# 1999 Australian Touring Car season

The 1999 Australian Touring Car season was the 40th 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 1999, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 25 touring car race meetings held during 1999; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1999 Shell Championship Series (SCS), two of them endurance races; an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); support programme events at the 1999 Australian Grand Prix and 1999 Honda Indy 300 and two stand-alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.

## Results and Standings
### Race Calendar

The 1999 Australian touring car season consisted of 25 events.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / State | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
| 5–7 Mar | Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown | Albert Park street circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | report |
| 28 Mar | SCS Round 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 10–11 Apr | Sensational Adelaide 500 SCS Round 2 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | report |
| 18 Apr | ASTC Round 1 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 1–2 May | SCS Round 3 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 2 May | ASTC Round 2 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo S40 | |
| 16 May | SCS Round 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 30 May | ASTC Round 3 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 6 Jun | SCS Round 5 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | Jason Bright | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | |
| 20 Jun | ASTC Round 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 27 Jun | SCS Round 6 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 11 Jul | SCS Round 7 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 18 Jul | ASTC Round 5 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 25 Jul | SCS Round 8 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 1 Aug | ASTC Round 6 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Jim Richards | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo S40 | |
| 8 Aug | SCS Round 9 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 15 Aug | ASTC Round 7 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo S40 | |
| 22 Aug | SCS Round 10 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 29 Aug | ASTC Round 8 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Jim Richards | Volvo Cars Australia | Volvo S40 | |
| 5 Sep | SCS Round 11 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 19 Sep | Queensland 500 SCS Round 12 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Larry Perkins Russell Ingall | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | report |
| 3 Oct | Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | James Brock | Biante Model Cars | Holden VS Commodore | report |
| 3 Oct | Bob Jane T-Marts 500 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | report |
| 17–18 Oct | V8 Supercar Challenge | Surfers Paradise street circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | report |
| 14 Nov | FAI 1000 Classic SCS Round 13 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Steven Richards Greg Murphy | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | report |

### Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 |
| Craig Lowndes | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Skaife | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Perkins | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Steven Richards | 12 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Russell Ingall | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Jason Bright | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 7 | DNF | 13 | 6 |
| Steve Ellery | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Tony Longhurst | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| Rodney Forbes | 28 | Rodney Forbes Racing | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 20 | 15 | 9 |
| Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 31 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Terry Finnigan | 27 | | Holden VS Commodore | 17 | DNF | 18 | 11 |
| Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 10 | 15 | 19 | 12 |
| Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 27 | DNS | 13 |
| Dugal McDougall | 16 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | 23 | 23 | 17 | 14 |
| Wayne Wakefield | 47 | Daily Planet Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 22 | DNF | 21 | 15 |
| Trevor Ashby | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 13 | 18 | 22 | 16 |
| Dean Lindstrom | 50 | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 18 | 19 | 24 | 17 |
| David Parsons | 72 | Robert Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 19 | DNF | 25 | 18 |
| Anthony Tratt | 75 | John Sidney Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 21 | DNF | DNF | 19 |
| Rod Nash | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 29 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Kevin Heffernan | 74 | PACE Racing | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 21 | DNF | 21 |
| Nathan Pretty | 50 | Pretty Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 24 | DNF | 27 | 22 |
| Mike Imrie | 14 | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden VT Commodore | 28 | 26 | 29 | 23 |
| D'arcy Russell | 48 | Rod Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 27 | 28 | DNS | 24 |
| Richard Mork | 77 | V8 Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 30 | DNF | 30 | 25 |
| Steven Richards | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 12 | 9 | DNS | 26 |
| Paul Weel | 43 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 15 | 17 | 20 | DNF |
| Simon Emerzidis | 54 | Simon Emerzidis | Ford EL Falcon | 25 | 22 | 23 | DNF |
| Mark Noske | 99 | Holden Young Lions | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 13 | 16 | DNF |
| Neil Crompton | 6 | Ford Tickford Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 20 | 10 | 7 | DNF |
| Wayne Gardner | 19 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 11 | 9 | DNF |
| Cameron McLean | 40 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 11 | 29 | 32 | DNF |
| Mike Conway | 79 | Cadillac Productions | Ford EL Falcon | 26 | 25 | 28 | DNF |
| Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DSQ | 16 | 10 | DNF |
| Glenn Seton | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Ford AU Falcon | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNF |
| John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 14 | 8 | 31 | DNF |
| John Bowe | 66 | PAE Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon | 4 | 5 | 4 | DNF |
| Dick Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 16 | DNF | DNS | DNS |
| Paul Radisich | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS |
| Todd Kelly | 15 | Holden Young Lions | Holden VS Commodore | 8 | DNF | DNS | DNS |

### V8 Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 1999 Honda Indy 300.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
| Paul Radisich | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Ingall | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Wayne Gardner | 19 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Jason Bright | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 15 | 12 | 6 |
| Larry Perkins | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| Glenn Seton | 5 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| Steven Richards | 96 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 20 | 17 | 10 |
| Steve Reed | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 12 | 15 | 11 |
| Mark Skaife | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 10 | 12 |
| Tony Longhurst | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | DNF | 14 |
| David Parsons | 73 | Challenge Recruitment | Holden VS Commodore | 17 | 19 | 15 |
| Rodney Forbes | 28 | Rodney Forbes Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 18 | DNF | 16 |
| Neil Crompton | 6 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 9 | 14 | 17 |
| Dick Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 16 | 18 | DNF |
| Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 3 | 3 | DNF |
| Steve Ellery | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 2 | 2 | DNS |
| Craig Lowndes | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 5 | 4 | DNS |
| Brett Peters | 22 | Colourscan Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon | 19 | 20 | DNS |