1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1991 Australian Touring Car Championship was a
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1991 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Team | Car | No | Driver | Rounds |
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Nissan Motor Sport | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
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1 | Jim Richards | All |
2 | Mark Skaife | All | ||
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV
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3 | Trevor Ashby | 5-6, 9 |
Steve Reed | 1, 4 | |||
Bob Forbes Racing | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 4 | Mark Gibbs | 9 |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV |
21 | 1-2, 6, 8 | ||
Mobil 1 Racing | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 05 | Peter Brock | All |
11 | Larry Perkins | All | ||
Alf Grant Racing | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 6 | Tim Grant | 4 |
Caltex CXT Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500
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8 | Colin Bond | All |
Bob Holden Motors
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Toyota Sprinter | 13 | Bob Holden | 1, 4-6, 8 |
Toyota Corolla E80 | 75 | Frank Binding | 6 | |
76 | Mike Conway | 6, 9 | ||
Warren Jonsson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 14 | Warren Jonsson | 4, 8 |
Holden Racing Team
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Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 16 | Win Percy | 1-7, 9 |
Allan Grice | 8 | |||
Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 17 | Dick Johnson | All |
18 | John Bowe | All | ||
Benson & Hedges Racing | BMW M3 Evolution
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20 | Alan Jones | All |
25 | Tony Longhurst | All | ||
Terry Finnigan | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV |
27 | Terry Finnigan | 1, 4-6, 8-9 |
Playscape Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 28 | Kevin Waldock | 1-2, 4, 6 |
Wayne Park | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 29 | Wayne Park | 1 |
Peter Jackson Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 30 | Glenn Seton | All |
Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 31 | John Faulkner | |
PACE Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 32 | Kevin Heffernan | 4, 8 |
Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 33 | Bob Pearson | 1, 5-6 |
Brian Bolwell | Ford Sierra RS500 | 43 | Brian Bolwell | 4 |
44 | Mike Twigden | 4 | ||
Peter Verheyen | Toyota Sprinter | 48 | John Vernon | 9 |
Peter Verheyen | 5-8 | |||
M3 Motorsport | BMW M3
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52 | John Cotter | 6, 9 |
53 | Peter Doulman | 6, 9 | ||
David Sala | Toyota Corolla E80 | 72 | David Sala | 1 |
Changes
With Australia in the middle of an
With the economic downturn making it unlikely
The
Although the Ford Sierra's had lost numbers with the Brock and Longhurst teams now driving Holden and BMW's respectively, the
Season review
The season was dominated by
Third place was claimed by
1991 also saw the return of
Brock and Perkins were joined in the fight for Holden by
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 1991 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over a nine-round series with one race per round.[3] Each round was of approximately 50 minutes duration.
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner | Car | Team | Report |
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1 | Sandown | Sandown International Motor Raceway[8]
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Victoria
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22 - 24 Feb | Jim Richards
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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
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Nissan Motor Sport | |
2 | Symmons Plains | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 8 - 10 Mar | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Nissan Motor Sport | |
3 | Wanneroo | Wanneroo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 12 - 14 Apr | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Nissan Motor Sport | |
4 | Lakeside | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland
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26 - 28 Apr | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Nissan Motor Sport | |
5 | Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla , Victoria
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3–5 May | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Nissan Motor Sport | |
6 | Amaroo | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 31 May - 2 Jun | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 Evolution
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Benson & Hedges Racing | |
7 | Mallala | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 21 - 23 Jun | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Nissan Motor Sport | |
8 | Lakeside | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 12 - 14 Jul | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 Evolution | Benson & Hedges Racing | |
9 | Oran Park | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 9 - 11 Aug | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Nissan Motor Sport |
Championship standings
Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the top ten positions at each round.[9] Each driver was required to drop any points earned from the worst round result.[9]
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Positions shown within brackets are those for which drivers were awarded points that were not counted towards championship totals.
See also
1991 Australian Touring Car season
References
- ^ Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 170
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ^ a b 1991/92 Australian Motor Racing Year, pages 295-296
- ^ Official Programme, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 7, 23 June 1991, Mallala
- ISBN 9780646525624.
- ^ ISSN 1031-6124.
- ^ 1991 ATCC Channel 7 Intro - Car Specs
- ^ Official Programme, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Sunday, February 24 (1991)
- ^ a b Nigel Greenway, The Point of It All, Commodore 25th Anniversary magazine, page 94
- ^ Shell Australian Touring Car Championship magazine, Special 10th Anniversary Issue, page 93
External links
- Official V8 Supercar site Contains historical ATCC information.
- 1991 Australian Touring Car images, autopics.com.au