South African Touring Car Championship




20 February                                             Kyalami

Race 1
 1 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i E46            23 min 06,04 sec
 2 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i E46            +0,40 sec
 3 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 +2,32 sec
 4 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 +4,98 sec
 5 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             +13,32 sec
 6 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             +14,66 sec
 7 Brian Martin                 Toyota                  11 laps 
 8 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          10 laps (electrics)
 9 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          8 laps (engine)
10 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          8 laps (accident/brakes)
11 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          8 laps (accident)

Fastest lap (new record): Vos, 1 min 53,18 sec. 


Race 2
 1 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          22 min 58,33 sec
 2 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i E46            +0,9 sec
 3 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          +4,8 sec
 4 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 +9,95 sec
 5 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 +13,41 sec
 6 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          +14,18 sec
 7 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          +15,49 sec
 8 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 +1 min 7,25 sec/60s penalty (4th on road)
 9 Byron Botha                  Nissan Primera          +1 min 54,74 sec
 R Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             engine

Fastest lap (new lap record): Van der Linde, 1 min 53,02 sec.




20 March                                                Kyalami

Race 1 
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          23m07,39s, 82.45mph, 12 laps
 2 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Sentra           23m12,70s 
 3 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             23m22,05s 
 4 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          23m26,02s
 5 Byron Botha                  Nissan Sentra           25m03,53s
 6 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 -1 lap

Fastest Lap: de Villiers, 1:53.86


Race 2 
 1 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          23m02,75s, 82.73mph, 12 laps
 2 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          23m03,85s
 3 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                23m08,92s
 4 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          23m09,31s
 5 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 23m16,08s
 6 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             23m24,71s
 7 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             23m29,09s
 8 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Sentra           23m29,69s
 9 George Bezuidenhout          Nissan Sentra           23m55,39s
10 Brian Martin                 Toyota Corolla          -1 lap

Fastest Lap: Peters, 1:53.83





10 April                                                East London

Race 1
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          18m01.83, 12 laps
 2 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          18m02.28
 3 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          18m05.74
 4 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 18m06.96
 5 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             18m09.40
 6 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          18m11.57
 7 Silvio Scribante             Opel Vectra             18m25.08
 8 Hennie Groenewald            Audi A4                 18m47.27
 R Mike Briggs                  BMW 318i                gearbox
 R Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                gearbox

Fastest Lap: dos Santos, 1m29.03s


Race 2
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          18m04.14, 12 laps
 2 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          18m04.96
 3 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             18m07.03
 4 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 18m07.53
 5 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          18m13.53
 6 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          18m14.35
 7 Mike Briggs                  BMW 318i                18m18.18
 8 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 18m20.44

Fastest Lap: de Villiers, 1m28.31





8 May                                                   Killarney

Race 1
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          20m02.01, 91.14mph, 15 laps
 2 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          20m02.24 
 3 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          20m03.09 
 4 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                20m05.23 
 5 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 20m08.51 
 6 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             20m11.49 
 7 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 20m12.32
 8 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 20m15.69 
 9 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                20m18.07
10 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             20m26.27

Fastest lap: De Villiers, 1m19.09s



Race 2 
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          20m03.59, 91.02mph, 15 laps
 2 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          20m03.75 
 3 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          20m04.15
 4 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 20m11.27 
 5 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             20m12.52
 6 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                20m13.40
 7 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          20m17.59
 8 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             20m22.03
 9 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 20m37.76
10 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                20m38.08


Drivers Standings 
1 de Villiers           110 pts
2 Vos                    75
3 dos Santos             58
4 van der Linde          56
5 Peters                 48
6 Aberdein               36




12 June                                                 Aldo Scribante

Race 1
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          22m16.85s, 84.37mph
 2 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          22m17.25 
 3 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          22m21.69
 4 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          22m22.23
 5 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                22m22.42
 6 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 22m22.87
 7 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 22m25.66
 8 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             22m26.80
 9 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                22m35.96
10 Garth Waberski               Toyota Camry            22m46.95


