1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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The 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition for 2.0 Litre Touring Cars complying with FIA Class II rules. [1] The championship, which was promoted as the 1994 Valvoline Australian Manufacturers' Championship, began on 17 April 1994 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 28 August at Oran Park Raceway after six rounds. The series determined both the winning automobile manufacturer in the 22nd Australian Manufacturers' Championship and the winning driver in the second annual Australian title for drivers of Class II Touring Cars. [2] This title was awarded as the Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship in 1993 and as the Australian Super Touring Championship from 1995.

Teams and drivers

Peter Doulman (BMW M3) at the Lakeside round of the championship Doulman-m394.jpg
Peter Doulman (BMW M3) at the Lakeside round of the championship

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
M3 Motorsport BMW M3 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Cotter
Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery
Phoenix Motorsport Peugeot 405 Mi16 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Mathews
Darrell DixonPeugeot405 Mi1610 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Alexander
Bob Holden Motors Toyota Sprinter AE86 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Rogers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Adderton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Mathews
Phil Ward Racing Mercedes-Benz 190E 015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McKay
018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Ward
Tony Longhurst Racing BMWM320 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Blanchard
318i 23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst
Campbell LittleToyota Carina 21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Kaye
Mark AddertonBMWM397 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Adderton
Knight Racing FordSierra98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hills

Race calendar

The 1994 Australian Manufacturers Championship was contested over a six-round series in four states with two races per round.

Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinner [3] TeamReport
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 16 - 17 Apr Tony Longhurst Benson & Hedges Racing
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 21–22 May Paul Morris Diet Coke Racing
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 18 - 19 JunPaul MorrisDiet Coke Racing
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 16 - 17 JulTony LonghurstBenson & Hedges Racing
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mallala Mallala Motorsport Park Mallala, South Australia 6 - 7 AugTony LonghurstBenson & Hedges Racing
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 27 - 28 AugPaul MorrisDiet Coke Racing

Results

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos [4] Manufacturer
1 BMW
2 Ford
3 Mercedes-Benz
4 Toyota

Drivers Championship

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the top ten positions in each race. Round positions were decided by the total points scored over the two races. In the event of two or more drivers having the same points for a round, they were ranked by finishing order in the second race.

Pos [5] Driver EAS 1 EAS 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 WIN 1 WIN 2 LAK 1 LAK 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 ORA 1 ORA 2Pts
1 Tony Longhurst 2nd1st1st3rdDSQDSQ1st1st1st1st5th2nd176
2 Paul Morris 1st2nd2nd1st1st1stRetDNSRet2nd1st1st168
3 John Blanchard Ret3rd5th2nd2nd4th3rd2nd2nd3rd3rd4th154
4 Phil Ward 4th5thRet3rdRet5thRet3rd3rd4th2ndRet102
5 Steve Ellery 3rd4th4thDNS3rd3rdDNSDNS6th6th6th5th100
6 Peter Doulman 5th6th6thRet4th6th4thRet5th5th7thRet84
7 Mark Adderton 7th8th7th4thRetDNS5th4th4thRet8th6th74
8 Greg Murphy 3rdRetRetRet4th3rd40
8 Justin Mathews 9th6th5th7th8th8th10th10th11th8th40
10 Bob Holden 8th7th6thRet7th6th9th9th10th9th39
11 James Kaye Ret2nd2ndRet32
11 John Cotter 7th8thRetDNS8th7th9th7th32
13 Peter McKay 6th5th7th8th28
14 Peter Hills RetRetRet7thRetRet6
15 Dennis Rogers Ret9th2
PosDriver EAS 1 EAS 2 PHI 1 PHI 2 WIN 1 WIN 2 LAK 1 LAK 2 MAL 1 MAL 2 ORA 1 ORA 2Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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)

See also

1994 Australian Touring Car season

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References

  1. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 165
  2. Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 24 February 2009
  3. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 287
  4. Longhurst Takes Spoils, Australian Auto Action, 2 September 1994, page 28
  5. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 176