1993 Australian Touring Car Championship
# 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship

The 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for Group 3A Touring Cars. The championship, which was the 34th Australian Touring Car Championship, was contested over a nine-round series which began on 28 February 1993 at Amaroo Park and ended on 8 August at Oran Park Raceway. Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, it was won by Glenn Seton, driving a Ford EB Falcon, with teammate Alan Jones completing a one-two championship result for Glenn Seton Racing. It was Seton's first championship victory and the first major victory for the team he had started in 1989.

1993 marked the first year in which the championship was contested by the new Australian Group 3A Touring Car category which incorporated:

* 5.0 Litre Touring Cars (later to be known as V8 Supercars)
* 2.0 Litre Class II Touring Cars (later to be known as Super Touring Cars)
* Normally aspirated, two wheel drive cars complying with the 1992 CAMS Group 3A regulations (commonly known as Group A cars)

## Television coverage

Channel Seven broadcast the championship with the commentary team including Mike Raymond, Gary Wilkinson, Mark Oastler, Doug Mulray and Andy Raymond. Regular commentator Neil Crompton was absent as he was contesting the full series as a competitor for the first time.

## Teams and drivers

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

| Team | Car | No | Driver |
| - | - | - | - |
| Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 1 | Mark Skaife |
| Winfield Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 2 | Jim Richards |
| Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 3 | Trevor Ashby Steve Reed |
| GIO Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 4 | Mark Gibbs |
| GIO Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 7 | Neil Crompton |
| Mobil 1 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 05 | Peter Brock |
| Caltex CXT Racing | Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE90 Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 | 6 | John Smith |
| Caltex CXT Racing | Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 | 8 | Colin Bond |
| Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Holden VP Commodore | 11 | Larry Perkins |
| Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 12 | Bob Jones |
| Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 13 | Bob Holden |
| Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 15 | Tomas Mezera |
| Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 16 | Wayne Gardner |
| Shell Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 17 | Dick Johnson |
| Shell Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 18 | John Bowe |
| LoGaMo Racing | BMW E30 M3 Evolution | 20 | John Blanchard |
| LoGaMo Racing | BMW E30 M3 Evolution | 23 | Paul Morris |
| LoGaMo Racing | BMW E30 M3 Evolution | 24 | Geoff Full |
| LoGaMo Racing | BMW E30 M3 Evolution | 25 | Tony Longhurst |
| Wayne Douglass Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 22 | Mark Potter Brett Youlden |
| John English | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 24 | John English |
| Don Watson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 26 | Don Watson |
| Terry Finnigan | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV Holden VP Commodore | 27 | Terry Finnigan |
| Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 30 | Glenn Seton |
| Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 35 | Alan Jones |
| Phil Johnson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 31 | Phil Johnson |
| Pro-Duct Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 33 | Bob Pearson |
| Schembri Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 36 | Neil Schembri |
| Challenge Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 39 | Chris Smerdon |
| Ian Love | Holden VP Commodore | 40 | Ian Love |
| Daily Planet Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 41 | John Trimbole |
| Glenn Mason | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 42 | Glenn Mason |
| Stuart McColl | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 44 | Stuart McColl |
| Laurie Donaher | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 46 | Laurie Donaher |
| Mike Twigden | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 48 | Mike Twigden |
| Pace Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 50 | Kevin Heffernan |
| M3 Motorsport | BMW E30 M3 2.0 | 52 | John Cotter |
| M3 Motorsport | BMW E30 M3 2.0 | 53 | Peter Doulman |
| Brad Stratton | Toyota Corolla AE82 | 72 | Brad Stratton |
| Frank Binding | Toyota Corolla AE82 | 75 | Frank Binding |
| Barbagallo Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 77 | Alf Barbagallo |
| Easton Motorsport | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 77 | Gregg Easton |
| Cadillac Productions | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 79 | Mike Conway |
| Motorsport Developments | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 88 | Malcolm Rea Ken Talbert |

## Race calendar

The championship was contested over a nine-round series. Each round consisted of a "Peter Jackson Dash" for the top six cars from Qualifying, a Heat for the 2.0 Litre Class, a Heat for the 5.0 Litre Class and a combined Final. The two Class Heats were run separately at Round 1 but were combined from Round 2 onwards.

| Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Date | Winner | Car | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 26–28 Feb | John Bowe | Ford EB Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing |
| 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 12–14 Mar | Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
| 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 2–4 Apr | Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
| 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 16–18 Apr | Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
| 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 14–16 May | Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
| 6 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 4–6 Jun | Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 2–4 Jul | Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
| 8 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 9–11 Jul | Jim Richards | Holden VP Commodore | Gibson Motorsport |
| 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 6–8 Aug | Jim Richards | Holden VP Commodore | Gibson Motorsport |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on the following basis:

* 3 to the driver recording fastest time in Qualifying
* 3–2–1 to the first three finishers in the Peter Jackson Dash
* 9–6–4–3–2–1 to the first six finishers in each Class in the Heat
* 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 to the first ten outright finishers in the Final

## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Car | Ama | Sym | Phi | Lak | Win | Eas | Mal | Bar | Ora | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | 20 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 191 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon | 8 | 30 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 148 |
| 3 | John Bowe | Ford EB Falcon | 23 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 140 |
| 4 | Jim Richards | Holden VP Commodore | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 99 |
| 5 | Dick Johnson | Ford EB Falcon | 11 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 93 |
| 6 | Mark Skaife | Holden VP Commodore | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 12 | Ret | 87 |
| 7 | Tomas Mezera | Holden VP Commodore | 8 | 22 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 85 |
| 8 | Peter Brock | Holden VP Commodore | Ret | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 82 |
| 9 | Tony Longhurst | BMW E30 M3 Evolution | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Peter Doulman | BMW E30 M3 2.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 59 |
| 11 | John Smith | Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE90 Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 48 |
| 12 | Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Holden VP Commodore | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 13 | Neil Crompton | Holden VP Commodore | 1 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 37 |
| 14 | Wayne Gardner | Holden VP Commodore | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| 15 | Colin Bond | Toyota Corolla Seca AE93 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 0 | 6 | DNS | 32 |
| 16 | Paul Morris | BMW E30 M3 Evolution | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | Ret | 0 | 31 |
| 17 | Brad Stratton | Toyota Corolla AE82 | 2 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | 3 | 19 |
| 18 | John Cotter | BMW E30 M3 2.0 | 4 | | | | | 6 | | | 6 | 16 |
| 19 | Mike Conway | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | 4 | | | 2 | 15 |
| 20 | Frank Binding | Toyota Corolla AE82 | 1 | | | Ret | | 3 | | | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | Bob Holden | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | | | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | Trevor Ashby | Holden VP Commodore | 6 | | | | | 0 | | | | 6 |
| 23 | Gregg Easton | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Ian Love | Holden VP Commodore | | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 25 | John Blanchard | BMW E30 M3 Evolution | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ret | 0 | 0 | Ret | | 1 |
| 25 | Ken Talbert | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 25 | Alf Barbagallo | Holden VP Commodore | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Ama | Sym | Phi | Lak | Win | Eas | Mal | Bar | Ora | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Peter Jackson Dash

The Peter Jackson Dash series award was won jointly by Mark Skaife and Glenn Seton.

### Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

The 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship, which was contested concurrently with the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Peter Doulman driving a BMW M3.

