1994 Winton ATCC round

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Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 1994 Winton ATCC round
Event Information
Round 6 of 10 in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
Winton Motor Raceway (Australia) track map -- original track.svg
Date13-15 May 1994
Location Benalla, Victoria
Venue Winton Motor Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 25 laps 50 km
Pole position Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
0:59.540
Winner Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Race 2
Distance 25 laps 50 km
Winner Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Round Results
First 40 pts
Second 33 pts
Third 30 pts

The 1994 Winton ATCC round was the sixth round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 13 to 15 May at Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria.

Contents

Race results

Qualifying

Glenn Seton took pole position, crushing the field by nearly half a second.

Pos.No.NameTeamCarGrid
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 0:59.540
230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 0:59.900
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 0:59.920
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 0:59.930
511 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 0:59.930
617 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:00.030
77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:00.050
805 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:00.090
918 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:00.100
1025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:00.260
11015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:00.590
126 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:01.120
1323 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:01.280
1433 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob PearsonPro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:01.430
153 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:01.520
1612 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:01.930
1714 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart McCollStuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:02.590
1826 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don WatsonDon Watson Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:02.990
1941 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry WillmingtonGarry Willmington Performance Ford EB Falcon 1:03.160
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian PalmerPalmer Promotions Holden VP Commodore 1:03.270
2147 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:03.480
Sources:

Race 1

In what was a dominant performance, Glenn Seton took a flag-to-flag victory with team-mate Alan Jones in second position. Wayne Gardner was sent down the pack after being spun out by Larry Perkins, losing his front spoiler in the process.

Pos.No.NameTeamCarLapsGrid
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 251
230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 252
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 254
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 25
518 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 25
611 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 25
705 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 25
86 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 25
925 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 25
1023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 25
11015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore
1217 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon
1326 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don WatsonDon Watson Racing Holden VP Commodore
143 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore
1533 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob PearsonPro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore
1614 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart McCollStuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore
1712 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore
1847 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore
1920 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian PalmerPalmer Promotions Holden VP Commodore
204 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore
Sources: [1]

Race 2

For race two, Jones got off to a flyer and shot off to an early lead. However, a few laps later, he would spin out, handing the lead to team-mate, Glenn Seton. Jones would charge back through the field to achieve third, whilst Seton would take the win. Mark Skaife rounded out a clean race with a valiant second placing.

Pos.No.NameTeamCarLapsGrid
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 251
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 253
330 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 252
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 254
511 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 256
618 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 255
725 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 259
8015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 2511
96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 258
1023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 2510
1105 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 7
124 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 20
1317 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 12
1412 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 17
153 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 14
1626 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don WatsonDon Watson Racing Holden VP Commodore 13
1714 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart McCollStuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 16
1847 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 18
Ret20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian PalmerPalmer Promotions Holden VP Commodore 19
Ret33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob PearsonPro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15
Sources: [2]

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 214
1rightarrow blue.svg2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 159
1rightarrow blue.svg3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock 125
1uparrow green.svg4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 95
1downarrow red.svg5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 94

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References

  1. "1994 Winton #1". racing-reference.info. 1994-05-15. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. "1994 Winton #2". racing-reference.info. 1994-05-15. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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