Race calendar

The 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.^[2]

Round		Race title	Circuit	City / state	Date	Winner	Team	Report
NC	1	Australian Grand Prix support	Albert Park Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	9–10 March	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport
	2					Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport
NC	1	Gold Coast Indy support	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Gold Coast, Queensland	30–31 March	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
	2					Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing
1	1	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	18–19 May	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
	2					Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
2	1	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	22–23 Jun	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
	2					Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
3	1	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–14 Jul	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
	2					Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
4	1	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	10–11 Aug	Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing
	2					Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
5	1	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	24–25 Aug	Geoff Brabham	Paul Morris Motorsport
	2					Steven Richards	Garry Rogers Motorsport
6	1	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	21–22 Sep	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
	2					Greg Murphy	Brad Jones Racing
7	1	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	26–27 Oct	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
	2					Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport
8	1	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	8–9 Nov	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing
	2					Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions in each race. An additional point was awarded to the fastest qualifier for each race.^[3]

Manufacturers Championship

Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative placings achieved in each race by manufacturer supported entries. All cars other than the best placed supported entry of each manufacturer were ignored when awarding points.

Teams Championship

Points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for placings achieved in each race. Only the best two placed cars from each team were eligible to score points.

Toca Privateers Cup

Privateers Cup points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for relative positions achieved by drivers in entries nominated as privateers at each race.

The Privateers Cup was won by Steven Richards in his Garry Rogers Motorsport-entered Alfa Romeo 155TS and Honda Accord, scoring 161 points. Second was Cameron McLean, scoring 119 points, and third was Jim Richards, scoring 111 points.