1995 ATCC Bathurst round

New South Wales 1995 ATCC Bathurst round
Event Information
Round 3 of 10 in the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date10–12 March 1995
LocationBathurst, New South Wales
VenueMount Panorama
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 15 laps 93 km
Pole position John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing		 2:11.300
Winner John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing		 33:45
Race 2
Distance 15 laps 93 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Gibson Motorsport		 33:49
Round Results
First
35 pts
Second
32 pts
Third
28 pts

The 1995 ATCC Bathurst round was the third round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales.

Despite not winning either race, John Bowe took the overall round win ahead of Mark Skaife who won the second race. Bowe's teammate Dick Johnson won the opening race. It would turn out to be Johnson's last Australian touring car victory.

Background

The event was held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March 1995. It was the fifth ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in the sprint format and consisted of two 15 lap races, as well as the three-lap Dash for Cash for the fastest ten qualifiers. Starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random.

The Bathurst venue would serve as a replacement for the outgoing Amaroo Park and would be the first ATCC event to be held at the venue as part of the championship since 1972.

Entry list

A total of 22 drivers were entered into the weekend.

Trevor Ashby of the Lansvale Racing Team and Phil Ward made their first appearances of the season at this round. Mark Larkham would also make his series debut.

Jim Richards of Gibson Motorsport was entered into the weekend but would not partake in any of the sessions after a crash in practice.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos No Name Car Team Time
1 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 2:11.30
2 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 2:11.91
3 30 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 2:12.21
4 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 2:12.26
5 1 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VR) 2:12.50
6 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 2:13.00
7 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VR) 2:13.09
8 35 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 2:13.55
9 25 Australia Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 2:13.70
10 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore (VR) 2:13.81
11 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore (VR) 2:14.36
12 13 Australia Phil Ward Phil Ward Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 2:15.51
13 3 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VP) 2:15.73
14 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 2:16.50
15 49 Australia David Attard Alcair Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 2:16.96
16 38 Australia Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 2:17.33
17 47 Australia John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing Ford Falcon (EB) 2:19.24
18 74 Australia Kevin Heffernan Pace Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 2:20.01
19 62 Australia Wayne Russell Novocastrian Motorsport Holden Commodore (VP) 2:21.84
20 88 Australia Bill O'Brien Bill O'Brien Racing Holden Commodore (VL) SS Group A SV 2:21.84
21 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (EF) 3:24.10
2 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VR) no time
27 Australia Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden Commodore (VP) no time
Source:

Dash for Cash

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Grid
1 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VR) 3 2
2 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 3 5
3 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 3 3
4 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 3 7
5 25 Australia Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 3 4
6 30 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 3 1
7 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore (VR) 3 6
8 35 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 3 8
9 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 3 9
Ret 1 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VR) 1 10
Source:

Race 1

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 16 33:45 2
2 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 33:47 1
3 30 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 33:48 3
4 1 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VR) 15 33:55 5
5 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VR) 15 33:56 7
6 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 15 34:00 6
7 35 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 34:09 8
8 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 15 34:13 4
9 25 Australia Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 34:33 9
10 13 Australia Phil Ward Phil Ward Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 15 34:35 12
11 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 27 35:02 14
12 49 Australia David Attard Alcair Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 15 35:04 15
13 47 Australia John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing Ford Falcon (EB) 15 35:38 17
14 38 Australia Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 15 35:46 16
15 74 Australia Kevin Heffernan PACE Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 14 + 1 lap 18
16 62 Australia Wayne Russell Novocastrian Motorsport Holden Commodore (VP) 14 + 1 lap 19
17 88 Australia Bill O'Brien Bill O'Brien Racing Holden Commodore (VL) SS Group A SV 14 + 1 lap 20
NC 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (EF) 7 + 8 laps 21
NC 27 Australia Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 5 + 10 laps 22
NC 3 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VP) 2 + 13 laps 13
Ret 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore (VR) 0 Accident 10
Ret 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore (VR) 0 Accident 11
DNS 2 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VR) Did not start
Fastest lap: Peter Brock (Holden Racing Team) - 2:14.427
Source:

Race 2

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VR) 15 33:49 4
2 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 33:52 2
3 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VR) 15 33:55 5
4 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 15 33:58 6
5 30 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 33:58 3
6 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VR) 15 33:58 8
7 35 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 34:00 7
8 25 Australia Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 34:02 9
9 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (EF) 15 34:27 1
10 3 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VP) 15 34:56 20
11 49 Australia David Attard Alcair Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 15 34:57 12
12 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 15 34:58 11
13 38 Australia Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 15 35:08 14
14 13 Australia Phil Ward Phil Ward Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 13 + 2 laps 10
15 62 Australia Wayne Russell Novocastrian Motorsport Holden Commodore (VP) 13 + 2 laps 16
NC 74 Australia Kevin Heffernan PACE Racing Holden Commodore (VP) 6 + 9 laps 15
NC 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (EF) 2 + 13 laps 18
DNS 47 Australia John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing Ford Falcon (EB) Did not start
DNS 88 Australia Bill O'Brien Bill O'Brien Racing Holden Commodore (VL) SS Group A SV Did not start
DNS 27 Australia Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden Commodore (VP) Did not start
DNS 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore (VR) Did not start
DNS 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore (VR) Did not start
DNS 2 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VR) Did not start
Fastest lap: John Bowe (Dick Johnson Racing) - 2:13.592
Source:

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. No. Driver Team Points
1 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 104
1 2 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 79
1 3 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 65
1 4 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 60
2 5 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 49

References

  1. ↑ "WHY BATHURST'S V8 SPRINTS WERE UNFORGETTABLE". V8 Sleuth. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "ATCC: 1995 schedule". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "1995 Australian Touring Car Bathurst (Race 1) - Qualifying". Racing Years. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  4. 1 2 1995 Round 3 Race Results, V8 Classics Vol.2 DVD
  5. ↑ "1995 Australian Touring Car Bathurst (Race 1)". Racing Years. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  6. 1 2 1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, p. 278
  7. ↑ "1995 Australian Touring Car Bathurst (Race 2)". Racing Years. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
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