Seasons / 1996
Championship season
1996
Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) — Group 3A 5.0L V8 Touring Cars
Official CAMS title still the ATCC. EF/VR continued. Cars beginning to be marketed as 'V8 Supercars' from end-1996 though the CAMS title stayed ATCC.
Champion
Craig Lowndes
Holden VR Commodore · Holden Racing Team Grade D
FND-020: rookie Lowndes swept the 'triple crown' — ATCC title + Sandown 500 + Bathurst 1000 (with Greg Murphy).
Format
Qualifying
Timed qualifying set the grid. No Peter Jackson Dash from 1996. Qualitative.
Sprint / race format
Multi-race sprint rounds, points per race. LOW CONFIDENCE on specifics.
Calendar
| Rd | Event | Circuit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | endurance | |
| Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama, Bathurst | endurance |
ATCC sprint rounds (grade D): typical period circuit set. Exact per-round order/dates NOT pinned from primary — only the separate enduros listed.