1993 Australian Touring Car Championship

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1993 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title [1] for Group 3A Touring Cars. The championship, which was the 34th Australian Touring Car Championship, [2] was contested over a nine-round series which began on 28 February 1993 at Amaroo Park and ended on 8 August at Oran Park Raceway. [3] Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, [4] it was won by Glenn Seton, driving a Ford EB Falcon, with teammate Alan Jones completing a one-two championship result for Glenn Seton Racing. [5] It was Seton's first championship victory and the first major victory for the team he had started in 1989.

Contents

1993 marked the first year in which the championship was contested by the new Australian Group 3A Touring Car category which incorporated:

Television coverage

Channel Seven broadcast the championship with the commentary team including Mike Raymond, Gary Wilkinson, Mark Oastler, Doug Mulray and Andy Raymond. Regular commentator Neil Crompton was absent as he was contesting the full series as a competitor for the first time.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship.

TeamCarNoDriver
Winfield Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards
Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Reed
GIO Racing Holden VP Commodore 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Gibbs
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton
Mobil 1 Racing Holden VP Commodore 05 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock
Caltex CXT Racing Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE90
Toyota Corolla Seca AE93
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Smith
Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond
Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
Holden VP Commodore
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins
Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Jones
Bob Holden Motors Toyota Sprinter AE86 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden
Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner
Shell Racing Ford EB Falcon 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
LoGaMo Racing BMW E30 M3 Evolution 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Blanchard
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst
Wayne Douglass Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Potter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Youlden
John English Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John English
Don Watson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Watson
Terry Finnigan Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV
Holden VP Commodore
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Finnigan
Peter Jackson Racing Ford EB Falcon 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones
Phil Johnson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Johnson
Pro-Duct Racing Holden VP Commodore 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Pearson
Schembri Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Schembri
Challenge Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Smerdon
Ian Love Holden VP Commodore 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Love
Daily Planet Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Trimbole
Glenn Mason Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Mason
Stuart McColl Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart McColl
Laurie Donaher Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Donaher
Mike Twigden Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Twigden
Pace Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Heffernan
M3 Motorsport BMW E30 M3 2.0 52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Cotter
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman
Brad Stratton Toyota Corolla AE82 72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Stratton
Frank Binding Toyota Corolla AE82 75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Binding
Barbagallo Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alf Barbagallo
Easton Motorsport Toyota Sprinter AE86 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregg Easton
Cadillac Productions Toyota Sprinter AE86 79 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Conway
Motorsport Developments Toyota Sprinter AE86 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Rea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Talbert

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a nine-round series. [3] Each round consisted of a "Peter Jackson Dash" for the top six cars from Qualifying, a Heat for the 2.0 Litre Class, a Heat for the 5.0 Litre Class and a combined Final. [7] The two Class Heats were run separately at Round 1 [3] but were combined from Round 2 onwards. [8]

Rd. [3] Circuit [3] Location / stateDate [3] WinnerCarTeam
1 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 26–28 Feb John Bowe Ford EB Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
2 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 12–14 Mar Alan Jones Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 2–4 Apr Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
4 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 16–18 AprAlan Jones Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
5 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 14–16 MayGlenn Seton Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
6 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 4–6 JunGlenn Seton Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 2–4 JulGlenn Seton Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
8 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 9–11 Jul Jim Richards Holden VP Commodore Gibson Motorsport
9 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 6–8 AugJim Richards Holden VP Commodore Gibson Motorsport

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on the following basis:

Championship standings

Pos. [9] Driver [9] CarAmaSymPhiLakWinEasMalBarOraPts [9]
1 Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon 2073417343330115191
2 Alan Jones Ford EB Falcon 8301929102010814148
3 John Bowe Ford EB Falcon 2314201972316315140
4 Jim Richards Holden VP Commodore 1210201614292599
5 Dick Johnson Ford EB Falcon 1115192611036293
6 Mark Skaife Holden VP Commodore 2110004122812Ret87
7 Tomas Mezera Holden VP Commodore 82211RetDNS61821885
8 Peter Brock Holden VP Commodore Ret65121548102282
9 Tony Longhurst BMW E30 M3 Evolution 42811224216069
10Peter Doulman BMW E30 M3 2.0 99949064959
11John Smith Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE90
Toyota Corolla Seca AE93
66666099Ret48
12 Larry Perkins Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
Holden VP Commodore
Ret12239713138
13 Neil Crompton Holden VP Commodore 16Ret120018937
14 Wayne Gardner Holden VP Commodore 1130403Ret6633
15 Colin Bond Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 Ret449Ret906DNS32
16 Paul Morris BMW E30 M3 Evolution 21663121Ret031
17Brad Stratton Toyota Corolla AE82 223423319
18John Cotter BMW E30 M3 2.0 46616
19Mike Conway Toyota Sprinter AE86 3334215
20Frank Binding Toyota Corolla AE82 1Ret348
20 Bob Holden Toyota Sprinter AE86 21418
22Trevor Ashby Holden VP Commodore 606
23Gregg Easton Toyota Sprinter AE86 22
23Ian Love Holden VP Commodore 22
25John Blanchard BMW E30 M3 Evolution 0010Ret00Ret1
25Ken Talbert Toyota Sprinter AE86 011
25 Alf Barbagallo Holden VP Commodore 11
Pos.DriverCarAmaSymPhiLakWinEasMalBarOraPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Peter Jackson Dash

The Peter Jackson Dash series award was won jointly by Mark Skaife and Glenn Seton. [10]

Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

The 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship, which was contested concurrently with the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Peter Doulman driving a BMW M3.

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References

  1. Australian Title Conditions, 1993 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 162 to 163
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1993 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94, pages 294 to 298
  4. Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 7, Mallala, 4 July 1993
  5. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94, page 116
  6. 1 2 3 1993 technical regulations for Australian Touring Cars are defined in the 1993 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport on pages 206 to 214 under the heading "Group 3A – Touring Cars"
  7. Scoring Points, Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 7, Mallala, 4 July 1993, pages 63 & 64
  8. Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson & David Grennhalgh, The official history, Australian Touring Car Championship, 50 years, page 324
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson & David Grennhalgh, The official history, Australian Touring Car Championship, 50 years, page 331
  10. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94, page 153