2016 Touring Car Masters


The 2016 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for modified touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and 31 December 1978. It was the tenth running of the Touring Car Masters. The series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Authorised Series with Touring Car Masters Pty. Ltd. appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS.
The Pro Master class was won by John Bowe, Pro Am by Jason Gomersall, Pro Sport by Adam Garwood and the Invitational class by Greg Garwood.
The Touring Cars Masters field was combined with New Zealand Central Muscle Car series competitors for the Bathurst round. The Trans-Tasman Challenge featured over 50 cars from both series with Glenn Seton winning the round in his Ford Mustang. Dean Perkins was the best placed New Zealander with his Ford Falcon.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the series.
TeamCarClassNo.DriversRounds
Shannons Insurance1972 AMC JavelinPro Master2

Race calendar

The series was contested over eight rounds. Each round comprised a minimum of two Series Races and a Trophy Race.
RoundEventCircuitCity / stateDate
1Rare Spares Adelaide Trophy

Classes

Each automobile was allocated into one of the following classes:
  • Pro-Master
  • Pro-Am
  • Pro-Sport
  • Invitational

Points system

Series points were awarded in each Series Race per the following table:
Pos.1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd33rd34th35th36th37th38th39th40th
Points60565248454239363330272421181716151413121110987654322222211111

In addition, each driver was awarded 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they started and 25 points for each Trophy Race in which they finished.