1995 Sandown ATCC round explained

Flag:Victoria
1995 ATCC Round 1
Round No:1
Season No:10
Year:1995
Series:ATCC
Track Map:Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
Date:3–5 February
Location:Melbourne, Victoria
Circuit:Sandown International Raceway
Weather:Rain
Race1 Laps:28
Race1 Dist:88.2
Pole1:John Bowe
Pole1 Team:Dick Johnson Racing
Pole1 Time:1:12.811
Winner1:Larry Perkins
Winner1 Team:Castrol Racing
Winner1 Time:41:22.719
Race2 Laps:28
Race2 Dist:88.2
Winner2:John Bowe
Winner2 Team:Dick Johnson Racing
Winner2 Time:39:20.270
Fast Driver:Tomas Mezera
Fast Team:Mobil Holden Racing Team
Fast Time:1:21.563
First Round:Larry Perkins
First Round Team:Castrol Racing
First Pts:37
Second Round:John Bowe
Second Round Team:Dick Johnson Racing
Second Pts:30
Third Round:Wayne Gardner
Third Round Team:Coca-Cola Racing
Third Pts:30

The 1995 Sandown ATCC round was the opening round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 February at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. It consisted of two 28-lap races and the "Dash for Cash" - a 3-lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole was taken by John Bowe and the overall round was won by Larry Perkins.

Background

In pre-season testing, defending champion Mark Skaife sustained injuries which forced him out of the opening round. Gibson Motorsport made no effort to replace Skaife for this round, instead leaving Jim Richards as the sole Gibson Motorsport competitor on the grid for the weekend.

Race results

Qualifying

PosNoNameTeamCarTime
118 John BoweDick Johnson RacingFord EF Falcon1:12.810
217 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord EF Falcon1:13.110
330 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton RacingFord EF Falcon1:13.270
411 Larry PerkinsPerkins EngineeringHolden VR Commodore1:13.410
54 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner RacingHolden VR Commodore1:13.590
6015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore1:13.650
735 Alan JonesGlenn Seton RacingFord EF Falcon1:13.660
82 Jim RichardsGibson MotorsportHolden VR Commodore1:13.900
97 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner RacingHolden VR Commodore1:13.930
1005 Peter BrockHolden Racing TeamHolden VR Commodore1:13.980
1125 Tony LonghurstLonghurst RacingFord EF Falcon1:14.460
1212 Greg CrickPerkins EngineeringHolden VP Commodore1:15.180
136 Allan GricePinnacle MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1:15.310
1447 John TrimboleDaily Planet RacingFord EB Falcon1:15.490
153 Steve ReedLansvale Racing TeamHolden VP Commodore1:15.780
1624 Paul RomanoRomano RacingHolden VP Commodore1:16.100
1749 David AttardAlcair RacingHolden VP Commodore1:16.390
1838 Mark PooleJames Rosenberg RacingHolden VP Commodore1:16.390
1939 Chris SmerdonChallenge MotorsportHolden VP Commodore1:16.420
2034 Claude GiorgiClaude GiorgiFord EB Falcon1:20.570
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Dash for Cash

PosNoNameTeamLapsGrid
12 Jim RichardsGibson Motorsport31
2015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing Team32
311 Larry PerkinsPerkins Engineering33
435 Alan JonesGlenn Seton Racing34
530 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton Racing38
618 John BoweDick Johnson Racing36
717 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson Racing35
805 Peter BrockHolden Racing Team310
94 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner Racing39
107 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner Racing36

Race 1

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
111 Larry PerkinsPerkins Engineering2841min 22.719sec4
24 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner Racing28+ 12.634 s5
305 Peter BrockHolden Racing Team28+ 15.636 s10
42 Jim RichardsGibson Motorsport28+ 28.171 s8
518 John BoweDick Johnson Racing28+ 29.970 s1
625 Tony LonghurstLonghurst Racing28+ 43.006 s11
717 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson Racing28+ 56.566 s2
838 Mark PooleJames Rosenberg Racing281:22.516 s18
939 Chris SmerdonChallenge Motorsport27+ 1 lap19
1030 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton Racing27+ 1 lap3
117 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner Racing27+ 1 lap9
1212 Greg CrickPerkins Engineering27+ 1 lap12
1335 Alan JonesGlenn Seton Racing27+ 1 lap7
1447 John TrimboleDaily Planet Racing26+ 2 laps14
1549 David AttardAlcair Racing26+ 2 laps26
1634 Claude GiorgiClaude Giorgi Racing25+ 3 laps20
1724 Paul RomanoRomano Racing24+ 4 laps16
Ret015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing Team11Steering6
Ret6 Allan GricePinnacle Motorsport10Accident13
Ret3 Steve ReedLansvale Racing Team6Accident15
Fastest lap: Larry Perkins (Perkins Engineering) - 1:25.799
Sources:[1]

Race 2

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
118 John BoweDick Johnson Racing2839min 20.270sec5
211 Larry PerkinsPerkins Engineering28+ 6.915 s1
34 Wayne GardnerWayne Gardner Racing28+ 25.8412
417 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson Racing28+ 36.168 s7
57 Neil CromptonWayne Gardner Racing28+ 47.291 s11
6015 Tomas MezeraHolden Racing Team28+ 59.146 s18
712 Greg CrickPerkins Engineering28+ 1:01.474 s12
805 Peter BrockHolden Racing Team28+ 1:03.167 s3
92 Jim RichardsGibson Motorsport28+ 1:10.916 s4
106 Allan GricePinnacle Motorsport28+ 1:22.753 s19
113 Steve ReedLansvale Racing Team27+ 1 lap20
1235 Alan JonesGlenn Seton Racing27+ 1 lap13
1349 David AttardAlcair Racing27+ 1 lap15
1425 Tony LonghurstLonghurst Racing27+ 1 lap6
1547 John TrimboleDaily Planet Racing26+ 2 laps14
1624 Paul RomanoRomano Racing26+ 2 laps17
1738 Mark PooleJames Rosenberg Racing25+ 3 laps8
1834 Claude GiorgiClaude Giorgi Racing23+ 5 laps16
Ret39 Chris SmerdonChallenge Motorsport0Accident9
Ret30 Glenn SetonGlenn Seton Racing0Accident10
Fastest lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563
Sources:

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
1 Larry Perkins37
2 Wayne Gardner30
3 John Bowe30
4 Peter Brock20
5 Dick Johnson18

Notes and References

  1. 1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, p. 278