1988 Enzed Sandown 500
The 1988 Enzed Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown International Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 11 September 1988 over 129 laps of the 3.9 km circuit, a total distance of 503 km. This was the last time that the 3.9 km International configuration of the Sandown circuit was used for Australian touring car racing. The race was the 23rd running of the "Sandown enduro". 1988 would be the only year that New Zealand based hydraulic hose and connector repair company Enzed, a former sponsor of Larry Perkins, would sponsor the event. Allan Moffat and Gregg Hansford won the race in their Eggenberger Motorsport built Ford Sierra RS500. It was Moffat's 6th and final Sandown enduro win having previously won in 1969, 1970, 1974, 1982 and 1983. It was also Moffat's final race win as a driver in Australia. Second was the new Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV of Larry Perkins and Denny Hulme, while third after numerous troubles was the pole winning Sierra of Dick Johnson and John Bowe. Class B was won by the Mobil 1 Racing BMW M3 of Peter Brock, Jim Richards and David Parsons which finished 7th outright, 7 laps down on the Moffat/Hansford Sierra. Class C was won by the Nissan Gazelle of David Sala and Ross Burbidge which finished 11th outright, 20 laps down on the Sierra. The race was broadcast live throughout Australia by the ABC with commentary provided by Will Hagon, Peter Gee and Melbourne motor racing personality "Captain" Peter Janson.
Class structure
The race was contested in three displacement classes:[1]
Results
Qualifying
Grid positions were determined by three 30 minute qualifying sessions.[2] The first ten positions were:
| Pos[3] | No. | Entrant | Driver[3] | Car | Time[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Australia Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:46.94 |
| 2 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Australia Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:48.30 |
| 3 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia Glenn Seton | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:48.82 |
| 4 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Australia Peter Brock | BMW M3 | 1:50.04 |
| 5 | 8 | Andrew Bagnall | Australia Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:50.09 |
| 6 | 10 | Holden Special Vehicles | Australia Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:50.18 |
| 7 | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing | Canada Allan Moffat | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:50.40 |
| 8 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia George Fury | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:50.68 |
| 9 | 11 | Holden Special Vehicles | West Germany Armin Hahne | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:52.23 |
| 10 | 4 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Australia John Giddings | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:52.24 |
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Race
| Position[4] | Class[1] | No.[1] | Entrant[1] | Drivers[4] | Car | Laps[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing | Canada Allan Moffat Australia Gregg Hansford |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 129 |
| 2 | A | 10 | Holden Special Vehicles | Australia Larry Perkins New Zealand Denny Hulme |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 129 |
| 3 | A | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Australia Dick Johnson Australia John Bowe |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 125 |
| 4 | A | 26 | Strathfield Car Radios | Australia Tony Noske Australia Graham Moore |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 124 |
| 5 | A | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Australia Tony Longhurst Australia Tomas Mezera |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 |
| 6 | A | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Australia John Smith Australia Alfredo Costanzo |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 |
| 7 | B | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Australia Peter Brock New Zealand Jim Richards Australia David Parsons[5] |
BMW M3 | 122 |
| 8 | A | 46 | Sunliner Campmobiles | New Zealand Tony Hunter Australia Steve Harrington |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 121 |
| 9 | A | 22 | Lusty Engineering Pty Ltd | Australia Ken Lusty Australia Graham Lusty |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 121 |
| 10 | A | 24 | Jagparts Racing | Australia Gerald Kay Australia Geoff Munday |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 117 |
| 11 | C | 88 | David Sala[6] | Australia David Sala Australia Ross Burbidge |
Nissan Gazelle | 109 |
