The 1994 Sandown ATCC round was the second round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 4 to 6 March at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.

Race results

Qualifying Tomas Mezera carried through his pace demonstrated at Amaroo Park with a time of 1:13.568, to take his first pole position of the year. This was almost a second faster than his closest competitor, Mark Skaife

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:13.568 2 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:13.656 3 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:13.658 4 6 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:13.907 5 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:13.908 6 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:13.982 7 30 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:14.079 8 1 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:14.148 9 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 1:14.304 10 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.480 11 23 Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.890 12 3 Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:14.896 13 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:14.962 14 25 Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:15.049 15 33 Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.592 16 24 Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.912 17 12 Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.270 18 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:16.694 19 14 Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:17.652 20 47 John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:18.445 21 31 James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:21.191 22 88 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 1:23.291 Sources:

Peter Jackson Dash Mark Skaife would not make the start after his engine failed to start, leaving it a five-car race. John Bowe got off to a flyer and would keep the lead all the way to the flag.

Name Team Car Grid 1 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1 2 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 3 3 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 5 4 6 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 4 5 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 6 DNS 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 2 Sources:

Race 1 Mezera got off to an early lead as Skaife made the most of the start - going from sixth to second by the end of the first corner. Both Dick Johnson and John Bowe ran into tyre problems early in the race, which would ultimately prove costly for the second race. On lap four, Skaife made a successful move on Mezera for the lead, however Skaife would not walk away with the lead as he did in Amaroo. For lap after lap, Mezera pressured Skaife. On the final corner on the final lap, Mezera made a move down the inside of Skaife to reclaim the lead. However, on the switchback, Skaife reclaimed the lead coming out of the corner to take the flag and win the first heat. Mezera finished in second and Alan Jones third.

Name Team Car Laps Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 6 2 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 2 3 30 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 7 4 1 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 8 5 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 3 6 6 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 4 7 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 20 9 8 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 10 9 25 Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 14 10 23 Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 11 11 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 13 12 3 Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 12 13 24 Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 16 14 12 Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 17 15 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 18 16 14 Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 19 17 47 John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 18 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 1 19 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 5 20 31 James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 21 21 88 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 22 Ret 33 Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15 Sources:

Race 2 Skaife would make the most of the front row start and got off to an early lead, whilst Larry Perkins climbed up five positions to second. Meanwhile, back down the back, chaos ensued. Neil Crompton and Glenn Seton came into contact at turn two, which sent both competitors to the back of the field. Mezera came charging through the pack, eventually passing Perkins for second position and gaining on leader, Skaife. However, he would spin on the second-to-last corner, losing a number of positions. Skaife would go on to win the race, making it four wins in a row for the Gibson Motorsport driver, ahead of Perkins and Jim Richards.

Name Team Car Laps Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 1 2 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 20 7 3 6 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 20 6 4 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 20 5 5 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 23 6 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 8 7 30 Alan Jones Alan Jones Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 3 8 23 Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 10 9 25 Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 20 9 10 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 20 24 11 3 Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 12 12 24 Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 13 13 12 Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 14 14 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15 15 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 2 16 14 Stuart McColl Stuart McColl Racing Holden VP Commodore 16 17 1 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 4 18 47 John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 17 19 31 James Philip James Philip Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 20 20 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 11 21 88 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 21 22 33 Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 22 Sources:

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Mark Skaife 86 2 Peter Brock 47 3 Glenn Seton 46 4 Tomas Mezera 37 5 Jim Richards 36

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