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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 (SCS), two of them endurance races; a five-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series (KLS), an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 2000/2001 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC), 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.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / State | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 9–11 Mar | Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown | Albert Park street circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | [report](2000-australian-touring-car-season-hot-wheels-v8-supercar-showdown) |
| 18–19 Mar | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 26 Mar | [KLS](2000-konica-v8-lites-series) Round 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 8–9 Apr | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 3 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | [report](2000-clipsal-500) |
| 30 Apr | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 4 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 7 May | [KLS](2000-konica-v8-lites-series) Round 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Ryan McLeod | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 21 May | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 5 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 28 May | [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 1 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 10–11 June | GMC 400 [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 6 | Canberra Street Circuit | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Steven Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 18 Jun | [KLS](2000-konica-v8-lites-series) Round 3 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 2 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | ||
| 2 Jul | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 7 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 9 Jul | [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 3 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 16 Jul | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 8 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 30 Jul | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 6 Aug | [KLS](2000-konica-v8-lites-series) Round 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 20 Aug | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 10 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Steven Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 27 Aug | [KLS](2000-konica-v8-lites-series) Round 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 10 Sep | Queensland 500 [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 11 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Craig Lowndes | |||
| Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | [report](2000-ozemail-queensland-500) | ||||
| 8 Oct | [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 12 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | |
| 14–15 Oct | [FAI V8 Supercar Challenge](2000-honda-indy-300) | Surfers Paradise street circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | [report](2000-australian-touring-car-season-fai-v8-supercar-challenge) |
| 29 Oct | [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 4 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 12 Nov | [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 19 Nov | FAI Bathurst 1000 [SCS](2000-shell-championship-series) Round 13 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Garth Tander | |||
| Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | [report](2000-fai-1000) | ||||
| 3 Dec | [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 6 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 28 Jan | [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 7 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | Owen Kelly | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 11 Feb | [ASTC](2000-2001-australian-super-touring-championship) Round 8 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i |
Shell Championship Series
Main article: 2000 Shell Championship Series
Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown
This meeting was a support event of the 2000 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Mark Skaife | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 2 | 1 | **1** |
| New Zealand Paul Radisich | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 3 | 2 | **2** |
| Australia Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 1 | 3 | **3** |
| Australia Craig Lowndes | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 4 | 5 | **4** |
| Australia Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 10 | **5** |
| Australia Larry Perkins | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 6 | 4 | **6** |
| Australia John Bowe | 60 | PAE Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 7 | 7 | **7** |
| New Zealand John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 14 | 11 | **8** |
| Australia Paul Morris | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 15 | 13 | **9** |
| Australia Tony Longhurst | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 9 | 8 | **10** |
| Australia Steve Ellery | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 12 | 18 | **11** |
| Australia Steven Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 8 | DNF | **12** |
| Australia Rodney Forbes | 28 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 17 | **13** |
| Australia Russell Ingall | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 5 | 26 | **14** |
| Australia Cameron McLean | 40 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 22 | 16 | **15** |
| Australia Glenn Seton | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 11 | 23 | **16** |
| Australia Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 10 | 6 | **17** |
| Australia Dugal McDougall | 16 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | 21 | 19 | **18** |
| Australia Paul Weel | 43 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 16 | 27 | **19** |
| New Zealand Greg Murphy | 12 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 25 | **20** |
| Australia Steve Reed | 23 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 23 | 20 | **21** |
| New Zealand Craig Baird | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | DNF | DNF | **22** |
| Australia Sam Newman | 99 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 25 | 24 | **23** |
| Australia Trevor Ashby | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 20 | 22 | **24** |
| Australia Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 19 | 21 | **DNF** |
| Australia Brad Jones | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford AU Falcon | DNF | 28 | **DNF** |
| Australia Cameron McConville | 54 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 18 | 14 | **DNF** |
| Australia Neil Crompton | 6 | Ford Tickford Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 17 | 12 | **DNF** |
| Australia Todd Kelly | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 24 | 15 | **DNF** |
| New Zealand Steven Richards | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 13 | 9 | **DNF** |
Konica V8 Lites Series
Main article: 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series
Australian Super Touring Championship
Main article: 2000/2001 Australian Super Touring Championship
FAI V8 Supercar Challenge
This meeting was a support event of the 2000 Honda Indy 300.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Top Ten | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Paul Radisich | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | **56** |
| Australia Russell Ingall | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | **52** |
| Australia Craig Lowndes | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | **40** |
| Australia Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 5 | 5 | 4 | **32** | |
| Australia Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | **26** |
| Australia Mark Skaife | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 3 | 3 | 4 | DNF | **26** |
| Australia Tony Longhurst | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | **18** |
| Australia Neil Crompton | 6 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 16 | 12 | 7 | **6** | |
| New Zealand Craig Baird | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 11 | 9 | 8 | **6** | |
| Australia Steven Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 7 | 14 | 7 | DNF | **6** |
| Australia Brad Jones | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 8 | 22 | 16 | **4** | |
| Australia Paul Morris | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 15 | 13 | 9 | **2** | |
| Australia Rodney Forbes | 28 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 10 | 11 | 10 | **2** | |
| Australia Paul Weel | 43 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 9 | DNF | DNS | **2** | |
| Australia Steve Reed | 23 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 13 | 10 | 12 | **1** | |
| New Zealand John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 26 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Australia Tyler Mecklem | 50 | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 20 | 15 | 13 | ||
| Australia Anthony Tratt | 75 | Paul Little Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 19 | 16 | 14 | ||
| Australia John Bowe | 600 | PAE Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 25 | DNS | 15 | ||
| Australia Trevor Ashby | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 21 | 20 | 17 | ||
| Australia Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Australia Rodney Crick | 14 | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden VT Commodore | 23 | 21 | 19 | ||
| Australia Dugal McDougall | 16 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | 12 | 19 | 20 | ||
| Australia Larry Perkins | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 17 | DNF | DNF | ||
| Australia Cameron McConville | 54 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 24 | 17 | DNF | ||
| Australia Christian D'Agostin | 99 | Motorsport Engineering Services | Holden VT Commodore | 22 | DNF | DNS | ||
| Australia Steve Ellery | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 6 | DNF | DNS | DNS | |
| New Zealand Greg Murphy | 12 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 8 | DNF | DNS | DNS | |
| New Zealand Steven Richards | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 10 | DNF | DNS | DNS | |
| Australia Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNS | DNS | DNS |
References
Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.
References
- (June 2023). "Gold Coast 15 October 2000 2000 Honda Indy 300 Support Categories". National Software.
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