The 1999 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to drivers of Formula Holden racing cars.[1] The winner of the championship, which was the 43rd Australian Drivers' Championship,[2] was awarded the 1999 CAMS Gold Star.[1] 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
Brenton Ramsay placed 7th driving a Reynard 94D (image from 2015)
The championship was contested over a seven-round series, with two races per round.[3]
+ No points were awarded for the first race of Round 6[7] as the race was cancelled due to a series of accidents.[3]
References
^ abcCAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1999, page 7-11
^CAMS Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, www.cams.com.au via web.archive.com Retrieved 17 November 2016
^ abcdAaron Noonan, Where there's a Wills..., V8 Supercars 1999 Review Magazine, pages 106-107
^ abcd"Natsoft Race Results - 1999". Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
^ abcdwww.racetime.com.au Retrieved in 2000 - link no longer live
^ abcMotorsport Almanac Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 10 October 2009
^ abcd1999 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship Pointscore Archived 28 November 2001 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.fholden.asn.au on 31 December 1999 - Link no longer valid
^The Lion Kings, Official Program, Sensational Adelaide 500, 9,10,11 April 1999
External links
1999 Australian open wheeler images at autopics.com.au