1993 Australian Touring Car season
The 1993 Australian Touring Car season was the 34th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 15 touring car race meetings held during 1993; a nine-round series, the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); a three-round series based at Amaroo Park; the Aurora AFX AMSCAR series (AMSCAR), a support programme event at the 1993 Australian Grand Prix, two stand alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'; the Winfield Triple Challenge at Eastern Creek Raceway.
Results and standings
[edit]Race calendar
[edit]The 1993 Australian touring car season consisted of 15 events.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan | Winfield Triple Challenge | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 28 Feb | ATCC Round 1 AMSCAR Round 1 |
Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | John Bowe | Shell Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 14 Mar | ATCC Round 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Alan Jones | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 4 Apr | ATCC Round 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 18 Apr | ATCC Round 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Alan Jones | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 16 May | ATCC Round 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 6 Jun | ATCC Round 6 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 20 Jun | AMSCAR Round 2 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | |
| 4 Jul | ATCC Round 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 11 Jul | ATCC Round 8 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Jim Richards | Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | |
| 25 Jul | AMSCAR Round 3 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Benson & Hedges Racing | BMW M3 Evolution | |
| 8 Aug | ATCC Round 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | |
| 12 Sep | Sandown 500 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | David Parsons Geoff Brabham |
Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | report |
| 4 Oct | Tooheys 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Larry Perkins Gregg Hansford |
Castrol Team Perkins | Holden VP Commodore | report |
| 6 - 7 Nov | Ultimate Peter Jackson Dash | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Wayne Gardner | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore |
Winfield Triple Challenge
[edit]Held at Eastern Creek Raceway this was a pre-season race meeting which featured Superbikes and Drag Racing to complete the Winfield Triple Challenge.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glenn Seton
|
30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Larry Perkins
|
11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2 | 2 | 38 |
 Jim Richards
|
2 | Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Bob Pearson
|
33 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 6 | 5 | 31 |
| Bruce Stewart
|
7 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| Kevin Heffernan
|
50 | PACE Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| Terry Finnigan
|
27 | Terry Finnigan Racing | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| Stuart McColl
|
44 | Stuart McColl | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 10 | 9 | 23 |
| Mike Conway
|
79 | Cadillac Productions | Toyota Sprinter | 11 | 13 | 19 |
| Peter Brock
|
05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 3 | 18 |
| Frank Binding
|
75 | Toyota Corolla | 12 | 12 | 18 | |
| Steve Reed
|
3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 4 | DNF | 17 |
| Brad Wright
|
78 | Toyota Corolla | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Laurie Donaher
|
26 | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 9 | DNF | 12 | |
| Glenn Mason
|
42 | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | DNF | 10 | 11 | |
| Ray Gulson
|
45 | Ray Gulson | BMW 635 CSi | DNF | 11 | 10 |
| John Cotter
|
53 | M3 Motorsport | BMW M3 | DNS | DNS |
This meeting was a support event of the 1993 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gardner
|
16 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Richards
|
2 | Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 3 | 2 |
| John Bowe
|
18 | Shell Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 6 | 3 |
| Peter Brock
|
05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 7 | 4 |
| Glenn Seton
|
30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | DNF | 5 |
| Troy Dunstan
|
55 | Pepsi Quix Racing | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | 6 |
| Alan Jones
|
35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 5 | 7 |
| Bob Jones
|
12 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 10 | 8 |
| Stuart McColl
|
4 | GIO Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 9 | 9 |
| Larry Perkins
|
11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 1 | 10 |
| Trevor Ashby
|
3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 8 | 11 |
| Mark Skaife
|
1 | Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 2 | DNF |
| Tomas Mezera
|
15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | DNF | DNS |
References
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