2000 Australian Touring Car season


The 2000 Australian Touring Car season was the 41st year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 2000, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 25 touring car race meetings held during 2000; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2000 Shell Championship Series, two of them endurance races; a five-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series, an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 2000/2001 Australian Super Touring Championship, which spilled several weeks into 2001; and V8 Supercar support programme events at the 2000 Australian Grand Prix and 2000 Honda Indy 300.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2000 Australian touring car season consisted of 28 events.
DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
12 FebSCS Round 1Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaGarth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
9–11 MarHot Wheels V8 Supercar ShowdownAlbert Park street circuitMelbourne, VictoriaMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodorereport
18–19 MarSCS Round 2Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaCraig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
26 MarKLS Round 1Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesDean CantoDean Canto RacingFord EL Falcon
8–9 AprSCS Round 3Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaGarth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodorereport
30 AprSCS Round 4Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
7 MayKLS Round 2Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaRyan McLeodJohn Faulkner RacingHolden VS Commodore
21 MaySCS Round 5Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern TerritoryMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
28 MayASTC Round 1Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
10–11 JuneGMC 400 SCS Round 6Canberra Street CircuitCanberra, Australian Capital TerritorySteven RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
18 JunKLS Round 3Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesDean CantoDean Canto RacingFord EL Falcon
18 JunASTC Round 2Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
2 JulSCS Round 7Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandCraig LowndesHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
9 JulASTC Round 3Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
16 JulSCS Round 8Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaJason BargwannaGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
30 JulSCS Round 9Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore
6 AugKLS Round 4Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandDavid BesnardStone Brothers RacingFord EL Falcon
20 AugSCS Round 10Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaSteven RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore
27 AugKLS Round 5Mallala Motor Sport ParkAdelaide, South AustraliaDavid BesnardStone Brothers RacingFord EL Falcon
10 SepQueensland 500 SCS Round 11Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandCraig Lowndes
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodorereport
8 OctSCS Round 12Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaPaul RadisichDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon
14–15 OctFAI V8 Supercar ChallengeSurfers Paradise street circuitSurfers Paradise, QueenslandPaul RadisichDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falconreport
29 OctASTC Round 4Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
12 NovASTC Round 5Mallala Motor Sport ParkAdelaide, South AustraliaPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
19 NovFAI Bathurst 1000 SCS Round 13Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesGarth Tander
Jason Bargwanna
Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodorereport
3 DecASTC Round 6Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
28 JanASTC Round 7Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesOwen KellyPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i
11 FebASTC Round 8Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesPaul MorrisPaul Morris MotorsportBMW 320i

Shell Championship Series

Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 2000 Australian Grand Prix.
DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 3
Mark Skaife2Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore211
Paul Radisich18Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon322
Garth Tander34Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore133
Craig Lowndes1Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore454
Jason Bargwanna35Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT CommodoreDNF105
Larry Perkins11Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VT Commodore646
John Bowe60PAE MotorsportFord AU Falcon777
John Faulkner46John Faulkner RacingHolden VT Commodore14118
Paul Morris29Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VS Commodore15139
Tony Longhurst9Stone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon9810
Steve Ellery31Supercheap Auto RacingFord AU Falcon121811
Steven Johnson17Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon8DNF12
Rodney Forbes28Gibson MotorsportHolden VT CommodoreDNF1713
Russell Ingall8Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VT Commodore52614
Cameron McLean40Greenfield Mowers RacingFord AU Falcon221615
Glenn Seton5Ford Tickford RacingFord AU Falcon112316
Mark Larkham10Larkham Motor SportFord AU Falcon10617
Dugal McDougall16Perkins EngineeringHolden VT Commodore211918
Paul Weel43Paul Weel RacingFord AU Falcon162719
Greg Murphy12Gibson MotorsportHolden VT CommodoreDNF2520
Steve Reed23Lansvale Racing TeamHolden VS Commodore232021
Craig Baird4Stone Brothers RacingFord AU FalconDNFDNF22
Sam Newman99Gibson MotorsportHolden VS Commodore252423
Trevor Ashby3Lansvale Racing TeamHolden VS Commodore202224
Paul Romano24Romano RacingHolden VS Commodore1921DNF
Brad Jones21Brad Jones RacingFord AU FalconDNF28DNF
Cameron McConville54Rod Nash RacingHolden VT Commodore1814DNF
Neil Crompton6Ford Tickford RacingFord AU Falcon1712DNF
Todd Kelly15Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore2415DNF
Steven Richards7Gibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore139DNF

Konica V8 Lites Series

Australian Super Touring Championship

FAI V8 Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 2000 Honda Indy 300.
DriverNo.TeamCarTop TenRace 1Race 2Race 3Points
Paul Radisich18Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon211256
Russell Ingall8Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VT Commodore122152
Craig Lowndes1Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore443340
Jason Bargwanna35Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT Commodore55432
Mark Larkham10Larkham Motor SportFord AU Falcon566526
Mark Skaife2Holden Racing TeamHolden VT Commodore334DNF26
Tony Longhurst9Stone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon978618
Neil Crompton6Glenn Seton RacingFord AU Falcon161276
Craig Baird4Stone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon11986
Steven Johnson17Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon7147DNF6
Brad Jones21Brad Jones RacingFord AU Falcon822164
Paul Morris29Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VS Commodore151392
Rodney Forbes28Gibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore1011102
Paul Weel43Paul Weel RacingFord AU Falcon9DNFDNS2
Steve Reed23Lansvale Racing TeamHolden VS Commodore1310121
John Faulkner46John Faulkner RacingHolden VT Commodore261411
Tyler Mecklem50Clive Wiseman RacingHolden VT Commodore201513
Anthony Tratt75Paul Little RacingFord AU Falcon191614
John Bowe600PAE MotorsportFord AU Falcon25DNS15
Trevor Ashby3Lansvale Racing TeamHolden VS Commodore212017
Paul Romano24Romano RacingHolden VS Commodore181818
Rodney Crick14Imrie Motor SportHolden VT Commodore232119
Dugal McDougall16Perkins EngineeringHolden VT Commodore121920
Larry Perkins11Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VS Commodore17DNFDNF
Cameron McConville54Rod Nash RacingHolden VT Commodore2417DNF
Christian D'Agostin99Motorsport Engineering ServicesHolden VT Commodore22DNFDNS
Steve Ellery31Supercheap Auto RacingFord AU Falcon6DNFDNSDNS
Greg Murphy12Gibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore8DNFDNSDNS
Steven Richards7Gibson MotorsportHolden VT Commodore10DNFDNSDNS
Garth Tander34Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VT CommodoreDNSDNSDNS