The 1993 Tooheys 1000 was the 34th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 3 October 1993 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The race was held for cars eligible under CAMS Group 3A Touring Car regulations, which included 5.0 litre V8 engined cars (that later became known as V8 Supercars), International Class II 2.0 litre Touring Cars (that later became known as Super Touring cars) and naturally aspirated two wheel drive cars complying with 1992 CAMS Group 3A regulations (which had been based on international Group A rules).[1]

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

Class structure and entry list

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Class structure

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Class A
Over 2000cc

The class later to become known as V8 Supercar.
It consisted of V8 Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores with a special dispensation to allow Group A 2.5 litre BMW M3s and a BMW 635CSi to race.[2]

Class B
Up to 2000cc

The class later to become known as Super Touring.
It consisted of a pair of Toyota Corollas and a Toyota Carina and a group of older modified Group A touring cars, BMW M3s, Ford Sierras and Toyota Corollas.[2]

Entry list

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47 cars were entered in the race.

No. Class Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car No. Class Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car
1 A   Mark Skaife
  Jim Richards
Gibson Motorsport
(Winfield)
Holden Commodore VP 26 A   Graham Lusty
  John Lusty
  Kevin Heffernan
Darrell Dixon Racing
(Bretts Timber and Hardware Queensland)
Holden Commodore VL
2 A   David Brabham
  Anders Olofsson
Gibson Motorsport
(Winfield)
Holden Commodore VP 27 A   Terry Finnigan
  Garry Rogers
Terry Finnigan Racing Team
(Foodtown Supermarkets)
Holden Commodore VP
3 A   Steve Reed
  Trevor Ashby
Lansvale Smash Repairs
(Dulux ICI Autocolor)
Holden Commodore VP 28 A   Kevin Waldock
  Michael Preston
  Brett Peters
Playscape Racing
(Komatsu)
Ford Falcon EB
4 A   Stuart McColl
  Peter Gazzard
Bob Forbes Racing
(GIO Insurance)
Holden Commodore VP 30 A   Glenn Seton
  Alan Jones
Glenn Seton Racing
(Peter Jackson)
Ford Falcon EB
05 A   Peter Brock
  John Cleland
Advantage Racing
(Mobil 1)
Holden Commodore VP 33 A   Bob Pearson
  Phil Ward
Pro-Duct Motorsport
(Pro-Duct Air Conditioning)
Holden Commodore VP
6 B   Neal Bates
  John Smith
Colin Bond Racing
(Caltex)
Toyota Corolla Mk.6 34 A   Bruce Stewart
  Darren Stewart
Pro-Duct Motorsport
(Pro-Duct Air Conditioning)
Holden Commodore VP
7 A   Neil Crompton
  Mark Gibbs
Bob Forbes Racing
(GIO Insurance)
Holden Commodore VP 35 A   Geoff Brabham
  David Parsons
Glenn Seton Racing
(Peter Jackson)
Ford Falcon EB
8 B   Colin Bond
  Terry Bosnjak
Colin Bond Racing
(Caltex)
Toyota Corolla Mk.6 39 A   Bill O'Brien
  Brian Callaghan, Jr.
  Barry Graham
O'Brien Automotive
(Everlast Automotive)
Holden Commodore VL
10 A   Charlie O'Brien
  Andrew Miedecke
Allan Moffat Racing
(Cenovis)
Ford Falcon EB 41 A   Garry Willmington
  Darren Pate
  Tom Watkinson
Willmington Performance
(Eagle Homes)
Ford Falcon EB
11 A   Larry Perkins
  Gregg Hansford
Perkins Engineering
(Castrol)
Holden Commodore VP 43 A   John Leeson
  Steve Coulter
  Greg Smith
John Leeson Racing
(Boss, Campbelltown Steering)
Holden Commodore VL
12 A   Bob Jones
  Greg Crick
Bob Jones Racing
(Ampol Max 3)
Holden Commodore VP 44 A   Ken Mathews
  John Mathews
  Tony Mulvihill
Lawless Racing
