1993 Atlantic Championship

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1993 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship
Season
Races15
Start dateApril 3rd
End dateOctober 3rd
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham
  1992
1994  

The 1993 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 15 rounds. The Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was David Empringham driving for Canaska Racing.

Contents

Races

RndRace NameCircuitCity/LocationDate Pole position Winning driver
1 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Phoenix Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, Arizona April 3 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Barker Flag of the United States.svg Stuart Crow
2 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
3 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Road Atlanta Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia May 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve
4 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Milwaukee Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 5 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1993 Montréal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec June 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1993 Mosport Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario June 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1993 Halifax Citadel Hill (Fort George) Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia July 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1993 Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
9 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Loudon New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire August 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1993 Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1993 Vancouver Streets of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia August 28 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
12 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve
13 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Nazareth Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania September 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
14 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Laguna Seca 1 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve
15 Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Laguna Seca 2 October 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit

Final driver standings (Top 12)

PosDriverPts
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham 195
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais 191
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve 185
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Barker124
5 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Trueman122
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert101
7 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Faucetta100
8 Flag of the United States.svg Steve O'Hara97
9 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Hart95
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Galles 81
11 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Nearburg 75
12 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Dismore 61

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