1993 Australian Touring Car Championship

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.

1993 Australian Touring Car Championship
Previous: 1992 Next: 1994

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

  • 5.0 Litre Touring Cars [6] (later to be known as V8 Supercars)
  • 2.0 Litre Class II Touring Cars [6] (later to be known as Super Touring Cars)
  • Normally aspirated, two wheel drive cars complying with the 1992 CAMS Group 3A regulations[6] (commonly known as Group A cars)

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.

Team Car No Driver
Winfield Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1 Mark Skaife
2 Jim Richards
Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 3 Trevor Ashby
Steve Reed
GIO Racing Holden VP Commodore 4 Mark Gibbs
7 Neil Crompton
Mobil 1 Racing Holden VP Commodore 05 Peter Brock
Caltex CXT Racing Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE90
Toyota Corolla Seca AE93		 6 John Smith
Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 8 Colin Bond
Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
Holden VP Commodore		 11 Larry Perkins
Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 12 Bob Jones
Bob Holden Motors Toyota Sprinter AE86 13 Bob Holden
Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 15 Tomas Mezera
16 Wayne Gardner
Shell Racing Ford EB Falcon 17 Dick Johnson
18 John Bowe
LoGaMo Racing BMW E30 M3 Evolution 20 John Blanchard
23 Paul Morris
24 Geoff Full
25 Tony Longhurst
Wayne Douglass Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 22 Mark Potter
Brett Youlden
John English Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 24 John English
Don Watson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 26 Don Watson
Terry Finnigan Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV
Holden VP Commodore		 27 Terry Finnigan
Peter Jackson Racing Ford EB Falcon 30 Glenn Seton
35 Alan Jones
Phil Johnson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 31 Phil Johnson
Pro-Duct Racing Holden VP Commodore 33 Bob Pearson
Schembri Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 36 Neil Schembri
Challenge Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 39 Chris Smerdon
Ian Love Holden VP Commodore 40 Ian Love
Daily Planet Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 41 John Trimbole
Glenn Mason Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 42 Glenn Mason
Stuart McColl Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 44 Stuart McColl
Laurie Donaher Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 46 Laurie Donaher
Mike Twigden Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 48 Mike Twigden
Pace Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 50 Kevin Heffernan
M3 Motorsport BMW E30 M3 2.0 52 John Cotter
53 Peter Doulman
Brad Stratton Toyota Corolla AE82 72 Brad Stratton
Frank Binding Toyota Corolla AE82 75 Frank Binding
Barbagallo Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 77 Alf Barbagallo
Easton Motorsport Toyota Sprinter AE86 77 Gregg Easton
Cadillac Productions Toyota Sprinter AE86 79 Mike Conway
Motorsport Developments Toyota Sprinter AE86 88 Malcolm Rea
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 / State Date [3] Winner Car Team
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 Apr Alan Jones Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
5 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 14–16 May Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
6 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 4–6 Jun Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon Glenn Seton Racing
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 2–4 Jul Glenn 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 Aug Jim Richards Holden VP Commodore Gibson Motorsport

Points system

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

  • 3 to the driver recording fastest time in Qualifying [9]
  • 3–2–1 to the first three finishers in the Peter Jackson Dash [9]
  • 9–6–4–3–2–1 to the first six finishers in each Class in the Heat [9]
  • 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 to the first ten outright finishers in the Final [9]

Championship standings
Pos.[9] Driver [9] Car Ama Sym Phi Lak Win Eas Mal Bar Ora Pts [9]
1 Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon 20 7 34 17 34 33 30 1 15 191
2 Alan Jones Ford EB Falcon 8 30 19 29 10 20 10 8 14 148
3 John Bowe Ford EB Falcon 23 14 20 19 7 23 16 3 15 140
4 Jim Richards Holden VP Commodore 12 10 2 0 16 1 4 29 25 99
5 Dick Johnson Ford EB Falcon 11 15 19 26 11 0 3 6 2 93
6 Mark Skaife Holden VP Commodore 21 10 0 0 4 12 28 12 Ret 87
7 Tomas Mezera Holden VP Commodore 8 22 11 Ret DNS 6 18 2 18 85
8 Peter Brock Holden VP Commodore Ret 6 5 12 15 4 8 10 22 82
9 Tony Longhurst BMW E30 M3 Evolution 4 2 8 11 22 4 2 16 0 69
10 Peter Doulman BMW E30 M3 2.0 9 9 9 4 9 0 6 4 9 59
11 John Smith Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE90
Toyota Corolla Seca AE93		 6 6 6 6 6 0 9 9 Ret 48
12 Larry Perkins Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
Holden VP Commodore		 Ret 1 2 2 3 9 7 13 1 38
13 Neil Crompton Holden VP Commodore 1 6 Ret 1 2 0 0 18 9 37
14 Wayne Gardner Holden VP Commodore 11 3 0 4 0 3 Ret 6 6 33
15 Colin Bond Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 Ret 4 4 9 Ret 9 0 6 DNS 32
16 Paul Morris BMW E30 M3 Evolution 2 1 6 6 3 12 1 Ret 0 31
17 Brad Stratton Toyota Corolla AE82 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 19
18 John Cotter BMW E30 M3 2.0 4 6 6 16
19 Mike Conway Toyota Sprinter AE86 3 3 3 4 2 15
20 Frank Binding Toyota Corolla AE82 1 Ret 3 4 8
20 Bob Holden Toyota Sprinter AE86 2 1 4 1 8
22 Trevor Ashby Holden VP Commodore 6 0 6
23 Gregg Easton Toyota Sprinter AE86 2 2
23 Ian Love Holden VP Commodore 2 2
25 John Blanchard BMW E30 M3 Evolution 0 0 1 0 Ret 0 0 Ret 1
25 Ken Talbert Toyota Sprinter AE86 0 1 1
25 Alf Barbagallo Holden VP Commodore 1 1
Pos. Driver Car Ama Sym Phi Lak Win Eas Mal Bar Ora Pts
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)
Blank Did not participate (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
Main article: 1993 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.

See also

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. 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. 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. 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
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