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1989 .05 – 500

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

The 1989 .05 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 10 September 1989 over 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, a total distance of 499 km. It was the 24th "Sandown 500". The race was sponsored by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation with the race name referencing the blood alcohol limit for driving on Victorian roads.[1]

The race was won by Jim Richards and Mark Skaife driving a Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R for Nissan Motor Sport. It was the last race in Australia for six time "Sandown 500" winner and defending race winner Allan Moffat who retired at the end of 1989.

Classes

Cars competed in three classes:[2]

Top Ten Shootout

The Top Ten Shootout, which determined the final grid order of the fastest ten cars from Qualifying, was run on a wet track. As a result, times were between 5 and 12 seconds slower than the drivers qualifying times.

Official results

Notes

See also

1989 Australian Touring Car season

References

  1. ^ Stefan Bartholomaeus, The Sandown 500 never shown on TV, www.v8sleuth.com.au Retrieved 17 November 2021
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Official Program, .05 - 500, Sandown, September 10, 1989
  3. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, pages 250-252 & 300

Further reading