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1989 .05 – 500

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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]

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

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

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Cars competed in three classes:[2]

  • Class A: 2501cc & over[2]
  • Class B: 1601cc-2500cc[2]
  • Class C: under 1600cc[2]

Top Ten Shootout

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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.

Pos No Team Driver Car TTS Qual
Pole 17 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing Australia  Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 1:20.61 1:15.22
2 05 Mobil 1 Racing Australia  Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 1:21.15 1:16.17
3 25 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia  Tony Longhurst Ford Sierra RS500 1:23.59 1:15.27
4 6 Miedecke Motorsport Australia  Andrew Miedecke Ford Sierra RS500 1:23.84 1:16.23
5 2 Nissan Motor Sport[2] New Zealand  Jim Richards Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 1:24.29 1:16.25
6 30 Peter Jackson Racing Australia  Glenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 1:25.07 1:16.82
7 20 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia  Alan Jones Ford Sierra RS500 1:25.42 1:16.25
8 3 Nissan Motor Sport[2] Australia  George Fury Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 1:27.38 1:17.06
9 105 Mobil 1 Racing Australia  Brad Jones Ford Sierra RS500 1:28.75 1:17.26
10 18 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing United Kingdom  Jeff Allam Ford Sierra RS500 1:29.57 1:17.23

Official results

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Position[3] Class No. Entrant Drivers Car Laps
1 A 2 Nissan Motor Sport[2] New Zealand  Jim Richards
Australia  Mark Skaife
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 161
2 A 16 Holden Racing Team United Kingdom  Win Percy
Australia  Larry Perkins
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 160
3 A 3 Nissan Motor Sport[2] Australia  George Fury
New Zealand  Graeme Bowkett
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 160
4 A 30 Peter Jackson Racing Australia  Glenn Seton
Australia  John Goss
Ford Sierra RS500 159
5 A 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing Australia  Dick Johnson
Australia  John Bowe
Ford Sierra RS500 159
6 A 7 Holden Racing Team Australia  Neil Crompton
Australia  Steve Harrington
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 155
7 A 105 Mobil 1 Racing Australia  Brad Jones
Australia  Mark Larkham
Australia  Peter Brock
Ford Sierra RS500 155
8 A 6 Miedecke Motorsport Australia  Andrew Miedecke
Australia  Charlie O'Brien
Ford Sierra RS500 154
9 A 86 Gemspares Australia  Darryl Hendrick
Australia  John White
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 148
10 C 32 Toyota Team Australia New Zealand  John Faulkner
Australia  Peter McKay
Toyota Corolla 143
11 C 33 Toyota Team Australia Australia  Michael Dowson
Australia  Neal Bates
Toyota Corolla 142
12 A 22 Lusty Engineering P/L Australia  Graham Lusty
Australia  Alfredo Costanzo
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 136
13 B 50 W. R. Bryce[2] New Zealand  Brett Riley
West Germany  Ludwig Finauer
BMW M3 134
14 C 78 Team Maddison Racing[2] Australia  Geoff Full
Australia  Michael Adcock
Toyota Corolla 133
15 C 39[2] David Sala Australia  Richard Vorst
Australia  David Sala
Toyota Corolla 130
16 A 45[2] Clive Smith Australia  Clive Smith
Australia  Paul Trevethan
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 128
17 A 14 Murray Carter[2] Australia  Murray Carter
Australia  John Mann
Ford Sierra RS500 122
DNF A 18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing United Kingdom  Jeff Allam
Australia  Tony Noske
Ford Sierra RS500 111
NC C 51 Bob Holden Motors Australia  Dennis Rogers
Australia  Mark Ducquet
Australia  Kevin O'Neill
Toyota Sprinter 105
NC C 13 Bob Holden Motors Australia  Bob Holden
Australia  Tim Hall
Toyota Corolla 98
NC A 36 P. J. Hudson Australia  Ian Carrig
Australia  Ian Clark
Australia  Peter Hudson
BMW 635 CSi 95
DNF A 23 Beaurepaires United Kingdom  Chris Lambden
Australia  Greg Crick
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 90
DNF A 55 Playscape Racing Australia[2] Australia  Kevin Waldock
Australia  Bryan Thomson
Ford Sierra RS500 87
DNF A 20 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia  Alan Jones
New Zealand  Denny Hulme
Ford Sierra RS500 87
DNF A 25 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia  Tony Longhurst
New Zealand  Neville Crichton
Ford Sierra RS500 87
DNF A 28 Joe Sommariva Australia  Joe Sommariva
Australia  Warren McKellar
BMW 635 CSi 75
DNF A 05 Mobil 1 Racing Australia  Peter Brock
New Zealand  Paul Radisich
Ford Sierra RS500 61
DNF A 24 Jagparts Racing Australia  Gerald Kay
Australia  Alf Grant
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 53
DNF A 9 Allan Moffat Enterprises Canada  Allan Moffat
Australia  Gregg Hansford
Ford Sierra RS500 12
DNF A 19[2] Caltex CXT Race Team Australia  Colin Bond
Australia  Garry Rogers
Australia  Ken Mathews
Ford Sierra RS500 2

Notes

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See also

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1989 Australian Touring Car season

References

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  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

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  • Australian Auto Action, September 22, 1989, pages 16–19 & 25-35
  • Australian Touring Car Racing Annual, 1989, pages 62–66
Preceded by Sandown 500
1989
Succeeded by