1994 Sandown ATCC round

Victoria 1994 Sandown ATCC round 2 10 1994 ATCC Sandown (Australia) track map.svg 4-6 March Melbourne, Victoria Sandown Raceway Fine 20 62 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 1:13.568 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport 20 62 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport 40 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 23 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 22 The 1994 Sandown ATCC round was the second round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 4 to 6 March at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. Race results Qualifying Tomas Mezera carried through his pace demonstrated at Amaroo Park with a time of 1:13.568, to take his first pole position of the year. This was almost a second faster than his closest competitor, Mark Skaife Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:13.568 2 2 AUS Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:13.656 3 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:13.658 4 6 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:13.907 5 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:13.908 6 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:13.982 7 30 AUS Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:14.079 8 1 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:14.148 9 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 1:14.304 10 4 AUS Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.480 11 23 AUS Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.890 12 3 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:14.896 13 7 AUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.962 14 25 AUS Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:15.049 15 33 AUS Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.592 16 24 AUS Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.912 17 12 AUS Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.270 18 39 AUS Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:16.694 19 14 AUS Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:17.652 20 47 AUS John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:18.445 21 31 AUS James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:21.191 22 88 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 1:23.291 Sources: Peter Jackson Dash Mark Skaife would not make the start after his engine failed to start, leaving it a five-car race. John Bowe got off to a flyer and would keep the lead all the way to the flag. Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car Grid 1 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1 2 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 3 3 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 5 4 6 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 4 5 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 6 DNS 2 AUS Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 2 Sources: Race 1 Mezera got off to an early lead as Skaife made the most of the start - going from sixth to second by the end of the first corner. Both Dick Johnson and John Bowe ran into tyre problems early in the race, which would ultimately prove costly for the second race. On lap four, Skaife made a successful move on Mezera for the lead, however Skaife would not walk away with the lead as he did in Amaroo. For lap after lap, Mezera pressured Skaife. On the final corner on the final lap, Mezera made a move down the inside of Skaife to reclaim the lead. However, on the switchback, Skaife reclaimed the lead coming out of the corner to take the flag and win the first heat. Mezera finished in second and Alan Jones third. Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car Laps Grid 1 2 AUS Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 6 2 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 2 3 30 AUS Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 7 4 1 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 8 5 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 3 6 6 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 4 7 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 20 9 8 4 AUS Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 10 9 25 AUS Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 14 10 23 AUS Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 11 11 7 AUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 13 12 3 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 12 13 24 AUS Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 16 14 12 AUS Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 17 15 39 AUS Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 18 16 14 AUS Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 19 17 47 AUS John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 18 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1 19 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 5 20 31 AUS James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 21 21 88 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 22 Ret 33 AUS Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15 Sources: http://racing-reference.info/race/1994_Sandown_Race_1/V8 1994 Sandown #1 racing-reference.info 2016-11-24 1994-03-03 Race 2 Skaife would make the most of the front row start and got off to an early lead, whilst Larry Perkins climbed up five positions to second. Meanwhile, back down the back, chaos ensued. Neil Crompton and Glenn Seton came into contact at turn two, which sent both competitors to the back of the field. Mezera came charging through the pack, eventually passing Perkins for second position and gaining on leader, Skaife. However, he would spin on the second-to-last corner, losing a number of positions. Skaife would go on to win the race, making it four wins in a row for the Gibson Motorsport driver, ahead of Perkins and Jim Richards. Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car Laps Grid 1 2 AUS Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 1 2 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 20 7 3 6 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 6 4 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 5 5 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 23 6 4 AUS Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 8 7 30 AUS Alan Jones Alan Jones Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 3 8 23 AUS Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 10 9 25 AUS Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 9 10 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 24 11 3 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 12 12 24 AUS Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 13 13 12 AUS Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 14 14 39 AUS Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15 15 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 2 16 14 AUS Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 16 17 1 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 4 18 47 AUS John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 17 19 31 AUS James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 20 20 7 AUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 11 21 88 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 21 22 33 AUS Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 22 Sources: http://racing-reference.info/race/1994_Sandown_Race_2/V8 1994 Sandown #2 racing-reference.info 2016-11-24 1994-03-03 Championship Standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px|link= 1 AUS Mark Skaife 86 10px|link= 2 AUS Peter Brock 47 10px|link= 3 AUS Glenn Seton 46 10px|link= 4 AUS Tomas Mezera 37 10px|link= 5 NZL Jim Richards 36 References External links Sandown Raceway 1994 1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round 1994 Symmons Plains ATCC round 1992 Sandown ATCC round 1995 Sandown ATCC round Sandown Raceway