(Northshore European Cars, Sydney 2000)
Holden Commodore VL
13 B   Bob Holden1
  David Sala1
  Dennis Rogers
Bob Holden Motors
(INJEC)
Toyota Corolla Mk.6 45 A   Graham Gulson
  Ray Gulson
  Tania Gulson
Gulson Racing
(Green's Foods)
BMW 635i E24
14 A   Warren Jonsson
  Des Wall
Jonsson Racing
(Jonsson Racing)
Holden Commodore VL 47 A   John Trimbole
  Andrew Harris
Daily Planet Racing
(Daily Planet)
Holden Commodore VL
15 A   Tomas Mezera
  Win Percy
Holden Racing Team
(Holden, Telecom MobileNet)
Holden Commodore VP 49 B   Matthew Martin
  Spencer Martin
  David McMillan
Bob Holden Motors
(McGuigan Brothers Wines)
Toyota Corolla Mk.6
16 A   Brad Jones
  Wayne Gardner
Holden Racing Team
(Holden, Telecom MobileNet)
Holden Commodore VP 50 B   Steve Masterton
  Peter Hills
Knight Racing
(Masterton Homes)
Ford Sierra
17 A   Dick Johnson
  John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing
(Shell)
Ford Falcon EB 52 B   Peter Doulman
  John Cotter
Doulman Automotive
(Clark Sinks)
BMW M3 E30
18 A   Paul Radisich
  Cameron McConville
Dick Johnson Racing
(Shell)
Ford Falcon EB 55 A   Steve Harrington
  Troy Dunstan
Advantage Racing
(Quix Food Stores, Pepsi)
Holden Commodore VP
19 A   Glenn Mason
  Richard Wilson
  Gregg McShane
Glenn Mason Racing
(Street Heat Magazine)
Holden Commodore VL 66 B   Gregg Easton
  Kurt Kratzmann
Malcolm Rea Racing
(Redline Lubricants)
Toyota Corolla Mk.7
20 A   Jeff Allam
  John Blanchard
LoGaMo Racing
(Benson & Hedges)
BMW M3 E30 72 B   Brad Stratton
  Chris Madden
Brad Stratton Motorsport
(AVP Performance Engineering)
Toyota Corolla Mk.6
21 A   Laurie Donaher
  Mick Donaher
Donaher Racing
(Mocopan Coffee)
Holden Commodore VL 75 B   Frank Binding
  Frank Dartell
Binding Smash Repairs
(Binding Smash Repairs, Mosman Toyota)
Toyota Corolla Mk.6
22 A   John English
  Brett Youlden
Wayne Douglass Racing
(Marathon Foods, Dru Truss)
Holden Commodore VL 77 B   Steve Ellery
  Garry Gosatti
Phoenix Motorsport
(Chelgrave Contracting)
Ford Sierra
23 A   Paul Morris
  Joachim Winkelhock
LoGaMo Racing
(Diet Coke)
BMW M3 E30 79 B   Mike Conway
  Calvin Gardiner
  Gavin Monaghan
Conway Racing
(Cadillac Films, Tanduay Rum)
Toyota Corolla Mk.7
24 A   Geoff Full
  Peter Fitzgerald
LoGaMo Racing
(Diet Coke)
BMW M3 E30 99 B   Steve Cramp
  Dennis Cribbin
Malcolm Rea Racing
(Redline Lubricants)
Toyota Corolla Mk.7
25 A   Tony Longhurst
  Steve Soper
LoGaMo Racing
(Benson & Hedges)
BMW M3 E30
Source:[3]
Icon Class
A Class A
B Class B
  • ^1 – Bob Holden and David Sala withdrew separately from Car #13 prior to the race. Sala was replaced with Peter Hopwood.

Results

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Top 10 shootout

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Pos No Team Driver Car TT10 Qual
Pole 11 Castrol Perkins Racing   Larry Perkins Holden VP Commodore 2:13.013 2:12.86
2 1 Winfield Racing Team   Mark Skaife Holden VP Commodore 2:13.573 2:13.06
3 15 Holden Racing Team   Tomas Mezera Holden VP Commodore 2:14.450 2:14.06
4 16 Holden Racing Team   Wayne Gardner Holden VP Commodore 2:14.903 2:14.31
5 17 Shell Racing   Dick Johnson Ford EB Falcon 2:15.386 2:14.76
6 30 Peter Jackson Racing   Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon 2:15.459 2:14.37
7 05 Mobil 1 Racing   Peter Brock Holden VP Commodore 2:16.251 2:14.42
8 2 Winfield Racing Team   David Brabham Holden VP Commodore 2:16.308 2:15.82
9 18 Shell Racing   Paul Radisich Ford EB Falcon 2:16.545 2:14.96
10 7 GIO Racing   Neil Crompton Holden VP Commodore 2:29.902 2:14.98

