The 1994 FIA Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship was a motorsport championship for Super Touring racing cars. This was the second running of the championship and the champion was Joachim Winkelhock who drove for Schnitzer Motorsport.
The original schedule contained six rounds, but due to logistical and financial problems, only three rounds, Japan, Macau and New Zealand were run. The Japanese round was also part of that year's JTCC schedule.
Original schedule:
Date | Circuit | Race 1 winner | Race 2 winner | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 October | Fuji | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Anthony Reid | |
20 November | Macau | Joachim Winkelhock | Joachim Winkelhock | Report |
27 November | Sentul | cancelled | ||
4 December | Wellington | Joachim Winkelhock | Tim Harvey | |
11 December | Calder | cancelled | ||
18 December | Madras | cancelled | ||
Teams and drivers list:
Team | No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer | 1 | Joachim Winkelhock | BMW 318is | 1-2, 4 |
2 | Steve Soper | 1-2, 4 | ||
3 | Charles Kwan | 2 | ||
Motorola Pagers | 5 | Tim Harvey | BMW 318is | 2, 4 |
51 | 1 | |||
6 | Justin Bell | 1-2, 4 | ||
Nismo | 31 | Akira Iida | Nissan Sunny | 1 |
32 | Masahiko Kageyama | 1 | ||
Toshio Suzuki | 2, 4 | |||
Gianfranco Team | 9 | Carlos Rodrigues | Ford Sierra Sapphire | 2 |
Giriox Racing | 11 | Fabien Giroix | SEAT Toledo GT | 2 |
Lauderbach Team | 12 | Rui Valente | Opel Astra | 2 |
Macau Grand Prix entries | ||||
Nismo | 7 | Masahiro Hasemi | Nissan Primera eGT | 2 |
Hyundai Australia | 8 | Colin Bond | Hyundai Lantra | 2 |
TPM Opel Motorsport | 10 | Ni Amorim | Opel Vectra | 2 |
– | 14 | Lao Kwok Wah | Toyota Corolla | 2 |
Macau Racing Team | 15 | Cheung Hoo Kong | Toyota Corolla | 2 |
91 | Brian Whillock | Toyota Corolla | 2 | |
PKK Racing Team | 17 | Chan Chi Wah | Honda Civic | 2 |
20 | Albert Poon | Honda Civic | 2 | |
– | 18 | Lo Hung Pui | Toyota Corolla | 2 |
Tomato Racing Team | 22 | David Leung | Honda Civic | 2 |
26 | Chu Yee Ping | Toyota Corolla | 2 | |
– | 23 | To Tat Wah | Honda Civic | 2 |
– | 25 | Lei Chong Seng | Honda Civic | 2 |
Kingston Racing Team | 35 | Ricky Mo | Toyota Corolla | 2 |
92 | Paul Fan | Toyota Corolla | 2 | |
Toyota Team TOM'S | 36 | Tom Kristensen | Toyota Corona | 2 |
– | 38 | Rui Clemente | Toyota Corolla | 2 |
– | 39 | Chan Wai Man | Toyota Corolla | 2 |
– | 53 | Lau Sui Ching | Honda Civic | 2 |
– | 66 | Yang Li Chin | Honda Civic | 2 |
HKS | 87 | Anthony Reid | Opel Vectra | 2 |
AAI Racing Team | 88 | Yeung Ma Chuen | Honda Civic | 2 |
IMSP | 89 | Danny Stacy Chau | Honda Civic | 2 |
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