1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 35th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. It was contested over 10 rounds between February and July 1994. The series was won by Mark Skaife driving a Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore.
Pre-season
The Ford EB Falcon and Holden VP Commodore were both homologated with new aerodynamic packages, the Falcon gaining controversial protrusions from its front splitter.
Teams and drivers
- Movements
- Peter Brock closed his Advantage Racing team to become a paid driver, replacing Wayne Gardner at the Holden Racing Team. Brock's win in Round 7 at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway made history as it was the HRT's first ever ATCC round win.
- Logamo Racing purchased a pair of Perkins Engineering built VP Commodores to replace its BMW M3s. It continued to race four cars with Tony Longhurst and Paul Morris also driving a pair of BMW 320is in the Australian 2 litre Championship
- Wayne Gardner purchased the assets of Bob Forbes Racing to form Wayne Gardner Racing with Neil Crompton moving as part of the deal
- Arrivals / returnees
- Pinnacle Motorsport entered the series purchasing Peter Brock's 1993 Advantage Racing VP Commodore with Greg Crick and Tony Scott sharing the driving
- Steven Johnson made his debut driving a third Dick Johnson Racing EB Falcon at the final round
- Departures
- With Logamo Racing scaling back to two cars, John Blanchard and Geoff Full did not return
The following drivers and teams competed in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship:
Results and Standings
Race Calendar
The 1994 V8 Supercar season consisted of 10 rounds. 1994 saw the last ever ATCC race at the tight, 1.94 km (1.20 mi) Amaroo Park circuit in Sydney.
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Drivers Championship
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See also
1994 Australian Touring Car season
External links
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