1991 Drink Drive Sandown 500

June 2024 June 2024 thumb|Track map of the Sandown Raceway The 1991 Drink Drive Sandown 500Official Souvenir Programme, Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Raceway, Friday 6th - Sunday 8 September 1991 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars.touringcarracing.net Retrieved 29 November 2021 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.June 2024 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.June 2024 Qualifying results thumb|The race winning Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R, pictured in 2015 PosGodzilla Goes the Distance, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92, pages 240-245 & 297 No EntrantOfficial Souvenir Programme, Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Raceway, Friday 6th - Sunday 8 September 1991 Drivers Car Time 1 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn Seton AUS Gregg Hansford Ford Sierra RS500 1:14.17 2 4 Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. AUS Mark Gibbs AUS Rohan Onslow Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 1:14.66 3 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter Brock AUS Andrew Miedecke Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:14.67 4 11 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Larry Perkins AUS Tomas Mezera Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:14.73 5 16 Holden Racing Team GBR Win Percy AUS Allan Grice Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:15.38 6 28 Playscape Racing AUS Kevin Waldock AUS Brett Peters Ford Sierra RS500 1:16.39 7 16 Holden Racing Team AUS Neil Crompton AUS Brad Jones Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 1:16.43 8 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Alan Jones AUS Peter Fitzgerald BMW M3 Evolution 1:17.27 9 26 Gemspares AUS Daryl Hendrick AUS John White Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 10 13 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. AUS Bob Jones NZL Ed Lamont Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 11 50 Bryan Sala AUS Bryan Sala AUS Graham Lusty Ford Sierra RS500 12 71 John Smith AUS Ron Searle AUS Don Griffiths Toyota Corolla 13 78 Speedtech Motor Sport AUS Geoff Full AUS Paul Morris Toyota Sprinter 14 31 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. AUS Peter Hudson AUS Ian Carrig AUS Ian Clark Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 15 76 Bob Holden Motors AUS Mike Conway AUS Calvin Gardiner Toyota Sprinter 16 13 Bob Holden Motors AUS Bob Holden AUS Dennis Rogers Toyota Corolla Race results Pos. Class No. Entrant Drivers Car Laps 1 A 4 Bob Forbes Corporation Pty. Ltd. AUS Mark Gibbs AUS Rohan Onslow Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 161 2 B 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Alan JonesAUS Peter Fitzgerald BMW M3 Evolution 155 3 A 28 Playscape Racing AUS Kevin Waldock AUS Brett Peters Ford Sierra RS500 152 4 A 26 Gemspares AUS Daryl Hendrick AUS John White Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 144 5 C 71 John Smith AUS Ron Searle AUS Don Griffiths Toyota Corolla 141 6 C 78 Speedtech Motor Sport AUS Geoff Full AUS Paul Morris Toyota Sprinter 122 DNF A 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn SetonAUS Gregg Hansford Ford Sierra RS500 146 DNF A 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter BrockAUS Andrew MiedeckeAUS Tomas Mezera Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 133 DNF A 21 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. AUS Bob Jones NZL Ed Lamont Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 122 DNF A 7 Holden Racing Team AUS Neil CromptonAUS Brad Jones Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 103 DNF A 11 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Peter BrockAUS Tomas Mezera Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 103 DNF C 13 Bob Holden Motors AUS Bob HoldenAUS Dennis Rogers Toyota Corolla 103 DNF A 16 Holden Racing Team GBR Win PercyAUS Allan Grice Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 101 NC C 76 Bob Holden Motors AUS Mike Conway AUS Calvin Gardiner Toyota Sprinter 97 DNF A 31 Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. AUS Peter Hudson AUS Ian Carrig AUS Ian Clark Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 56 DNS A 50 Bryan Sala AUS Bryan Sala AUS Graham Lusty Ford Sierra RS500 Statistics Pole Position - 1:14.17 - #30 Glenn Seton - Ford Sierra RS500 Fastest Lap - 1:15.74 - #4 Mark Gibbs - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R See also 1991 Australian Touring Car season References External links Sandown 500 1990 Sandown 500 1991 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 Category:Pre-Bathurst 500