1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship


The 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition for 2.0 Litre Touring Cars complying with FIA Class II rules. 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. 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

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
M3 MotorsportBMWM31 Peter Doulman
M3 MotorsportBMWM32 John Cotter
Steven Ellery RacingFordSierra6 Steve Ellery
Phoenix MotorsportPeugeot405 Mi168 Ken Mathews
Darrell DixonPeugeot405 Mi1610 Phil Alexander
Bob Holden MotorsToyotaSprinter AE8613 Dennis Rogers
Bob Holden
Bob Holden MotorsToyotaSprinter AE8699 Mark Adderton
Justin Mathews
Phil Ward RacingMercedes-Benz190E015 Peter McKay
Phil Ward RacingMercedes-Benz190E018 Phil Ward
Tony Longhurst RacingBMWM320 John Blanchard
Tony Longhurst RacingBMW318i23 Paul Morris
Tony Longhurst RacingBMW318i25 Tony Longhurst
Campbell LittleToyotaCarina21 Greg Murphy
James Kaye
Mark AddertonBMWM397 Mark Adderton
Knight RacingFordSierra98 Peter Hills

Race Calendar

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

Manufacturers' Championship

PosManufacturer
1BMW
2Ford
3Mercedes-Benz
4Toyota

Drivers Championship

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.

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