The 1990 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars.[1] [2] The event was held at Sandown Park in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1990. 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.
Cars competed in three Divisions.[1]
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 |  Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.24 |
| 2 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.31 |
| 3 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.57 |
| 4 | 16 | Holden Racing Team |  Win Percy | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:15.80 |
| 5 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.41 |
| 6 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.43 |
| 7 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Jeff Allam | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.44 |
| 8 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.59 |
| 9 | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | Chris Lambden | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:17.01 |
| 10 | 11 | Perkins Motorsport | Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.44 |
| Position | Division | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Div.1 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton George Fury | Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 |
| 2 | Div.1 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | Charlie O'Brien Peter Brock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 |
| 3 | Div.1 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Mike Preston | Ford Sierra RS500 | 158 |
| 4 | Div.1 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke David Parsons | Ford Sierra RS500 | 151 |
| 5 | Div.1 | 15 | Toyota Team Australia | John Smith Drew Price | Toyota Supra Turbo A[5] | 149 |
| 6 | Div.1 | 46 | Gary Willmington | Gary Willmington Bryan Thomson | Toyota Supra Turbo A | 144 |
| 7 | Div.1 | 44 | Daf Sandblasting | Paul Trevethan Andrew McDowell | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A[6] | 144 |
| 8 | Div.3 | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | Geoff Full David Ratcliff | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 139 |
| 9 | Div.1 | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | Chris Lambden Greg Crick | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 137 |
| 10 | Div.1 | 19 | Car-Trek Racing | Bob Jones Heather Spurle | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV[7] | 129 |
| 11 | Div.1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | Graham Lusty Peter Janson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 127 |
| NC | Div.3 | 74 | Alexander Rotary | Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch | Toyota Corolla | 117 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 151 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 38 | Playscape Racing | Andrew Bagnall Robbie Francevic | Ford Sierra RS500 | 122 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Klaus Niedzwiedz Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra RS500 | 111 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 36 | Peter Hudson | Peter Hudson Ian Clark Ian Carrig | BMW 635 CSi | 92 |
| DNF | Div.3 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner Neal Bates | Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 | 85 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Jeff Allam John Bowe Paul Radisich | Ford Sierra RS500 | 60 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter Matt Wacker | Ford Sierra RS500 | 60 |
| DNF | Div.3 | 75 | Dow Airconditioning | Dennis Rogers Llynden Reithmuller | Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 | 50 |
| DNF | Div.3 | 70 | Toyota Team Australia | Peter McKay Paul Stokell | Toyota Corolla AE92 | 49 |
| DNF | Div.2 | 53 | Brian Bolwell Racing | Mike Twigden Brian Bolwell | BMW 323i | 37 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy Neil Crompton | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 32 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 42 | Car-Trek Racing | John Lusty Bernie Stack | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 27 |
| DNF | Div.1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | 18 |
| DNS | Div.1 | 86 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick Joe Sommariva | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | - |
| DNS | Div.3 | 72 | David Sala | David Sala Richard Vorst | Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 | - |
27 cars qualified for the race and 25 started.[1]
Note:
1990 Australian Touring Car season