1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship
The 1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to Group A Touring Cars of under 2.0 litre engine capacity. The championship was won by John Smith, driving a Toyota Corolla.[2]
The title was the first of three Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championships to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport with the second held in 1987.[1] The championship was revived in 1993[1] for drivers of cars in the 2 Litre division of the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Calendar
[edit]The championship was contested over a five-round series.[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Winning driver[3] | Car[3] | Note |
| 1 | Sandown | Victoria | 13 April | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Support to Round 3 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship[4] |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway[5] | South Australia | 27 April | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Staged concurrently with Round 4 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship[5] |
| 3 | Calder Park | Victoria | 1 June | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Staged concurrently with Round 7 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| 4 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 13 July | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Staged concurrently with Round 10 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| 5 | Lakeside | Queensland | 27 July | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Stand alone round[6] |
Championship results
[edit]| Position[7] | Driver[7] | Team | Car | Points[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smith | Toyota Team Australia[5] | Toyota Corolla[5] | 150 |
| 2 | David Ratcliff | Ratcliff Transport Spares[5] | Toyota Levin[5] | 114 |
| 3 | Bob Holden | Bob Holden[5] | Toyota Sprinter[5] | 97 |
| 4 | Drew Price | Toyota Team Australia[5] | Toyota Corolla[5] | 51 |
| 5 | Daryl Hendrick | Daryl Hendrick[5] | Isuzu Gemini ZZ[8] | 47 |
| 6 | John White | John White[5] | Isuzu Gemini ZZ[8] | 37 |
| 7 | John Giddings | Nissan Gazelle[8] | 27 | |
| Mike Quinn | Bob Holden Motors[6] | Toyota Sprinter[6] | 27 | |
| 9 | Mike Freeman | Colin Spencer[5] | Toyota Celica[5] | 20 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c www.camsmanual.com > Australian Titles Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 October 2013
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, page 167
- ^ a b c d e f Two Litre Touring Car Championship 1986, Racing Car News, December 1986, page 36
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, page 172
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 April 1986
- ^ a b c d Des White, Leaping Lakeside – Toyota wins again, Racing Car News, September 1986, pages 28 & 29
- ^ a b Championship places scored by all drivers, Official Programme, Mallala, 11 August 1996, page 35
- ^ a b c Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, pages 312 & 313
Further reading
[edit]- The Australian Touring Car Championship: 30 Fabulous Years, 1990
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