1994 Australian Touring Car Championship

Motor racing competition July 2015 February 2020 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship 1993 1995 thumb|Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore of Mark Skaife at Lakeside in April 1994 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,Australian Title Conditions, 1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 164–165 was the 35th Australian Touring Car Championship. Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, 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)CarNoDriver Glenn Seton Racing (Peter Jackson Racing)Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 2, Sandown International Motor Raceway, March 6th 1994 Ford EB Falcon 1 AUS Glenn Seton 30 AUS Alan Jones Gibson Motorsport (Winfield Racing) Holden VP Commodore 2 AUS Mark Skaife 6 NZL Jim Richards Lansvale Racing Team (Lansvale Smash Repairs) Holden VP Commodore 3 AUS Trevor AshbyAUS Steve Reed Wayne Gardner Racing (Coca-Cola Racing) Holden VP Commodore 4 AUS Wayne Gardner 7 AUS Neil Crompton Holden Racing Team (Holden Racing Team) Holden VP Commodore 05 AUS Peter Brock 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Perkins Engineering (Castrol Perkins Racing) Holden VP Commodore 11 AUS Larry Perkins Ampol Max 3 Racing (Ampol Max 3 Racing) Holden VP Commodore 12 AUS Bob Jones Stuart McColl Ampol (Kartmania) Holden VP Commodore 14 AUS Stuart McColl Graham Blythman Holden VP Commodore 16 AUS Graham Blythman Dick Johnson Racing (Shell F.A.I. Racing) Ford EB Falcon 17 AUS Dick Johnson 18 AUS John Bowe 19 AUS Steven Johnson Palmer Promotions (Palmer Promotions) Holden VP Commodore 20 AUS Ian Palmer LoGaMo Racing (Diet-Coke Racing) (Benson & Hedges Racing) Holden VP Commodore 23 AUS Paul Morris 25 AUS Tony Longhurst Pinnacle Motorsport (Anthony Scott)Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 5, Lakeside International Raceway, April 24th 1994 Holden VP Commodore 24 AUS Tony ScottAUS Greg Crick Don Watson (Don Watson Pty. Ltd.) Holden VP Commodore 26 AUS Don Watson Terry Finnigan Holden VP Commodore 27 AUS Terry Finnigan Playscape Racing (Playscape Racing) Ford EB Falcon 28 AUS Kevin Waldock James Philip Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 31 AUS James Philip Pace Racing (Kevin Heffernan) Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 32 AUS Kevin Heffernan Pro-Duct Racing Holden VP Commodore 33 AUS Bob Pearson Ian Love Holden VP Commodore 35 AUS Ian Love Schembri Motorsport (Bettergrow) Holden VP Commodore 36 AUS Neil Schembri Scotty Taylor Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 37 AUS Alan Taylor Challenge Motorsport (Protech Computers) Holden VP Commodore 39 AUS Chris Smerdon Garry Willmington Performance (Garry Willmington (NSW)) Ford EB Falcon 41 AUS Garry Willmington Glenn Mason Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 42 AUS Glenn Mason Group Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 44 AUS George Ayoub Daily Planet Racing (Metropolis City Promotions) (Daily Planet) Holden VP Commodore 47 AUS John Trimbole Novocastrian Motorsport (Wayne Gary Russell) (Novocastrian Motorsport) Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 62 AUS Wayne Russell Barbagallo Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 77 AUS Alf Barbagallo Cadillac Productions Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 79 AUS Mike Conway Steven Ellery Racing (Steve Ellery) Ford Sierra RS 88 AUS 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. RoundRace titleCircuitCity/TownSuburbState/TerritoryDate/sWinnerTeamReport 1 New South Wales Amaroo Amaroo Park Sydney Annangrove New South Wales 25–27 Feb Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Report 2 Victoria Sandown Sandown International Raceway Melbourne Springvale Victoria 4–6 Mar Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Report 3 Tasmania Launceston Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston Tasmania 12–14 Mar Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Report 4 Victoria Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Victoria 8–10 Apr Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Report 5 Queensland Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane Queensland 22–24 Apr Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Report 6 Victoria Winton Winton Motor Raceway Winton Benalla Victoria 13–15 May Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Report 7 New South Wales Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney Eastern Creek New South Wales 3–5 Jun Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Report 8 South Australia Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala South Australia 24–26 Jun Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Report 9 Western Australia Perth Barbagallo Raceway Perth Western Australia 1–3 Jul Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Report 10 New South Wales Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney Narellan New South Wales 22–24 Jul Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Report 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 roundThe Last Draw, Official Programme, Mallala, 26th June 1994 Points were awarded on a 3–2–1 basis for the first three places in the Peter Jackson Dash at each round 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 roundThe Numbers Game, Official Programme, Mallala, 26th June 1994, page 94 Rounds 5 to 10 No points were awarded to the fastest driver in Qualifying at each round Points were awarded on a 3–2–1 basis for the first three places in the Peter Jackson Dash at each round 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 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 roundThe 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 Championship standings Pos Driver Car Ama San Sym Phi Lak Win Eas Mal Bar Ora Pts 1 Mark Skaife Holden VP Commodore 46 40 43 31 24 30 30 36 5 (Ret) 285 2 Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon 32 12 28 40 7 40 10 12 4 43 228 3 Peter Brock Holden VP Commodore 24 23 26 31 15 6 40 20 5 32 222 4 Larry Perkins Holden VP Commodore 6 22 13 (Ret) 36 18 15 24 32 11 177 5 Alan Jones Ford EB Falcon 1 20 6 18 4 33 22 25 34 14 177 6 Jim Richards Holden VP Commodore 14 22 12 10 30 6 8 34 20 1 157 7 John Bowe Ford EB Falcon 16 13 17 16 8 18 15 5 24 24 156 8 Dick Johnson Ford EB Falcon 16 1 3 16 20 1 14 10 12 24 117 9 Tomas Mezera Holden VP Commodore 16 21 8 11 (Ret) 4 22 8 10 11 111 10 Neil Crompton Holden VP Commodore 0 0 6 12 4 24 0 2 11 18 77 11 Tony Longhurst Holden VP Commodore 9 4 20 0 8 1 8 24 0 74 12 Wayne Gardner Holden VP Commodore 1 12 4 10 8 2 15 4 6 10 72 13 Paul Morris Holden VP Commodore 14 5 9 14 2 4 2 8 6 64 14 Trevor Ashby Holden VP Commodore 0 0 16 0 16 15 Tony Scott Holden VP Commodore 0 6 0 6 16 Bob Jones Holden VP Commodore 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 Greg Crick Holden VP Commodore 0 0 (Ret) 1 1 Pos Driver Car Ama San Sym Phi Lak Win Eas Mal Bar Ora Pts Privateers Cup The Privateers Cup was won by Bob Jones.Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 162 See also 1994 Australian Touring Car season References External links Official V8 Supercar site 1994 Racing Results Archive Category:Australian Touring Car Championship seasons Touring Cars Category:1994 in V8 Supercars