The 1990 Nissan Sydney 500 was motor race held on 10 November 1990 at Eastern Creek Raceway[1] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was open to Group 3A Touring Cars,[2] was the final round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[3] Held over a distance of 500 kilometers, it was the first touring car event to be held at Eastern Creek Raceway.
The race was won by Larry Perkins and Tomas Mezera driving a Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV.
Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions.[4]
Division 1, for cars of 3001cc and Over engine capacity,[5] featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines and Toyota Supras and V8 Holden Commodores.
Division 2, for cars of 1601 to 3000cc engine capacity,[5] was composed of BMW M3s, a BMW 323i and a Mercedes-Benz 190E.
Division 3, for cars of Up to 1600cc engine capacity,[5] included various models of Toyota Corolla and Toyota Sprinter.
Race results as follows:[6]
| Pos. | Div. | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual. Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Perkins Engineering |  Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 125 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton Colin Bond | Ford Sierra RS500 | 125 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra RS500 | 124 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Gary Brabham David Brabham | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | George Fury Drew Price | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst Alan Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock  Andrew Bagnall | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 12 |
| 8 | 1 | 33 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 | 16 |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Lansvale Racing Team | Steve Reed Trevor Ashby | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 | 11 |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | Charlie O'Brien David Parsons | Ford Sierra RS500 | 121 | 10 |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | Ray Lintott | Ray Lintott Terry Shiel | Ford Sierra RS500 | 121 | 13 |
| 12 | 1 | 26 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garry Rogers Paul Fordham | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 121 | 14 |
| 13 | 1 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 120 | 15 |
| 14 | 1 | 42 | Lusty Engineering | John Lusty Bernie Stack | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 119 | 20 |
| 15 | 2 | 51 | Phil Ward Racing | Phil Ward John Goss | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 118 | 23 |
| 16 | 2 | 54 | Bryce Racing | Brett Riley Craig Baird | BMW M3 | 117 | 26 |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Alf Grant | Alf Grant Tim Grant | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 117 | 24 |
| 18 | 1 | 45 | Lester Smerdon | Lester Smerdon Graham Jonsson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 116 | 25 |
| 19 | 3 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner John Smith Neal Bates | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 115 | 28 |
| 20 | 2 | 53 | Brian Bolwell Racing | Brian Bolwell Mike Twigden | BMW 323i | 111 | 29 |
| 21 | 3 | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | Geoff Full David Ratcliff | Toyota Sprinter | 111 | 30 |
| 22 | 1 | 32 | Hersonne Engineering | Laurie Donaher Marc Ducquet | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 109 | 34 |
| 23 | 3 | 76 | Peter Verheyen | Peter Verheyen John Vernon | Toyota Sprinter | 109 | 36 |
| 24 | 3 | 72 | David Sala | David Sala Richard Vorst | Toyota Corolla | 106 | 32 |
| DNF | 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 5 |
| DNF | 2 | 52 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman John Cotter | BMW M3 | 109 | 22 |
| DNF | 3 | 75 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers Garry Jones | Toyota Corolla | 75 | 31 |
| DNF | 1 | 21 | Bob Forbes Racing | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 64 | 8 |
| DNF | 1 | 19 | Caltex CXT Racing | Ken Mathews John Mathews | Ford Sierra RS500 | 64 | 27 |
| DNF | 1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | Graham Lusty Ken Lusty | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 52 | 21 |
| DNF | 1 | 1 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Jim Richards Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 51 | 1 |
| DNF | 1 | 29 | Wayne Park | Wayne Park John English | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 49 | 19 |
| DNF | 3 | 74 | Bob Holden Motors | Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch | Toyota Corolla | 44 | 33 |
| DNF | 1 | 46 | Garry Willmington Performance | Garry Willmington John Bourke | Toyota Supra Turbo | 24 | 18 |
| DNF | 1 | 23 | Beaurepaires Racing |  Chris Lambden Des Wall | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 18 | 17 |
| DNF | 3 | 73 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Mike Conway | Toyota Sprinter | 8 | 35 |
| DNS[7] | 1[8] | 40 | John Leeson Gary Cooke | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | - | - | |
1990 Australian Touring Car season