The 1990 Nissan 500 was a 500 kilometre touring car

Touring car

A touring car, or tourer, is an open car seating five or more. Touring cars may have two or four doors. Often, the belt line is lowered in the front doors to give the car a more sportive character. They were often fitted with a folding roof and side curtains. Engines on early models were either in...

 race held on November 10, 1990 at Eastern Creek Raceway

Eastern Creek Raceway

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 in Sydney

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, Australia

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. The race was held for cars eligible for International Group A

Group A

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 touring car regulations for three engine capacity classes. It was also the third and final round of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship

1990 Australian Endurance Championship

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Class A

For Group A

Group A

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 cars of over 2500cc engine capacity, it featured the turbocharged

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 Ford Sierra

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s, Nissan Skyline

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s and Toyota Supra

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s and V8

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 Holden Commodore

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s.

Class B

For Group A

Group A

In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...

 cars of over 1601-2500cc engine capacity, it was composed of BMW M3

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s, a BMW 323i

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 and a Mercedes-Benz 190E

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Class C

For Group A

Group A

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 cars of under 1600cc engine capacity, it was composed exclusively of various models of Toyota Corolla

Toyota Corolla

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Official results

Race results as follows:

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual Pos
1	A	11	Perkins Engineering	Larry Perkins Larry Perkins Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:...   Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera, born November 5, 1958, in Czechoslovakia and now resides in Queensland, Australia. Mezera is best known as an Australian racing driver. Mezera's sporting career began as a downhill skier in his native Czechoslovakia, before he emigrated to Australia to be a ski instructor.-Formula...	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	125	2
2	A	35	Peter Jackson Racing Glenn Seton Racing Glenn Seton Racing was a V8 Supercar racing team that competed in the V8 Supercar series in Australia.Glenn Seton formed his own team in 1989, using Ford Sierras. Seton had been a protege of the works Nissan team, and took the Peter Jackson cigarette sponsorship of that team with him. Former F1...	Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Glenn Seton is an Australian racing driver.Seton, father of Courtney and Aaron Seton and husband to Jayne Seton, retired from full time racing after the 2005 V8 Supercar season, and is only one of five drivers to have competed in over 200 rounds in the series. The other drivers are Dick Johnson ,...   Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team...	Ford Sierra RS500	125	4
3	A	05	Mobil 1 Racing	Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...   Andrew Miedecke	Ford Sierra RS500	124	6
4	A	20	Benson & Hedges Racing Tony Longhurst Racing Tony Longhurst Racing is a former V8 Supercar team. The team, based on Queenslands Gold Coast at the Longhurst family owned Dreamworld adventure park, made its debut in Group A touring car racing in the 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship at Melbourne's Calder Park Raceway and made its last...	Gary Brabham Gary Brabham Gary Brabham is a former professional racing driver from Australia and a British Formula 3000 champion.-Racing career:...   David Brabham David Brabham David Brabham is an Australian racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing. He has won three international Sports Car series and is one of four Australians to have won the Le Mans 24 Hour sports car race, winning the event in...	Ford Sierra RS500	123	7
5	A	30	Peter Jackson Racing	George Fury George Fury George Fury is a retired Australian rally and racing car driver. For the majority of his career Fury was associated with Nissan, twice winning the Australian Rally Championship, and twice runner up in the Australian Touring Car Championship.-Rallying:Born in Hungary, Fury rose to prominence during...   Drew Price	Ford Sierra RS500	123	9
6	A	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst Tony Longhurst Tony Longhurst is an Australian former racing driver and Australian Champion water skier. He is most noted for his career in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercar series....   Alan Jones	Ford Sierra RS500	123	3
7	A	28	Playscape Racing	Kevin Waldock   Andrew Bagnall Andrew Bagnall Andrew Bagnall is a motor racing driver born in Wellington, New Zealand on 14 February 1947. He raced in Australian Touring Car Championship in the late 1980s, and in the New Zealand Touring Car Championship in 1990 and in some races of the 1997 and 1998 FIA GT Championship seasons...	Ford Sierra RS500	123	12
8	A	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Bob Pearson   Bruce Stewart	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	122	16
9	A	4	Lansvale Racing Team Lansvale Racing Team Lansvale Racing Team, also known as Lansvale Smash Repairs Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian touring car events in the 1980s and 1990s...	Steve Reed   Trevor Ashby	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	122	11
