1999 Shell Championship Series

 

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   Cameron McConville 12-13 Holden Commodore VS 10 — 15   Cameron McConville 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 — Bob Forbes Racing 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 Parsons 12-13   David 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 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-13   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 — Terry Finnigan Racing Team 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

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.

 

 

Phillip Island

 

Perth

 

Adelaide

 

Eastern Creek

 

Darwin

 

Launceston

 

Ipswich

 

Winton

 

Oran Park

 

Calder Park

 

Sandown

 

Bathurst

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Event locations

Pos. Driver ECK ADE PER PHI DAR SAN IPS1 CAL TAS WIN OPK IPS2 BAT Total R1 R2 R3 R1 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R1 1   Craig Lowndes 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 Ret 2 2 1 3 1 5 1 Ret WD 16 7 5 2 2 2 3 2 1918 2   Russell Ingall 9 8 5 4 Ret 10 4 3 5 6 1 1 14 18 11 6 1 2 Ret 4 2 Ret 7 5 2 4 3 2 6 11 8 1 7 1804 3   Mark Skaife 1 1 2 Ret 2 8 17 1 1 2 7 7 5 1 1 2 4 4 11 2 1 2 2 1 1 8 6 11 1 1 1 22 3 1656 =   Glenn Seton 5 7 4 9 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 4 21 6 5 7 Ret 17 9 9 5 4 10 6 4 Ret WD WD 9 16 11 4 5 = 5   Garth Tander 4 4 3 24 10 Ret 7 8 9 Ret 5 6 2 7 4 3 2 3 2 5 4 1 8 4 Ret 3 4 6 5 4 4 2 Ret 1470 6   Greg Murphy 13 9 6 2 Ret Ret 13 13 24 14 15 10 19 13 7 10 9 11 12 20 11 12 1 10 7 14 17 12 Ret 17 12 6 1 1428 7   Steven Richards 11 Ret 20 5 11 7 5 7 8 4 17 Ret Ret 8 Ret 19 17 9 Ret 8 WD WD 11 8 WD 14 9 15 Ret 14 10 6 1 1310 8   Jason Bright 2 6 30 3 4 3 6 14 14 8 4 2 1 5 6 5 6 6 4 3 Ret DNS 5 Ret 14 2 2 4 3 3 3 Ret Ret 1276 9   Larry Perkins 6 3 Ret 7 7 16 11 WD WD WD 11 11 8 14 10 9 Ret DNS WD 14 10 13 14 11 6 27 Ret Ret 14 10 16 1 7 1232 10   Dick Johnson 16 24 14 10 14 9 29 11 10 10 9 13 13 12 9 8 Ret 14 Ret Ret 16 9 11 10 10 12 12 Ret 7 4 1160 11   Jason Bargwanna 8 5 15 8 9 24 16 Ret WD WD 8 8 4 10 17 Ret 7 26 8 Ret 15 10 4 2 3 1 1 1 28 9 Ret 2 Ret 1148 12   Neil Crompton Ret Ret 16 13 5 5 Ret Ret 22 24 6 24 Ret Ret 19 15 8 8 3 6 WD WD 3 3 Ret 25 14 9 8 19 26 4 5 1107 13   John Bowe 12 Ret DNS 11 8 Ret 14 9 7 5 10 5 3 3 Ret 16 11 7 1 7 3 3 16 9 5 Ret 12 8 11 8 12 18 Ret 1078 14   Tony Longhurst 7 10 7 Ret 12 6 21 15 6 12 12 15 6 9 16 12 15 16 7 12 9 9 12 17 11 6 13 Ret Ret 15 9 Ret Ret 830 15   John Faulkner 34 12 11 Ret 6 13 Ret 5 4 Ret Ret 23 9 11 8 Ret 12 10 16 13 8 8 19 12 Ret 10 8 7 13 Ret DNS 9 Ret 824 16   Paul Radisich Ret 15 17 Ret 13 4 3 6 13 Ret DNS 9 12 4 3 4 5 5 6 Ret 12 7 Ret Ret WD 5 5 3 10 5 5 Ret Ret 812 17   Cameron McConville 22 13 13 30 Ret WD 11 7 6 6 7 WD 3 2 770 18   