1986 Castrol 500
The 1986 Castrol 500 was an endurance race for cars complying with CAMS Touring Car regulations, which were based on FIA Group A rules. The event was staged on 14 September 1986 over 129 laps of the 3.9 km Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit[1] in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 503 km. The race, which was Round 3 of both the 1986 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1986 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was the 21st "Sandown 500" endurance race. Cars competed in three engine displacement classes:[1]
The race was won by the Peter Jackson Nissan Skyline turbo of George Fury and Glenn Seton from their teammates Gary Scott and Terry Sheil, with the V8 Holden Commodore of Allan Grice and Graeme Bailey finishing third. 1986 was the first time a turbo powered car had won the Sandown enduro, and the first of six consecutive Sandown 500's won by turbo power. Peter Brock and Allan Moffat, who between them had won 14 of the previous 17 Sandown enduros dating back to Moffat's first win in 1969, finished 4th in their Holden Dealer Team Commodore. Brock had won pole for the race in Saturday's "Castrol Chargers" top ten runoff with a time of 1:49.84. Defending race winners Jim Richards and Tony Longhurst finished two laps down in 5th place in their JPS Team BMW 635 CSi. Robbie Francevic, the 1986 Australian Touring Car Champion, failed to start the race after his car was withdrawn on race morning following his comments that the Volvo 240T he was to drive wouldn't be competitive as the Volvo Dealer Team had not been able to practice due to the team still building the car. Francevic's public comments saw him dismissed from the team by team manager John Shepherd the day after the race. The Holden Commodore of Allan Grice and Graeme Bailey won Class C (3001 to 6000cc), the Nissan Skyline of George Fury and Glenn Seton won Class B (2001 to 3000cc) and the Toyota Corolla of Mike Quinn and John Faulkner placed first in Class A (Up to 2000cc). The 1986 Castrol 500 saw the touring car racing debut of 19 year old Mark Skaife. Co-driving with Peter Williamson in his Toyota Celica Supra, the pair finished 10th outright.
Results
As sourced:[2]
Castrol Chargers
A "Castrol Chargers" session, contested for the first time in 1986, involved the top ten cars from qualifying undertaking two single-lap runs to determine the final grid order for the race.[2]
| Pos | No | Entrant[1] | Driver | Car | Time | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05 | HDT Racing Pty Ltd | Australia Peter Brock | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 1:49.84 | 1:51.0 |
| 2 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia George Fury | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 1:50.22 | 1:50.1 |
| 3 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia Gary Scott | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 1:50.33 | 1:50.3 |
| 4 | 2 | Valley View Poultry Pty Ltd | Australia Allan Grice | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 1:50.66 | ? |
| 5 | 3 | HDT Racing Pty Ltd | Australia John Harvey | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 1:51.26 | ? |
| 6 | 6 | Bob Jane T-Marts | New Zealand Graeme Crosby | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 1:51.47 | ? |
| 7 | 1 | JPS Team BMW | New Zealand Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | 1:51.49 | 1:51.9 |
| 8 | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Australia Dick Johnson | Ford Mustang GT | 1:51.95 | 1:51.9 |
| 9 | 4 | Autoport Centre | Australia Peter McLeod | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 1:53.05 | 1:53.3 |
| 10 | 36 | Everlast Battery Service | Australia Murray Carter | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 1:53.85 | 1:53.1 |
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Race
| Position[3] | Class[1] | No. | Entrant[1] | Drivers | Car | Laps[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia George Fury Australia Glenn Seton |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 129 |
| 2 | B | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia Gary Scott Australia Terry Shiel |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 128 |
| 3 | C | 2 | Valley View Poultry Pty Ltd | Australia Allan Grice Australia Graeme Bailey |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 128 |
| 4 | C | 05 | HDT Racing Pty Ltd | Australia Peter Brock Canada Allan Moffat |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 128 |
| 5 | C | 1 | JPS Team BMW | New Zealand Jim Richards Australia Tony Longhurst |
BMW 635 CSi | 127 |
| 6 | C | 6 | Bob Jane T-Marts | New Zealand Graeme Crosby New Zealand Wayne Wilkinson |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 127 |
| 7 | B | 36 | Everlast Battery Service | Australia Murray Carter Australia Bill O'Brien |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 125 |
| 8 | C | 3 | HDT Racing Pty Ltd | Australia John Harvey New Zealand Neal Lowe |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 125 |
