1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Explained

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	Circuit	State	Date	Format	Winning driver	Car
1	Lakeside[4]	Queensland	5 May[5]	Two races	John Briggs	Honda Prelude Chevrolet
2	Oran Park[6]	New South Wales	16 June	Two races	John Briggs	Honda Prelude Chevrolet
3	Sandown[7]	Victoria	8 September	Two races	John Briggs	Honda Prelude Chevrolet
4	Phillip Island[8]	Victoria	22 September[9]	Two races	John Briggs	Honda Prelude Chevrolet

Championship results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Lak.	Ora.	San.	Phi.	Total
1	John Briggs	9[10]	Honda Prelude Chevrolet	John Briggs	42	42	42	42	168
2	Kerry Baily	28	Toyota Supra Chevrolet	Kerry Baily	38	38	36	38	150
3	James Phillip	55		James Phillip	26	28	28	30	112
4	Mick Monterosso	2		Mick Monterosso	–	34	36	34	104
5	Bob Jolly	3		Bob Jolly	–	28	16	32	76
6	Danny Osborne	15	Mazda RX-7		26	10	30	–	66
7	Mike Imrie	4		Imrie Motor Sport	23	11	–	28	62
8	Mark Trenoweth	8			33	24	–	–	57
9	Ivan Mikac	42	Mazda RX-7	Ivan Mikac	–	–	25	26	51
10	Des Wall	20			15	32	–	–	47
11	Kevin Clark	116		Kevin Clark	–	–	23	23	46
12	Peter O'Brien	17	Holden VL Commodore	O'Brien Aluminium	–	11	29	–	40
13	Chris Fing	21	Chevrolet Monza		29	–	–	–	29
14	Brian Smith	5	Alfa Romeo GTV Chevrolet		–	28	–	–	28
15	Gary Rowe	47		Gary Rowe	–	–	21	–	21
	Domenic Beninca	52			–	–	–	21	21
17	Phil Crompton	49	Ford EA Falcon	Phil Crompton	17	–	–	–	17
18	Allan McCarthy	48	Alfa Romeo Alfetta		14	–	–	–	14
19	Chris Donnelly	43			12	–	–	–	12
	Paul Barrett	46			–	–	–	12	12
21	Brett Francis	77			11	–	–	–	11
22	Shane Eklund	32			10	–	–	–	10
	Craig Wildridge	54			–	10	–	–	10
	Ron O'Brien	18			–	–	–	10	10

References

1. Specific conditions, Australian Sports Sedan Championship, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7–10 & 7–11
2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
3. 1996 Australian Sports Sedan Championship (points table), Motor Racing Australia No 25, January / February 1997
4. Toby Hagon, Briggs beats Baily first up, Australian Auto Action, 9–15 May 1996
5. 1996 Motor Sport Calendar, 1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
6. Garry O'Brien, Baily fails to bridge the gap, Australian Auto Action, 20–26 June 1996
7. Andrew MacLean, Briggs the untouchable, Australian Auto Action, 12–18 September 1996
8. 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. Briggs and Baily big-banger battle (Sandown round preview and entry list), Australian Auto Action, 5 – 11 September 1996

External links

• www.youtube.com – Highlights of the Sandown round of the championship