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1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

The 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of under 2.0-litre cars complying with the provisions of the FISA Class II section of Australian Group 3A Touring Car regulations. It was contested in conjunction with the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship, which began on 28 February 1993 at Amaroo Park and ended on 8 August at Oran Park Raceway after nine rounds. It was the third Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship and the first for cars aligned with FISA Class II regulations and thus the fore-runner of the Australian Super Touring Championship.

The championship was won by Peter Doulman, driving a 2.0-litre version of his old Group A BMW M3 (the car was an ex-JPS Team BMW and Mobil 1 Racing team car that had been built by Frank Gardner's JPS Team in 1987. Doulman had raced the car since 1989 with a 2.3 L engine). The championship went down to the wire with Doulman beating out the Caltex Team Toyota of John Smith. Smith's Caltex team boss Colin Bond finished third in the championship despite not being a starter in the final round at Oran Park.

Most of the 2.0 Litre field consisted of regular 'baby car class' competitors from Group A, including Frank Binding, Brad Stratton, Mike Conway, and veteran racer Bob Holden.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship.

TeamCarNo.Driver
Caltex Team ToyotaToyota Corolla AE90 FX-GT
Toyota Corolla Seca AE936AUS John Smith
Toyota Corolla Seca AE938AUS Colin Bond
Bob Holden MotorsToyota Sprinter AE8613AUS Bob Holden
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE8275AUS Frank Binding
M3 MotorsportBMW M352AUS John Cotter
53AUS Peter Doulman
Brad StrattonToyota Corolla FX-GT AE8272AUS Brad Stratton
Easton MotorsportToyota Sprinter AE8677AUS Gregg Easton
Cadillac ProductionsToyota Sprinter AE8679AUS Mike Conway
Malcolm ReaToyota Sprinter AE8688AUS Ken Talbert
AUS Malcolm Rea

Race calendar

The championship was contested over nine rounds, held across six states.

Rd.CircuitLocation / stateDateWinning driverCarTeam123456789
Amaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales26–28 FebAUS Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania12–14 MarAUS Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria2–4 AprAUS Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland16–18 AprAUS Colin BondToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria14–16 MayAUS Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales4–6 JunAUS Colin BondToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia2–4 JulAUS John SmithToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western Australia9–11 JulAUS John SmithToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales6–8 AugAUS Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport

Points system

All rounds of the 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship were staged in conjunction with rounds of the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship, which was open to both 2.0 Litre Touring Cars and 5.0 Litre Touring Cars.

At the opening round at Amaroo Park both the 2.0 Litre cars and the 5.0 Litre cars had a separate Heat of their own before competing together in the Final. Points towards the 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in the 2.0 Litre Heat.

At the Symmons Plains Raceway round only three 2.0 Litre cars were entered (Doulman, Smith and Bond), and they ran together with the 5.0 Litre cars in both the Heat and the Final. Points for the 2.0 Litre championship were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in the 2.0 Litre class of the Heat. This practice was continued at all subsequent rounds even after 2.0 Litre grids returned to the size displayed at Amaroo.

Whilst drivers of 2.0 Litre cars finishing in the top ten outright positions in the Final were eligible to score points towards the Australian Touring Car Championship, in reality, no 2.0 Litre car finished in the top ten placings in the Final at any round.

Championship results

Pos.DriverCarAma.Sym.Phi.Lak.Win.Eas.Mal.Bar.Ora.Pts.1234567910Pos.DriverCarAma.Sym.Phi.Lak.Win.Eas.Mal.Bar.Ora.Pts.
Peter DoulmanBMW M31st1st1st3rd1stRet2nd3rd1st**59**
John SmithToyota Corolla AE90 FX-GT2nd2nd2nd2nd2ndRet1st1stRet**48**
Colin BondToyota Corolla Seca AE93Ret3rd3rd1stRet1stRet2ndDNS**32**
Brad StrattonToyota Corolla FX-GT AE825th5th4th3rd5th4th4th**19**
John CotterBMW M33rd2nd2nd**16**
Mike ConwayToyota Sprinter AE864th4th4th3rd5th**15**
Bob HoldenToyota Sprinter AE865th6th3rd6th**8**
Frank BindingToyota Corolla FX-GT AE826thRet4th3rd**8**
Gregg EastonToyota Sprinter AE865th**2**
Ken TalbertToyota Sprinter AE867th6th**1**

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  • Positions shown for Round 1 are those achieved in the 2.0 Litre Heat.
  • Positions shown for Rounds 2 to 9 are those achieved in the 2.0 Litre class of the combined Heat.

References

References

  1. Australian Motor Racing Year 1993/94, pages 294–298
  2. Scoring Points, Official Programme, Mallala, 4 July 1993, pages 63–64
  3. Fast Facts, Official Programme, Mallala, 11 August 1996, pages 34–35
  4. [http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1993%20Amaroo.html Amaroo Park, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 9 October 2013

  5. [[Toyota Corolla Seca AE93]][http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1993%20Mallala.html Mallala, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 9 October 2013
  6. [http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1993%20Phillip%20Island.html Phillip Island, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 9 October 2013
  7. [http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1993%20Winton.html Winton, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 9 October 2013
  8. [http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1993%20Eastern%20Creek.html Eastern Creek, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 9 October 2013
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