1994 Sandown ATCC round

Victoria (Australia) 1994 Sandown ATCC round
Event Information
Round 2 of 10 in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date 4-6 March 1994
Location Melbourne, Victoria
Venue Sandown Raceway
Weather Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance 20 laps, 62 km
Pole position Tomas Mezera
Holden Racing Team
1:13.568
Winner Mark Skaife
Gibson Motorsport
Race 2
Distance 20 laps, 62 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Gibson Motorsport
Round Results
First Mark Skaife
Gibson Motorsport
40 pts
Second Peter Brock
Holden Racing Team
23 pts
Third Larry Perkins
Perkins Engineering
22 pts

The 1994 Sandown ATCC round was the second round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 4 to 6 March at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.

Race results

Qualifying

Tomas Mezera carried through his pace demonstrated at Amaroo Park with a time of 1:13.568, to take his first pole position of the year. This was almost a second faster than his closest competitor, Mark Skaife

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:13.568
2 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:13.656
3 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:13.658
4 6 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:13.907
5 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:13.908
6 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:13.982
7 30 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:14.079
8 1 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:14.148
9 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 1:14.304
10 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.480
11 23 Australia Paul Morris Logamo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.890
12 3 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:14.896
13 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.962
14 25 Australia Tony Longhurst Logamo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:15.049
15 33 Australia Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.592
16 24 Australia Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.912
17 12 Australia Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.270
18 39 Australia Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:16.694
19 14 Australia Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:17.652
20 47 Australia John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:18.445
21 31 Australia James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:21.191
22 88 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 1:23.291
Sources:

Peter Jackson Dash

Mark Skaife would not make the start after his engine failed to start, leaving it a five-car race. John Bowe got off to a flyer and would keep the lead all the way to the flag.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Grid
1 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1
2 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 3
3 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 5
4 6 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 4
5 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 6
DNS 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 2
Sources:

Race 1

Mezera got off to an early lead as Skaife made the most of the start - going from sixth to second by the end of the first corner. Both Dick Johnson and John Bowe ran into tyre problems early in the race, which would ultimately prove costly for the second race. On lap four, Skaife made a successful move on Mezera for the lead, however Skaife would not walk away with the lead as he did in Amaroo. For lap after lap, Mezera pressured Skaife. On the final corner on the final lap, Mezera made a move down the inside of Skaife to reclaim the lead. However, on the switchback, Skaife reclaimed the lead coming out of the corner to take the flag and win the first heat. Mezera finished in second and Alan Jones third.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Grid
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 6
2 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 2
3 30 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 7
4 1 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 8
5 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 3
6 6 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 4
7 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 20 9
8 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 10
9 25 Australia Tony Longhurst Logamo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 14
10 23 Australia Paul Morris Logamo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 11
11 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 13
12 3 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 12
13 24 Australia Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 16
14 12 Australia Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 17
15 39 Australia Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 18
16 14 Australia Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 19
17 47 Australia John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 20
18 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1
19 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 5
20 31 Australia James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 21
21 88 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 22
Ret 33 Australia Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15
Sources: [1]

Race 2

Skaife would make the most of the front row start and got off to an early lead, whilst Larry Perkins climbed up five positions to second. Meanwhile, back down the back, chaos ensued. Neil Crompton and Glenn Seton came into contact at turn two, which sent both competitors to the back of the field. Mezera came charging through the pack, eventually passing Perkins for second position and gaining on leader, Skaife. However, he would spin on the second-to-last corner, losing a number of positions. Skaife would go on to win the race, making it four wins in a row for the Gibson Motorsport driver, ahead of Perkins and Jim Richards.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Grid
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 1
2 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 20 7
3 6 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 6
4 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 5
5 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 23
6 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 8
7 30 Australia Alan Jones Alan Jones Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 3
8 23 Australia Paul Morris Logamo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 10
9 25 Australia Tony Longhurst Logamo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 9
10 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 24
11 3 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 12
12 24 Australia Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 13
13 12 Australia Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 14
14 39 Australia Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15
15 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 2
16 14 Australia Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 16
17 1 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 4
18 47 Australia John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 17
19 31 Australia James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 20
20 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 11
21 88 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 21
22 33 Australia Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 22
Sources: [2]

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Australia Mark Skaife 86
2 Australia Peter Brock 47
3 Australia Glenn Seton 46
4 Australia Tomas Mezera 37
5 New Zealand Jim Richards 36

References

  1. "1994 Sandown #1". racing-reference.info. 1994-03-03. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. "1994 Sandown #2". racing-reference.info. 1994-03-03. Retrieved 2016-11-24.

External links

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1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round
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1994 Symmons Plains ATCC round
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1992 Sandown ATCC round
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