32
Australia Tomas Mezera
1-2, 4, 6-7, 13
Australia Tony Ricciardello
13
Pro-Duct Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
P
33
Australia Allan McCarthy
6
—
Australia Phil Ward
7, 13
Australia Allan McCarthy
13
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
O
34
Australia Garth Tander
1-10
—
Holden Commodore VT
11-13
Australia Jason Bargwanna
12-13
O
35
Australia Jason Bargwanna
1-11
—
Australia Greg Ritter
12-13
Australia Matthew Coleman
12
Australia Steve Owen
13
Gearbox Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
P
36
Australia Neil Schembri
13
Australia Gary Quartly
13
Scotty Taylor Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
37
Australia Bill Attard
1, 11, 13
Australia Alan Taylor
13
South Pacific Motor Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
38
Australia Peter Field
13
Australia Shane Howison
13
Challenge Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
P
39
Australia Chris Smerdon
1-2, 6-8, 10-13
Australia Mal Rose
12
Australia Charlie Cox
13
Greenfield Mowers Racing
Ford Falcon EL
P
40
Australia Cameron McLean
All
Australia Wayne Park
12
United Kingdom John Cleland
13
Emerzidis Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
P
41
Australia Garry Willmington
4
—
Ford Falcon EL
Australia Garry Holt
13
Australia Bill Sieders
13
P
54
Australia Simon Emerzidis
1-2, 4, 7, 11-13
Australia Garry Willmington
12-13
Paul Weel Racing
Ford Falcon AU
O
43
Australia Paul Weel
1, 4-13
Australia Greg Crick
12-13
John Faulkner Racing
Holden Commodore VT
O
46
New Zealand John Faulkner
All
New Zealand Simon Wills
12-13
Holden Commodore VS
O
96
Australia Paul Dumbrell
1, 9, 12-13
Australia Matthew White
12-13
Australia Cameron McConville
6-8
—
Australia Matthew White
10
Daily Planet Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
47
Australia John Trimbole
12-13
Australia Kevin Heffernan
12-13
Rod Smith Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
48
Australia D'Arcy Russell
2-5, 8, 12-13
Australia Grant Johnson
12-13
Crambrook Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
49
Australia Layton Crambrook
8-13
Australia Dean Crosswell
12-13
Clive Wiseman Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
50
Australia Michael Donaher
1-7, 10-11
—
Australia Dean Lindstrom
12-13
Australia Melinda Price
12-13
Charles Ryman Racing
Ford Falcon EL
P
51
Australia Charles Ryman
1
—
Australia Wayne Wakefield
5, 7
Barry Morcom Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
52
Australia Barry Morcom
1-2, 6-7, 11
—
Rod Nash Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
55
Australia Rod Nash
1-5, 7-8, 10-12
Australia Dean Wanless
12
Holden Commodore VT
13
13
Pretty Motorsport
Holden Commodore VS
P
60
Australia Nathan Pretty
3, 10, 13
New Zealand Andrew Fawcet
13
Australia Nicole Pretty
8
—
James Rosenberg Racing
Holden Commodore VT
P
66
Australia Mark Poole
8-10, 12-13
Australia Tony Scott
12-13
Briggs Motor Sport
Ford Falcon AU
P
70
Australia John Briggs
2, 4-7, 10-13
Australia Tim Leahey
12-13
P
80
Australia Bob Thorn
1
—
Ford Falcon EL
4-5, 7-8, 11-13
Australia Todd Wanless
12-13
Robert Smith Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
72
Australia David Parsons
1-2
—
Paul Little Racing
Ford Falcon EL
O
75
Australia Anthony Tratt
1, 4-6
—
Ford Falcon AU
8-10, 12-13
Australia Alan Jones
12-13
V8 Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
77
Australia Richard Mork
1, 6, 11, 13
Australia Christian D'Agostin
13
Cadillac Productions
Ford Falcon EL
P
79
Australia Mike Conway
1-2, 6-7, 10-13
Australia Ric Shaw
12-13
Australia Bob Jones
8
—
Rowse Motors
Holden Commodore VP
P
81
Australia Tim Rowse
13
Australia Ron Barnacle
13
Miller Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
84
Australia Daniel Miller
2-3, 5, 12-13
Australia Tony Ricciardello
12
Australia Geoff Kendrick
13
Rod Salmon Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
87
Australia Damien White
11, 13
Australia Rod Salmon
13
Kendrick Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
92
Australia Geoff Kendrick
3, 5
—
Graphic Skills Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
97
Australia Wayne Wakefield
12-13
Australia Dean Canto
12-13
Owen Parkinson Racing
Holden Commodore VS
P
98
Australia Kerryn Brewer
2
—
Australia Gary Baxter
4
Australia Wayne Wakefield
6
Australia Kim Jane
8
Australia David Parsons
9-10
Australia Dean Canto
11
Australia Barry Cassidy
13
Australia Neil Crowe
13
Power Racing
Ford Falcon EL
P
134
Australia Alan Heath
2-3, 5, 7-8, 12-13
Australia Warren Luff
12
Australia Mick Donaher
13
PAE Motorsport
Ford Falcon EL
O
600
Australia John Bowe
1-2
—
Ford Falcon AU
3-13
New Zealand Jim Richards
12-13
Icon
Class
O
Outright
P
Privateers
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
Championship standings
Format
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
Sprint races
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
Endurance races
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
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.[ 9] Unlike 1998, points were awarded to the driver rather than the team.[ 9] The best five scores from the ten rounds could be retained by each driver.[ 9]
See also
References
External links