1990 Sandown 500
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The 1990 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars.[1][2] The event was held at Sandown Park[1] in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1990.[1] The race distance was 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit,[1] totaling 499 km. It was Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[3]
The race was won by Glenn Seton and George Fury driving a Ford Sierra RS500 for Peter Jackson Racing.
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[1] | Division[1] | No.[1] | Entrant[1] | Drivers[1] | Car[1] | Laps[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[5] | 149 | |
| 6 | Div.1 | 46 | Gary Willmington | Toyota Supra Turbo A[5] | 144 | |
| 7 | Div.1 | 44 | Daf Sandblasting | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A[6] | 144 | |
| 8 | Div.3 | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | Toyota Sprinter AE86[5] | 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[7] | 129 | |
| 11 | Div.1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV[7] | 127 | |
| NC | Div.3 | 74 | Alexander Rotary | Toyota Corolla | 117 | |
| DNF | Div.1 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV[7] | 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[7] | 32 | |
| DNF | Div.1 | 42 | Car-Trek Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV[7] | 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[7] | - | |
| DNS | Div.3 | 72 | David Sala | Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 | - | |
27 cars qualified for the race and 25 started.[1]
Note:
- NC = Not classified
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNS = Did not start