1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

The 1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was open to Group A Touring Cars of under 2.0 litre capacity. The title was contested over a five round series.

Calendar

• Round 1 : Sandown Raceway, Victoria, 13 April
• Round 2 : Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 27 April
• Round 3 : Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, 1 June
• Round 4 : Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 13 July
• Round 5 : Lakeside International Raceway, Queensland, 27 July

This was the first of two such championships to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport with the second being held in 1987. The title was later resurrected for drivers of cars in the 2 Litre division of the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship.

Results

Championship results were as follows:

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1	John Smith	Toyota Team Australia	Toyota Corolla GT	150
2	David Ratcliff		Toyota Levin	114
3	Bob Holden	Bob Holden Motors	Toyota Sprinter	97
4	Drew Price	Toyota Team Australia	Toyota Corolla	51
5	Daryl Hendrick	Gemspares	Isuzu Gemini ZZ	47
6	John White		Isuzu Gemini ZZ	37
7	John Giddings	Peter Jackson Nissan Racing	Nissan Gazelle	27
	Mike Quinn		Toyota Sprinter	27
9	Mike Freeman		Toyota Celica	20

References

• Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87
• Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 April 1986
• Official Programme, Mallala, 11 August 1996
• Racing Car News, December 1986
• Racing Car News, September 1986
• The Australian Touring Car Championship : 30 Fabulous Years (1990)
• www.camsmanual.com