* Larry Perkins was the only Commodore driver in the runoff to actually have a Holden V8 engine in his car. The rest of the Holden runners had the 5.0L Chevrolet engine in their cars.
* David Brabham became the first second generation driver to compete in the runoff, emulating his triple Formula One World Championship winning father Jack who drove in the inaugural Top 10 runoff in 1978. By coincidence, both finished their respective runoffs in 8th position. The younger Brabham also became the 6th ex-F1 driver to qualify for the runoff following Jack Brabham, Derek Bell, Larry Perkins, Johnny Cecotto and Alan Jones.
* After the Ford EB Falcons had dominated the first six rounds of the ATCC, CAMS allowed a new aero package for the Holden VP Commodores. At Bathurst this allowed the Commodore runners to qualify almost 3 seconds faster than they had in 1992 while the fastest Ford driver in official qualifying Glenn Seton (the only Falcon runner in 1992) could only improve his 1992 time by 1.2 seconds.
* The first driver to run against the clock, Neil Crompton, spun on oil coming into Caltex Chase on his fast lap. During his television interview upon returning to the pits, an angry Crompton said he was stunned to find oil flags waving going into the chase and questioned why the drivers were not told about the oil before the runoff started. As it happened, it was his own GIO Commodore that had been dropping the oil onto the track during both his warm up and official lap, causing grip problems for the next eight drivers to run. Only Perkins and a last out (due to an official mix-up) Dick Johnson said that they found none of the oil.

