Pole position: Fasterst qualifier: Skaife in 2.13,82, pole: Johnson in 2.12,898 (Top-10)
Fastest lap: Skaife in 2.16,47
Distance: 1000 km, redflagged after 888 km
Average speed: 137,65 kmh
Weather: Wet with storms later
Ruleset: Class A (Group A over 1600 cc); Class B (Group A under 1600 cc); Class C (V8 Touring Cars)
Car info:
The thirtieth anniversary Bathurst would be the most controversial of them all. After a year of parity adjustments to keep BMW, Ford, Holden and Nissan even, there was already an unsettled atmosphere around the race. Qualifying settled the atmosphere when Dick Johnson produced one of the best Top Ten laps ever seen to give the Sierra a swan song pole position from Larry Perkins (Holden), Mark Skaife (Nissan) and Glenn Seton who was driving the new generation 1993 spec Ford Falcon. Peter Brock snapped a tail shaft on the grid but it was Johnson who exploded away from the grid to lead the race. His lead lasted just short of two laps as Skaife took the lead at the last corner and would not let it go. Mark Gibbs held third until passed by Klaus Niedzwiedz, who in turn was taken by Win Percy and in turn was taken by Anders Olofsson as the international drivers moved forward. Olofsson and Neil Crompton would trade second place with Johnson and John Bowe for much of the race as pit stops evolved the race. 1967 F1 Champion Denny Hulme had a heart attack and died on lap 33 after his BMW drove down Con-Rod Straight only barely in control. Safety car periods prevented Skaife and Jim Richards from getting away until a storm swept across the circuit on lap 144. Several cars crashed in the suddenly downpour including Jim Richards who hit the wall at the Cutting before crashing into a wall of crashed cars below Forrests Elbow while attempting to limp to the pits. With so many crashed vehicles, the red flag was inevitable, but the crowd below refused to understand how a crashed car could win. The normally calm Richards, upset from the death of his friend Hulme as much as the treatment he was receiving, returned the crowds abuse. Johnson and Bowe claimed second ahead of Olofsson and Crompton, who as Nissan drivers also bore the crowds abuse. The consistent run of Tony Longhurst and Johnny Cecotto rewarded them with fourth, although if the race had continued a better result beckoned. Win Percy and Allan Grice won for Holden the race within the race amongst the four 1993 cars, taking fifth place, while another of the storm crashed cars, cousins Jason and Scott Bargwanna won the Toyota battle for Division 2 from team mates twin brothers Neal and Rick Bates, who were also involved in the same pile up that claimed their team mates and the race winners. |
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Class A-C
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| Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Winfield Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 |
Mark Skaife, AUS Jim Richards, NZ |
2568 tc | L6 | A | 143 laps, 6:27.16,22 | 3 | 2.13,82 | Tooheys top 10: 2.14,546 | |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Dick Johnson, AUS John Bowe, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 143 laps, 6:28.15,67 | 1 | 2.14,56 | Tooheys top 10: 2.12,898 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Winfield Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 |
Anders Olofsson, S Neil Crompton, AUS |
2568 tc | L6 | A | 143 laps, 6:29.21,75 | 11 | 2.16,17 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing BMW M3 Sport Evo |
Tony Longhurst, AUS Johnny Cecotto, YV |
2492 | L4 | A | 142 | 9 | 2.15,26 | Tooheys top 10: 2.16,932 | |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore |
Win Percy, GB Allan Grice, AUS |
4980 | V8 | C | 141 | 7 | 2.16,13 | Tooheys top 10: 2.16,215 | |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 |
