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1994 ASTC season
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The 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition for 2.0 Litre Touring Cars complying with FIA Class II rules.[1] The championship, which was promoted as the 1994 Valvoline Australian Manufacturers' Championship, began on 17 April 1994 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 28 August at Oran Park Raceway after six rounds. The series determined both the winning automobile manufacturer in the 22nd Australian Manufacturers' Championship and the winning driver in the second annual Australian title for drivers of Class II Touring Cars.[2] This title was awarded as the Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship in 1993 and as the Australian Super Touring Championship from 1995.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Peter Doulman (BMW M3) at the Lakeside round of the championship

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
M3 MotorsportBMWM31Australia Peter Doulman
2Australia John Cotter
Steven Ellery RacingFordSierra6Australia Steve Ellery
Phoenix MotorsportPeugeot405 Mi168Australia Ken Mathews
Darrell DixonPeugeot405 Mi1610Australia Phil Alexander
Bob Holden MotorsToyotaSprinter AE8613Australia Dennis Rogers
Australia Bob Holden
99 Mark Adderton
Justin Mathews
Phil Ward RacingMercedes-Benz190E015 Peter McKay
018 Phil Ward
Tony Longhurst RacingBMWM320 John Blanchard
318i23 Paul Morris
25 Tony Longhurst
Campbell LittleToyotaCarina21 Greg Murphy
James Kaye
Mark AddertonBMWM397 Mark Adderton
Knight RacingFordSierra98 Peter Hills

Race Calendar[edit]

The 1994 Australian Manufacturers Championship was contested over a six-round series in four states with two races per round.

Rd.Race TitleCircuitCity / StateDateWinner [3]TeamReport
1 Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales16 - 17 AprTony LonghurstBenson & Hedges Racing
2 Phillip IslandPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria21–22 MayPaul MorrisDiet Coke Racing
3 WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria18 - 19 JunPaul MorrisDiet Coke Racing
4 LakesideLakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland16 - 17 JulTony LonghurstBenson & Hedges Racing
5 MallalaMallala Motorsport ParkMallala, South Australia6 - 7 AugTony LonghurstBenson & Hedges Racing
6 Oran ParkOran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales27 - 28 AugPaul MorrisDiet Coke Racing

Results[edit]

Manufacturers' Championship[edit]

Pos [4]Manufacturer
1BMW
2Ford
3Mercedes-Benz
4Toyota

Drivers Championship[edit]

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the top ten positions in each race. Round positions were decided by the total points scored over the two races. In the event of two or more drivers having the same points for a round, they were ranked by finishing order in the second race.

Pos [5]DriverEAS 1EAS 2PHI 1PHI 2WIN 1WIN 2LAK 1LAK 2MAL 1MAL 2ORA 1ORA 2Pts
1Tony Longhurst2nd1st1st3rdDSQDSQ1st1st1st1st5th2nd176
2Paul Morris1st2nd2nd1st1st1stRetDNSRet2nd1st1st168
3John BlanchardRet3rd5th2nd2nd4th3rd2nd2nd3rd3rd4th154
4Phil Ward4th5thRet3rdRet5thRet3rd3rd4th2ndRet102
5Steve Ellery3rd4th4thDNS3rd3rdDNSDNS6th6th6th5th100
6Peter Doulman5th6th6thRet4th6th4thRet5th5th7thRet84
7Mark Adderton7th8th7th4thRetDNS5th4th4thRet8th6th74
8Greg Murphy3rdRetRetRet4th3rd40
8Justin Mathews9th6th5th7th8th8th10th10th11th8th40
10Bob Holden8th7th6thRet7th6th9th9th10th9th39
11James KayeRet2nd2ndRet32
11John Cotter7th8thRetDNS8th7th9th7th32
13Peter McKay6th5th7th8th28
14Peter HillsRetRetRet7thRetRet6
15Dennis RogersRet9th2
PosDriverEAS 1EAS 2PHI 1PHI 2WIN 1WIN 2LAK 1LAK 2MAL 1MAL 2ORA 1ORA 2Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

See also[edit]

1994 Australian Touring Car season

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 165
  2. ^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 24 February 2009
  3. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 287
  4. ^ Longhurst Takes Spoils, Australian Auto Action, 2 September 1994, page 28
  5. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 176

External links[edit]

  • Image of Morris & Longhurst at the Winton round of the 1994 Australian Manufacturers’ Championship Retrieved from i180.photobucket.com on 24 February 2009