V8 Supercars History

Series Champions - Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar Championship Series

From 1960 to 1968 the Australian Touring Car Championship was decided by a single race. From 1969 onwards it has been determined by a Series. Since 1995 it has been solely the domain of the legendary Holden versus Ford battle. Its title changed from the traditional ‘Australian Touring Car Championship’ to the ‘Shell Championship Series’ in 1999, although the V8 Supercar Champion still received the Australian Touring Car Championship trophy from CAMS and does to this day.

In 2003 the Series became known as the ‘V8 Supercar Championship Series’ and it retains that title in 2010. Throughout this guide both titles are used by the acronyms ‘ATCC’ and ‘V8SCS’. This year is the 51st year the championship has been held.

Note: Active 2010 full-time V8SCS drivers are listed in bold throughout the record book.