| 9 | C | 33 | Mike Burgmann | Australia Mike Burgmann Australia Mal Rose |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 125 |
| 10 | B | 77 | Peter Williamson Toyota | Australia Peter Williamson Australia Mark Skaife |
Toyota Celica Supra | 125 |
| 11 | C | 7 | Goold Motorsport | Australia Charlie O'Brien Australia Garry Rogers |
BMW 635 CSi | 125 |
| 12 | C | 38 | Grellis Marketing | Australia Ray Ellis Australia Kerry Baily |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 125 |
| 13 | C | 19 | Tony Mulvihill | Australia Tony Mulvihill Australia Ken Matthews |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 123 |
| 14 | C | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Australia Larry Perkins Australia David Parsons |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 122 |
| 15 | B | 75 | Network Alfa | Australia Colin Bond Australia Peter Fitzgerald |
Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 120 |
| 16 | B | 87 | Brian Bolwell | Australia Brian Bolwell Australia Tony Farrell |
BMW 323i | 119 |
| 17 | A | 61 | Toyota Team Australia | Australia Mike Quinn New Zealand John Faulkner |
Toyota Corolla | 119 |
| 18 | A | 60 | Giddings Moss Vale | Australia John Giddings Australia Bruce Stewart |
Nissan Silvia RS[1] | 118 |
| 19 | A | 42 | David Morton | Australia David Morton Australia Chris Clearihan |
Toyota Corolla | 115 |
| 20 | A | 62 | Bob Holden Motors | Australia Keith McClelland Australia Brian Nightingale |
Toyota Sprinter | 115 |
| 21 | C | 91 | Graham Lorimer | New Zealand Graham Lorimer New Zealand Phil Myhre |
BMW 635 CSi | 114 |
| 22 | C | 4 | Autoport Centre | Australia Peter McLeod New Zealand Glenn Clark[4] |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 108 |
| 23 | A | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | Australia Bob Holden Australia Ray Cutchie |
Toyota Sprinter | 108 |
| 24 | C | 28 | Capri Components | Australia Lawrie Nelson Australia Brian Sampson |
Ford Mustang GT | 108 |
| 25 | C | 20 | Jim Keogh | Australia Jim Keogh Australia Des Wall |
BMW 635 CSi | 106 |
| 26 | A | 88 | John White | Australia John White Les Szreniawski[1] |
Isuzu Gemini ZZ (PF60E)[1] | 106 |
| 27 | B | 76 | Hulcraft Automotive | Rex Muldoon[1] Australia David Sala |
Ford Capri 3000S | 92 |
| 28 | A | 57 | Mike Freeman | Australia Mike Freeman Australia Bruce Williams |
Toyota Celica | 84 |
| DNF | C | 8 | Cullen Supa Salvage | Australia Warren Cullen Australia Gary Sprague |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 113 |
| DNF | B | 44 | Volvo Dealer Team | Australia John Bowe Australia Alfredo Costanzo |
Volvo 240T | 112 |
| DNF | C | 23 | Lusty Engineering Pty Ltd | Australia Graham Lusty Australia Ken Lusty |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 68 |
| DNF | C | 9 | JPS Team BMW | Australia Kevin Bartlett New Zealand Trevor Crowe |
BMW 635 CSi | 57 |
| DNF | A | 16 | Toyota Team Australia | Australia Drew Price Australia John Smith |
Toyota Corolla | 48 |
| DNF | A | 86 | Gem Spares | Australia Daryl Hendrick Thomas Crozier[1] |
Isuzu Gemini | 45 |
| DNF | C | 24 | Jagparts | Australia Gerald Kay Australia Bryan Thomson |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 18 |
| DNF | C | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Australia Dick Johnson Australia Gregg Hansford |
Ford Mustang GT | 16 |
| DNF | B | 99 | Hulcraft Automotive | Australia Denis Horley[5] Australia Craig Harris |
Ford Capri 3000S | 14 |
| DNF | A | 58 | Ratcliff Transport Spares | Australia David Ratcliff Australia Don Smith |
Toyota Corolla Levin | 5 |
| DNF | B | 49 | Alfa City Pty Ltd | Australia Ray Gulson Australia Frank Porter |
Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 0[6] |
| DNS | B | 42[1] | Volvo Dealer Team | New Zealand Robbie Francevic New Zealand Graham McRae |
Volvo 240T | - |
| DNS[7] | C[1] | 12[1] | Gary Willmington[1] | Australia Gary Willmington[3] New Zealand John Clinton[3] |
Jaguar XJ-S[1] | - |
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Statistics
- Pole Position - #05 Peter Brock - Holden VK Commodore SS Group A - 1:49.84
- Fastest Lap - #2 Allan Grice - Holden VK Commodore SS Group A - 1:52.10 (Touring Car Lap Record)
See also
1986 Australian Touring Car season
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Official Programme, Castrol 500, 14 September 1986
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson, Stewart (1986). "Australian Endurance Championship". Australian Motor Racing Year. 16. Killara: Berghouse Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.: 282–285 & 319. ISSN 0158-4138.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bill Tuckey, Skylines for Skyline? - The Castrol 500, James Hardie 1000 1986/87 (book), pages 60-73
- ↑ Castrol 500, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 25 April 2017
- ↑ Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 316
- ↑ 1986 Castrol 500 Sandown, www.duluxalfa.com Retrieved 15 September 2018
- ↑ The Willmington/Clinton Jaguar is included in the Castrol 500 Grid table on page 64 of the James Hardie 1000 1986/87 (book) but is not included in the Castrol 500 Results table on page 73 of the same publication.