Mark Gibbs, AUS Rohan Onslow, AUS |
2568 tc | L6 | A | 138 | 6 | 2.15,75 | Tooheys top 10: 2.16,168 | |
| 7 | 7 | 55 | Mobil 1 Racing Team Holden VN SS Commodore |
Andrew Miedecke, AUS Troy Dunstan, AUS (Paul Radisich, NZ) |
4980 | V8 | A | 137 | 16 | 2.18,26 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Wayne Park, AUS David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 136 | 15 | 2.17,65 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing Holden VL SS Commodore |
Larry Perkins, AUS Steve Harrington, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 135 | 2 | 2.14,08 | Tooheys top 10: 2.14,437 | |
| 10 | 10 | 41 | Daily Planet Holden VL SS Commodore |
Andrew Harris, AUS Gary Cooke, AUS John Trimbole, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 135 | 24 | 2.22,92 | ||
| 11 | 11 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Terry Shiel, AUS Greg Crick, AUS (Cameron McConville, AUS) |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 134 | 17 | 2.19,03 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Alf Grant Racing Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31 |
Alf Grant, AUS Tim Grant, AUS |
2029 tc | L6 | A | 134 | 27 | 2.24,93 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 27 | Foodtown Supermarkets Holden VN SS Commodore |
Terry Finnigan, AUS Garry Rogers, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 133 | 19 | 2.20,45 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 28 | Playscape Racing Australia Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Kevin Waldock, AUS Brett Peters, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 132 | 20 | 2.20,57 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore |
Tomas Mezera, AUS Brad Jones, AUS |
4980 | V8 | C | 131 | 5 | 2.15,74 | Tooheys top 10: 2.16,028 | |
| 16 | 16 | 14 | Warren Jonsson Holden VL SS Commodore |
Warren Jonsson, AUS Des Wall, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 130 | 28 | 2.25,77 | ||
| 17 | 17 | 34 | Ray Gulson BMW 635 CSi |
Ray Gulson, AUS Graham Gulson, AUS Peter Beck, NZ |
3475 | L6 | A | 129 | 33 | 2.28,24 | ||
| 18 | 18 | 39 | Everlast Battery Service Holden VL SS Commodore |
Bill O'Brien, AUS Barry Graham, AUS Brian Callaghan Jr, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 129 | 23 | 2.22,70 | ||
| 19 | 19 | 10 | Allan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D Gregg Hansford, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 128 | 10 | 2.14,98 | Tooheys top 10: 2.16,943 | |
| 20 | 20 | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VL SS Commodore |
Bob Jones, AUS Peter Janson, NZ (Roger Freeth, NZ) |
4980 | V8 | A | 128 | 25 | 2.23,05 | ||
| 21 | 21 | 44 | Kart Mania Holden VL SS Commodore |
Stuart McColl, AUS Peter Gazzard, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 126 | 30 | 2.27,54 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 |
Jason Bargwanna, AUS Scott Bargwanna, AUS |
1587 | L4 | B | 126 | 39 | 2.37,27 | ||
| 23 | 2 | 74 | Peter Verheyen Toyota Sprinter |
Peter Verheyen, AUS Geoffrey Full, AUS (Mike Conway, AUS) |
1587 | L4 | B | 125 | 40 | 2.45,78 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 70 | Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 |
Neal Bates, AUS Rick Bates, AUS |
1587 | L4 | B | 125 | 38 | 2.35,94 | ||
| 25 | 22 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Charlie O'Brien, AUS Gary Brabham, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | B | 124 | 13 | 2.16,78 | ||
| 26 | 23 | 42 | Formula 1 Investments Pty Ltd Holden VN SS Commodore |
Graham Moore, AUS Wayne Gardner, AUS (Michel Delcourt, B) |
4980 | V8 | A | 119 | 21 | 2.20,98 | ||
| 27 | 24 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing Team Holden VP Commodore |
Peter Brock, AUS Manuel Reuter, D |
4980 | V8 | C | 118 | 8 | 2.15,98 | Tooheys top 10: 2.16,459 | |
| 28 | 4 | 72 | Adrian Brooke Toyota Sprinter |