| 12 | A | 42 | Hella Australia P/L | Australia Matt Wacker Australia Larry Kogge |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 99 |
| NC | C | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | Australia Bob Holden[1] Australia Garry Jones[1] Australia Damon Beck[1] |
Toyota Sprinter | 81 |
| DNF | A | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia George Fury Australia Mark Skaife |
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 94 |
| DNF | A | 36 | Everlast Battery Service | Australia Bill O'Brien Australia Ray Lintott |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 81 |
| DNF[4] | A | 87 | Joe Sommariva | Australia Joe Sommariva[1] Australia Darrell Belsky[1] Australia Warren McKellar[1] |
BMW 635 CSi | 79 |
| DNF | A | 38 | Grellis Marketing | Australia Ray Ellis Australia Bruce Williams |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 78 |
| DNF | B | 34 | Phil Ward Automotive Servies Motor Racing Division | Australia Phil Ward Australia David Clement |
Mercedes-Benz 190E | 69 |
| DNF | B | 7 | Mobil 1 Racing | Australia Neil Crompton Australia David Parsons Australia Peter Brock[5] |
BMW M3 | 58 |
| DNF | A | 11 | Holden Special Vehicles | United Kingdom Jeff Allam West Germany Armin Hahne |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 56 |
| DNF | C | 32 | Toyota Team Australia | New Zealand Brett Riley Australia Peter McKay |
Toyota Corolla | 44 |
| DNF | A | 8 | Andrew Bagnall | Australia Andrew Miedecke New Zealand Andrew Bagnall |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 28 |
| DNF | A | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | United Kingdom Chris Lambden Australia Kerry Baily |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 26 |
| DNF | A | 20 | Terry Finnigan | Australia Terry Finnigan Australia Ken Mathews |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 25 |
| DNF | C | 31 | Toyota Team Australia | Australia Mike Oliver Australia Mike Freeman |
Toyota Corolla | 23 |
| DNF | A | 3 | Yellow Pages | Australia Peter McLeod Australia Jim Keogh |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 21 |
| DNF | C | 86 | Gemspares | Australia Darryl Hendrick Australia John White |
Isuzu Gemini ZZ | 17 |
| DNF | A | 4 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Australia John Giddings Australia Bruce Stewart |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 15 |
| DNF | C | 91 | Bryan Bate Motors Ltd | Australia Bryan Bate Australia Andrew Maher |
Toyota Corolla | 11 |
| DNF | A | 28 | Capri Components | Australia Lawrie Nelson Australia Bob Jolly |
Ford Mustang | 3 |
| DNF | A | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Australia Glenn Seton Sweden Anders Olofsson |
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1 |
| DNF | C | 29 | Toyota Team Australia | Australia Drew Price New Zealand John Faulkner |
Toyota Corolla | 1 |
| DNS | A | 2 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Australia Colin Bond Australia Alan Jones |
Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| DNS[2] | A | 14 | Netcomm | Australia Murray Carter[2] Australia Steve Masterton[1] |
Ford Sierra RS500 |
Note: Car 13 was still running at the finish of the race but had not completed 75% of the race winners' distance.[7]
Statistics
- Pole Position - #17 Dick Johnson - 1:46.94
- Winners' race time: 4 hrs 4 mins 11.24 sec[8]
- Fastest Lap - #17 John Bowe - 1:47.65 (lap 81 - new lap record)[7]
Race name
Sources differ in referring to the race as either the Enzed Sandown 500 or simply as the Enzed 500. The former is used in the Official Program[1] and in the Provisional Results[4] and has been used here.
See also
1988 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 Official Program, ENZED Sandown 500
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mike Jacobson, Moffat's Sandown, Australian Auto Action, 16 September 1988, pages 10-15
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pit Lane, Thunderdome - Australian Motor Sport, October 1988, page 59
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Provisional - Results - 1988 Enzed Sandown 500 - Sandown International Raceway, Victoria - 11 September 1988", as obtained from the Eric Rainsford Library, Sporting Car Club of South Australia
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 David Segal, Enzed 500, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, pages 264-267
- ↑ Sandown Entry List, Racing Car News, September 1988, page 7
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bill Tuckey, "And Johnson rolled his eyes to the bilious skies" - The Enzed 500, The Great Race, #8, Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited, 1989, pages 52 to 60
- ↑ Enzed 500, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 11 March 2017
Further reading
- Mike Jacobson, Moffat's Sandown, Australian Auto Action, September 16, 1988, pages 10–15