It was the 49th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first running of the Australian Touring Car Championship, known today as the V8 Supercar Championship Series, and of the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
The season began on 21 February at the Clipsal 500 on the streets of Adelaide and finished on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway.
All bar one of the seven rounds were held as a support category for the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Its four rounds were held as part of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships.
* – fastest lap of official pre-season test days Linked articles contain additional references.