1990 Tooheys 1000
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The 1990 Tooheys 1000 was the 31st running of the Bathurst 1000
touring car
race. It was held on 30 September 1990 at the Mount Panorama Circuit
just outside Bathurst, New South Wales
, Australia. The event was open to cars eligible under CAMS
Group 3A regulations, commonly known as Group A Touring Cars
, with three engine capacity classes. The race, which was Round 2 of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship
and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
, resulted in a upset victory for British driver Win Percy
and 1986
Bathurst winner Allan Grice
in a Holden Racing Team
run Holden Commodore
over the Dick Johnson Racing
run Ford Sierra
of Jeff Allam
and Paul Radisich
. It was the first Bathurst victory for the Holden Racing Team.
Ford Sierra
s, Nissan Skyline
s and Toyota Supra
s, the V8
Holden Commodore
s and a BMW 635CSi
.
s, a BMW 323i
and a Mercedes-Benz 190E
.
.
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
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. It was held on 30 September 1990 at the Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
just outside Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, Australia. The event was open to cars eligible under CAMS
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
Group 3A regulations, commonly known as Group A Touring Cars
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...
, with three engine capacity classes. The race, which was Round 2 of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship
1990 Australian Endurance Championship
The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship was the seventh running of the Australian Endurance Championship. It began on 9 September 1990 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 3 November at the Eastern Creek Raceway after three rounds...
and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
The 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was open to manufacturers of cars complying with CAMS Group 3A Touring car regulations and was contested over a four-round series.- Schedule :*Round 1, Sandown 500, Sandown Raceway, Victoria, 9 September...
, resulted in a upset victory for British driver Win Percy
Win Percy
Winston "Win" Percy is a former motor racing driver from England. He competed in many classes of motorsport during his long career, but is perhaps most famous as one of the greats of touring car racing. Joe Saward of Autosport magazine once described him as being "often regarded as the World's...
and 1986
1986 James Hardie 1000
The 1986 James Hardie 1000 was an endurance motor race held on 5 October 1986 at the Mount Panorama Circuit, just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia...
Bathurst winner Allan Grice
Allan Grice
Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second...
in a Holden Racing Team
Holden Racing Team
The Holden Racing Team is a Melbourne based motor racing team. HRT is the most successful V8 Supercar racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race the Bathurst 1000 seven times...
run Holden Commodore
Holden Commodore
The Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured since 1978 by the Holden subsidiary of General Motors in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Kingswood nameplate with a smaller, Opel-based model...
over the Dick Johnson 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...
run Ford Sierra
Ford Sierra
The Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....
of Jeff Allam
Jeff Allam
Jeff Allam , was a British racing driver who made his name in Saloon Car racing. He now works as a dealer principal for Allam Motor Services in Epsom and Dorking which are a Skoda, Alfa Romeo and Kia dealership....
and Paul Radisich
Paul Radisich
Paul Radisich is a New Zealand racing driver of Croat origin. He has competed in saloon cars for many years - both European-style tourers and the V8 Supercars of Australia and New Zealand.-Early years:...
. It was the first Bathurst victory for the Holden Racing Team.
Class structure
Class structure is as follows:Division 1: 3001cc and Over
Division 1 featured the turbochargedTurbocharger
A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...
Ford Sierra
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :...
s, Nissan Skyline
Nissan Skyline
The first Skyline was introduced in April 1957, by the Prince Motor Company, and was marketed as a luxury car. It featured a 1.5 L GA-30 engine producing 44 kW @ 4400 rpm. It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h . The car weighed around 1300 kg...
s and Toyota Supra
Toyota Supra
The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...
s, the V8
V8 engine
A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
Holden Commodore
Holden Commodore
The Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured since 1978 by the Holden subsidiary of General Motors in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Kingswood nameplate with a smaller, Opel-based model...
s and a BMW 635CSi
BMW E24
The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The...
.
Division 2: 1601 to 3000cc
Division 2 was composed of BMW M3BMW M3
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...
s, a 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...
and a Mercedes-Benz 190E
Mercedes-Benz W201
The Mercedes-Benz W201 is a compact executive car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz from 1982–1993, positioned below the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and S-Class — and marketed under variants of the Mercedes 190 nameplate....
.
Division 3: Up to 1600cc
Division 3 was composed exclusively of various models of Toyota CorollaToyota 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...
.