Cameron McLean Ret 17 10 12 16 11 9 29 Ret 13 Ret 19 24 17 12 11 Ret 25 15 17 13 11 9 13 Ret 18 16 14 7 7 6 Ret Ret 721 19   Mark Noske 15 11 8 6 Ret 21 10 Ret 16 7 14 12 15 Ret 22 17 Ret WD WD Ret 6 688 20   David Parsons 23 25 DNS 18 20 17 28 19 Ret 17 24 25 23 19 Ret 21 23 20 20 17 21 8 Ret Ret Ret 22 Ret WD 5 11 670 21   Mark Larkham 14 26 13 Ret 18 14 12 Ret 15 Ret 26 16 7 15 15 14 10 13 10 28 14 14 15 Ret 13 28 19 25 21 Ret Ret 16 Ret 617 22   Steve Reed 19 15 15 10 12 26 13 17 11 25 16 16 18 18 21 17 21 16 8 16 595 23   Steven Johnson 10 6 5 7 4 576 24   Paul Weel WD WD WD 21 18 15 18 18 23 21 23 21 27 Ret Ret Ret 22 19 23 14 10 Ret 24 20 27 Ret 15 14 8 536 25   Trevor Ashby 19 19 22 23 20 21 24 22 20 Ret 17 13 13 8 16 514 26   Paul Romano 22 18 28 Ret 17 12 8 12 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 20 20 12 9 15 13 15 18 Ret Ret 13 498 27   Dugal McDougall 20 13 Ret DNS 20 18 23 16 WD WD 16 20 27 Ret Ret WD 18 24 Ret 28 23 Ret Ret 25 22 18 20 17 11 20 451 28   David Parsons 21 24 15 21 28 28 5 11 446 29   Rodney Forbes Ret 16 21 16 15 22 Ret 17 30 19 25 21 DNS 26 18 20 20 Ret 25 16 Ret 22 13 22 17 26 33 27 Ret 27 25 Ret 12 423 30   Greg Crick 25 20 12 14 8 373 31   Neal Bates 10 10 360 =   Geoff Brabham 10 10 = 33   Mick Donaher 21 23 19 15 Ret 17 20 18 19 20 16 20 16 33 27 25 18 Ret Ret 12 11 Ret 16 Ret 23 Ret 355 34   Greg Ritter 12 9 348 35   Steve Ellery 10 21 9 26 28 9 27 14 10 16 12 Ret Ret 18 18 4 6 7 Ret Ret 342 36   Todd Kelly Ret WD WD 23 24 22 14 15 14 Ret 6 304 37   Paul Morris 22 3 300 38   Layton Crambrook 19 17 18 22 15 18 23 26 17 DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 Ret 246 39   Andrew Miedecke 11 20 228 40   Wayne Gardner 14 14 220 41   Rod Nash 27 Ret WD Ret 24 19 19 22 29 23 22 Ret 20 WD WD WD 26 Ret WD 27 Ret Ret 19 32 21 24 25 19 15 Ret 207 42   Simon Wills 9 Ret 192 =   Steve Owen 9 = 44   Peter Doulman 19 Ret 23 18 24 25 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ 25 24 Ret 19 Ret 181 45   Tomas Mezera 18 14 DNS 20 Ret WD WD 19 14 18 28 19 18 Ret Ret 174 46   Anthony Tratt 26 27 23 19 Ret WD 20 Ret Ret 25 Ret WD 26 21 25 25 19 16 Ret 29 30 WD WD WD 17 Ret 163 47   Mark Poole 21 19 15 24 Ret Ret Ret 31 Ret WD WD WD Ret 15 162 48   Dean Lindstrom 20 17 156 =   Melinda Price 20 17 = =   Geoff Full Ret 12 = =   Matthew Coleman 12 = 52   Dean Crosswell 13 Ret 144 =   Darren Hossack 13 = 54   David Brabham 14 132 55   D'Arcy Russell 22 27 23 24 24 Ret 25 24 Ret WD DNQ DNQ DNQ WD WD WD Ret 19 123 56   John Briggs Ret Ret 20 16 Ret WD WD 30 28 28 13 18 13 20 20 31 DNQ DNQ 20 Ret Ret 120 =   Tony Scott Ret 15 = =   Dean Wanless 15 Ret = 59   Nathan Pretty 22 20 18 7 Ret 23 21 118 60   Brad Jones 16 Ret 108 61   Chris Smerdon 24 33 Ret 17 28 26 26 23 Ret Ret DNS 23 Ret 22 27 24 23 26 18 Ret Ret 100 62   Darren Pate 22 18 17 13 22 19 20 22 24 Ret 96 =   Alan