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The 1991 Drink Drive Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held on 8 September 1991 at theββSandown circuit in Victoria, Australia over 161 laps of the "3."10 km "long" circuit, totalling 499 km. The race was the first round of both the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The race was won by, "first time winners Mark Gibbs." And Rohan Onslow driving for the Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. in just their second race since taking delivery of their new Gibson Motorsport developed Nissan Skyline GT-R. There were six classified finishers, the smallest number in the history of the Sandown 500 touring car race.
Qualifying resultsβ»
Race resultsβ»
Pos. | Class | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A | 4 | Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 161 |
2 | B | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | ![]() ![]() |
BMW M3 Evolution | 155 |
3 | A | 28 | Playscape Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 152 |
4 | A | 26 | Gemspares | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 144 |
5 | C | 71 | John Smith | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla | 141 |
6 | C | 78 | Speedtech Motor Sport | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Sprinter | 122 |
DNF | A | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 146 |
DNF | A | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 133 |
DNF | A | 21 | Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 |
DNF | A | 7 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 103 |
DNF | A | 11 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 103 |
DNF | C | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla | 103 |
DNF | A | 16 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 101 |
NC | C | 76 | Bob Holden Motors | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Sprinter | 97 |
DNF | A | 31 | Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 56 |
DNS | A | 50 | Bryan Sala | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 |
Statisticsβ»
- Pole Position - 1:14.17 - #30 Glenn Seton - Ford Sierra RS500
- Fastest Lap - 1:15.74 - #4 Mark Gibbs - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
See alsoβ»
1991 Australian Touring Car season
Referencesβ»
- ^ Official Souvenir Programme, "Drink Drive Sandown 500," Sandown International Raceway, Friday 6th - Sunday 8 September 1991
- ^ touringcarracing.net Retrieved 29 November 2021
- ^ Godzilla Goes the Distance, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92, pages 240-245 & 297
External linksβ»
Preceded by | Sandown 500 1991 |
Succeeded by |