1991 Drink Drive Sandown 500 Explained

The 1991 Drink Drive Sandown 500[1] was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars.[2] The event was held on 8 September 1991 at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia over 161 laps of the 3.10 km "long" circuit, totalling 499 km. The race was the first round of both the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

The race was won by first time winners Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow driving for the Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. in just their second race since taking delivery of their new Gibson Motorsport developed Nissan Skyline GT-R. There were six classified finishers, the smallest number in the history of the Sandown 500 touring car race.

Qualifying results

Pos[3] NoEntrant[4] DriversCarTime
130Peter Jackson Racing Glenn Seton
Gregg Hansford
Ford Sierra RS5001:14.17
24Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. Mark Gibbs
Rohan Onslow
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R1:14.66
305Mobil 1 Racing Peter Brock
Andrew Miedecke
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV1:14.67
411Mobil 1 Racing Larry Perkins
Tomas Mezera
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV1:14.73
516Holden Racing Team Win Percy
Allan Grice
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV1:15.38
628Playscape Racing Kevin Waldock
Brett Peters
Ford Sierra RS5001:16.39
716Holden Racing Team Neil Crompton
Brad Jones
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV1:16.43
825Benson & Hedges Racing Alan Jones
Peter Fitzgerald
BMW M3 Evolution1:17.27
926Gemspares Daryl Hendrick
John White
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
1013Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. Bob Jones
Ed Lamont
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
1150Bryan Sala Bryan Sala
Graham Lusty
Ford Sierra RS500
1271John Smith Ron Searle
Don Griffiths
Toyota Corolla
1378Speedtech Motor Sport Geoff Full
Paul Morris
Toyota Sprinter
1431Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. Peter Hudson
Ian Carrig
Ian Clark
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
1576Bob Holden Motors Mike Conway
Calvin Gardiner
Toyota Sprinter
1613Bob Holden Motors Bob Holden
Dennis Rogers
Toyota Corolla

Race results

Pos.ClassNo.EntrantDriversCarLaps
1A4Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. Mark Gibbs
Rohan Onslow
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R161
2B25Benson & Hedges Racing Alan Jones
Peter Fitzgerald
BMW M3 Evolution155
3A28 Playscape Racing Kevin Waldock
Brett Peters
Ford Sierra RS500152
4A26Gemspares Daryl Hendrick
John White
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV144
5C71John Smith Ron Searle
Don Griffiths
Toyota Corolla141
6C78Speedtech Motor Sport Geoff Full
Paul Morris
Toyota Sprinter122
DNFA30Peter Jackson Racing Glenn Seton
Gregg Hansford
Ford Sierra RS500146
DNFA05 Mobil 1 Racing Peter Brock
Andrew Miedecke
Tomas Mezera
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV133
DNFA21Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. Bob Jones
Ed Lamont
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV122
DNFA7Holden Racing Team Neil Crompton
Brad Jones
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV103
DNFA11Mobil 1 Racing Larry Perkins
Peter Brock
Tomas Mezera
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV103
DNFC13Bob Holden Motors Bob Holden
Dennis Rogers
Toyota Corolla103
DNFA16Holden Racing Team Win Percy
Allan Grice
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV101
NCC76Bob Holden Motors Mike Conway
Calvin Gardiner
Toyota Sprinter97
DNFA31Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. Peter Hudson
Ian Carrig
Ian Clark
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV56
DNSA50Bryan Sala Bryan Sala
Graham Lusty
Ford Sierra RS500

Statistics

See also

1991 Australian Touring Car season

Notes and References

  1. Official Souvenir Programme, Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Raceway, Friday 6th - Sunday 8 September 1991
  2. http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1991%20Sandown%20500.html touringcarracing.net
  3. Godzilla Goes the Distance, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92, pages 240-245 & 297
  4. Official Souvenir Programme, Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Raceway, Friday 6th - Sunday 8 September 1991