Gregg Easton, AUS Brad Stratton, AUS David Sala, AUS (Peter Brett, AUS) |
1587 | L4 | B | 115 | 41 | 2.45,78 | ||
| 29 | 5 | 78 | Bob Holden Motors Toyota Corolla |
Ted Dunford, AUS Brad Wright, AUS |
1587 | L4 | B | 113 | 44 | 2.50,36 | ||
| 30 | 6 | 76 | Mountain Motorsport Toyota Sprinter |
Calvin Gardiner, AUS Geoff Forshaw, AUS Mike Conway, AUS (Phil Alexander, AUS) |
1587 | L4 | B | 112 | 42 | 2.46,27 | ||
| 31 | 7 | 82 | Stuart Murphy Toyota Corolla AE92 |
Stuart Murphy, NZ Chris Barns, NZ (Tony Robinson, NZ) |
1587 | L4 | B | 110 | 46 | 2.52,67 | ||
| NC | 77 | Malcolm Rea Toyota Sprinter |
Malcolm Rea, AUS Ken Talbert, AUS Richard Wilson, AUS |
1587 | L4 | B | 104 | 47 | 2.53,77 | Insufficient laps completed | ||
| NC | 36 | Rod Jones Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Ken Mathews, AUS Rod Jones, AUS Mike Newton, GB (Adrian Fu, HK) |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 101 | 37 | 2.34,61 | Insufficient laps completed | ||
| NC | 75 | Frank Binding Toyota Corolla |
Frank Binding, AUS Bob Tindall, AUS |
1587 | L4 | B | 96 | 45 | 2.51,79 | Insufficient laps completed | ||
| DNF | 37 | Roger Alexander Toyota Supra Turbo MA70 |
John Bourke, AUS Keith Carling, AUS (Bryan Thomson, AUS) |
2954 tc | L6 | A | 94 | 29 | 2.27,45 | Gearbox | ||
| NC | 26 | Gemspares Holden VL SS Commodore |
Daryl Hendrick, AUS John Blanchard, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 94 | 34 | 2.28,89 | Insufficient laps completed | ||
| DNF | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing Ford Falcon EB2 SS |
Glenn Seton, AUS Alan Jones, AUS |
4949 | V8 | A | 84 | 4 | 2.15,53 | Tooheys top 10: 2.14,971; Fuel pump | ||
| NC | 31 | Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VL SS Commodore |
Robbie Ker, NZ Don Watson, AUS (Peter Hudson, AUS) (Ian Carrig, AUS) (Ian Clark, AUS) |
4980 | V8 | A | 81 | 36 | 2.32,39 | Insufficient laps completed | ||
| DNF | 52 | M3 Motorsport BMW M3 |
Peter Doulman, AUS John Cotter, AUS |
2332 | L4 | A | 80 | 31 | 2.27,66 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 73 | Bob Holden Motors Toyota Sprinter |
Bob Holden, AUS Dennis Rogers, AUS Garry Jones, AUS (Michael Caruso, AUS) |
1587 | L4 | B | 68 | 43 | 2.47,41 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 3 | Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L Holden VN Commodore |
Steve Reed, AUS Trevor Ashby, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 65 | 14 | 2.17,48 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 7 | Caltex CXT Race Team Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Peter Hopwood, AUS Terry Bosnjak, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 54 | 22 | 2.21,41 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 29 | Wayne Douglas Racing Holden VL SS Commodore |
John English, AUS Ed Lamont, NZ |
4980 | V8 | A | 49 | 32 | 2.27,79 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing BMW M3 Sport Evo |
Paul Morris, AUS Denny Hulme, NZ |
2492 | L4 | A | 32 | 18 | 2.19,78 | Driver died (Hulme) | ||
| DNF | 40 | J & D Leeson Holden VL SS Commodore |
Garry Willmington, AUS Tom Watkinson, AUS (John Leeson, AUS) (Rohan Cooke, AUS) |
4980 | V8 | A | 29 | 35 | 2.29,14 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 50 | Bryan Sala Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Bryan Sala, AUS Kevin Weeks, AUS (Brian Bolwell, AUS) |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 15 | 26 | 2.23,11 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 8 | Caltex CXT Race Team Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Colin Bond, AUS John Smith, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 7 | 12 | 2.16,75 | Accident | ||
| DNS | 22 | Daily Planet Holden VL SS Commodore |
John Trimbole, AUS Rohan Cooke, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | ||||||