1995 Sandown ATCC round

October 2020 June 2011 Victoria 1995 ATCC Round 1 1 10 1995 ATCC Sandown (Australia) track map.svg 3–5 February Melbourne, Victoria Sandown International Raceway Rain 28 88.2 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 1:12.811 Larry Perkins Castrol Racing 41:22.719 28 88.2 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 39:20.270 Larry Perkins Castrol Racing 37 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 30 Wayne Gardner Coca-Cola Racing 30 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. Background 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 Qualifying Pos No Name Team Car Time 1 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:12.810 2 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.110 3 30 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.270 4 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore 1:13.410 5 4 AUS Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.590 6 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.650 7 35 AUS Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.660 8 2 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 1:13.900 9 7 AUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.930 10 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.980 11 25 AUS Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:14.460 12 12 AUS Greg Crick Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 1:15.180 13 6 AUS Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.310 14 47 AUS John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:15.490 15 3 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:15.780 16 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.100 17 49 AUS David Attard Alcair Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390 18 38 AUS Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390 19 39 AUS Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:16.420 20 34 AUS Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Ford EB Falcon 1:20.570 Sources: Dash for Cash Pos No Name Team Laps Grid 1 2 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 3 1 2 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 3 2 3 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 3 3 4 35 AUS Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 3 4 5 30 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 3 8 6 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 3 6 7 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 3 5 8 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 3 10 9 4 AUS Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 3 9 10 7 AUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 3 6 Race 1 Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 28 41min 22.719sec 4 2 4 AUS Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 12.634 s 5 3 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 28 + 15.636 s 10 4 2 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 28 + 28.171 s 8 5 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 29.970 s 1 6 25 AUS Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 28 + 43.006 s 11 7 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 56.566 s 2 8 38 AUS Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing 28 1:22.516 s 18 9 39 AUS Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 27 + 1 lap 19 10 30 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 3 11 7 AUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 27 + 1 lap 9 12 12 AUS Greg Crick Perkins Engineering 27 + 1 lap 12 13 35 AUS Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 7 14 47 AUS John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing 26 + 2 laps 14 15 49 AUS David Attard Alcair Racing 26 + 2 laps 26 16 34 AUS Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Racing 25 + 3 laps 20 17 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing 24 + 4 laps 16 Ret 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 11 Steering 6 Ret 6 AUS Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport 10 Accident 13 Ret 3 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 6 Accident 15 Fastest lap: Larry Perkins (Perkins Engineering) - 1:25.799 Sources:1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, p. 278 Race 2 Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 18 AUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 28 39min 20.270sec 5 2 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 28 + 6.915 s 1 3 4 AUS Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 25.841 2 4 17 AUS Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 36.168 s 7 5 7 AUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 47.291 s 11 6 015 AUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 28 + 59.146 s 18 7 12 AUS Greg Crick Perkins Engineering 28 + 1:01.474 s 12 8 05 AUS Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 28 + 1:03.167 s 3 9 2 NZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 28 + 1:10.916 s 4 10 6 AUS Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport 28 + 1:22.753 s 19 11 3 AUS Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 27 + 1 lap 20 12 35 AUS Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 13 13 49 AUS David Attard Alcair Racing 27 + 1 lap 15 14 25 AUS Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 27 + 1 lap 6 15 47 AUS John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing 26 + 2 laps 14 16 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing 26 + 2 laps 17 17 38 AUS Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing 25 + 3 laps 8 18 34 AUS Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Racing 23 + 5 laps 16 Ret 39 AUS Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 0 Accident 9 Ret 30 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 0 Accident 10 Fastest lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563 Sources: Championship standings after the event After Round 1 of 10. Only the top five positions are included. Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 AUS Larry Perkins 37 2 AUS Wayne Gardner 30 3 AUS John Bowe 30 4 AUS Peter Brock 20 5 AUS Dick Johnson 18 External links Sandown 1995 1994 Oran Park ATCC round 1995 Symmons Plains ATCC round 1994 Sandown ATCC round 1996 Sandown ATCC round References Category:1995 in Australian motorsport Sandown