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1990 Sandown 500

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

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.

Divisions

Cars competed in three Divisions.[1]

Results

Top 10 Qualifiers

Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the Sandown 500, the top 10 qualifiers were:

Race

27 cars qualified for the race and 25 started.[1]

Note:

Statistics

See also

1990 Australian Touring Car season

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sandown 500, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 22 July 2013
  2. ^ 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”
  3. ^ a b c Seton’s first big title, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 219 to 239
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b c 1990 – Sandown 500, turbo-a.net Retrieved on 22 July 2013
  6. ^ Race results at turbo-a.net list the car as a Holden Commodore VL (HDT)
  7. ^ a b c d e f Race results at turbo-a.net list the car as a Holden Commodore VL (TWR)
  8. ^ a b 1990 Sandown 500, Racing Car News, October 1990, page 44