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The 1990 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at Sandown Park in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1990. The race distance was 161 laps of the——3.10 km circuit, totaling 499 km. It was Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The race was won by, Glenn Seton and George Fury driving Ford Sierra RS500 for Peter Jackson Racing.
Divisions※
Cars competed in three Divisions.
- Division 1 :
- Division 2 :
- Division 3 : Under 1600cc
Results※
Top 10 Qualifiers※
Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the "Sandown 500," the top 10 qualifiers were:
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.24 |
2 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.31 |
3 | 28 | Playscape Racing | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.57 |
4 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:15.80 |
5 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.41 |
6 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.43 |
7 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.44 |
8 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.59 |
9 | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | ![]() |
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:17.01 |
10 | 11 | Perkins Motorsport | ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.44 |
Race※
Position | Division | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Div.1 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 |
2 | Div.1 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 |
3 | Div.1 | 28 | Playscape Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 158 |
4 | Div.1 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 151 |
5 | Div.1 | 15 | Toyota Team Australia | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Supra Turbo A | 149 |
6 | Div.1 | 46 | Gary Willmington | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Supra Turbo A | 144 |
7 | Div.1 | 44 | Daf Sandblasting | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 144 |
8 | Div.3 | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 139 |
9 | Div.1 | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 137 |
10 | Div.1 | 19 | Car-Trek Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 129 |
11 | Div.1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 127 |
NC | Div.3 | 74 | Alexander Rotary | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla | 117 |
DNF | Div.1 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 151 |
DNF | Div.1 | 38 | Playscape Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 122 |
DNF | Div.1 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 111 |
DNF | Div.1 | 36 | Peter Hudson | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BMW 635 CSi | 92 |
DNF | Div.3 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 | 85 |
DNF | Div.1 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 60 |
DNF | Div.1 | 14 | Murray Carter | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 60 |
DNF | Div.3 | 75 | Dow Airconditioning | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 | 50 |
DNF | Div.3 | 70 | Toyota Team Australia | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla AE92 | 49 |
DNF | Div.2 | 53 | Brian Bolwell Racing | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 323i | 37 |
DNF | Div.1 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 32 |
DNF | Div.1 | 42 | Car-Trek Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 27 |
DNF | Div.1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 18 |
DNS | Div.1 | 86 | Gemspares | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | - |
DNS | Div.3 | 72 | David Sala | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 | - |
27 cars qualified for the race. And 25 started.
Note:
- NC = Not classified
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNS = Did not start
Statistics※
- Pole Position - #17, Dick Johnson (Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth), 1:15.22
- Fastest Lap - #17, Dick Johnson (Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth), 1:16.21
See also※
1990 Australian Touring Car season
References※
- ^ Sandown 500, "touringcarracing."net Retrieved on 22 July 2013
- ^ touringcarracing.net lists the “Ruleset” as “Group A” however the 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport defined Touring Cars under the title “Group 3A Touring Cars”
- ^ Seton’s first big title, "Australian Motor Racing Year," 1990/91, pages 219——to 239
- ^ John Evans, Two of a kind, Australian Auto Action, No 508, September 2, 1990, pages 16——to 18 – this race report states that “John Faulkner and Neal Bates were fastest of the under-1600cc class in their TAA Corolla
- ^ 1990 – Sandown 500, turbo-a.net Retrieved on 22 July 2013
- ^ Race results at turbo-a.net list the car as a Holden Commodore VL (HDT)
- ^ Race results at turbo-a.net list the car as a Holden Commodore VL (TWR)
- ^ 1990 Sandown 500, Racing Car News, October 1990, page 44
Preceded by | Sandown 500 1990 |
Succeeded by |