1995 Sandown ATCC round

The 1995 Sandown ATCC round was the opening round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 February at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. It consisted of two 28-lap races and the "Dash for Cash" - a 3-lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole was taken by John Bowe and the overall round was won by Larry Perkins.

Victoria (state) 1995 ATCC Round 1
Event Information
Round 1 of 10 in the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date3–5 February 1995
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueSandown International Raceway
WeatherRain
Results
Race 1
Distance 28 laps 88.2 km
Pole position John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing
1:12.811
Winner Larry Perkins
Castrol Racing
41:22.719
Race 2
Distance 28 laps 88.2 km
Winner John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing
39:20.270
Round Results
First 37 pts
Second 30 pts
Third 30 pts

Background

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In pre-season testing, defending champion Mark Skaife sustained injuries which forced him out of the opening round. Gibson Motorsport made no effort to replace Skaife for this round, instead leaving Jim Richards as the sole Gibson Motorsport competitor on the grid for the weekend.

Race results

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Car Time
1 18   John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:12.810
2 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.110
3 30   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.270
4 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore 1:13.410
5 4   Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.590
6 015   Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.650
7 35   Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.660
8 2   Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 1:13.900
9 7   Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.930
10 05   Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.980
11 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:14.460
12 12   Greg Crick Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 1:15.180
13 6   Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.310
14 47   John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:15.490
15 3   Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:15.780
16 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.100
17 49   David Attard Alcair Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390
18 38   Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390
19 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:16.420
20 34   Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Ford EB Falcon 1:20.570
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Dash for Cash

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Pos No Name Team Laps Grid
1 2   Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 3 1
2 015   Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 3 2
3 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 3 3
4 35   Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 3 4
5 30   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 3 8
6 18   John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 3 6
7 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 3 5
8 05   Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 3 10
9 4   Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 3 9
10 7   Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 3 6

Race 1

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 28 41min 22.719sec 4
2 4   Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 12.634 s 5
3 05   Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 28 + 15.636 s 10
4 2   Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 28 + 28.171 s 8
5 18   John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 29.970 s 1
6 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 28 + 43.006 s 11
7 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 56.566 s 2
8 38   Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing 28 1:22.516 s 18
9 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 27 + 1 lap 19
10 30   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 3
11 7   Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 27 + 1 lap 9
12 12   Greg Crick Perkins Engineering 27 + 1 lap 12
13 35   Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 7
14 47   John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing 26 + 2 laps 14
15 49   David Attard Alcair Racing 26 + 2 laps 26
16 34   Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Racing 25 + 3 laps 20
17 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing 24 + 4 laps 16
Ret 015   Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 11 Steering 6
Ret 6   Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport 10 Accident 13
Ret 3   Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 6 Accident 15
Fastest lap: Larry Perkins (Perkins Engineering) - 1:25.799
Sources:[1]

Race 2

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 18   John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 28 39min 20.270sec 5
2 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 28 + 6.915 s 1
3 4   Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 25.841 2
4 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 36.168 s 7
5 7   Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 47.291 s 11
6 015   Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 28 + 59.146 s 18
7 12   Greg Crick Perkins Engineering 28 + 1:01.474 s 12
8 05   Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 28 + 1:03.167 s 3
9 2   Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 28 + 1:10.916 s 4
10 6   Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport 28 + 1:22.753 s 19
11 3   Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 27 + 1 lap 20
12 35   Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 13
13 49   David Attard Alcair Racing 27 + 1 lap 15
14 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 27 + 1 lap 6
15 47   John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing 26 + 2 laps 14
16 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing 26 + 2 laps 17
17 38   Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing 25 + 3 laps 8
18 34   Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Racing 23 + 5 laps 16
Ret 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 0 Accident 9
Ret 30   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 0 Accident 10
Fastest lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563
Sources:[1]

Championship standings after the event

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  • After Round 1 of 10. Only the top five positions are included.
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1   Larry Perkins 37
2   Wayne Gardner 30
3   John Bowe 30
4   Peter Brock 20
5   Dick Johnson 18
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Supercars Championship
Previous race:
1994 Oran Park ATCC round
1995 Supercars Championship Next race:
1995 Symmons Plains ATCC round
Previous year:
1994 Sandown ATCC round
Sandown Next year:
1996 Sandown ATCC round

References

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  1. ^ a b 1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, p. 278