1985 Castrol 500
The 1985 Castrol 500 was an endurance race for "Group A" Touring Cars staged at the Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit in Victoria on 15 September 1985. Race distance was 129 laps of the 3.878 km (1.928 mi) circuit, totaling 500.262 km.
The event was Round 3 of both the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. There were 36 starters, of which 21 were classified as finishers.[1]
The race was won by the JPS Team BMW 635 CSi of Australian Touring Car Champion Jim Richards, and his co-driver Tony Longhurst. It was Longhurst's first major win in Australian touring car racing. JPS Team BMW made it a 1-2 finish when their second car, driven by Neville Crichton and on-loan Nissan team driver George Fury finished only a few seconds behind. Finishing in third place was the surprising Toyota Supra of Peter Williamson and 1985 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series winner Tomas Mezera.
The 1985 Castrol 500 was the first time since 1972 that neither Peter Brock or Allan Moffat had won the Sandown enduro. 1984 Castrol 500 winner Brock, who claimed pole position with a time of 1:52.3 in his Holden Dealer Team VK Commodore, suffered engine failure after 41 laps, while Moffat, who was without a drive in 1985 due to Mazda not racing in Group A, was part of the ABC television commentary team.
Classes
The field was divided into three classes according to engine displacement.[2]
- Class A : 3001 cc to 6000 cc [2]
- Class B : 2001 cc to 3000 cc [2]
- Class C : Up to 2000 cc [2]
Results
Top 10 Qualifiers
Pos | No.[2] | Entrant [2] | Driver | Car [1] | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pole | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 1:52.3 |
2 | 6 | Roadways Racing Services | ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 1:52.4 |
3 | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | ![]() | Ford Mustang GT | 1:52.4 |
4 | 1 | JPS Team BMW | ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 1:52.7 |
5 | 55 | Mark Petch | ![]() | Volvo 240T | 1:52.9 |
6 | 43 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | ![]() | Mitsubishi Starion turbo | 1:53.3 |
7 | 7 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 1:53.7 |
8 | 42 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | ![]() | Mitsubishi Starion turbo | 1:54.4 |
9 | 31 | JPS Team BMW | ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 1:54.4 |
10 | 3 | K. Baigent | ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 1:54.4 |
Race
Position [1] | Class [2] | No.[2] | Entrant [2] | Drivers [1] | Car [1] | Laps [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A | 1 | JPS Team BMW | ![]() ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 129 |
2 | A | 31 | JPS Team BMW | ![]() ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 129 |
3 | B | 44 | Peter Williamson Toyota | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Supra | 127 |
4 | B | 47 | Network Alfa | ![]() ![]() | Alfa Romeo GTV6[2] | 126 |
5 | A | 36 | Lusty Engineering Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 123 |
6 | A | 39 | Sleepy Head Bedding Co. | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 123 |
7 | A | 14 | Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange Co. | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 121 |
8 | A | 13 | Grellis Marketing | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 120 |
9 | C | 61 | Toyota Team Australia | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Sprinter | 115 |
10 | C | 57 | Bob Holden Motors | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Sprinter | 115 |
11 | C | 58 | Bob Holden Motors | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Sprinter | 114 |
12 | C | 88 | J. White | ![]() ![]() | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | 112 |
13 | B | 45 | Alfa City | ![]() ![]() | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 111 |
14 | B | 53 | Hulcraft Auto | ![]() ![]() | Ford Capri | 107 |
15 | B | 52 | Hulcraft Auto | ![]() ![]() | Ford Capri | 102 |
16 | C | 64 | K. Harrison | ![]() ![]() | Ford Escort | 100 |
17 | B | 42 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | ![]() ![]() | Mitsubishi Starion turbo[2] | 100 |
18 | B | 50 | J. L. Hazelton | ![]() ![]() | Ford Capri | 100 |
19 | A | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | ![]() ![]() | Ford Mustang GT[2] | 92 |
20 | C | 66 | Jagparts Racing | ![]() ![]() | Triumph Dolomite | 84 |
21 | B | 54 | Melbourne Clutch & Brake Service | ![]() ![]() | Mitsubishi Starion turbo[2] | 51 |
DNF | A | 41 | B. Jones | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 92 |
DNF | A | 24 | Jagparts Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 92 |
DNF | A | 12 | G. Willmington | ![]() ![]() | Jaguar XJS | 81 |
DNF | A | 7 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 78 |
DNF | A | 6 | Roadways Racing Services | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 68 |
DNF | C | 60 | Toyota Team Australia | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Corolla | 66 |
DNF | B | 49 | J. Bundy | ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 65 |
DNF | B | 55 | Mark Petch | ![]() ![]() | Volvo 240T | 60 |
DNF | B | 43 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | ![]() ![]() | Mitsubishi Starion turbo[2] | 50 |
DNF | A | 21 | Erle McRae Motor Sport | ![]() ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 50 |
DNF | A | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | ![]() ![]() | Holden Commodore (VK)[2] | 41 |
DNF | A | 28 | Capri Components | ![]() ![]() | Ford Mustang | 41 |
DNF | A | 20 | J. Keogh | ![]() ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 39 |
DNF | A | 3 | K. Baigent | ![]() ![]() | BMW 635 CSi | 38 |
DNF | C | 56 | M. Minear | ![]() ![]() | Volvo 360 GLT | 22 |
Notes
- Pole Position: #05 Peter Brock - Holden Commodore (VK) - 1:52.3
- Fastest Lap: Dick Johnson / Larry Perkins - Ford Mustang - 1:53.6 (New lap record) [1]
- Race Time: 4:12:26.4
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Barry Naismith, Bathurst 1985/86, page 77
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Official Programme, Castrol 500, September 14 and 15, 1985
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1985/86
- James Hardie 1000, 1985/86
- Official Programme, Castrol 500, 14 and 15 September 1985
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988
External links
- 1985 Castrol 500 - full race
- 1985 Castrol 500, touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org
Preceded by | Sandown 500 1985 | Succeeded by |