Race 2 
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          22m27.85s, 83.50mph 
 2 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                22m27.92 
 3 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                22m30.30
 4 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          22m31.05
 5 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          22m31.31
 6 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 22m31.80
 7 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          22m35.18
 8 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             22m35.64
 9 Garth Waberski               Toyota Camry            22m41.36
10 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 22m51.87


Drivers Standings:
1 de Villiers           148 pts 
2 Vos                    97
3 van der Linde          74
= dos Santos             74
5 Peters                 67
6 Briggs                 44
= Taylor                 44
= Watson-Smith           44




31 July                                                 Kyalami

Race 1
 1 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                22m51.88, 12 laps
 2 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                22m53.69
 3 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          22m56.08
 4 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 22m56.61
 5 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             22m59.71
 6 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          23m07.73
 7 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          23m11.31
 8 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 23m13.64
 9 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          23m14.89
10 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 23m19.39

Fastest Lap: van der Linde, 1:52.99


Race 2
 1 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 22m53.45, 12 laps
 2 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             22m54.37
 3 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          22m57.35
 4 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                22m58.33
 5 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          22m58.92
 6 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                23m00.24
 7 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          23m00.80
 8 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 23m03.02
 9 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 23m09.94
10 Garth Waberski               Toyota Camry            23m41.79

Fastest Lap: Taylor, 1:52.21


Drivers Standings:
1 de Villiers           162 pts
2 Vos                   106
3 van der Linde          98
4 dos Santos             84
5 Peters                 79
6 Taylor                 69





11 September                                            Phakisa Freeway

Race 1
 1 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             22m23.57s 
 2 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          22m26.73s
 3 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          22m27.20s 
 4 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 22m33.86s 
 5 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 22m34.83s 
 6 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 22m35.53s 
 7 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                22m44.32s 
 8 Byron Botha                  Nissan Sentra           23m03.43s 
 9 Cliff Wilkinson              Nissan Sentra           23m08.92s
10 Dawie Joubert                Honda Ballade           23m22.75s

Fastest lap: Watson-Smith, 1m17.08s.


Race 2 
 1 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             22m07.45s
 2 Marco Dos Santos             Nissan Primera          22m10.19s
 3 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 22m22.89s
 4 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 22m24.37s 
 5 Shaun Van der Linde          BMW 318i                22m26.73s 
 6 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectar             22m37.60s 
 7 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                22m42.31s 
 8 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          23m01.62s 
 9 Byron Botha                  Nissan Sentra           23m02.26s
10 Cliff Wilkinson              Nissan Sentra           23m04.45s

Fastest lap: Van der Linde, 1m16.58s (new lap record).


Drivers Standings:
 1 De Villiers          176 pts 
 2 Dos Santos           110 
 3 Vos                  106 
 3 Van der Linde        104 
 5 Peters                82 
 6 Taylor                74 
 7 Briggs                70 
 8 Watson-Smith          64 
 9 Deon Joubert          60
10 Aberdein              58




16 October                                              East London

Race 1
 1 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          18m46.71s, 12 laps
 2 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          18m46.98s
 3 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 18m47.63s
 4 Deon Joubert                 BMW 318i                18m48.94s
 5 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          18m49.47s
 6 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                18m54.17s
 7 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          19m05.48s
 8 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 19m11.59s 
 9 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                19m47.30s
10 George Bezuidenhout          Nissan Primera - Procar 20m10.92s 

Fastest lap: Peters,  1m28.45s 


Race 2 
 1 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 17m48.11s, 12 laps
 2 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                17m53.88s
 3 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                17m54.22s 
 4 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 17m54.75s 
 5 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          17m54.87s
 6 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 17m55.08s 
 7 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             17m55.11s 
 8 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          17m59.37s 
 9 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          18m06.85s 
10 Deon Joubert                 BMW 318i                18m08.38s
11 Cliff Wilkinson              Nissan Sentra - Procar  18m48.54s 