Jones 17 Ret = 64   Simon Emerzidis 29 Ret 29 21 23 21 17 21 29 Ret 26 23 22 24 Ret 90 65   Jim Richards 18 Ret 84 =   Gary Quartly 18 = =   Neil Schembri 18 = 68   John Cotter 32 Ret 25 31 31 32 DNQ Ret 22 19 Ret 78 69   Grant Johnson Ret 19 72 70   Mike Conway 30 28 24 26 32 29 31 29 Ret WD WD WD WD DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 21 Ret 70 71   Craig Harris 25 27 Ret 15 23 29 19 21 14 Ret 67 72   Wayne Wakefield Ret 22 18 27 32 30 Ret 22 17 25 Ret 58 73   Ric Shaw 21 Ret 48 =   Andrew Fawcet 21 = 75   Danny Osborne Ret WD WD Ret Ret WD WD 24 23 20 DNQ 30 26 23 Ret 40 76   Terry Finnigan 17 22 18 Ret 36 =   Peter Field 22 = =   Shane Howison 22 = 79   Mike Imrie Ret 27 25 Ret 23 27 22 DNQ DNQ 29 DNQ 26 23 27 25 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 28 80   Brett Peters 26 Ret DNS WD WD WD 23 Ret 24 81   Phil Ward Ret 21 19 WD 20 82   Geoff Kendrick 21 Ret DNS 21 25 Ret Ret 17 83   Alan Heath 25 25 25 22 WD WD WD DNQ 24 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 16 84   Bob Thorn 28 29 Ret Ret 26 22 Ret 26 Ret WD WD WD Ret 28 23 DNQ 28 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 12 =   Garry Willmington 28 WD 27 24 Ret = 86   Gary Baxter 25 27 21 9 87   Dean Canto DNQ DNQ DNQ 25 Ret 6 88   Daniel Miller DNS 23 26 Ret WD WD WD Ret Ret 4 NC   Richard Mork DNQ 31 26 DNQ 30 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 =   Bob Jones DNQ DNQ 26 = =   Paul Dumbrell WD WD WD 26 Ret Ret Ret Ret = =   Kevin Heffernan 26 Ret = =   John Trimbole 26 Ret = =   Barry Morcom 33 32 27 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ = =   Kim Jane DNQ 27 27 = =   Allan McCarthy 29 Ret Ret WD = =   Bill Attard 31 30 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret = =   Kerryn Brewer Ret = =   Matthew White DNQ DNQ DNQ WD WD WD Ret Ret = =   Damien White DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret = =   Wayne Park Ret = =   Warren Luff Ret = =   Craig Baird Ret Ret = =   Tim Leahey Ret Ret = =   Adam Macrow Ret Ret = =   Rodney Crick Ret Ret = =   Todd Wanless Ret Ret = =   Tony Ricciardello Ret = =   John Cleland Ret = =   Charlie Cox Ret = =   Christian D'Agostin Ret = =   Tim Shaw Ret = =   Rod Salmon Ret = =   Mark Williams Ret = =   Scott Fleming Ret = =   Mal Rose Ret = =   Ron Barnacle Ret = =   Tim Rowse Ret = =   Garry Holt Ret = =   Bill Sieders Ret = =   Alan Taylor Ret = =   Nicole Pretty DNQ DNQ DNQ = =   Charles Ryman WD WD WD = =   Robert Smith WD WD WD = =   Barry Cassidy WD = =   Neil Crowe WD = Sources:[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

The Privateers award was contested over all rounds except Rounds 2, 12 & 13.^[9] Unlike 1998, points were awarded to the driver rather than the team.^[9] The best five scores from the ten rounds could be retained by each driver.^[9]

• 1999 Australian Touring Car season