Pole position: Johnson in 1.10,62
Fastest lap: Longhurst in 1.12,61
Distance: 1 hour, 49 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info:
The ATCC made its first stop in Mallala since 1971 but not everyone was satisfied by the facilities at the circuit, Johnson in particular was outspoken about them. The Nissan team expanded to three cars, Fury debuting a new Skyline while his old car was driven by Mark Skaife. Johnson was on pole once again, but this one hadn't been quite so easy. Dick had picked up a stomach bug during the week and couldn't be in the car for long periods of time. Dick joked that the pole lap came because he had to get back to the pits really quickie! Alongside him was Bond, while championship leader Bowe had engine issues in the only dry session that left him down in eighth. Johnson led Bond and Longhurst through the first turn kink, but Brock ran wide off the track and scattered the field as he rejoined out of control at turn two. The Mobil Sierra hit Bowe and went into a half-spin, to be hit by Fury and Jones. Richards saw the Mobil car coming and ran wide in avoidance. Meanwhile, Longhurst skated up the inside of Bond at the hairpin, locking up and running off into the dirt. He rejoined in fifth behind Skaife and Moffat and immediately ahead of the remarkable Slako in the pink and black Barbagallo Commodore, having avoided the melee at turn two. All this action left Johnson in a clear lead which he maintained until the end, but behind him though was all action. Bond was struggling with fluctuating boost, causing him to loop the Caltex car exiting the final corner. He'd later retire to avoid ruining the engine. Bowe's charge was briefly halted when he was shown the mechanical black and orange flag to rectify a loose rear bumper trim knocked loose by Brock on the first lap. Brock struggled on with an ill-handling car, finally put out of his misery when the differential broke - a legacy of the hits from Fury and Jones - just after half distance. Longhurst was in tyre trouble, partially caused by his lap one lockup, pitting from second for a new set of rubber. Bowe and Richards had made their way past the battling Skaife and Moffat into second and third, but the championship leader was now in gearbox trouble. No fourth gear left Bowe defenceless against Richards in the closing laps. The finishing order read Johnson, Richards, Bowe, Longhurst, and Moffat, who'd snagged fifth from Skaife on the line. Skaife would eventually get the place, though; the ANZ car was found to be underweight at post-race scrutineering and was disqualified. Also of note, this was Gerald Kay's last race for his venerable, old, HDT-built VK Commodore. It went out in a plume of smoke, crossing the line with a dying engine! He would have a nice, new fuel-injected VL for Sandown. |
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Class A-C
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| Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
| 1 | 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Dick Johnson, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 49 laps, 1:00.40,88 | 1 | 1.10,62 | 1.12,82 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Nissan Motorsport Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31 |
Jim Richards, NZ |
2029 tc | L6 | A | 49 laps, 1:01.09,20 | 5 | 1.11,59 | 1.13,51 | |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
John Bowe, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 49 laps, 1:01.26,53 | 8 | 1.12,34 | 1.13,11 | |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Tony Longhurst, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 49 laps, 1:01.30,07 | 4 | 1.11,52 | 1.12,61 | |
| DSQ | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Allan Moffat, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 49 laps, 1:01.40,23 | 9 | 1.12,78 | 1.14,19 | Disq: car underweight | |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Nissan Motorsport Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31 |
Mark Skaife, AUS |
2029 tc | L6 | A | 49 laps, 1:01.09,20 | 7 | 1.12,31 | 1.14,09 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Nissan Motorsport Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31 |
George Fury, AUS |
2029 tc | L6 | A | 48 | 6 | 1.12,19 | 1.13,77 | |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Neville Crichton, NZ |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 48 | 19 | 1.23,87 | 1.14,62 | |
| 8 | 8 | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport Holden VL SS Commodore |
Chris Lambden, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 47 | 12 | 1.15,21 | 1.16,12 | |
| 9 | 9 | 28 | Sommariva Concrete BMW 635 CSi |
Joe Sommariva, AUS |
3475 | L6 | A | 45 | 15 | 1.20,00 | 1.18,66 | |
| 10 | 1 | 32 | Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 |
John Faulkner, NZ |
1587 | L4 | C | 45 | 16 | 1.20,22 | 1.20,49 | |
| 11 | 2 | 39 | Nissan Gazelle |
David Sala, AUS |
1990 | L4 | C | 44 | 20 | 1.35,69 | 1.21,18 | |
| 12 | 3 | 78 | Team Madison Racing Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Geoffrey Full, AUS |
1587 | L4 | C | 44 | 17 | 1.21,38 | 1.20,74 | |
| 13 | 10 | 24 | Jagparts Racing Holden VK Commodore |
Gerald Kay, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 43 | 14 | 1.18,00 | 1.17,16 | |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | Bob Holden Motors Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Bob Holden, AUS |
1587 | L4 | C | 42 | 21 | 1.43,33 | 1.25,81 | |
| DNF | 96 | Barbagallo Motorsport Holden VL SS Commodore |
Tim Slako, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 41 | 11 | 1.14,54 | 1.15,76 | ||
| DNF | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Brad Jones, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 30 | 10 | 1.13,21 | 1.14,44 | CV joint | |
| DNF | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Peter Brock, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 29 | 3 | 1.11,47 | 1.13,26 | Differential | |
| DNF | 4 | Caltex CXT Race Team Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Colin Bond, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 21 | 2 | 1.11,40 | 1.13,81 | ||
| DNF | 97 | Barbagallo Motorsport Holden VL SS Commodore |
Alf Barbagallo, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 16 | 13 | 1.16,31 | 1.16,99 | ||
| DNF | 33 | Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 |
Darryl Bennet, AUS |
1587 | L4 | C | 4 | 18 | 1.22,31 | 1.22,61 | ||