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词条 1992 Australian Touring Car Championship
释义

  1. Teams and drivers

  2. Results and Standings

     Race Calendar  Drivers Championship 

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

  6. Further reading

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2011}}{{Motorsport season
|title = Australian Touring Car Championship
|link = Australian Touring Car Championship
|year = 1992
}}

The 1992 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 33rd running of the Australian Touring Car Championship.[1] It was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3A Touring Cars,[2] commonly known as Group A cars. It began on 23 February 1992 at Amaroo Park and ended on 21 June at Oran Park Raceway after nine rounds.

Mark Skaife, driving for a Nissan Skyline GT-R for Gibson Motorsport, won his first Australian Touring Car Championship. His team mate and defending series champion Jim Richards finished second, with BMW M3 driver Tony Longhurst finishing in third place.

Even though Mark Skaife was the overall winner of the opening round at Amaroo Park, Peter Brock's win in Heat 1 of the round in his Mobil 1 Racing Holden VN Commodore SS Group A was the first win by a Holden in the ATCC since Brock had won Round 6 of the 1986 ATCC at Surfers Paradise.

In an effort to reduce costs and to even out the cars, CAMS imposed a number of changes for 1992. The Holden Commodore's and Ford Sierra RS500's were restricted to a 7,500 rev limit (a situation that still exists as of 2015) and the BMW M3's, the giant killers of 1991, had an extra 50 kg of weight added to the cars.

However the biggest change came to the Nissan GT-R's. Before the start of the season the cars were given an extra 40 kg, bringing them up to a total of 1400 kg. CAMS also directed that the cars were to run Formula One style pop-off valves on the twin turbos to restrict their power, bringing them down from 1991's {{Convert|640|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} to around {{Convert|450|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}. Gibson Motorsport continually protested against the imposed penalties on the car (after winning the ATCC the cars were given an extra 100 kg to bring them 1500), and even took CAMS to court (unsuccessfully) in a bid to be able to run the GT-R as they were in 1991 claiming that they were no longer competitive. However most saw this as a false claim since the team won both the ATCC and the Tooheys 1000. Team boss Fred Gibson later admitted that his team had actually fooled CAMS into believing the cars had lost some {{Convert|190|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} by setting the rig used to test the engine power to show exactly what CAMS wanted to see. Gibson told in a magazine interview that while CAMS mandated the use of the pop-off valves, they had no idea how the valves actually worked, thus once the team worked them out (with help from sponsors Shell and its links to the McLaren F1 team who had previously used exactly the same items in {{f1|1987}} and {{f1|1988}}) it was easy to fool the governing body. Some experts and fans believe that the cars more than likely still ran with around {{Convert|600|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} and that Richards and Skaife were deliberately sandbagging in qualifying and races.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1992 ATCC.

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
Winfield Team NissanNissanSkyline R32 GT-R1NZL}} Jim Richards
2AUS}} Mark Skaife
Lansvale Racing Team Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV3AUS}} Trevor Ashby
{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Reed
GIO Racing Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R4AUS}} Mark Gibbs
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV21AUS}} Mark Gibbs
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rohan Onslow
Mobil 1 RacingHoldenVN Commodore SS Group A SV05AUS}} Peter Brock
7AUS}} Neil Crompton
Alf Grant Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R6AUS}} Tim Grant
Caltex CXT Racing Ford Sierra RS5008AUS}} Colin Bond
Perkins Engineering Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV11AUS}} Larry Perkins
Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV12AUS}} Bob Jones
Warren Jonsson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV14AUS}} Warren Jonsson
Shell Ultra-Hi RacingFordSierra RS50017AUS}} Dick Johnson
18AUS}} John Bowe
Benson & Hedges RacingBMWM3 Evolution II20AUS}} Alan Jones
23AUS}} Paul Morris
25AUS}} Tony Longhurst
Wayne Douglass Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV22AUS}} John English
Terry Finnigan Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV27AUS}} Terry Finnigan
Playscape Racing Ford Sierra RS50028AUS}} Kevin Waldock
Peter Jackson RacingFordSierra RS50030AUS}} Glenn Seton
35AUS}} Wayne Park
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Parsons
Phil Johnson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV31AUS}} Phil Johnson
Pro-Duct Racing Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV33AUS}} Bob Pearson
Ron Masing Mitsubishi Starion36AUS}} Ron Masing
Brian Callaghan Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV37AUS}} Brian Callaghan Jr
Challenge Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV39AUS}} Chris Smerdon
John Leeson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV40AUS}} John Leeson
Daily Planet Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV41AUS}} Andrew Harris
Garry Willmington Performance Toyota Supra Turbo41AUS}} Garry Willmington
Stuart McColl Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV44AUS}} Stuart McColl
Ian Love Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV45AUS}} Ian Love
Bryan Sala Ford Sierra RS50050AUS}} Bryan Sala
Mike Steele Ford Sierra RS50055AUS}} Mike Steele
Holden Racing Team Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV61AUS}} Tomas Mezera
Reda Awadullah Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 68Egypt}} Reda Awadullah
Adrian Brooke Toyota Corolla SX72AUS}} Brad Stratton
Frank Binding Toyota Corolla SX74AUS}} Frank Binding
Barbagallo Motorsport Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV77AUS}} Alf Barbagallo
John Holmes Toyota Corolla SX78AUS}} John Holmes
Scotty Taylor Racing Mitsubishi Starion86AUS}} Stephen Bell
Malcolm Rea Toyota Sprinter88AUS}} Malcolm Rea

