# 1999 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 1999 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to drivers of Formula Holden racing cars. The winner of the championship, which was the 43rd Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1999 CAMS Gold Star. Due to a sponsorship arrangement with Holden, the championship was promoted as the "Holden Australian Drivers' Championship".
The championship was won by Simon Wills driving a Reynard 94D for Birrana Racing Pty Ltd.

## Schedule

The championship was contested over a seven-round series, with two races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date |
| 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | New South Wales | 27 & 28 March |
| 2 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 10 & 11 April |
| 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 15 & 16 May |
| 4 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 27 June |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 10 & 11 July |
| 6 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 21 & 22 August |
| 7 | Oran Park Raceway | New South Wales | 4 & 5 September |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.

## Championship results

| Pos. | Driver | No | Car % | Entrant | Eastern Ck | Eastern Ck | Adelaide | Adelaide | Phillip Is | Phillip Is | Sandown | Sandown | Queenld Rwy | Queenld Rwy | Winton Rwy | Winton Rwy | Oran Pk Rwy | Oran Pk Rwy | Total |
| Pos. | Driver | No | Car % | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1+ | R2 | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Simon Wills | 8 | Reynard 94D | Birrana Racing Pty Ltd | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | 20 | 20 | 20 | 235 |
| 2 | Chris Staff | 11 | Reynard 92D | Ralt Australia | 15 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | | Ret | 15 | 15 | 126 |
| 3 | Matt Halliday | 12 | Reynard 91D Reynard 94D | Ralt Australia | 10 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | DNS | 10 | | Ret | 12 | 12 | 107 |
| 4 | Adam Macrow | 25 | Reynard 91D Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | DNS | Ret | 0 | | | | | 70 |
| 5 | Akihiro Asai | 20 | Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | 3 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 6 | Ret | 0 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | 12 | 10 | 10 | 69 |
| 6 | Paul Dumbrell | 7 | Reynard 94D | Badia Court Pty Ltd | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | | 0 | 6 | Ret | 60 |
| 7 | Brenton Ramsay | 9 | Reynard 94D | Birrana Racing Pty Ltd | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 0 | 15 | DNS | 15 | 12 | | Ret | Ret | 4 | 54 |
| 8 | Todd Kelly | 22 | Reynard 92D | Greg Murphy | | | | | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 9 | Les Crampton | 15 | Reynard 91D | FIAA Australia Racing Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Tim Leahey | 47 | Reynard 92D | SH Racing | | | | | | | 10 | DNS | Ret | Ret | | 15 | Ret | 8 | 33 |
| 11 | Dale Brede | 27 | Reynard 94D | National Capital Motors | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | | | Ret | DNS | 29 |
| 12 | Damien Digby | 69 | Reynard 92D | Damien Digby | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | | 10 | 3 | Ret | 28 |
| 13 | Sam Astuti | 16 | Reynard 94D | Tony Astuti | 1 | 0 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 15 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 27 |
| 14 | Kevin Bell | 10 | Reynard 91D | Ralt Australia | 6 | 8 | DNS | DNS | | | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 15 | Peter Hill | 66 | Reynard 91D | Greg Murphy | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 6 | 6 | | 6 | | | 18 |
| 16 | Arthur Abrahams | 19 | Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 17 | Roger Oakeshott | 28 | Lola T93-50 | Roger Oakeshott | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DNS | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Ret | 3 | 14 |
| 18 | Jason Liefting | 25 | Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 19 | Chas Jacobsen | 87 | Reynard 92D | Chas Jacobsen | | | | | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 20 | Craig Bastian | 23 | Reynard 92D | Craig Bastian | | | | | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 8 |
| 21 | Bob Power | 48 | Ralt RT23 | TAS Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 8 |
| 22 | Ian Peters | 24 | Reynard 91D | Ian Peters | | | 0 | Ret | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | Ret | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Stan Keen | 5 | Shrike NB89H | Stan Keen | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 24 | Garry Haywood | 26 | Reynard 90D | Garry Haywood | | | Ret | 2 | | | 4 | DNS | | | | 0 | | | 6 |
| 25 | Lars Johansson | 36 | Reynard 94D | Lars Johansson | | | | | | | | | 0 | Ret | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Mark Ellis | 17 | Reynard 94D | Mark Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNS | DNS | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Ret | Ret | 5 |
| 27 | Ray Stubber | 22 | Reynard 92D | Greg Murphy | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 28 | Martyn Porter | 74 | Reynard 94D | Chris Hocking | | | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | John de Vries | 74 | Reynard 94D | Chris Hocking | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Kelly | 18 | Reynard 94D | NPS / Plumbtec Racing | | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| | Chris Hocking | 74 | Reynard 94D | Chris Hocking | | | | | 0 | Ret | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Chas Talbot | 14 | March 87B | Chas Talbot | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
Note:
% Contemporary Formula Holden regulations mandated the use of a 3.8 litre Holden V6 engine.
+ No points were awarded for the first race of Round 6 as the race was cancelled due to a series of accidents.