1995 Australian Touring Car Championship - Round 3 - Mount Panorama

1995 ATCC Round 3

Event Information
Round 3 of 10 in the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date	10–12 March 1995
Location	Bathurst, New South Wales
Venue	Mount Panorama
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance	15 laps, 93 km
Pole position	John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing	2:11.300
Winner	John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing	33:45
Race 2
Distance	15 laps, 93 km
Winner	Mark Skaife Winfield Racing	33:49
Round Results
First	John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing	35 pts
Second	Mark Skaife Winfield Racing	32 pts
Third	Larry Perkins Castrol Racing	28 pts

The third round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship was held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales. It consisted of two 15 lap races and the "Dash for Cash", a 3 lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole and the overall round was won by John Bowe.

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Time
1	18	John Bowe	Ford EF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	2:11.30
2	17	Dick Johnson	Ford EF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	2:11.91
3	30	Glenn Seton	Ford EF Falcon	Peter Jackson Racing	2:12.21
4	05	Peter Brock	Holden VR Commodore	Mobil Holden Racing Team	2:12.26
5	1	Mark Skaife	Holden VR Commodore	Winfield Racing	2:12.50
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden VR Commodore	Mobil Holden Racing Team	2:13.00
7	11	Larry Perkins	Holden VR Commodore	Castrol Racing	2:13.09
8	35	Alan Jones	Ford EF Falcon	Peter Jackson Racing	2:13.55
9	25	Tony Longhurst	Ford EF Falcon	Castrol Racing	2:13.70
10	4	Wayne Gardner	Holden VR Commodore	Coca-Cola Racing	2:13.81
11	35	Neil Crompton	Holden VR Commodore	Coca-Cola Racing	2:14.36
12	13	Phil Ward	Holden VP Commodore	Phil Ward Racing	2:15.51
13	3	Trevor Ashby	Holden VP Commodore	Lansvale Smash Repairs	2:15.73
14	24	Paul Romano	Holden VP Commodore	Romano Racing	2:16.50
15	3	David Attard	Holden VP Commodore	Alcair Racing	2:16.96
16	38	Mark Poole	Holden VP Commodore	James Rosenberg Racing	2:17.33
17	47	John Trimbole	Ford EB Falcon	Daily Planet Racing	2:19.24
18	74	Kevin Heffernan	Holden VP Commodore	Pace Racing	2:20.01
19	62	Wayne Russell	Holden VP Commodore	Novacastrian Motorsport	2:21.84
20	88	Bill O'Brien	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	Bill O'Brien	2:21.84
21	10	Mark Larkham	Ford EF Falcon	Mitre 10 Racing	3:24.10
22	27	Terry Finnigan	Holden VP Commodore	Sony Autosound Racing	No Time
Source:[1]

Race Results

Dash for Cash

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Grid	Points
1	11	Larry Perkins	Castrol Racing	3	2	4
2	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	3	5	5
3	05	Peter Brock	Mobil Holden Racing Team	3	3	1
4	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	3	7	3
5	25	Tony Longhurst	Castrol Racing	3	4
6	30	Glenn Seton	Peter Jackson Racing	3	1
7	015	Wayne Gardner	Coca-Cola Racing	3	6
8	35	Alan Jones	Peter Jackson Racing	3	8
9	4	Tomas Mezera	Mobil Holden Racing Team	3	9
DNF	1	Mark Skaife	Winfield Racing	1	10
Source:[1]

Race 1 Results

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	15	33:45	2	20
2	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	15	33:47	1	16
3	30	Glenn Seton	Peter Jackson Racing	15	33:48	3	14
4	1	Mark Skaife	Winfield Racing	15	33:55	5	12
5	11	Larry Perkins	Castrol Racing	15	33:56	7	10
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Mobil Holden Racing Team	15	34:00	6	8
7	35	Alan Jones	Peter Jackson Racing	15	34:09	8	6
8	05	Peter Brock	Mobil Holden Racing Team	15	34:13	4	4
9	25	Tony Longhurst	Castrol Racing	15	34:33	9	2
10	13	Phil Ward	Phil Ward Racing	15	34:35	12	1
11	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	27	35:02	14
12	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	15	35:04	15
13	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing	15	35:38	17
14	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	15	35:46	16
15	74	Kevin Heffernan	Pace Racing	14	+1 Lap	18
16	62	Wayne Russell	Novacastrian Motorsport	14	+1 Lap	19
17	88	Bill O'Brien	Bill O'Brien	14	+1 Lap	20
NC	10	Mark Larkham	Mitre 10 Racing	7	+8 Laps	21
NC	27	Terry Finnigan	Sony Autosound Racing	5	+10 Laps	22
NC	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Smash Repairs	2	+13 Laps	13
DNF	4	Wayne Gardner	Coca-Cola Racing	0	Accident	10
DNF	7	Neil Crompton	Coca-Cola Racing	0	Accident	11
Source:[2]

Fastest Lap: Peter Brock - 2:14.427

Race 2 Results

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Mark Skaife	Winfield Racing	15	33:49	4	20
2	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	15	33:52	2	16
3	11	Larry Perkins	Castrol Racing	15	33:55	5	14
4	015	Tomas Mezera	Mobil Holden Racing Team	15	33:58	6	12
5	30	Glenn Seton	Peter Jackson Racing	15	33:58	3	10
6	05	Peter Brock	Mobil Holden Racing Team	15	33:58	8	8
7	35	Alan Jones	Peter Jackson Racing	15	34:00	7	6
8	25	Tony Longhurst	Castrol Racing	15	34:02	9	4
9	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	15	34:27	1	2
10	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Smash Repairs	15	34:56	20	1
11	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	15	34:57	12
12	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	15	34:58	11
13	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	15	35:08	14
14	13	Phil Ward	Phil Ward Racing	13	+2 Laps	10
15	62	Wayne Russell	Novacastrian Motorsport	13	+2 Laps	16
NC	74	Kevin Heffernan	Pace Racing	6	+9	15
NC	10	Mark Larkham	Mitre 10 Racing	2	+13 Laps	18
DNS	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing
DNS	88	Bill O'Brien	Bill O'Brien
DNS	27	Terry Finnigan	Sony Autosound Racing
DNS	4	Wayne Gardner	Coca-Cola Racing
DNS	7	Neil Crompton	Coca-Cola Racing
Source:[2]

Fastest Lap: John Bowe - 2:13.592

Championship standings after the event

• After Round 3 of 10. Only the top five positions are included.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 John Bowe 104 1 2 Larry Perkins 79 1 3 Peter Brock 65 1 4 Tomas Mezera 60 2 5 Dick Johnson 49 References 1995 Round 3 Race Results, V8 Classics Vol.2 DVD 1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, page 278