1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round explained

Flag:New South Wales
1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round
Round No:1
Season No:10
Year:1994
Series:ATCC
Track Map:amaroo map.gif
Date:25-27 February
Location:Sydney, New South Wales
Circuit:Amaroo Park
Weather:Fine
Race1 Laps:28
Race1 Dist:54
Pole1:Mark Skaife
Pole1 Team:Gibson Motorsport
Pole1 Time:49.795
Winner1:Mark Skaife
Winner1 Team:Gibson Motorsport
Race2 Laps:28
Race2 Dist:54
Winner2:Mark Skaife
Winner2 Team:Gibson Motorsport
First Round:Mark Skaife
First Round Team:Gibson Motorsport
First Pts:46
Second Round:Glenn Seton
Second Round Team:Glenn Seton Racing
Second Pts:32
Third Round:Peter Brock
Third Round Team:Holden Racing Team
Third Pts:24

The 1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round was the first round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 25 to 27 February at Amaroo Park in Sydney, New South Wales. This would be the last time the Australian Touring Car Championship would compete at Amaroo Park, whilst the circuit itself would close down just four years later. It was won by Mark Skaife, who took a clean sweep and took maximum points from the weekend.

Race results

Qualifying

Mark Skaife took the first pole position of the year, with Glenn Seton just three-tenths slower.

PosNoNameTeamVehicleTime
1align=center 2 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore49.795
2align=center 1 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon49.827
3align=center 30 Alan JonesGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon50.024
4align=center 17 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon50.073
5align=center 015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore50.133
6align=center 18 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon50.141
7align=center 05 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore50.182
8align=center 23 Paul MorrisLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore50.306
9align=center 11 Larry PerkinsPerkins EngineeringHolden VP Commodore50.306
10align=center 25 Tony LonghurstLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore50.341
11align=center 7 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore50.378
12align=center 6 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore50.434
13align=center 4 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore50.575
14align=center 3 Trevor AshbyLansvale Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore50.804
15align=center 33 Bob PearsonPro-Duct MotorsportHolden VP Commodore51.145
16align=center 27 Terry FinniganTerry Finnigan RacingHolden VP Commodore51.190
17align=center 12 Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 RacingHolden VP Commodore51.748
18align=center 28 Kevin WaldockPlayscape RacingFord EB Falcon52.125
19align=center 39 Chris SmerdonChallenge MotorsportHolden VP Commodore52.582
20align=center 47 John TrimbleDaily Planet RacingHolden VP Commodore53.922
21align=center 79 Mike ConwayCadillac ProductionsHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV54.542
22align=center 88 Steven EllerySteven Ellery RacingFord Sierra RS54.683
23align=center 42 Glenn MasonGlenn Mason RacingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV54.922
24align=center 36 Neil SchembriSchembri MotorsportHolden VP Commodore54.943
Sources:

Peter Jackson Dash

Mark Skaife took out the Peter Jackson Dash with a commanding win - leading from the drop of the flag to the finish. Tomas Mezera was the big mover of the pack, moving from fifth place to second, thereby putting himself on the front row for race one. Meanwhile, Glenn Seton went from second to sixth, losing his front row start.

NameTeamCarGrid
12 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1
2015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore5
330 Alan JonesGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon3
418 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon6
517 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon4
61 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon2
Sources:

Race 1

After Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after being unable to get his engine started for the warm-up lap on time, Skaife was effectively given a free front-row. Using this to his advantage, he got off to an early lead and would keep it all the way to the flag for the first race win of the 1994 season. Down the pack, there were some drivers making moves. Glenn Seton would pass the Dick Johnson Racing duo of Bowe and Johnson and team-mate Alan Jones, who would later incur a puncture, effectively dropping him out of the race. Mezera would climb from 23rd to ninth in a stirring drive. Skaife took a convincing win, with Seton in second and Bowe in third.

NameTeamCarLapsGrid
12 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore281
21 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon286
318 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon284
417 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon285
505 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore287
623 Paul MorrisLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore288
711 Larry PerkinsPerkins EngineeringHolden VP Commodore289
86 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore2812
9015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore2824
1025 Tony LonghurstLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore2810
114 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore13
1227 Terry FinniganTerry Finnigan RacingHolden VP Commodore16
1333 Bob PearsonPro-Duct MotorsportHolden VP Commodore15
1428 Kevin WaldockPlayscape RacingFord EB Falcon18
1539 Chris SmerdonChallenge MotorsportHolden VP Commodore19
167 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore11
1747 John TrimbleDaily Planet RacingHolden VP Commodore20
1830 Alan JonesGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon3
1979 Mike ConwayCadillac ProductionsHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV21
2088 Steven EllerySteven Ellery RacingFord Sierra RS22
2112 Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 RacingHolden VP Commodore17
223 Trevor AshbyLansvale Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore14
2342 Glenn MasonGlenn Mason RacingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV23
WD36 Neil SchembriSchembri MotorsportHolden VP Commodore
Sources:[1]
Notes

1. – Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after failing to start his engine on time for the warm-up lap.

Race 2

In the final Australian Touring Car Championship race at Amaroo Park, Skaife took another flag-to-flag victory, in a relatively uneventful race. Although closer than the previous race, Skaife was never really challenged and walked away from the weekend with maximum points toward his assault on the 1994 season. The podium was completed by Seton and Brock.

NameTeamCarLapsGrid
12 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore281
21 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon282
305 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore285
4015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore289
56 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore288
625 Tony LonghurstLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore2810
723 Paul MorrisLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore286
817 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon284
918 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon283
104 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore2811
117 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore16
123 Trevor AshbyLansvale Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore22
1333 Bob PearsonPro-Duct MotorsportHolden VP Commodore13
1412 Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 RacingHolden VP Commodore21
1511 Larry PerkinsPerkins EngineeringHolden VP Commodore7
1627 Terry FinniganTerry Finnigan RacingHolden VP Commodore12
1739 Chris SmerdonChallenge MotorsportHolden VP Commodore15
1847 John TrimbleDaily Planet RacingHolden VP Commodore17
1979 Mike ConwayCadillac MotorsportHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV19
2030 Alan JonesGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon18
2142 Glenn MasonGlenn Mason RacingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV23
Ret88 Steven EllerySteven Ellery RacingFord Sierra RS20
Ret28 Kevin WaldockPlayscape RacingFord EB Falcon14
WD36 Neil SchembriSchembri MotorsportHolden VP Commodore
Sources:[2]

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Mark Skaife46
2 Glenn Seton32
3 Peter Brock24
4 John Bowe16
5 Dick Johnson16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1994 Amaroo Park #1 . racing-reference.info . 2016-11-24 . 1994-02-27 .
  2. Web site: 1994 Amaroo Park #2 . racing-reference.info . 2016-11-24 . 1994-02-27.