1999 Shell Championship Series

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.Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 December 2008. 14 May 2009. 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.Some things never change, V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 4 to 8

The series was won by Craig Lowndes of the Holden Racing Team.

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 Level No. Driver Events Co-Driver Events Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VT O 1 Craig Lowndes 1–8, 11–13 12–13 10 — 15 9 Holden Commodore VT O 2 Mark Skaife All Paul Morris 12–13 Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore VS P 3 Trevor Ashby 1–2, 6–7, 11–13 Steve Reed 12–13 Steve Reed 3–5, 8–10 — 28 Rodney Forbes All Geoff Full 12–13 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon AU O 4 Jason Bright All Craig Baird 12–13 Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon AU O 5 Glenn Seton All Neil Crompton 12–13 O 6 Geoff Brabham 12–13 Neal Bates 12–13 Neil Crompton 2–11 — Ford Falcon EL 1 Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore VT O 7 Steven Richards All Greg Murphy 12–13 O 12 Greg Murphy 1–11 — P 73 David "Truckie" Parsons 12–13 David "Skippy" Parsons 12–13 Holden Commodore VS 4–11 — Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VT O 8 Russell Ingall 1–11 — O 11 Larry Perkins All Russell Ingall 12–13 O 16 Dugal McDougall 6–13 Andrew Miedecke 12–13 Holden Commodore VS 1–4 — Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon AU O 10 Mark Larkham All Brad Jones 12–13 Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore VS P 14 Mike Imrie Rodney Crick 12–13 Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore VT O 15 Todd Kelly 13 Mark Noske 13 Holden Commodore VS 1, 6–7, 12 12 O 99 Mark Noske 1–7 — Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon AU O 17 Dick Johnson 1–7, 9–13 Steven Johnson 12–13 Steven Johnson 8 — O 18 Paul Radisich All Steven Ellery 12–13 Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore VT O 19 Wayne Gardner 2, 13 David Brabham 13 Peters Motorsport Ford Falcon AU O 22 Daniel Osborne 13 Brett Peters 13 Ford Falcon EL 1–2, 6–7, 10, 12 12 Brett Peters 3 — P 42 Mark Williams 13 Scott Fleming 13 Romano Racing Holden Commodore VS O 24 Paul Romano 1, 3–4, 7–13 Tomas Mezera 12 Darren Hossack 13 Longhurst Racing Ford Falcon AU O 25 Tony Longhurst All Adam Macrow 12–13 M3 Motorsport Holden Commodore VS P 26 John Cotter 1, 6–7, 12–13 Peter Doulman 12–13 Peter Doulman 2, 4, 8, 10–11 — Holden Commodore VS P 27 Terry Finnigan 1, 13 Darren Pate 13 Darren Pate 8, 10–11 — Greg Crick Motorsport Ford Falcon EL O 30 Greg Crick 1 — Harris Racing Ford Falcon EL P 30 Craig Harris 7, 10–11, 13 Tim Shaw 13 Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon EL O 31 Steven Ellery 1, 4–5, 7, 10–11 — Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore VT O 32 Tomas Mezera 1–2, 4, 6–7, 13 Tony Ricciardello 13 Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden Commodore VS P 33 Allan McCarthy 6 — Phil Ward 7, 13 Allan McCarthy 13 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VS O 34 Garth Tander 1–10 — Holden Commodore VT 11–13 Jason Bargwanna 12–13 O 35 Jason Bargwanna 1–11 — Greg Ritter 12–13 Matthew Coleman 12 Steve Owen 13 Gearbox Motorsport Holden Commodore VS P 36 Neil Schembri 13 Gary Quartly 13 