The 1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Touring Cars of under 2.0 litre engine capacity. The championship was won by John Smith, driving a Toyota Corolla.
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. The championship was revived in 1993 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.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Car | Note |
| 1 | Sandown | Victoria | 13 April | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Support to Round 3 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 27 April | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Staged concurrently with Round 4 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| 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 |
Championship results
| Position | Driver | Team | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smith | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla | 150 |
| 2 | David Ratcliff | Ratcliff Transport Spares | Toyota Levin | 114 |
| 3 | Bob Holden | Bob Holden | Toyota Sprinter | 97 |
| 4 | Drew Price | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla | 51 |
| 5 | Daryl Hendrick | Daryl Hendrick | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | 47 |
| 6 | John White | John White | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | 37 |
| 7 | John Giddings | Nissan Gazelle | 27 | |
| Mike Quinn | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | 27 | |
| 9 | Mike Freeman | Colin Spencer | Toyota Celica | 20 |
References
- ^ www.camsmanual.com > Australian Titles Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 October 2013
- Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, page 167
- ^ Two Litre Touring Car Championship 1986, Racing Car News, December 1986, page 36
- Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, page 172
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 April 1986
- ^ Des White, Leaping Lakeside – Toyota wins again, Racing Car News, September 1986, pages 28 & 29
- ^ Championship places scored by all drivers, Official Programme, Mallala, 11 August 1996, page 35
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87, pages 312 & 313
Further reading
- The Australian Touring Car Championship: 30 Fabulous Years, 1990
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