1994 Sandown ATCC round explained

Flag:Victoria
1994 Sandown ATCC round
Round No:2
Season No:10
Year:1994
Series:ATCC
Track Map:Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
Date:4-6 March
Location:Melbourne, Victoria
Circuit:Sandown Raceway
Weather:Fine
Race1 Laps:20
Race1 Dist:62
Pole1:Tomas Mezera
Pole1 Team:Holden Racing Team
Pole1 Time:1:13.568
Winner1:Mark Skaife
Winner1 Team:Gibson Motorsport
Race2 Laps:20
Race2 Dist:62
Winner2:Mark Skaife
Winner2 Team:Gibson Motorsport
First Round:Mark Skaife
First Round Team:Gibson Motorsport
First Pts:40
Second Round:Peter Brock
Second Round Team:Holden Racing Team
Second Pts:23
Third Round:Larry Perkins
Third Round Team:Perkins Engineering
Third Pts:22

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

PosNoNameTeamVehicleTime
1align=center 015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore1:13.568
2align=center 2 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1:13.656
3align=center 18 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon1:13.658
4align=center 6 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1:13.907
5align=center 17 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon1:13.908
6align=center 05 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore1:13.982
7align=center 30 Alan JonesGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon1:14.079
8align=center 1 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon1:14.148
9align=center 11 Larry PerkinsPerkins EngineeringHolden VP Commodore1:14.304
10align=center 4 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore1:14.480
11align=center 23 Paul MorrisLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore1:14.890
12align=center 3 Steve ReedLansvale Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore1:14.896
13align=center 7 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore1:14.962
14align=center 25 Tony LonghurstLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore1:15.049
15align=center 33 Bob PearsonPro-Duct MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1:15.592
16align=center 24 Tony ScottPinnacle MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1:15.912
17align=center 12 Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 RacingHolden VP Commodore1:16.270
18align=center 39 Chris SmerdonChallenge MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1:16.694
19align=center 14 Stuart McCollStuart McColl RacingHolden VP Commodore1:17.652
20align=center 47 John TrimbleDaily Planet RacingHolden VP Commodore1:18.445
21align=center 31 James PhilipJames Philip RacingHolden VP Commodore1:21.191
22align=center 88 Steven EllerySteven Ellery RacingFord Sierra RS1:23.291
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.

NameTeamCarGrid
118 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon1
2015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore3
305 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore5
46 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore4
517 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon6
DNS2 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore2
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.

NameTeamCarLapsGrid
12 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore206
2015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore202
330 Alan JonesGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon207
41 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon208
505 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore203
66 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore204
711 Larry PerkinsPerkins EngineeringHolden VP Commodore209
84 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore2010
925 Tony LonghurstLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore2014
1023 Paul MorrisLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore2011
117 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore13
123 Steve ReedLansvale Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore12
1324 Tony ScottPinnacle MotorsportHolden VP Commodore16
1412 Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 RacingHolden VP Commodore17
1539 Chris SmerdonChallenge MotorsportHolden VP Commodore18
1614 Stuart McCollStuart McColl RacingHolden VP Commodore19
1747 John TrimbleDaily Planet RacingHolden VP Commodore20
1818 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon1
1917 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon5
2031 James PhilipJames Philip RacingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV21
2188 Steven EllerySteven Ellery RacingFord Sierra RS22
Ret33 Bob PearsonPro-Duct MotorsportHolden VP Commodore15
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.

NameTeamCarLapsGrid
12 Mark SkaifeGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore201
211 Larry PerkinsPerkins EngineeringHolden VP Commodore207
36 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VP Commodore206
405 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore205
518 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon2023
64 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore208
730 Alan JonesAlan Jones RacingFord EB Falcon203
823 Paul MorrisLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore2010
925 Tony LonghurstLoGaMo RacingHolden VP Commodore209
1017 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EB Falcon2024
113 Steve ReedLansvale Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore12
1224 Tony ScottPinnacle MotorsportHolden VP Commodore13
1312 Bob JonesAmpol Max 3 RacingHolden VP Commodore14
1439 Chris SmerdonChallenge MotorsportHolden VP Commodore15
15015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore2
1614 Stuart McCollStuart McColl RacingHolden VP Commodore16
171 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EB Falcon4
1847 John TrimbleDaily Planet RacingHolden VP Commodore17
1931 James PhilipJames Philip RacingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV20
207 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner RacingHolden VP Commodore11
2188 Steven EllerySteven Ellery RacingFord Sierra RS21
2233 Bob PearsonPro-Duct MotorsportHolden VP Commodore22
Sources:[2]

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Mark Skaife86
2 Peter Brock47
3 Glenn Seton46
4 Tomas Mezera37
5 Jim Richards36

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1994 Sandown #1 . racing-reference.info . 2016-11-24 . 1994-03-03 .
  2. Web site: 1994 Sandown #2 . racing-reference.info . 2016-11-24 . 1994-03-03 .

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