1994 Sandown ATCC round

1994 Sandown ATCC round

Event Information
Round 2 of 10 in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date	4-6 March 1994
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Venue	Sandown Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 20 laps 62 km Pole position Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 1:13.568 Winner Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport
Race 2 Distance 20 laps 62 km Winner Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport
Round Results First Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport 40 pts Second Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 23 pts Third Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 22 pts

The 1994 Sandown ATCC round was the second round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 4 to 6 March at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.

Tomas Mezera carried through his pace demonstrated at Amaroo Park with a time of 1:13.568, to take his first pole position of the year. This was almost a second faster than his closest competitor, Mark Skaife

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1:13.568
2	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:13.656
3	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:13.658
4	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:13.907
5	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:13.908
6	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1:13.982
7	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:14.079
8	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:14.148
9	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	1:14.304
10	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:14.480
11	23	Paul Morris	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:14.890
12	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1:14.896
13	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:14.962
14	25	Tony Longhurst	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:15.049
15	33	Bob Pearson	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:15.592
16	24	Tony Scott	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:15.912
17	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:16.270
18	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:16.694
19	14	Stuart McColl	Stuart McColl Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:17.652
20	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:18.445
21	31	James Philip	James Philip Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:21.191
22	88	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Sierra RS	1:23.291
Sources:

Mark Skaife would not make the start after his engine failed to start, leaving it a five-car race. John Bowe got off to a flyer and would keep the lead all the way to the flag.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Grid
1	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1
2	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	3
3	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	5
4	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	4
5	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	6
DNS	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	2
Sources:

Mezera got off to an early lead as Skaife made the most of the start - going from sixth to second by the end of the first corner. Both Dick Johnson and John Bowe ran into tyre problems early in the race, which would ultimately prove costly for the second race. On lap four, Skaife made a successful move on Mezera for the lead, however Skaife would not walk away with the lead as he did in Amaroo. For lap after lap, Mezera pressured Skaife. On the final corner on the final lap, Mezera made a move down the inside of Skaife to reclaim the lead. However, on the switchback, Skaife reclaimed the lead coming out of the corner to take the flag and win the first heat. Mezera finished in second and Alan Jones third.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Laps	Grid
1	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	20	6
2	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	20	2
3	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	20	7
4	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	20	8
5	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	20	3
6	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	20	4
7	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	20	9
8	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	20	10
9	25	Tony Longhurst	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	20	14
10	23	Paul Morris	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	20	11
11	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore		13
12	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore		12
13	24	Tony Scott	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		16
14	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore		17
15	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		18
16	14	Stuart McColl	Stuart McColl Racing	Holden VP Commodore		19
17	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore		20
18	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon		1
19	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon		5
20	31	James Philip	James Philip Racing	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV		21
21	88	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Sierra RS		22
Ret	33	Bob Pearson	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		15
Sources:[1]

Skaife would make the most of the front row start and got off to an early lead, whilst Larry Perkins climbed up five positions to second. Meanwhile, back down the back, chaos ensued. Neil Crompton and Glenn Seton came into contact at turn two, which sent both competitors to the back of the field. Mezera came charging through the pack, eventually passing Perkins for second position and gaining on leader, Skaife. However, he would spin on the second-to-last corner, losing a number of positions. Skaife would go on to win the race, making it four wins in a row for the Gibson Motorsport driver, ahead of Perkins and Jim Richards.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Laps	Grid
1	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	20	1
2	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	20	7
3	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	20	6
4	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	20	5
5	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	20	23
6	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	20	8
7	30	Alan Jones	Alan Jones Racing	Ford EB Falcon	20	3
8	23	Paul Morris	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	20	10
9	25	Tony Longhurst	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	20	9
10	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	20	24
11	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore		12
12	24	Tony Scott	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		13
13	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore		14
14	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		15
15	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore		2
16	14	Stuart McColl	Stuart McColl Racing	Holden VP Commodore		16
17	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon		4
18	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore		17
19	31	James Philip	James Philip Racing	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV		20
20	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore		11
21	88	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Sierra RS		21
22	33	Bob Pearson	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		22
Sources:[2]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Mark Skaife	86
	2	Peter Brock	47
	3	Glenn Seton	46
	4	Tomas Mezera	37
	5	Jim Richards	36