The 1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round was the first round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 25 to 27 February at Amaroo Park in Sydney, New South Wales. This would be the last time the Australian Touring Car Championship would compete at Amaroo Park, whilst the circuit itself would close down just four years later. It was won by Mark Skaife, who took a clean sweep and took maximum points from the weekend.

Race results

Qualifying Mark Skaife took the first pole position of the year, with Glenn Seton just three-tenths slower.

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 49.795 2 1 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 49.827 3 30 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 50.024 4 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 50.073 5 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 50.133 6 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 50.141 7 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 50.182 8 23 Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.306 9 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 50.306 10 25 Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.341 11 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.378 12 6 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 50.434 13 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.575 14 3 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 50.804 15 33 Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 51.145 16 27 Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden VP Commodore 51.190 17 12 Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 51.748 18 28 Kevin Waldock Playscape Racing Ford EB Falcon 52.125 19 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 52.582 20 47 John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 53.922 21 79 Mike Conway Cadillac Productions Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 54.542 22 88 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 54.683 23 42 Glenn Mason Glenn Mason Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 54.922 24 36 Neil Schembri Schembri Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 54.943 Sources:

Peter Jackson Dash Mark Skaife took out the Peter Jackson Dash with a commanding win - leading from the drop of the flag to the finish. Tomas Mezera was the big mover of the pack, moving from fifth place to second, thereby putting himself on the front row for race one. Meanwhile, Glenn Seton went from second to sixth, losing his front row start.

Name Team Car Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1 2 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 5 3 30 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 3 4 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 6 5 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 4 6 1 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 2 Sources:

Race 1 After Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after being unable to get his engine started for the warm-up lap on time, Skaife was effectively given a free front-row. Using this to his advantage, he got off to an early lead and would keep it all the way to the flag for the first race win of the 1994 season. Down the pack, there were some drivers making moves. Glenn Seton would pass the Dick Johnson Racing duo of Bowe and Johnson and team-mate Alan Jones, who would later incur a puncture, effectively dropping him out of the race. Mezera would climb from 23rd to ninth in a stirring drive. Skaife took a convincing win, with Seton in second and Bowe in third.

Name Team Car Laps Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 1 2 1 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 6 3 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 4 4 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 5 5 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 7 6 23 Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 8 7 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 28 9 8 6 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 12 9 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 24 10 25 Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 10 11 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 13 12 27 Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden VP Commodore 16 13 33 Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15 14 28 Kevin Waldock Playscape Racing Ford EB Falcon 18 15 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 19 16 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 11 17 47 John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 18 30 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 3 19 79 Mike Conway Cadillac Productions Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 21 20 88 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 22 21 12 Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 17 22 3 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 14 23 42 Glenn Mason Glenn Mason Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 23 WD 36 Neil Schembri Schembri Motorsport Holden VP Commodore Sources:

Notes

1. – Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after failing to start his engine on time for the warm-up lap.

Race 2 In the final Australian Touring Car Championship race at Amaroo Park, Skaife took another flag-to-flag victory, in a relatively uneventful race. Although closer than the previous race, Skaife was never really challenged and walked away from the weekend with maximum points toward his assault on the 1994 season. The podium was completed by Seton and Brock.

Name Team Car Laps Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 1 2 1 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 2 3 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 5 4 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 9 5 6 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 8 6 25 Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 10 7 23 Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 6 8 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 4 9 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 3 10 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 11 11 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 16 12 3 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 22 13 33 Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 13 14 12 Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 21 15 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 7 16 27 Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden VP Commodore 12 17 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15 18 47 John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 17 19 79 Mike Conway Cadillac Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 19 20 30 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 18 21 42 Glenn Mason Glenn Mason Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 23 Ret 88 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 20 Ret 28 Kevin Waldock Playscape Racing Ford EB Falcon 14 WD 36 Neil Schembri Schembri Motorsport Holden VP Commodore Sources:

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Mark Skaife 46 2 Glenn Seton 32 3 Peter Brock 24 4 John Bowe 16 5 Dick Johnson 16

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