The Australian Touring Car Championship, presently known as the Repco Supercars Championship, is a motor racing competition open to Australia's premier touring car category. A driver's title has been awarded since 1960 and titles for teams and manufacturers are also currently awarded. Australia's most famous motor race, the Bathurst 1000, has contributed to the result of the championship since 1999. The second-tier Dunlop Super2 Series has been contested since 2000 and the third-tier V8 Touring Car National Series, for cars no longer officially registered as V8 Supercars, began in 2008.
Note: The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport awarded the Australian Touring Car Championship title to the winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series from 1999 to 2010, and to the winner of the International V8 Supercars Championship since 2011. The category had changed its name to V8 Supercars in 1997, but the championship was still called the ATCC for 1997 and 1998.
Driver | Championships | Season(s) | Championship winner |
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Jamie Whincup | 7 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | 21st |
Ian Geoghegan | 5 | 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 | 4th |
Dick Johnson | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989 | 10th |
Mark Skaife | 5 | 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002 | 13th |
Bob Jane | 4 | 1962, 1963, 1971, 1972 | 3rd |
Allan Moffat | 4 | 1973, 1976, 1977, 1983 | 6th |
Jim Richards | 4 | 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991 | 11th |
Peter Brock | 3 | 1974, 1978, 1980 | 7th |
Craig Lowndes | 3 | 1996, 1998, 1999 | 16th |
Shane van Gisbergen | 3 | 2016, 2021, 2022 | 24th |
Scott McLaughlin | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2020 | 25th |
Norm Beechey | 2 | 1965, 1970 | 5th |
Glenn Seton | 2 | 1993, 1997 | 14th |
Marcos Ambrose | 2 | 2003, 2004 | 17th |
David McKay | 1 | 1960 | 1st |
Bill Pitt | 1 | 1961 | 2nd |
Colin Bond | 1 | 1975 | 8th |
Bob Morris | 1 | 1979 | 9th |
Robbie Francevic | 1 | 1986 | 12th |
John Bowe | 1 | 1995 | 15th |
Russell Ingall | 1 | 2005 | 18th |
Rick Kelly | 1 | 2006 | 19th |
Garth Tander | 1 | 2007 | 20th |
James Courtney | 1 | 2010 | 22nd |
Mark Winterbottom | 1 | 2015 | 23rd |
Brodie Kostecki | 1 | 2023 | 26th |
Year | Manufacturer |
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2000 | Holden [3] |
2001 | Holden [4] |
2002 | Holden [5] |
2003 | Ford [6] |
2004 | Holden [7] |
2005 | Ford [8] |
2006 | Ford [9] |
2007 | Holden [10] |
2008 | Ford [11] |
2009 | Ford [12] |
2010 | Holden [13] |
2011 | Holden [14] |
2012 | Holden [15] |
2013 | Holden [16] |
2014 | Holden [17] |
2015 | Holden |
2016 | Holden |
2017 | Ford [19] |
2018 | Holden |
2019 | Ford |
2020 | Ford |
2021 | Holden |
2022 | Holden |
2023 | Chevrolet |
Year | Driver | Team | Car | Series name |
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2008 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series |
2009 | Adam Wallis [22] | Warrin Mining | Holden VX Commodore | |
2010 | Tony Evangelou [23] | ANT Racing | Ford BA Falcon | |
2011 | Terry Wyhoon [24] | Image Racing | Ford BA Falcon | Kumho V8 Touring Car Series |
2012 | Josh Hunter [25] | Fernandez Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series |
2013 | Shae Davies [26] | Fernandez Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | |
2014 | Justin Ruggier [27] | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | |
2015 | Liam McAdam [28] | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | |
2016 | Taz Douglas | THR Developments | Holden VE Commodore | |
2017 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | |
2018 | Tyler Everingham | MW Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | |
2019 | Broc Feeney [29] | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | Kumho Tyre Super3 Series |
2020 | no championship awarded | Super3 Series | ||
2021 | Nash Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | Dunlop Super3 Series |
2022 | Brad Vaughan | Anderson Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | |
2023 | Jobe Stewart | Image Racing | Holden VF Commodore | |
Jude Bargwanna | Anderson Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series | |
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