1994_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship

1994 Australian Touring Car Championship

1994 Australian Touring Car Championship

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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,[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:

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Movements
Arrivals / returnees
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.

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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

  1. [1]
    Australian Title Conditions, 1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 164–165
  2. [2]
    Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 2, Sandown International Motor Raceway, March 6th 1994
  3. [3]
    Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 5, Lakeside International Raceway, April 24th 1994
  4. [4]
    The Last Draw, Official Programme, Mallala, 26th June 1994
  5. [5]
    The Numbers Game, Official Programme, Mallala, 26th June 1994, page 94
  6. [6]
    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
  7. [7]
    Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 162
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