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

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, was contested over a nine-round series which began on 28 February 1993 at

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and ended on 8 August at Oran Park Raceway.1993 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94, pages 294 to 298 Promoted as the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, it was won by

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, driving a Ford EB Falcon, with teammate Alan Jones completing a one-two championship result for

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. 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 Cars1993 technical regulations for Australian Touring Cars are defined in the 1993 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport on pages 206 to 214 under the heading "Group 3A – Touring Cars" (later to be known as

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) * 2.0 Litre Class II Touring Cars (later to be known as

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) * Normally aspirated, two wheel drive cars complying with the 1992 CAMS Group 3A regulations (commonly known as

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cars)

Television coverage

Channel Seven broadcast the championship with the commentary team including Mike Raymond, Gary Wilkinson, Mark Oastler,

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and Andy Raymond. Regular commentator

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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

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.Scoring Points, Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 7, Mallala, 4 July 1993, pages 63 & 64 The two Class Heats were run separately at Round 1 but were combined from Round 2 onwards.

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on the following basis: * 3 to the driver recording fastest time in QualifyingGraham Howard, Stewart Wilson & David Grennhalgh, The official history, Australian Touring Car Championship, 50 years, page 331 * 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

Peter Jackson Dash

The Peter Jackson Dash series award was won jointly by Mark Skaife and Glenn Seton.Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94, page 153

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.

References

External links

Official V8 Supercar site

Cars Touring Car images at www.autopics.com.au
{{Australian Touring Car Racing Australian Touring Car Championship seasons

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