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 1992 ATCC was contested over a nine rounds series in six different states with two heats per round.[3]

Rd.Race TitleCircuitCity / StateDateWinnerCarTeamReport
1New South Wales}} Amaroo Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 21 - 23 FebAUS}} Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Winfield Team Nissan
2Victoria}} Sandown Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 6 - 8 MarAUS}} John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing
3Tasmania}} Launceston Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 13 - 15 MarAUS}} Glenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 Peter Jackson Racing
4Victoria}} Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 3 - 5 AprAUS}} Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Winfield Team Nissan
5Queensland}} Lakeside Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 1–3 MayAUS}} Tony Longhurst BMW M3 Evolution Benson & Hedges Racing
6New South Wales}} Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 22 - 25 MayAUS}} John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing
7South Australia}} Mallala Mallala Motorsport Park Mallala, South Australia 29–31 MayAUS}} Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Winfield Team Nissan
8Western Australia}} Wanneroo Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 5 - 7 JunAUS}} John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing
9New South Wales}} Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 19 - 21 JunAUS}} Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Winfield Team Nissan

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded on a 30-27-24-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 basis to the top twenty drivers at each round. Round positions were determined by applying the same points structure to each of the two heats and ranking the drivers by the total. In the event of two or more drivers having the same total, the round placing was determined by the finishing order in the second heat.[4]

PosDriverRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Pts
1 Mark Skaife1st2nd2nd1st5th2nd1st8th1st234
2 Jim Richards2nd3rd4th2nd2nd4th9th2nd2nd214
3 Tony Longhurst14th10th5th4th1st3rd2nd3rd5th184
4 John Bowe7th1stRet7th4th1st4th1st9th175
5 Glenn Seton4th7th1st3rd8th5th6th5th8th173
6 Mark Gibbs5th4th6th9th16th7th3rd11th4th147
7 Alan Jones11th18th8th6th3rd6th7th6th3rd143
8 Dick Johnson8th5th3rd11th12th13th8th4th10th134
9 Paul Morris9th12th11th8th6th9th10th9th6th120
10 Larry Perkins8th5th7th11th5th7th7th108
11 Peter Brock3rd6th10th13th9th8th11th100
12 Colin Bond10th16th9th16th11th15th12th10th13th86
13 Wayne Park12th14th12th10th14th10th11th14th79
14 Trevor Ashby6th12th12th37
15 Steve Reed11th13th12th30
16 Tomas Mezera13th10th14th29
16 Bob Jones15th17th22nd16thRet16th17th29
18 Neil CromptonRet9th7thDNS28
18 Terry Finnigan13th17th15th15thRet28
20 Stuart McColl18th14th15th19
21 Tim Grant18th14th18th16
22 John English19th17th16th14
23 Chris Smerdon19th13th12
24 Alf Barbagallo12th10
25 Stephen Bell13th9
25 Ian Love13th9
27 David Parsons14th8
28 Bob Pearson15thDNS7
28 Phil Johnson15th7
28 Bryan Sala19th18th7
31 Brian Callaghan Jr16th6
32 Frank Binding17th24th5
32 Kevin Waldock17th5
34 John Holmes19thDNSDNS3
34 Rohan Onslow19th3
36 Warren Jonsson20th2
PosDriverRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Pts
{{Motorsport driver results legend}}

See also

1992 Australian Touring Car season

References

1. ^About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 17 September 2009. [https://www.webcitation.org/5k43nUZRR Archived] 25 September 2009.
2. ^CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1992, page 162
3. ^Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93
4. ^Official Programme, Mallala, 31 May 1992, pages 10

External links

Further reading

{{Australian Touring Car Racing}}

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