Scotty Taylor Racing Holden Commodore VS P 37 Bill Attard 1, 11, 13 Alan Taylor 13 South Pacific Motor Racing Holden Commodore VS P 38 Peter Field 13 Shane Howison 13 Challenge Motorsport Holden Commodore VS P 39 Chris Smerdon 1–2, 6–8, 10–13 Mal Rose 12 Charlie Cox 13 Greenfield Mowers Racing Ford Falcon EL P 40 Cameron McLean All Wayne Park 12 John Cleland 13 Emerzidis Motorsport Holden Commodore VS P 41 Garry Willmington 4 — Ford Falcon EL Garry Holt 13 Bill Sieders 13 P 54 Simon Emerzidis 1–2, 4, 7, 11–13 Garry Willmington 12–13 Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon AU O 43 Paul Weel 1, 4–13 Greg Crick 12–13 John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore VT O 46 John Faulkner All Simon Wills 12–13 Holden Commodore VS O 96 Paul Dumbrell 1, 9, 12–13 Matthew White 12–13 Cameron McConville 6–8 — Matthew White 10 Daily Planet Racing Holden Commodore VS P 47 John Trimbole 12–13 Kevin Heffernan 12–13 Rod Smith Racing Holden Commodore VS P 48 D'Arcy Russell 2–5, 8, 12–13 Grant Johnson 12–13 Crambrook Racing Holden Commodore VS P 49 Layton Crambrook 8–13 Dean Crosswell 12–13 Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore VS P 50 Michael Donaher 1–7, 10–11 — Dean Lindstrom 12–13 Melinda Price 12–13 Charles Ryman Racing Ford Falcon EL P 51 Charles Ryman 1 — Wayne Wakefield 5, 7 Barry Morcom Racing Holden Commodore VS P 52 Barry Morcom 1–2, 6–7, 11 — Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VS P 55 Rod Nash 1–5, 7–8, 10–12 Dean Wanless 12 Holden Commodore VT 13 13 Pretty Motorsport Holden Commodore VS P 60 Nathan Pretty 3, 10, 13 Andrew Fawcet 13 Nicole Pretty 8 — James Rosenberg Racing Holden Commodore VT P 66 Mark Poole 8–10, 12–13 Tony Scott 12–13 Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon AU P 70 John Briggs 2, 4–7, 10–13 Tim Leahey 12–13 P 80 Bob Thorn 1 — Ford Falcon EL 4–5, 7–8, 11–13 Todd Wanless 12–13 Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VS P 72 David Parsons 1–2 — Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon EL O 75 Anthony Tratt 1, 4–6 — Ford Falcon AU 8–10, 12–13 Alan Jones 12–13 V8 Racing Holden Commodore VS P 77 Richard Mork 1, 6, 11, 13 Christian D'Agostin 13 Cadillac Productions Ford Falcon EL P 79 Mike Conway 1–2, 6–7, 10–13 Ric Shaw 12–13 Bob Jones 8 — Rowse Motors Holden Commodore VP P 81 Tim Rowse 13 Ron Barnacle 13 Miller Racing Holden Commodore VS P 84 Daniel Miller 2–3, 5, 12–13 Tony Ricciardello 12 Geoff Kendrick 13 Rod Salmon Racing Holden Commodore VS P 87 Damien White 11, 13 Rod Salmon 13 Kendrick Racing Holden Commodore VS P 92 Geoff Kendrick 3, 5 — Graphic Skills Racing Holden Commodore VS P 97 Wayne Wakefield 12–13 Dean Canto 12–13 Owen Parkinson Racing Holden Commodore VS P 98 Kerryn Brewer 2 — Gary Baxter 4 Wayne Wakefield 6 Kim Jane 8 David Parsons 9–10 Dean Canto 11 Barry Cassidy 13 Neil Crowe 13 Power Racing Ford Falcon EL P 134 Alan Heath 2–3, 5, 7–8, 12–13 Warren Luff 12 Mick Donaher 13 PAE Motorsport Ford Falcon EL O 600 John Bowe 1–2 — Ford Falcon AU 3–13 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 titleCircuitLocation / StateDateWinner(s)TeamReport 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 IngallLarry Perkins Perkins Engineering Report 13 FAI 1000Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 11–14 November Steven RichardsGreg 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