1989 .05 – 500

thumb|Track map of the Sandown Raceway 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.Stefan Bartholomaeus, The Sandown 500 never shown on TV, www.v8sleuth.com.au Retrieved 17 November 2021 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:Official Program, .05 - 500, Sandown, September 10, 1989 Class A: 2501cc & over Class B: 1601cc-2500cc Class C: under 1600cc 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. Pos No Team Driver Car TTS Qual Pole 17 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing AUS Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 1:20.61 1:15.22 2 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 1:21.15 1:16.17 3 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Tony Longhurst Ford Sierra RS500 1:23.59 1:15.27 4 6 Miedecke Motorsport AUS Andrew Miedecke Ford Sierra RS500 1:23.84 1:16.23 5 2 Nissan Motor Sport NZL Jim Richards Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 1:24.29 1:16.25 6 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 1:25.07 1:16.82 7 20 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Alan Jones Ford Sierra RS500 1:25.42 1:16.25 8 3 Nissan Motor Sport AUS George Fury Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 1:27.38 1:17.06 9 105 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Brad Jones Ford Sierra RS500 1:28.75 1:17.26 10 18 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing GBR Jeff Allam Ford Sierra RS500 1:29.57 1:17.23 Official results PositionAustralian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, pages 250-252 & 300 Class No. Entrant Drivers Car Laps 1 A 2 Nissan Motor Sport NZL Jim RichardsAUS Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 161 2 A 16 Holden Racing Team GBR Win PercyAUS Larry Perkins Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 160 3 A 3 Nissan Motor Sport AUS George FuryNZL Graeme Bowkett Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 160 4 A 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn SetonAUS John Goss Ford Sierra RS500 159 5 A 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing AUS Dick JohnsonAUS John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 159 6 A 7 Holden Racing Team AUS Neil CromptonAUS Steve Harrington Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 155 7 A 105 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Brad JonesAUS Mark LarkhamAUS Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 155 8 A 6 Miedecke Motorsport AUS Andrew MiedeckeAUS Charlie O'Brien Ford Sierra RS500 154 9 A 86 Gemspares AUS Darryl HendrickAUS John White Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 148 10 C 32 Toyota Team Australia NZL John FaulknerAUS Peter McKay Toyota Corolla 143 11 C 33 Toyota Team Australia AUS Michael DowsonAUS Neal Bates Toyota Corolla 142 12 A 22 Lusty Engineering P/L AUS Graham LustyAUS Alfredo Costanzo Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 136 13 B 50 W. R. Bryce NZL Brett RileyFRG Ludwig Finauer BMW M3 134 14 C 78 Team Maddison Racing AUS Geoff FullAUS Michael Adcock Toyota Corolla 133 15 C 39 David Sala AUS Richard VorstAUS David Sala Toyota Corolla 130 16 A 45 Clive Smith AUS Clive SmithAUS Paul Trevethan Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 128 17 A 14 Murray Carter AUS Murray CarterAUS John Mann Ford Sierra RS500 122 DNF A 18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing GBR Jeff AllamAUS Tony Noske Ford Sierra RS500 111 NC C 51 Bob Holden Motors AUS Dennis RogersAUS Mark DucquetAUS Kevin O'Neill Toyota Sprinter 105 NC C 13 Bob Holden Motors AUS Bob HoldenAUS Tim Hall Toyota Corolla 98 NC A 36 P. J. Hudson AUS Ian CarrigAUS Ian ClarkAUS Peter Hudson BMW 635 CSi 95 DNF A 23 Beaurepaires GBR Chris LambdenAUS Greg Crick Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 90 DNF A 55 Playscape Racing Australia AUS Kevin WaldockAUS Bryan Thomson Ford Sierra RS500 87 DNF A 20 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Alan JonesNZL Denny Hulme Ford Sierra RS500 87 DNF A 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Tony LonghurstNZL Neville Crichton Ford Sierra RS500 87 DNF A 28 Joe Sommariva AUS Joe SommarivaAUS Warren McKellar BMW 635 CSi 75 DNF A 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter Brock NZL Paul Radisich Ford Sierra RS500 61 DNF A 24 Jagparts Racing AUS Gerald KayAUS Alf Grant Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 53 DNF A 9 Allan Moffat Enterprises CAN Allan MoffatAUS Gregg Hansford Ford Sierra RS500 12 DNF A 19 Caltex CXT Race Team AUS Colin BondAUS Garry RogersAUS Ken Mathews Ford Sierra RS500 2 Notes Pole Position - #17 Dick Johnson - 1:20.61 Fastest Lap - #6 Andrew Miedecke - 1:17.02 See also 1989 Australian Touring Car season References Further reading Australian Auto Action, September 22, 1989, pages 16–19 & 25-35 Australian Touring Car Racing Annual, 1989, pages 62–66 Sandown 500 1988 Enzed 500 1989 1990 Sandown 500 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Category:1989 in Australian motorsport Category:Pre-Bathurst 500