The 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of under 2.0 litre cars complying with the provisions of the FISA Class II section of Australian Group 3A Touring Car regulations. The championship began on 28 February 1993 at Amaroo Park and ended on 8 August at Oran Park Raceway after nine rounds. It was the third Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship and the first for cars aligned with FISA Class II regulations and thus the fore-runner of the Australian Super Touring Championship.
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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship.
| Team | Manufacturer | Car model | No | Driver |
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| Caltex Team Toyota | Toyota | Corolla AE90 FX-GT Corolla AE93 Seca |
6 | John Smith |
| Corolla AE93 Seca | 8 | Colin Bond | ||
| Bob Holden Motors | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 13 | Bob Holden |
| Corolla AE82 | 75 | Frank Binding | ||
| M3 Motorsport | BMW | M3 | 52 | John Cotter |
| 53 | Peter Doulman | |||
| Brad Stratton | Toyota | Corolla AE82 | 72 | Brad Stratton |
| Easton Motorsport | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 77 | Gregg Easton |
| Cadillac Productions | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 79 | Mike Conway |
| Malcolm Rea | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 88 | Ken Talbert Malcolm Rea |
The 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was contested over nine rounds, held across six states.[1]
| Rd. | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner | Team | Report |
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| 1 | Amaroo | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 26 - 28 Feb | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport | |
| 2 | Launceston | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 12 - 14 Mar | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport | |
| 3 | Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 2 - 4 Apr | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport | |
| 4 | Lakeside | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 16 - 18 Apr | Colin Bond | Caltex Team Toyota | |
| 5 | Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 14–16 May | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport | |
| 6 | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 4 - 6 Jun | Colin Bond | Caltex Team Toyota | |
| 7 | Mallala | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 2 - 4 Jul | John Smith | Caltex Team Toyota | |
| 8 | Wanneroo | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 9 - 11 Jul | John Smith | Caltex Team Toyota | |
| 9 | Oran Park | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 6 - 8 Aug | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport |
Rounds of the 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship were staged in conjunction with rounds of the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship, which was open to both 2.0 Litre Touring Cars and 5.0 Litre Touring Cars.
At the opening round at Amaroo Park both the 2.0 Litre cars and the 5.0 Litre cars had a separate Heat of their own before competing together in the Final. Points towards the 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions in the 2.0 Litre Heat.
At the Symmons Plains Raceway round only three 2.0 Litre cars were entered, so they ran together with the 5.0 Litre cars in both the Heat and the Final. Points for the 2.0 Litre championship were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions in the 2.0 Litre class of the Heat. This practice was continued at all subsequent rounds even after 2.0 Litre grids returned to the size displayed at Amaroo.
Whilst drivers of 2.0 Litre cars finishing in the top ten outright positions in the Final were eligible to score points towards the Australian Touring Car Championship,[2] in reality, no 2.0 Litre car finished in the top ten placings in the Final at any round.
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1993 Australian Touring Car season