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 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 AE93		6 John Smith
Caltex Team ToyotaToyota Corolla Seca AE938 Colin Bond
Bob Holden MotorsToyota Sprinter AE8613 Bob Holden
Bob Holden MotorsToyota Corolla FX-GT AE8275 Frank Binding
M3 MotorsportBMW M352 John Cotter
M3 MotorsportBMW M353 Peter Doulman
Brad StrattonToyota Corolla FX-GT AE8272 Brad Stratton
Easton MotorsportToyota Sprinter AE8677 Gregg Easton
Cadillac ProductionsToyota Sprinter AE8679 Mike Conway
Malcolm ReaToyota Sprinter AE8688 Ken Talbert
Malcolm Rea

Race calendar

The championship was contested over nine rounds, held across six states.
Rd.CircuitLocation / StateDateWinning driverCarTeam
1Amaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales26–28 Feb Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
2Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania12–14 Mar Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
3Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria2–4 Apr Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
4Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland16–18 Apr Colin BondToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
5Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria14–16 May Peter DoulmanBMW M3M3 Motorsport
6Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales4–6 Jun Colin BondToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
7Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia2–4 Jul John SmithToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
8Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western Australia9–11 Jul John SmithToyota Corolla Seca AE93Caltex Team Toyota
9Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales6–8 Aug 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, 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