1995 Sandown 500
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The 1995 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for 5.0 Litre Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group 3A regulations. The event was staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 3 September 1995.[1] Race distance was 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit,[1] totalling 499 km. It was the 30th "Sandown 500".
The race was won by Dick Johnson and John Bowe driving a Ford EF Falcon.[1]
Race results
Pos.[1] | No.[2] | Entrant[2] | Drivers[1] | Car[1] | Laps[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | Shell-FAI Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford EF Falcon | 161 |
2 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford EF Falcon | 161 |
3 | 18 | Shell-FAI Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford EF Falcon | 161 |
4 | 25 | Castrol Longhurst Ford | ![]() ![]() | Ford EF Falcon | 160 |
5 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 160 |
6 | 24 | Romano Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden VP Commodore | 159 |
7 | 6 | Pinnacle Motorsport | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 158 |
8 | 1 | Winfield Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 155 |
9 | 28 | Playscape Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford EF Falcon | 155 |
10 | 38 | John Deer Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() | Holden VP Commodore[2][3] | 155 |
11 | 3 | Lansvale Samsh Repairs | ![]() ![]() | Holden VP Commodore | 150 |
N/C | 20 | Palmer Promotions | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 80 |
DNF | 7 | Coca-Cola Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 139 |
DNF | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford EF Falcon | 136 |
DNF | 015 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 132 |
DNF | 55 | Parsons Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 126 |
DNF | 39 | Protech Computers | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 123 |
DNF | 10 | Mitre 10 Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford EF Falcon | 111 |
DNF | 4 | Coca-Cola Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 98 |
DNF | 49 | Alcair Airconditioning | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 93 |
DNF | 05 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() ![]() | Holden VR Commodore | 67 |
Race statistics
- Pole position: Craig Lowndes & Greg Murphy, 1m 13.1494s[4]
- Race time of winning car: 3h 30m 22.82s[1]
- Fastest race lap: Craig Lowndes, 1m 13.7557s on lap 36[5]
See also
1995 Australian Touring Car season
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 277
- ^ a b c Sandown 500 Entry List, Auto Action, 6 September 1995
- ^ The Auto Action Entry List has Poole & Ordynski in a VP Commodore and the Australian Motor Racing Year Results has them in a VR Commodore. A 2013 article at www.supercars.com indicates that the car was "built in 1993 as a VP model Commodore" and "was updated to VR spec in 1996"
- ^ 1995 Sandown 500 - Business as Usual, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 200-204
- ^ Sandown 500, Motorsport News, 8–21 September 1995, page 20
External links
- Aaron Noonan, On This Day: Johnson-Bowe go back-to-back, www.supercars.com
- 1995 Sandown 500 - Full Race video, www.youtube.com
Preceded by | Sandown 500 1995 | Succeeded by |