1982 Castrol 400

March 2025 October 2019 The 1982 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Sandown Raceway circuit in Victoria on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity: Class A : Up to 1600 cc Class B : 1601 – 2000 cc Class C : 2001 – 3000 cc Class D : 3001 – 6000 cc There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship and the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes. Allan Moffat's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International Mazda RX-7 was the first outright win by a car from a Japanese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race. Results Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps 1 CAN Allan Moffat 43 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D 109 2 AUS Allan Grice 4 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 109 3 AUS Dick Johnson 17 Ford XE Falcon Palmer Tube Mills D 108 4 AUS John HarveyAUS Gary Scott 25 Holden Commodore VH SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D 108 5 AUS Terry Shiel 37 Mazda RX-7 Eurocars Mazda D 107 6 AUS Charlie O'BrienAUS Clive Benson-Brown 11 Holden VC Commodore Sound Wave Discos D 106 7 AUS Garry RogersAUS Ron Wanless 16 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 106 8 AUS Fred Gibson 56 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan C 106 9 AUS Greg ToepferAUS Ken Matthews 19 Holden VH Commodore SS Citizen Watches D 105 10 NZL Jim Richards 31 BMW 635 CSi JPS Team BMW D 105 11 AUS John Goss 10 Jaguar XJS John Goss Racing D 104 12 NZL Peter Janson 3 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D 103 13 AUS Bill O'BrienAUS Brian Sampson 36 Ford XD Falcon Everlast Batteries Service D 103 14 AUS Peter McLeodAUS Peter Dane 40 Mazda RX-7 Strongbow Racing Team D 103 15 AUS John FrenchAUS Alf Grant 23 Ford XD Falcon Alf Grant Racing D 102 16 AUS John Duggan 34 Mazda RX-7 John Duggan D 101 17 AUS Steve HarringtonAUS Garth Wigston 21 Holden VH Commodore SS Roadways Racing D 98 18 AUS Graeme BaileyAUS Steve Land 61 Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken B 98 19 AUS Gerry Burges 33 Mazda RX-7 Gerry Burges D 97 20 AUS Peter BenincaAUS Joe Beninca 66 Alfa Romeo GTV Beninca Motors B 96 21 AUS James MyhillAUS John Bundy 49 Mazda RX-3 J. Myhill C 95 22 AUS Jim FanecoAUS Allan Gough 68 Isuzu Gemini ZZ Country Dealer Team A 94 23 AUS Ian BurrellAUS Rob Shute 76 Mitsubishi Colt Eastside Mitsubishi A 94 24 AUS Peter Boston 74 Isuzu Gemini PF50 P. Boston A 93 25 AUS Ian Wells 97 Mitsubishi Lancer I. Wells A 91 26 AUS Martin Power 59 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Jag Parts B 91 27 AUS Brian Winsall 87 Isuzu Gemini 1.6 Litre Touring Car Association A 90 28 AUS Tony Mulvihill 64 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B 80 29 AUS Lester Smerdon 83 Isuzu Gemini PF50 L. Smerdon A 75 Other starters included the following: DNF AUS Steve Masterton 2 Ford XE Falcon Masterton Homes P/L D DNF AUS Peter Brock 05 Holden VH Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D DNF AUS Bob Morris 7 Ford XE Falcon Alan Jones D DNF AUS Colin BondAUS Kevin Bartlett 9 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Nine Network Racing Team D DNF AUS David Parsons 13 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D DNF AUS Murray Carter 18 Ford XE Falcon Murray Carter John Sands Racing D DNF AUS Warren Cullen 22 Holden VH Commodore SS Cullen Automotive Industries D DNF AUS Alan Jones 27 Mazda RX-7 Alan Jones D DNF AUS Allan TaylorAUS Kevin Kennedy 32 Holden VC Commodore Scotty Taylor Racing D DNF AUS Bernie StackAUS Keith Poole 38 Holden VC Commodore Gawler Body Works D DNF AUS Gregg HansfordAUS Lucio Cesario 42 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D NC AUS John CraftAUS Barry Seton 52 Ford Capri Hulcraft Autos C DNF AUS George Fury 55 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motor Company C DNF AUS Bob Holden 63 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B DNF AUS Alexandra SurpliceAUS Doug Clark 71 Toyota Corolla Levin A. Surplice A DNF AUS Craig Bellman 78 Isuzu Gemini C. Bellman A DNF AUS Arthur Abrahams 90 Ford Escort B References Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982 Racing Car News, September 1982 The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982 The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989 The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988 See also 1982 Castrol 400 – full race Sandown 400 1981 Hang Ten 400 1982 1983 Castrol 400 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Castrol 400 Category:Pre-Bathurst 500