2000 Australian Super Touring Championship


The 2000 Australian Super Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Super Touring Cars. It was the eighth running of an Australian series for Super Touring Cars and the sixth to be contested under the Australian Super Touring Championship name. The series, which was promoted as the '2000 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship', began on 28 May 2000 at Oran Park Raceway and ended on 11 February 2001 at Oran Park Raceway after eight rounds.

Future Touring Cars

With Super Touring competitor numbers dropping after the withdrawal of the factory supported Audi and Volvo teams, the grids for the 2000 championship were bolstered with cars from the Future Touring Car category. This category, which catered for V8 powered cars that had competed previously in AUSCAR racing, made its debut in a support event to the 1999 Bathurst 500. While the Future Touring Cars and the Super Touring Cars raced together in the same events, drivers competed for two separate titles with separate points scoring for each category.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Australian Super Touring Championship.

Race Calendar

The 2000/2001 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over an eight-round series. Three races were held at the first round and two races were held at all subsequent rounds. The Future Touring cars competed at seven of the eight rounds, with no entries being received for Round 2 at Lakeside International Raceway.
Rd./RaceCircuitLocation & StateDateST WinnerTeamFT WinnerTeam
1/1Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales27–28 May 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport
1/2Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales27–28 May 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport
1/3Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales27–28 May 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportChristian D'AgostinChristian D'Agostin
2/1Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland17–18 Jun 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportN/AN/A
2/2Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland17–18 Jun 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportN/AN/A
3/1Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales8–9 Jul 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport
3/2Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales8–9 Jul 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport
4/1Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales28–29 Oct 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportJason DomaschenzAPS Racing
4/2Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales28–29 Oct 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport
5/1Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia11–12 Nov 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportKerry WadeKerry Wade
5/2Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia11–12 Nov 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportJason DomaschenzAPS Racing
6/1Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania2–3 Dec 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportJames BrockDiamond Valley Speed Shop
6/2Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania2–3 Dec 2000Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport
7/1Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales27–28 Jan 2001Jim CornishProject RacingTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport
7/2Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales27–28 Jan 2001Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportRay SidebottomAPS Racing
8/1Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales10–11 Feb 2001Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportRay SidebottomAPS Racing
8/2Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales10–11 Feb 2001Paul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportTim ShawBruce Williams Motorsport

Points system

Points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the top ten race positions in each race. A bonus point was allocated for the fastest lap time set in each qualifying session, with the first three rounds including a separate qualifying session for each race and the remaining rounds each featuring only a single qualifying session.

Results

Drivers Championship

Note: Alan Gurr retained third place in Race 1 of the final round despite losing his championship points as a consequence of his involvement in an on-track incident with Jamie Miller's Toyota.

Independents Cup

A separate award was reserved for Super Touring drivers who were classified as "Independents".
PositionDriverPoints
1David Auger218
2Luke Searle135
3Jamie Miller111
4Allan Letcher66
5Jim Cornish49
6Michael Downard33
7Matthew Fox32
8Sam Dale30
9Paul Leabeater24
10John Saunders22
11Anthony Robson20
12Brad Stratton8
13Carlos Rolfo6
=Mike Fitzgerald6

Teams Championship

Multi-car Super Touring teams also competed for a Teams Championship.
PositionTeamPoints
1Knight Racing312
2Paul Morris Motorsport144
3Hi-Tech Motorsport131
4McGill Motorsport112
5Motorsport Developments12