Race

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The Gregg Easton / Kurt Kratzmann Toyota Sprinter did not finish the race.
Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos
Shootout
Pos
1 A 11 Castrol Perkins Racing   Larry Perkins
  Gregg Hansford
Holden VP Commodore 161 1 1
2 A 1 Winfield Racing Team   Mark Skaife
  Jim Richards
Holden VP Commodore 161 2 2
3 A 16 Holden Racing Team   Wayne Gardner
  Brad Jones
Holden VP Commodore 160 4 4
4 A 2 Winfield Racing Team   David Brabham
  Anders Olofsson
Holden VP Commodore 159 10 8
5 A 55 Pepsi Quix Racing   Troy Dunstan
  Steve Harrington
Holden VP Commodore 156 12
6 A 35 Peter Jackson Racing   Geoff Brabham
  David Parsons
Ford EB Falcon 154 14
7 A 12 Ampol Max 3 Racing   Bob Jones
  Greg Crick
Holden VP Commodore 153 15
8 A 18 Shell Racing   Paul Radisich
  Cameron McConville
Ford EB Falcon 151 8 9
9 A 27 Terry Finnigan   Terry Finnigan
  Garry Rogers
Holden VP Commodore 150 20
10 A 33 Pro-Duct Motorsport   Bob Pearson
  Bruce Stewart
  Phil Ward
Holden VP Commodore 148 17
11 A 20 Benson & Hedges Racing   John Blanchard
  Jeff Allam
BMW M3 Evolution 148 24
12 A 21 Laurie Donaher   Laurie Donaher
  Mick Donaher
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 147 22
13 A 14 Warren Jonsson   Warren Jonsson
  Des Wall
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 146 27
14 A 47 Daily Planet Racing   John Trimbole
  Andrew Harris
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 146 28
15 A 23 Diet Coke Racing   Paul Morris
  Joachim Winkelhock
BMW M3 Evolution 146 11
16 A 28 Playscape Racing   Mike Preston
  Brett Peters
  Kevin Waldock
Ford EB Falcon 145 19
17 A 05 Mobil 1 Racing   Peter Brock
  John Cleland
Holden VP Commodore 142 6 7
18 A 4 GIO Racing   Stuart McColl
  Peter Gazzard
Holden VP Commodore 140 23
19 B 52 M3 Motorsport   Peter Doulman
  John Cotter
BMW M3 136 36
20 A 26 Darrel Dixon   Graham Lusty
  Kevin Heffernan
  John Lusty
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 135 29
21 A 22 Wayne Douglass Racing   Brett Youlden
  John English
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 134 26
22 B 13 Bob Holden Motors   Dennis Rogers
  Peter Hopwood
  David Sala
Toyota Sprinter 128 44
23 B 79 Cadillac Productions   Mike Conway
  Calvin Gardiner
  Gavin Monaghan
Toyota Sprinter 127 38
DNF A 30 Peter Jackson Racing   Glenn Seton
  Alan Jones
Ford EB Falcon 147 5 6
DNF A 7 GIO Racing   Neil Crompton
  Mark Gibbs
Holden VP Commodore 125 9 10
DNF B 50 Knight Racing   Steve Masteron
  Peter Hills
Ford Sierra 122 45
DNF B 6 Caltex CXT Racing Team   John Smith
  Neal Bates
Toyota Corolla Seca 113 33
DNF A 15 Holden Racing Team   Tomas Mezera
  Win Percy
Holden VP Commodore 107 3 3
DNF B 72 Brad Stratton   Brad Stratton
  Chris Madden
Toyota Corolla 100 41
DNF A 17 Shell Racing   Dick Johnson
  John Bowe
Ford EB Falcon 96 7 5
DNF A 19 Lansvale Smash Repairs   Glenn Mason
  Richard Wilson
  Gregg McShane
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 93 34
DNF A 39 Bill O'Brien   Bill O'Brien
  Barry Graham
  Brian Callaghan Jr
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 81 25
DNF A 3 Lansvale Smash Repairs   Steve Reed
  Trevor Ashby
Holden VP Commodore 80 16
DNF A 25 Benson & Hedges Racing   Tony Longhurst
  Steve Soper
BMW M3 Evolution 79 13
NC A 45 Ray Gulson   Ray Gulson
  Graham Gulson
  Tania Gulson
BMW 635 CSi 70 31
DNF B 8 Caltex CXT Racing Team   Colin Bond
  Terry Bosnjak
Toyota Corolla Seca 64 35
DNF B 77 Phoenix Motorsport   Steven Ellery
  Gary Gosatti
Ford Sierra 62 37
DNF B 99 Malcolm Rea   Steve Cramp
  Dennis Cribbin
Toyota Sprinter 57 43
DNF A 24 Diet Coke Racing   Geoff Full
  Peter Fitzgerald
BMW M3 Evolution 53 21
DNF B 75 Frank Binding   Frank Binding
  Frank Dartell
Toyota Corolla 52 39
DNF B 49 Bob Holden Motors   Dave McMillan
  Matthew Martin
  Spencer Martin
Toyota Corolla FX-GT 46 40
DNF A 10 Allan Moffat Enterprises   Andrew Miedecke
  Charlie O'Brien
Ford EB Falcon 41 18
DNF A 44 Stuart McColl   Ken Mathews
  Tony Mulvihill
  John Mathews
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 31 30
DNF A 41 Garry Willmington Performance   Garry Willmington
  Darren Pate
  Tom Watkinson
Ford EB Falcon 29 32
DNF B 66 Malcolm Rea   Gregg Easton
  Kurt Kratzmann
Toyota Sprinter 8 42
DNS A 34 Pro-Duct Motorsport   Bruce Stewart
  Darren Stewart
Holden VP Commodore
DNQ A 43 John Leeson   John Leeson
  Steve Coulter
  Greg Smith
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
DNA B 88 Malcolm Rea   Malcolm Rea
  Ken Talbert
  Chris Barns
Toyota Sprinter

Statistics

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  • Provisional Pole Position - #11 Larry Perkins - 2:12.86
  • Pole Position – #11 Larry Perkins – 2:13.013
  • Fastest Lap – #1 Mark Skaife – 2:14.803 (165.92 km/h) on lap 84[4]
  • Race time of winning car - 6:29:06.69[4]
  • Winners' Average Speed – 154.51 km/h[4]

See also

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1993 Australian Touring Car season

References

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  1. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1993, page 205
  2. ^ a b Official Programme, Tooheys 1000, 1993, page 43
  3. ^ Noonan, Aaron (25 November 2021). Bathurst Every Car, the Photographic History 1990-1999. AN1 Media. p. 74–91. ISBN 9780648786344.
  4. ^ a b c Official Programme, Tooheys 1000, 1994, page 30
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