1989 .05 – 500

The 1989 .05 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 10 September 1989 over 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, a total distance of 499 km. It was the 24th "Sandown 500". The race was sponsored by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation with the race name referencing the blood alcohol limit for driving on Victorian roads.[1]

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

The race was won by Jim Richards and Mark Skaife driving a Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R for Nissan Motor Sport. It was the last race in Australia for six time "Sandown 500" winner and defending race winner Allan Moffat who retired at the end of 1989.

Classes

Cars competed in three classes:[2]

  • Class A: 2501cc & over[2]
  • Class B: 1601cc-2500cc[2]
  • Class C: under 1600cc[2]

Top Ten Shootout

The Top Ten Shootout, which determined the final grid order of the fastest ten cars from Qualifying, was run on a wet track. As a result, times were between 5 and 12 seconds slower than the drivers qualifying times.

PosNoTeamDriverCarTTSQual
Pole 17 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing Australia Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 1:20.61 1:15.22
2 05 Mobil 1 Racing Australia Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 1:21.15 1:16.17
3 25 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia Tony Longhurst Ford Sierra RS500 1:23.59 1:15.27
4 6 Miedecke Motorsport Australia Andrew Miedecke Ford Sierra RS500 1:23.84 1:16.23
5 2 Nissan Motor Sport[2] New Zealand Jim Richards Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 1:24.29 1:16.25
6 30 Peter Jackson Racing Australia Glenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 1:25.07 1:16.82
7 20 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia Alan Jones Ford Sierra RS500 1:25.42 1:16.25
8 3 Nissan Motor Sport[2] Australia George Fury Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 1:27.38 1:17.06
9 105 Mobil 1 Racing Australia Brad Jones Ford Sierra RS500 1:28.75 1:17.26
10 18 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing United Kingdom Jeff Allam Ford Sierra RS500 1:29.57 1:17.23

Official results
Position[3] Class No. Entrant Drivers Car Laps
1 A 2 Nissan Motor Sport[2] New Zealand Jim Richards
Australia Mark Skaife		 Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 161
2 A 16 Holden Racing Team United Kingdom Win Percy
Australia Larry Perkins		 Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 160
3 A 3 Nissan Motor Sport[2] Australia George Fury
New Zealand Graeme Bowkett		 Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 160
4 A 30 Peter Jackson Racing Australia Glenn Seton
Australia John Goss		 Ford Sierra RS500 159
5 A 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing Australia Dick Johnson
Australia John Bowe		 Ford Sierra RS500 159
6 A 7 Holden Racing Team Australia Neil Crompton
Australia Steve Harrington		 Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 155
7 A 105 Mobil 1 Racing Australia Brad Jones
Australia Mark Larkham
Australia Peter Brock		 Ford Sierra RS500 155
8 A 6 Miedecke Motorsport Australia Andrew Miedecke
Australia Charlie O'Brien		 Ford Sierra RS500 154
9 A 86 Gemspares Australia Darryl Hendrick
Australia John White		 Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 148
10 C 32 Toyota Team Australia New Zealand John Faulkner
Australia Peter McKay		 Toyota Corolla 143
11 C 33 Toyota Team Australia Australia Michael Dowson
Australia Neal Bates		 Toyota Corolla 142
12 A 22 Lusty Engineering P/L Australia Graham Lusty
Australia Alfredo Costanzo		 Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 136
13 B 50 W. R. Bryce[2] New Zealand Brett Riley
West Germany Ludwig Finauer		 BMW M3 134
14 C 78 Team Maddison Racing[2] Australia Geoff Full
Australia Michael Adcock		 Toyota Corolla 133
15 C 39[2] David Sala Australia Richard Vorst
Australia David Sala		 Toyota Corolla 130
16 A 45[2] Clive Smith Australia Clive Smith
Australia Paul Trevethan		 Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 128
17 A 14 Murray Carter[2] Australia Murray Carter
Australia John Mann		 Ford Sierra RS500 122
DNF A 18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing United Kingdom Jeff Allam
Australia Tony Noske		 Ford Sierra RS500 111
NC C 51 Bob Holden Motors Australia Dennis Rogers
Australia Mark Ducquet
Australia Kevin O'Neill		 Toyota Sprinter 105
NC C 13 Bob Holden Motors Australia Bob Holden
Australia Tim Hall		 Toyota Corolla 98
NC A 36 P. J. Hudson Australia Ian Carrig
Australia Ian Clark
Australia Peter Hudson		 BMW 635 CSi 95
DNF A 23 Beaurepaires United Kingdom Chris Lambden
Australia Greg Crick		 Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 90
DNF A 55 Playscape Racing Australia[2] Australia Kevin Waldock
Australia Bryan Thomson		 Ford Sierra RS500 87
DNF A 20 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia Alan Jones
New Zealand Denny Hulme		 Ford Sierra RS500 87
DNF A 25 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia Tony Longhurst
New Zealand Neville Crichton		 Ford Sierra RS500 87
DNF A 28 Joe Sommariva Australia Joe Sommariva
Australia Warren McKellar		 BMW 635 CSi 75
DNF A 05 Mobil 1 Racing Australia Peter Brock
New Zealand Paul Radisich		 Ford Sierra RS500 61
DNF A 24 Jagparts Racing Australia Gerald Kay
Australia Alf Grant		 Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 53
DNF A 9 Allan Moffat Enterprises Canada Allan Moffat
Australia Gregg Hansford		 Ford Sierra RS500 12
DNF A 19[2] Caltex CXT Race Team Australia Colin Bond
Australia Garry Rogers
Australia Ken Mathews		 Ford Sierra RS500 2

Notes

See also

1989 Australian Touring Car season

References
  1. Stefan Bartholomaeus, The Sandown 500 never shown on TV, www.v8sleuth.com.au Retrieved 17 November 2021
  2. Official Program, .05 - 500, Sandown, September 10, 1989
  3. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, pages 250-252 & 300

Further reading
  • Australian Auto Action, September 22, 1989, pages 16–19 & 25-35
  • Australian Touring Car Racing Annual, 1989, pages 62–66
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