2015 Touring Car Masters
# 2015 Touring Car Masters

The 2015 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for Touring Cars manufactured between 1963 and 1976. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series with Touring Car Masters Pty Ltd appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager. The series was the ninth annual Touring Car Masters.

The Pro Masters class was won by John Bowe (Ford Mustang and Holden Torana SL/R 5000), Pro Am by Cameron Tilley (Chrysler Valiant Pacer), Pro Sport by Leo Tobin (Holden HQ Monaro), Invitational by Paul Freestone (Chevrolet Camaro SS) and Trans Am by Charlie O'Brien (Pontiac Firebird).

## Calendar

The series was contested over eight rounds.

| Round | Circuit | Date | Round format |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands | 6 February – 1 March | Three races |
| 2 | Symmons Plains | 27 – 29 March | Three races |
| 3 | Winton Raceway | 15 – 17 May | Three races |
| 4 | Hidden Valley | 9–21 June | Three races |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | 31 July – 2 August | Three races |
| 6 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 5–6 September | Three races |
| 7 | Mount Panorama | 8–11 October | Three races |
| 8 | Phillip Island | 20–22 November | Three races |

## Classes

Each automobile was allocated into one of the following classes:

* Pro Masters - for professional drivers
* Pro Am - for part-timers or drivers competing for fun
* Pro Sport - for those wishing to cross-enter in the same car
* Invitational
* Trans Am

## Points system

Series points were awarded on the following basis within each class at each race.

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
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| Points | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |

## Series standings

| Pro Master | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Position | Driver | Car | Ade | Sym | Win | Hid | Que | Syd | Mou | Phi | Total |
| 1 | John Bowe | Ford Mustang Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | 90 | 0 | 180 | 168 | 156 | 180 | 176 | 146 | 1096 |
| 2 | Jim Richards | AMC Javelin | 133 | 136 | 126 | 148 | 132 | 136 | 144 | 111 | 1066 |
| 3 | Mark King | Chevrolet Camaro RS | 122 | 90 | 135 | 114 | 114 | 149 | 135 | 102 | 961 |
| 4 | Eddie Abelnica | Ford XB Falcon Hardtop | 148 | 140 | 0 | 69 | 132 | 157 | 156 | 130 | 932 |
| 5 | Andrew Miedecke | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 168 | 81 | 152 | 156 | 164 | 80 | 39 | 65.5 | 905.5 |
| 6 | Steven Johnson | Ford Mustang | 0 | 180 | 0 | 176 | 180 | 0 | 172 | 144 | 852 |
| 7 | Glenn Seton | Ford Mustang | 81 | 126 | 156 | 0 | 100 | 145 | 84 | 0 | 692 |
| 8 | Greg Crick | Chrysler Valiant Charger E55 | 129 | 154 | 120 | 129 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 568 |
| 9 | Gavin Bullas | Ford Boss Mustang | 157 | 101 | 157 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
| 10 | Keith Kassulke | Ford XB Falcon Hardtop | 136 | 84 | 0 | 126 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 388 |
| 11 | Neil Crompton | Ford Mustang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 12 | Greg Ritter | Chevrolet Monza 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| Pro Am | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | Driver | Car | Ade | Sym | Win | Hid | Que | Syd | Mou | Phi | Total |
| 1 | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | 172 | 164 | 162 | 164 | 56 | 156 | 126 | 127 | 1126.5 |
| 2 | Tony Karanfilovski | Ford Mustang | 0 | 104 | 138 | 148 | 172 | 168 | 100 | 150 | 980 |
| 3 | Jason Gomersall | Holden Torana SL/R | 52 | 146 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 180 | 97 | 138 | 957 |
| 4 | Brett Youlden | Holden HQ Monaro | 164 | 120 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 180 | 24 | 708 |
| 5 | Ian Palmer | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 132 | 129 | 111 | 0 | 148 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 655 |
| 6 | Andrew Fisher | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 78 | 136 | 160 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 622 |
| 7 | Cameron Mason | Ford Mustang Chevrolet Camaro | 152 | 0 | 100 | 39 | 138 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 585 |
| 8 | Rusty French | Ford Mustang | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 97 | 138 | 146 | 0 | 504 |
| 9 | Tony Hunter | Chevrolet Monza 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 303 |
| 10 | Bill Pye | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 149 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
| 11 | Brad Tilley | Ford Mustang | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 12 | Carey McMahon | Holden Torana SL/R | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 13 | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Pro Sport | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | Driver | Car | Ade | Sym | Win | Hid | Que | Syd | Mou | Phi | Total |
| 1 | Leo Tobin | Holden HQ Monaro | 160 | 164 | 164 | 112 | 180 | 148 | 148 | 136 | 1212 |
| 2 | Wayne Mercer | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 146 | 96 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 172 | 160 | 74 | 828 |
| 3 | Tony Edwards | Ford XA Falcon GT | 42 | 168 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 176 | 150 | 828 |
| 4 | Tony Hunter | Chevrolet Monza 2+2 | 180 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 |
| 5 | Garry Treloar | Holden HQ Monaro | 0 | 0 | 149 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| 6 | Adam Garwood | Holden Torana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 28 | 192 |
| 7 | Bruce McLeod | Ford XA Falcon GT | 0 | 93 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| 8 | Chris Stillwell | Ford Mustang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 9 | Greg Keene | Porsche 911S | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 10 | Amanda Sparks | Porsche 911S | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 11 | Graham Stewart | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 12 | Nigel Benson | Holden HQ Monaro | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 13 | Graham Alexamder | Holden HT Monaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.5 | 74.5 |
| Invitational | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | Driver | Car | Ade | Sym | Win | Hid | Que | Syd | Mou | Phi | Total |
| 1 | Paul Freestone | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 120 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 172 | 0 | 832 |
| 2 | Rohan Little | Porsche 911 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 140 | 364 |
| 3 | Sven Burchartz | Porsche 911 RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 150 | 322 |
| 4 | Leon Bell | Holden HQ Monaro | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 5 | Rory O'Neill | Porsche 911 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 6 | Graeme Cook | Porsche 911 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 7 | John Talbot | Ford Mustang | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 8 | David Falvey | Holden Torana SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trans Am | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | Driver | Car | Ade | Sym | Win | Hid | Que | Syd | Mou | Phi | Total |
| 1 | Charlie O'Brien | Pontiac Firebird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |

## Notes & references

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2015 Australian Touring Car Masters Series - Sporting & Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2015 Standings, www.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Natsoft Race Results
* 1 2 3 About TCM, ww.touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
