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1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

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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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c www.camsmanual.com > Australian Titles Retrieved on 29 October 2013
  2. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, page 167
  3. ^ a b c d e f Two Litre Touring Car Championship 1986, Racing Car News, December 1986, page 36
  4. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, page 172
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 April 1986
  6. ^ a b c d Des White, Leaping Lakeside – Toyota wins again, Racing Car News, September 1986, pages 28 & 29
  7. ^ a b Championship places scored by all drivers, Official Programme, Mallala, 11 August 1996, page 35
  8. ^ a b c Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, pages 312 & 313

Further reading

  • The Australian Touring Car Championship: 30 Fabulous Years, 1990
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