1994 Japanese Touring Car Championship

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The 1994 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 10th edition of the series and the first to be run under Class II regulations. It began at Autopolis on 24 April and finished after nine events at Fuji Speedway on 30 October. The championship was won by Masanori Sekiya, driving for Toyota Team TOM's. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Teams & Drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318i 1 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock 9
733-4
Flag of Germany.svg Leopold Prinz von Bayern 1-2, 5-9
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper 9
101-8
Team Taisan BMW 318i 2 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi 1-8
269
Nismo Nissan Primera P10 3 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi 1-7, 9
12 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1-7, 9
Nissan Sunny B14 31 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida 6-9
32 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama 6-9
Trans Global BMW 318i 5 Flag of Japan.svg Mutsuaki Sanada 9
YTR Mazdaspeed Mazda Lantis 1-4, 7
6 Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada 1-2, 4-8
99
Motorola Pagers Racing BMW 318i 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Bell 9
51 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey 9
FET Racing Toyota Corolla AE100 7 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nagasaka All
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Misaki All
Object T Honda Civic Ferio 11 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiko Hara All
Toyota Corona T190 33 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuo Muramatsu1-5
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm 7-9
Mooncraft Honda Civic Ferio 14 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 2-9
Nakajima Planning Honda Civic Ferio 15 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka All
Castrol Mugen Honda Honda Civic Ferio 16 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako 2-9
Team Advan BMW 318i 17 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko Kaneumi2-4, 6-9
18 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kinoshita 2, 4-9
Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Sprinter Marino 19 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Matsunaga All
Now Motor Sport Mazda Lantis 20 Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada 1
Hitotsuyama Racing BMW 318i 21 Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Hitotsuyama1-2, 4, 7, 9
Flag of Japan.svg Mikio Hitotsuyama3, 5-6, 8
229
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Kinoshita 1
Flag of Japan.svg Fuminori Mizuno2, 4
Kondō Racing Nissan HR33 Skyline GTS 23 Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Iida3, 7, 9
Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota Corolla Ceres 25 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta 2, 4, 6, 8
Team Kunimitsu Honda Civic Ferio 27 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya 2, 4-9
Team Take One BMW 318i 30 Flag of Japan.svg Akihiko Nakaya All
Auto Tech Racing BMW 318i 35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Gilbert-Scott All
Toyota Team TOM's Toyota Corona T190 36 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki 1, 3-9
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 2
Toyota Team Cerumo Toyota Corona T190 38 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa All
39 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen All
Unicorse Alfa Romeo 155 TS 55 Flag of Italy.svg Giambattista Busi 7-9
Team Gathers Honda Civic Ferio 77 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Shimizu 2, 4-9
Team HKS Vauxhall Cavalier 16v 87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid 1-6
Opel Vectra GT 7-9
Team Doricome Honda Civic Ferio 88 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Hahne 9
Team Tanabe Mazda Lantis 99 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 8-9

Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamRef
1R1 Flag of Japan.svg Autopolis, Ōita 24 April Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Team HKS [4]
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Team HKS [5]
2R3 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi 15 May Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Toyota Team Cerumo [6]
R4 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper BMW Team Schnitzer [7]
3R5 Flag of Japan.svg Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō 19 June Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Team HKS [8]
R6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya Toyota Team TOM's [9]
4R7 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit, Mie 3 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Toyota Team Cerumo [10]
R8 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Toyota Team Cerumo [11]
5R9 Flag of Japan.svg Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi 17 July Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper BMW Team Schnitzer [12]
R10 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper BMW Team Schnitzer [13]
6R11 Flag of Japan.svg TI Circuit Aida, Okayama 7 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Toyota Team Cerumo [14]
R12 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Toyota Team Cerumo [15]
7R13 Flag of Japan.svg Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki 21 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya Toyota Team TOM's [16]
R14 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya Toyota Team TOM's [17]
8R15 Flag of Japan.svg Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi 25 September Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper BMW Team Schnitzer [18]
R16 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper BMW Team Schnitzer [19]
9R17 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka 30 October Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino Nissan Motorsport [20]
R18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Team HKS [21]

Round 18 was also part of the 1994 Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship calendar.

Championship Standings

Points were awarded 15, 12, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each race, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. Drivers counted their 13 best scores.

PosDriver AUT SUG TOK SUZ MIN AID TSU SEN FUJ Pts
1 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya 2317Ret2143Ret2Ret5116363135
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 5611247112DNS11NC525246134
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper Ret73169221193RetDNS11Ret7132
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid 11RetDNS1312578Ret75Ret9Ret21106
5 Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki 953254Ret3223DNS3Ret58102
6 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi 424298685Ret5RetRetDNS4576
7 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 9111068731034RetRet4271264
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino 3RetRet37Ret32016Ret4RetRetDNS1Ret53
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Gilbert-Scott 745RetRet111110968Ret6121615RetRet33
10 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock 84RetRet3231
11 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako Ret612Ret16Ret47121710Ret56261328
12 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki 6855Ret4RetDNSDNSDNS27
13 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida 1413428Ret121024
14 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka Ret12RetDNSRetRet1096Ret18DNS2Ret117DNS1424
15 Flag of Germany.svg Leopold Prinz von Bayern 10977RetDNS10615DNS78DNSDNS24
16 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya 841716RetRet161184131113Ret20
17 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nagasaka Ret10616111076RetDNS7RetRetDNSRetRet111120
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa 8DNSRetDNSDNSRet9Ret8RetRetRetRet6Ret109918
19 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Misaki 1317Ret915RetRet11RetDNS6RetNC1120168417
20 Flag of Japan.svg Akihiko Nakaya 11Ret10Ret1312Ret21105Ret812Ret109Ret2314
21 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 2Ret12
22 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama 2110Ret3RetDNS141810
23 Flag of Italy.svg Giambattista Busi DNQDNQ14410278
24 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm 77RetDNS27228
25 Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada 1815158201714917151792121DNSDNS7
26 Flag of Japan.svg Fuminori Mizuno12515156
27 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Matsunaga 1611131314Ret19RetRetDNS1399101720DNSDNS5
28 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi 1218RetDNSDNSRet141215Ret11Ret118RetDNSDNSNC3
29 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiko Hara 191416101615131311121516RetDNS151215171
30 Flag of Japan.svg Mutsuaki Sanada 14Ret11Ret1713RetRetDNQDNQ19210
31 Flag of Japan.svg Mikio Hitotsuyama181417111914221922260
32 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Shimizu 1415RetRetRetDNSRet1213Ret181816200
33 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta RetDNS23RetRetDNS12130
34 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuo MuramatsuNCRetRetDNSRetRetRetDNS12Ret0
35 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kinoshita NCRet181413RetRetDNS14RetRet1425DSQ0
36 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko KaneumiNC14RetRet221920Ret161323RetRet250
37 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Kinoshita 15130
38 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Hahne 21150
39 Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Hitotsuyama1716RetRet2118RetDNSDNS240
40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey 17160
41 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 191718190
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Bell 20Ret0
43 Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru IidaRetRetRetDNS23280
NC Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada DNSDNS0
PosDriver AUT SUG TOK SUZ MIN AID TSU SEN FUJ Pts
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)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

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