1991 Drink Drive Sandown 500

The 1991 Drink Drive Sandown 500[1] was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars.[2] The event was held on 8 September 1991 at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia over 161 laps of the 3.10 km "long" circuit, totalling 499 km. The race was the first round of both the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[citation needed]

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

The race was won by first time winners Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow driving for the Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. in just their second race since taking delivery of their new Gibson Motorsport developed Nissan Skyline GT-R. There were six classified finishers, the smallest number in the history of the Sandown 500 touring car race.[citation needed]

Qualifying results

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The race winning Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R, pictured in 2015
Pos[3] No Entrant[1] Drivers[3] Car Time
1 30 Peter Jackson Racing   Glenn Seton
  Gregg Hansford
Ford Sierra RS500 1:14.17
2 4 Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd.   Mark Gibbs
  Rohan Onslow
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 1:14.66
3 05 Mobil 1 Racing   Peter Brock
  Andrew Miedecke
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:14.67
4 11 Mobil 1 Racing   Larry Perkins
  Tomas Mezera
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:14.73
5 16 Holden Racing Team   Win Percy
  Allan Grice
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:15.38
6 28 Playscape Racing   Kevin Waldock
  Brett Peters
Ford Sierra RS500 1:16.39
7 16 Holden Racing Team   Neil Crompton
  Brad Jones
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:16.43
8 25 Benson & Hedges Racing   Alan Jones
  Peter Fitzgerald
BMW M3 Evolution 1:17.27
9 26 Gemspares   Daryl Hendrick
  John White
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
10 13 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd.   Bob Jones
  Ed Lamont
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
11 50 Bryan Sala   Bryan Sala
  Graham Lusty
Ford Sierra RS500
12 71 John Smith   Ron Searle
  Don Griffiths
Toyota Corolla
13 78 Speedtech Motor Sport   Geoff Full
  Paul Morris
Toyota Sprinter
14 31 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd.   Peter Hudson
  Ian Carrig
  Ian Clark
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
15 76 Bob Holden Motors   Mike Conway
  Calvin Gardiner
Toyota Sprinter
16 13 Bob Holden Motors   Bob Holden
  Dennis Rogers
Toyota Corolla

Race results

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Pos.[3] Class No. Entrant[1] Drivers Car Laps
1 A 4 Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd.   Mark Gibbs
  Rohan Onslow
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 161
2 B 25 Benson & Hedges Racing   Alan Jones
  Peter Fitzgerald
BMW M3 Evolution 155
3 A 28 Playscape Racing   Kevin Waldock
  Brett Peters
Ford Sierra RS500 152
4 A 26 Gemspares   Daryl Hendrick
  John White
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 144
5 C 71 John Smith   Ron Searle
  Don Griffiths
Toyota Corolla 141
6 C 78 Speedtech Motor Sport   Geoff Full
  Paul Morris
Toyota Sprinter 122
DNF A 30 Peter Jackson Racing   Glenn Seton
  Gregg Hansford
Ford Sierra RS500 146
DNF A 05 Mobil 1 Racing   Peter Brock
  Andrew Miedecke
  Tomas Mezera
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 133
DNF A 21 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd.   Bob Jones
  Ed Lamont
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 122
DNF A 7 Holden Racing Team   Neil Crompton
  Brad Jones
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 103
DNF A 11 Mobil 1 Racing   Larry Perkins
  Peter Brock
  Tomas Mezera
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 103
DNF C 13 Bob Holden Motors   Bob Holden
  Dennis Rogers
Toyota Corolla 103
DNF A 16 Holden Racing Team   Win Percy
  Allan Grice
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 101
NC C 76 Bob Holden Motors   Mike Conway
  Calvin Gardiner
Toyota Sprinter 97
DNF A 31 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd.   Peter Hudson
  Ian Carrig
  Ian Clark
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 56
DNS A 50 Bryan Sala   Bryan Sala
  Graham Lusty
Ford Sierra RS500

Statistics

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See also

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1991 Australian Touring Car season

References

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  1. ^ a b c Official Souvenir Programme, Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Raceway, Friday 6th - Sunday 8 September 1991
  2. ^ touringcarracing.net Retrieved 29 November 2021
  3. ^ a b c Godzilla Goes the Distance, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92, pages 240-245 & 297
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Preceded by Sandown 500
1991
Succeeded by