1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
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.
| 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1993 | Next: | 1995 |
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 | Ford EB Falcon | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 30 | | ||
| Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 2 | |
| 6 |  | ||
| Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 3 | |
| Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 4 | |
| 7 | | ||
| Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 05 | |
| 015 | | ||
| Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | 11 | |
| Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 12 | |
| Stuart McColl | Holden VP Commodore | 14 | |
| Graham Blythman | Holden VP Commodore | 16 | |
| Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 17 | |
| 18 | | ||
| 19 | | ||
| Palmer Promotions | Holden VP Commodore | 20 | |
| LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 23 | |
| 25 | | ||
| Pinnacle Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 24 | |
| Don Watson | Holden VP Commodore | 26 | |
| Terry Finnigan | Holden VP Commodore | 27 | |
| Playscape Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | |
| James Philip | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 31 | |
| Pace Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 32 | |
| Pro-Duct Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 33 | |
| Ian Love | Holden VP Commodore | 35 | |
| Schembri Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 36 | |
| Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 37 | |
| Challenge Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 39 | |
| Garry Willmington Performance | Ford EB Falcon | 41 | |
| Glenn Mason | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 42 | |
| Group Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 44 | |
| Daily Planet Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 47 | |
| Novocastrian Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 62 | |
| Barbagallo Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 77 | |
| Cadillac Productions | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 79 | |
| Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Sierra RS | 88 | |
- 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 ever ATCC race at the tight, 1.94 km (1.20 mi) Amaroo Park circuit in Sydney.
| Round | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 25–27 Feb | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 4–6 Mar | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Report |
| 3 |  |
Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 12–14 Mar | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 8–10 Apr | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Report |
| 5 |  |
Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 22–24 Apr | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Report |
| 6 | |
Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 13–15 May | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Report |
| 7 | |
Eastern Creek Raceway | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 3–5 Jun | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Report |
| 8 |  |
Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | 24–26 Jun | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Report |
| 9 |  |
Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 1–3 Jul | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Report |
| 10 | |
Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, 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 round [2]
- Points were awarded on a 3–2–1 basis for the first three places in the Peter Jackson Dash at each round [2]
- 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 [3]
Rounds 5 to 10
- No points were awarded to the fastest driver in Qualifying at each round [2]
- Points were awarded on a 3–2–1 basis for the first three places in the Peter Jackson Dash at each round [2]
- 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 [2]
- 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 [4]
Championship standings
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See also
References
- Australian Title Conditions, 1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 164–165
- 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
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