1994 Phillip Island ATCC round

1994 Phillip Island ATCC round

Event Information
Round 4 of 10 in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date	8-10 April 1994
Location	Phillip Island, Victoria
Venue	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Weather	Moderate Rain, Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 16 laps 71 km Pole position Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 1:34.74 Winner Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing
Race 2 Distance 16 laps 71 km Winner Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing
Round Results First Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 40 pts Second Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 31 pts Third Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport 31 pts

The 1994 Phillip Island ATCC round was the fourth round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 8 to 10 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria.

Race results

Qualifying

Peter Brock took his first pole position of the year and the second for the Holden Racing Team. Just one-tenth behind was John Bowe and two-tenths behind was team-mate, Tomas Mezera.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Grid
1	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1:34.740
2	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:34.750
3	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1:34.950
4	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:35.060
5	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:35.140
6	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:35.310
7	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:35.350
8	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	1:35.620
9	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:36.350
10	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:36.380
11	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:36.490
12	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1:36.900
13	24	Greg Crick	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:37.900
14	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:38.170
15	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:39.230
16	28	Kevin Waldock	Playscape Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:39.280
17	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:41.430
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Peter Jackson Dash

Alan Jones came from the back of the grid to win the Peter Jackson Dash and take the front row slot for the first race. John Bowe maintained second position as Peter Brock fell through the pack to fifth.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Grid
1	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	6
2	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	2
3	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	5
4	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	4
5	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	3
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Race 1

Before the start of the race, the rain started to descend upon the circuit. Some drivers opted to pull into the pits for wet tyres before the start of the race, whilst others gambled on the rain dissipating and track drying up. However, even before the first lap was finished, the drivers on wet tyres had overtaken most of the pack. Soon, everyone was struggling in the tricky conditions, with drivers such as Mark Skaife spinning off the circuit. Though, whilst plagued by the spin, Skaife began to charge up the field and soon found himself bearing down on race leader, Glenn Seton. However, it was not enough and Glenn Seton had won his first race of the 1994 season with Skaife in second and Alan Jones in third.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Laps	Grid
1	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	4
2	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	16	3
3	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	1
4	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	16	5
5	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	16	9
6	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	7
7	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	16	10
8	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	16	11
9	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	2
10	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	16	6
11	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	16	8
12	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore	16	14
13	24	Greg Crick	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	16	13
14	28	Kevin Waldock	Playscape Racing	Ford EB Falcon		16
15	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore		17
16	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore		12
17	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		15
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Race 2

With the rain gone, a different race played out. Though the damp track conditions caught out drivers such as Larry Perkins and Alan Jones, it was plain sailing for Glenn Seton as he took his second win of the season with Peter Brock in second and Mark Skaife in third.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Laps	Grid
1	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	1
2	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	16	4
3	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	16	2
4	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	9
5	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	16	10
6	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	6
7	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	16	8
8	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	16	7
9	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	16	5
10	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	16	3
11	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore		16
12	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore		12
13	24	Greg Crick	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		13
14	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore		15
Ret	28	Kevin Waldock	Playscape Racing	Ford EB Falcon		14
Ret	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		17
Ret	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore		11
Sources:

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Mark Skaife	160
	2	Glenn Seton	112
	3	Peter Brock	104
	4	John Bowe	62
	5	Jim Richards	58