The 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Touring Cars. The championship, which was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title, [1] was the 35th Australian Touring Car Championship. Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, [1] it was contested over 10 rounds between February and July 1994.
The championship was won by Mark Skaife driving a Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore.
Pre-season
The Ford EB Falcon and Holden VP Commodore were both homologated with new aerodynamic packages, the Falcon gaining controversial protrusions from its front splitter.
Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship:
| Team (Entrant) | Car | No | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Glenn Seton Racing (Peter Jackson Racing) [2] |
Ford EB Falcon | 1 |
Glenn Seton
|
| 30 |
Alan Jones
| ||
|
Gibson Motorsport (Winfield Racing) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 2 |
Mark Skaife
|
| 6 |
Jim Richards
| ||
|
Lansvale Racing Team (Lansvale Smash Repairs) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 3 |
Trevor Ashby Steve Reed
|
|
Wayne Gardner Racing (Coca-Cola Racing) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 4 |
Wayne Gardner
|
| 7 |
Neil Crompton
| ||
|
Holden Racing Team (Holden Racing Team) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 05 |
Peter Brock
|
| 015 |
Tomas Mezera
| ||
|
Perkins Engineering (Castrol Perkins Racing) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 11 |
Larry Perkins
|
| Ampol Max 3 Racing (Ampol Max 3 Racing) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 12 |
Bob Jones
|
| Stuart McColl Ampol (Kartmania) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 14 |
Stuart McColl
|
| Graham Blythman | Holden VP Commodore | 16 |
Graham Blythman
|
|
Dick Johnson Racing (Shell F.A.I. Racing) [2] |
Ford EB Falcon | 17 |
Dick Johnson
|
| 18 |
John Bowe
| ||
| 19 |
Steven Johnson
| ||
| Palmer Promotions (Palmer Promotions) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 20 |
Ian Palmer
|
|
LoGaMo Racing (Diet-Coke Racing) [2] (Benson & Hedges Racing) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 23 |
Paul Morris
|
| 25 |
Tony Longhurst
| ||
|
Pinnacle Motorsport (Anthony Scott) [3] |
Holden VP Commodore | 24 |
Tony Scott Greg Crick
|
| Don Watson (Don Watson Pty. Ltd.) [3] |
Holden VP Commodore | 26 |
Don Watson
|
| Terry Finnigan | Holden VP Commodore | 27 |
Terry Finnigan
|
|
Playscape Racing (Playscape Racing) [3] |
Ford EB Falcon | 28 |
Kevin Waldock
|
| James Philip | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 31 |
James Philip
|
| Pace Racing (Kevin Heffernan) [3] |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 32 |
Kevin Heffernan
|
| Pro-Duct Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 33 |
Bob Pearson
|
| Ian Love | Holden VP Commodore | 35 |
Ian Love
|
| Schembri Motorsport (Bettergrow) [3] |
Holden VP Commodore | 36 |
Neil Schembri
|
| Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 37 |
Alan Taylor
|
| Challenge Motorsport (Protech Computers) [2] |
Holden VP Commodore | 39 |
Chris Smerdon
|
| Garry Willmington Performance (Garry Willmington (NSW)) [3] |
Ford EB Falcon | 41 |
Garry Willmington
|
| Glenn Mason | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 42 |
Glenn Mason
|
| Group Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 44 |
George Ayoub
|
|
Daily Planet Racing (Metropolis City Promotions) [2] (Daily Planet) [3] |
Holden VP Commodore | 47 |
John Trimbole
|
|
Novocastrian Motorsport (Wayne Gary Russell) [2] (Novocastrian Motorsport) [3] |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 62 |
Wayne Russell
|
| Barbagallo Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 77 |
Alf Barbagallo
|
| Cadillac Productions | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 79 |
Mike Conway
|
|
Steven Ellery Racing (Steve Ellery) [2] |
Ford Sierra RS | 88 |
Steven Ellery
|
- Movements
- Peter Brock moved from Advantage Racing to the Holden Racing Team with his Mobil sponsorship replacing Wayne Gardner. Brock's win in Round 7 at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway was the HRT's first ever ATCC round win and the first factory Holden win since Brock won round 6 of the 1986 ATCC at Surfers Paradise in a Holden Dealer Team Holden VK Commodore.
- LoGaMo Racing purchased a pair of Perkins Engineering built VP Commodores to replace its BMW M3s. It continued to race four cars with Tony Longhurst and Paul Morris also driving a pair of BMW 320is in the Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
- Wayne Gardner purchased the assets of Bob Forbes Racing to form Wayne Gardner Racing with Neil Crompton moving as part of the deal. The deal included major sponsorship from Coca-Cola.
- Arrivals / returnees
- Pinnacle Motorsport entered the series purchasing Peter Brock's 1993 Advantage Racing VP Commodore with Greg Crick and Tony Scott sharing the driving.
- Dick Johnson's son Steven made his ATCC debut driving a third Dick Johnson Racing EB Falcon at the final round at Oran Park.
- Departures
- With LoGaMo Racing scaling back to two cars, John Blanchard and Geoff Full did not return
Race calendar
The 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 1994 saw the last ATCC race at the tight, 1.94 km (1.20 mi) Amaroo Park circuit in Sydney.
Each round comprised Qualifying, the Peter Jackson Dash, which was contested by the six fastest drivers from Qualifying, and two feature races.
Points system
Rounds 1 to 4
- Three points were awarded to the fastest driver in Qualifying at each round [4]
- Points were awarded on a 3–2–1 basis for the first three places in the Peter Jackson Dash at each round [4]
- Points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis for the first ten places in each of the two races at each round [5]
Rounds 5 to 10
- No points were awarded to the fastest driver in Qualifying at each round [4]
- Points were awarded on a 3–2–1 basis for the first three places in the Peter Jackson Dash at each round [4]
- One bonus point was awarded for each position gained during the Peter Jackson Dash, but only to a driver finishing third or higher in the Dash [4]
- Points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis for the first ten places in each of the two races at each round [6]
Championship standings
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Privateers Cup
The Privateers Cup was won by Bob Jones. [7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Title Conditions, 1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 164–165
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 2, Sandown International Motor Raceway, March 6th 1994
- ^ a b c d e f g h Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 5, Lakeside International Raceway, April 24th 1994
- ^ a b c d e The Last Draw, Official Programme, Mallala, 26th June 1994
- ^ The Numbers Game, Official Programme, Mallala, 26th June 1994, page 94
- ^ The detailed points table published in Australian Motor Racing Year 1994/95, page 123 indicates that points were allocated on a 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis in the two races at all rounds
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 162