Fastest lap: Taylor, 1m28.11s


Drivers Standings:
 1 De Villiers          180pts 
 2 Dos Santos           132 
 3 Van der Linde        130 
 4 Vos                  120 
 5 Peters                97 
 6 Taylor                89 
 7 Briggs                81 
 8 Deon Joubert          68 
 9 Watson-Smith          67
10 Aberdein              64





6 November                                              Killarney

Race 1
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          20m01.68, 15 laps
 2 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          20m05.61
 3 Deon Joubert                 BMW 318i                20m09.79
 4 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 20m16.69
 5 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                20m23.75
 6 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                20m24.28
 7 Byron Botha                  Nissan Sentra           21m10.30
 8 Cliff Wilkinson              Nissan Sentra           21m15.91
 9 Colin Hastie                 Nissan Primera          21m15.93
10 George Bezuidenhout          Nissan Primera          21m23.99


Race 2
 1 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          20m03.30, 15 laps
 2 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          20m07.86
 3 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 318i                20m09.77
 4 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          20m09.86
 5 Michael Briggs               BMW 318i                20m14.26
 6 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 20m14.50
 7 Deon Joubert                 BMW 318i                20m15.38
 8 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          20m28.09
 9 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 20m39.88
10 Colin Hastie                 Nissan Primera          21m21.27



Drivers Standings:
 1 De Villiers          211pts 
 2 van der Linde        145
 3 Vos                  144
 4 dos Santos           140
 5 Peters               100






28 November                                             Kyalami

Race 1
 1 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          23m02.75s, 84.37mph, 12 laps
 2 Michael Briggs               BMW 320i                23m05.93s
 3 Shaun Watson-Smith           Opel Vectra             23m06.16s 
 4 Anthony Taylor               Audi A4                 23m06.73s 
 5 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 23m08.08s 
 6 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          23m09.05s 
 7 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             23m09.36s 
 8 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          23m15.29s 
 9 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 23m27.17s
10 Byron Botha                  Nissan Sentra           24m04.98s

Fastest lap: De Villiers, 1m53.40s.


Race 2 
 1 Michael Briggs               BMW 320i                23m07.47s, 82.93mph, 12 laps 
 2 Giniel de Villiers           Nissan Primera          23m08.46s 
 3 Terry Moss                   Audi A4                 23m08.09s 
 4 Duncan Vos                   Nissan Primera          23m11.30s 
 5 Mark Peters                  Nissan Primera          23m11.78s 
 6 Marco dos Santos             Nissan Primera          23m12.29s 
 7 Shaun van der Linde          BMW 320i                23m13.06s 
 8 Deon Joubert                 Opel Vectra             23m14.93s 
 9 Chris Aberdein               Audi A4                 23m37.54s
10 Cliff Wilkinson              Nissan Sentra           24m22.24s

Fastest lap: De Villiers, 1m54.175s.



Drivers Standings:

 1 De Villiers          241 
 2 Vos                  174 
 3 Van der Linde        142 
 4 Dos Santos           139 
 5 Briggs               125 
 6 Peters               114 
 7 Taylor                97 
 8 Moss                  91 
 9 Deon Joubert          89
10 Watson-Smith          82


Manufacturers:

1 Nissan        656 
2 Audi          259
3 BMW           242
4 Opel          158
5 Toyota         13
6 Honda           4


Independents' Challenge:

1 Dos Santos            287 
2 Botha                 136
3 Wilkinson             116
4 Waberski               46
5 Scribante              12
6 Luyt                    8


Procar Challenge

1 Bezuidenhout          220
2 Hastie                155
3 Dawie Joubert         114
4 Da Cunha               96
5 Martin                 92
6 De Vos                 18
7 Verwoerd               16
8 Droppa                 14
9 Roos                   13