1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup


The 1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup was the second running of the FIA Touring Car World Cup. It was held on 16 October 1994 at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. Unlike the previous year's edition, the 1994 event was run over just a single race. Paul Radisich won the event for a second time, while Germany was the winning nation. The winning driver was also awarded the RAC Tourist Trophy

Entry list

Initially, it was John Cleland that made the best getaway, vaulting from his grid position of fourth to take an early lead from front-row starters Paul Radisich and Steve Soper. Several drivers meanwhile, including Shaun van der Linde, Kieth O’Dor, Jan Lammers, David Leslie and Phillipe Gache were eliminated from the race almost immediately after a multi-car collision in the middle of the pack. Later in the lap, Alain Menu clouted the rear of Frank Biela's Audi on the approach to the Melbourne Hairpin, resulting in the Swiss driver's retirement. It was at this point the red flags were shown to allow the numerous stranded cars to be moved.
At the restart, Cleland failed to replicate his excellent start, the top four rounding the first corner in grid order. Stefano Modena rammed the rear of Anthony Reid's Vauxhall at the Esses on the first lap, taking both men out of the race, whilst Gabriele Tarquini's late braking two corners later at Goddards resulted in the retirement of both Cleland and Emanuele Pirro, both of whom had passed Tarquini at the previous corner. Tarquini continued but lost several positions as he recovered from the grass.
This promoted Tim Harvey into third position behind Radisich and Soper, but his retirement due to head gasket failure ended a miserable day for the Renault team. Biela thus assumed third position from Joachim Winkelhock and Roberto Ravaglia, though the latter would soon lose fifth position after being pressured into out-braking himself at the Esses by a resurgent Tarquini and Yvan Muller. Winkelhock later made light contact with compatriot Biela as the pair battled for third position. This cost Biela two positions, though the German would then beach his Audi in the gravel at Coppice as he attempted to catch up.
Radisich was able to maintain his healthy advantage over Soper to secure his second consecutive World Cup, with Winkelhock holding off Tarquini to complete the podium. After Biela's retirement, Hans-Joachim Stuck finished in fifth after qualifying in a lowly 21st, with Johnny Cecotto, Muller and Markus Oestrich rounding out the top eight finishers. Soper and Winkelhock's podium finishes were sufficient for BMW to win the manufacturers title, whilst the efforts of Winkelhock, Stuck and Oestrich secured Germany the Nations Cup.

Results

Drivers' standings

PosDriverTime/GapGridPoints
1 Paul Radisich25 Laps in 41'56.73s140
2 Steve Soper+1.92s230
3 Joachim Winkelhock+7.11s1224
4 Gabriele Tarquini+7.96s320
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck+29.50s2116
6 Johnny Cecotto+31.22s1515
7 Yvan Muller+32.12s1114
8 Markus Oestreich+34.56s1613
9 Marc Duez+38.35s1412
10 Roberto Ravaglia+40.65s1311
11 Thierry Tassin+42.09s2010
12 Julian Bailey+46.02s239
13 Robb Gravett+52.63s188
14 Will Hoy+55.40s297
15 Patrick Watts+60.74s196
16 Carlos Palau+66.23s265
17 Adrian Campos+77.87s304
18 Luis Villamil+78.54s333
19 Luis Pérez-Sala+78.88s342
20 Antonio Albacete+81.32s321
21 Slim Borgudd1 Lap39
22 Matt Neal1 Lap36
23 Per-Gunnar Andersson1 Lap37
24 Antonio Tamburini1 Lap31
Ret Frank BielaAccident10
Ret Michael BartelsDisqualified17
Ret Vaclav BervidEngine40
Ret Anthony ReidAccident8
Ret Bernard ThunerEngine35
Ret Tim HarveyHead Gasket5
Ret Phillipe GacheAccident Damage24
Ret John ClelandAccident4
Ret Stefano ModenaAccident9
Ret Emanuele PirroAccident6
NS Alain MenuAccident 7
NS Shaun van der LindeAccident 22
NS Kieth O'DorAccident 25
NS Jan LammersAccident 27
NS David LeslieAccident 28
NS Milos BychlAccident 38

Nations' standings

PosNationPoints
1 Germany53
2 Great Britain44
3 Italy31
4 Spain12

Manufacturers' Trophy

PosNationPoints
1 BMW54
2 Ford48
3 Alfa Romeo20
4 Audi16
5 Toyota16
6 Peugeot6