10	A	6	Mobil 1 Racing	Charlie O'Brien Charlie O'Brien (racing driver) This article is about the Australian racing driver. For other people, see Charles O'Brien.Charles Lindsay O'Brien is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.-Career results:-References:...   David Parsons David 'Skippy' Parsons David John 'Skippy' Parsons , was an Australian racing driver, who while never a full time racing driver, drove for the biggest racing teams in Australia....	Ford Sierra RS500	121	10
11	A	12	Ray Lintott	Ray Lintott   Terry Shiel	Ford Sierra RS500	121	13
12	A	26	Garry Rogers Motorsport Garry Rogers Motorsport Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team presently competing in V8 Supercar.-The early years:Garry Rogers Motorsport has its origins in Garry Rogers' own exploits in Sports Sedans during the late 1960s and the 1970s. In the mid-1970s Rogers got more serious, running a BDA Escort...	Garry Rogers   Paul Fordham	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	121	14
13	A	27	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan   Geoff Leeds	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	120	15
14	A	42	Lusty Engineering	John Lusty   Bernie Stack	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	119	20
15	B	51	Phil Ward Racing	Phil Ward   John Goss John Goss (race driver) John Goss is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races, the Bathurst 1000 , and the Australian Grand Prix .-Early career:...	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16	118	23
16	B	54	Bryce Racing	Brett Riley   Craig Baird Craig Baird Craig George Baird MNZM is a race car driver. Baird is a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles , and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles .Since then Baird has raced in Australian Super...	BMW M3	117	26
17	A	2	Alf Grant	Alf Grant   Tim Grant	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	117	24
18	A	45	Lester Smerdon	Lester Smerdon   Graham Jonsson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	116	25
19	C	71	Toyota Dealer Team	John Faulkner John Faulkner (racing driver) John Murray Faulkner, born 24 August 1952, in Palmerston North, New Zealand, is a retired racing driver. Faulkner spent the majority in sedan based classes, initial small touring cars, Ford Escorts and Capris initially before joining Toyota Team Australia's team of factory supported Toyota Corolla...   John Smith   Neal Bates Neal Bates Neal Bates is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Throughout his career Bates has been associated with Toyota in the Australian Rally Championship and for 19 years his Neal Bates Motorsport outfit ran Toyota's official rally program in Australia...	Toyota Corolla FX-GT Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	115	28
20	B	53	Brian Bolwell Racing	Brian Bolwell   Mike Twigden	BMW 323i BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	111	29
21	C	78	Phoenix Motorsport	Geoff Full   David Ratcliff	Toyota Sprinter Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	111	30
22	A	32	Hersonne Engineering	Laurie Donaher   Marc Ducquet	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	109	34
23	C	76	Peter Verheyen	Peter Verheyen   John Vernon	Toyota Sprinter	109	36
24	C	72	David Sala	David Sala   Richard Vorst	Toyota Corolla	106	32
DNF	A	17	Shell Ultra Hi Racing Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing is Australia's oldest operating motor racing team. Founded by Dick Johnson, the team has won seven Australian Touring Car Championship titles and has taken three victories in Australia's hallmark race, the Bathurst 1000...	Dick Johnson   John Bowe John Bowe (racing driver) John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters....	Ford Sierra RS500	123	5
DNF	B	52	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman   John Cotter	BMW M3	109	22
DNF	C	75	Bob Holden Motors	Dennis Rogers   Garry Jones	Toyota Corolla	75	31
DNF	A	21	Bob Forbes Motorsport	Mark Gibbs   Rohan Onslow	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	64	8
DNF	A	19	Caltex CXT Racing Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team...	Ken Mathews   John Mathews	Ford Sierra RS500	64	27
DNF	A	22	Lusty Engineering	Graham Lusty   Ken Lusty	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	52	21
DNF	A	1	Nissan Motorsport Australia Gibson Motor Sport Gibson Motor Sport was an Australian motor racing team. Originally established by Howard Marsden as the in-house factory Nissan motorsport operation, the team later passed into the ownership of Fred Gibson., who had won the 1967 Bathurst 500 as a driver, sharing with Harry Firth. In 1993 the team...	Jim Richards Jim Richards (race driver) Jim Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian GT Championship...   Mark Skaife Mark Skaife Mark Stephen Skaife OAM is an Australian motor racing driver. Skaife is a five time winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, including its predecessor the Australian Touring Car Championship. He is also a six-time winner of Australia's most prestigious domestic motor race, the Bathurst 1000...	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	51	1
DNF	A	29	Wayne Park	Wayne Park   John English	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	49	19
DNF	C	74	Bob Holden Motors	Phil Alexander   Keith McCulloch	Toyota Corolla	44	33
DNF	A	46	Garry Willmington Performance	Garry Willmington   John Bourke	Toyota Supra Turbo	24	18
DNF	A	23	Chris Lambden	Chris Lambden   Des Wall	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	18	17
DNF	C	73	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden Bob Holden (racing driver) Robin John Holden born December 1, 1932, is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australias racing program for Minis which...   Mike Conway	Toyota Sprinter	8	35

Statistics

• Pole Position - #1 Jim Richards - 1:35.26
• Fastest Lap - #11 Larry Perkins - 1:37.84 (new lap record)
• Average Speed - 143 km/h