Tooheys Top 10
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | TT10 | Qual |
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Pole | 10 | Allan Moffat Enterprises Allan Moffat Racing Allan Moffat Racing was one of a number of names used for the Australian-based motor racing team fronted by multiple-championship winning Canadian-Australian racing driver Allan Moffat... |
Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford.... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:13.94 | 2:15.00 |
2 | 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 | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:14.17 | 2:14.26 |
3 | 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... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:14.71 | 2:14.72 |
4 | 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 ,... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:15.77 | 2:14.44 |
5 | 25 | 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... |
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.... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:16.01 | 2:13.84 |
6 | 16 | Holden Racing Team Holden Racing Team The Holden Racing Team is a Melbourne based motor racing team. HRT is the most successful V8 Supercar racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race the Bathurst 1000 seven times... |
Allan Grice Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second... |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2:16.17 | 2:15.62 |
7 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Larry Perkins Larry Perkins Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:... |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2:17.03 | 2:14.82 |
8 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises Allan Moffat Racing Allan Moffat Racing was one of a number of names used for the Australian-based motor racing team fronted by multiple-championship winning Canadian-Australian racing driver Allan Moffat... |
Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford was an Australian motorcycle and touring car racer.-Racing career:Hansford began racing motorcycles in Australia, winning the 1973 500cc Unlimited title, as well as competing in the New Zealand Marlboro Series in 1975/76 and 1977/78 on Team Kawasaki 750s. He also won one leg of the... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:17.97 | 2:15.20 |
9 | 40 | Mark Petch Motorsport | Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy. His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:23.05 | 2:15.32 |
10 | 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... |
Alan Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 3:21.93 | NA |
Official results
Pos | Division | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
Shootout Pos |
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1 | 1 | 16 | Holden Racing Team Holden Racing Team The Holden Racing Team is a Melbourne based motor racing team. HRT is the most successful V8 Supercar racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race the Bathurst 1000 seven times... |
Win Percy Win Percy Winston "Win" Percy is a former motor racing driver from England. He competed in many classes of motorsport during his long career, but is perhaps most famous as one of the greats of touring car racing. Joe Saward of Autosport magazine once described him as being "often regarded as the World's... Allan Grice Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second... |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 161 | 10 | 6 |
2 | 1 | 18 | 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... |
Jeff Allam Jeff Allam Jeff Allam , was a British racing driver who made his name in Saloon Car racing. He now works as a dealer principal for Allam Motor Services in Epsom and Dorking which are a Skoda, Alfa Romeo and Kia dealership.... Paul Radisich Paul Radisich Paul Radisich is a New Zealand racing driver of Croat origin. He has competed in saloon cars for many years - both European-style tourers and the V8 Supercars of Australia and New Zealand.-Early years:... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 | 13 | |
3 | 1 | 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 | 161 | 6 | 7 |
4 | 1 | 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... Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985.... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 160 | 5 | 3 |
5 | 1 | 7 | Holden Racing Team Holden Racing Team The Holden Racing Team is a Melbourne based motor racing team. HRT is the most successful V8 Supercar racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race the Bathurst 1000 seven times... |
Brad Jones Neil Crompton Neil Crompton Neil Crompton is a well-known V8 Supercars presenter and commentator for Australia's Channel Seven, having previously worked in a similar role at Network Ten... |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 159 | 16 | |
6 | 1 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Mike Preston |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 159 | 18 | |
7 | 1 | 38 | Gullivers Travels Inc. 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... |
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... Robbie Francevic Robbie Francevic Robert James Francevic, was a touring car racing driver in New Zealand and Australia in the 1970s and 1980s... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 155 | 17 | |
8 | 1 | 39 | Everlast Battery Service | Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson Brian Sampson (racing driver) Brian Sampson is a retired Australian racing driver.Sampson had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s, which he still continues as a hobby... |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 153 | 31 | |
9 | 1 | 23 | Chris Lambden | Chris Lambden Greg Crick |
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 151 | 25 | |
10 | 1 | 10 | Allan Moffat Enterprises Allan Moffat Racing Allan Moffat Racing was one of a number of names used for the Australian-based motor racing team fronted by multiple-championship winning Canadian-Australian racing driver Allan Moffat... |
Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford.... Frank Biela Frank Biela Frank Biela is an auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990.... Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver.-Career:He spent a large part of his career competing in Touring car racing. He twice finished third in the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and 1979. He won two consecutive Spa 24 Hours in 1974 and 1975 with a BMW 3.0 CSi... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 151 | 7 | 1 |
11 | 1 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | Andrew Miedecke 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 | 149 | 14 | |
12 | 2 | 51 | Phil Ward Racing | Phil Ward John Goss |
Mercedes-Benz 190E | 148 | 38 | |
13 | 1 | 21 | Bob Forbes Motorsport | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 148 | 21 | |
14 | 2 | 52 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman John Cotter |
BMW M3 | 147 | 47 | |
15 | 1 | 33 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 147 | 32 | |
16 | 1 | 34 | Ray Gulson | Ray Gulson Graham Gulson |
BMW 635 CSi BMW E24 The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The... |
147 | 43 | |
17 | 1 | 13 | Bob Forbes Motorsport | Kevin Bartlett Russell Ingall Russell Ingall Russell Ingall is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. Ingall won the V8 Supercar Championship for the first time in 2005, he was also the Championship runner up in 1998, 1999 and 2001. Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000 motor race twice, in 1995 and 1997... Rohan Onslow |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 146 | 24 | |
18 | 1 | 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 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 | 146 | 11 | |
19 | 1 | 12 | Ray Lintott | Ray Lintott Gary Rush Terry Shiel |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 143 | 19 | |
20 | 1 | 46 | Garry Willmington Performance | Garry Willmington Bryan Thomson |
Toyota Supra Turbo | 143 | 40 | |
21 | 1 | 43 | Brain Callaghan | Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna is an Australian racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.-Career history:Bargwanna commenced his racing career in the late 1980s, initially competing in the Formula Vee category... Brian Callaghan Jr John Gerwald |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 143 | 41 | |
22 | 3 | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | Geoff Full David Ratcliff |
Toyota Sprinter Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range... |
142 | 49 | |
23 | 1 | 44 | Paul Trevathan | Paul Trevathan Andrew McDowell |
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... |
138 | 45 | |
24 | 2 | 53 | Brian Bolwell Racing | Brian Bolwell David Pullen |
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... |
137 | 55 | |
25 | 3 | 72 | David Sala | David Sala Richard Vorst |
Toyota Corolla | 134 | 54 | |
26 | 1 | 19 | Car Trek Racing | Bob Jones Heather Spurle |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 133 | 42 | |
27 | 3 | 70 | Toyota Team Australia | Paul Stokell Paul Stokell Paul Stokell is an Australian racing driver. Despite never making a significant impact in touring car racing, Stokell has been a race and championship winning driver in open wheel and sportscar racing consistently since the early 1990s and remains so today have won the Australian Mini Challenge in... Mike Dowson 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... |
Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 130 | 48 | |
DNF | 1 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises Allan Moffat Racing Allan Moffat Racing was one of a number of names used for the Australian-based motor racing team fronted by multiple-championship winning Canadian-Australian racing driver Allan Moffat... |
Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford was an Australian motorcycle and touring car racer.-Racing career:Hansford began racing motorcycles in Australia, winning the 1973 500cc Unlimited title, as well as competing in the New Zealand Marlboro Series in 1975/76 and 1977/78 on Team Kawasaki 750s. He also won one leg of the... Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver.-Career:He spent a large part of his career competing in Touring car racing. He twice finished third in the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and 1979. He won two consecutive Spa 24 Hours in 1974 and 1975 with a BMW 3.0 CSi... Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford.... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 138 | 8 | 8 |
DNF | 1 | 30 | 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... |
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 David Sears David Sears (Motorsport) John David Sears is a former racing driver turned owner of the Super Nova GP2 team. He also managed drivers such as Jan Magnussen, Taki Inoue and Vincenzo Sospiri and is son to Jack.He turned down the chance to buy Simtek at the end of 1994.-Foot notes:... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 125 | 12 | |
DNF | 1 | 37 | Brain Callaghan | Brian Callaghan Brarry Graham |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 120 | 23 | |
DNF | 1 | 40 | Mark Petch | Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy. His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing... Robb Gravett Robb Gravett Robb Gravett is a British retired racing driver and team owner, a winner of the 1987 Willhire 24 Hour, and the 1990 British Touring Car Championship winner with his own Trakstar team, in a Ford Sierra prepared by Australian magnate Dick Johnson... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 118 | 9 | 9 |
DNF | 1 | 14 | Netcomm Australia | Murray Carter Murray Carter Murray Carter is an Australian racing driver. For many years a stalwart of the Australian Touring Car Championship Carter has had one of the longest racing careers of any driver in Australian history, continuing to race into his late 70s.-Racing history:One of a generation of racing drivers that... Matt Wacker |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 116 | 28 | |
DNF | 1 | 15 | Toyota Team Australia | John Smith Peter McKay Mark Poole |
Toyota Supra Turbo A | 112 | 30 | |
DNF | 3 | 76 | Peter Verheyen | Peter Verheyen Ron Searle Russell Becker |
Toyota Sprinter Toyota Sprinter The Toyota Sprinter was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota as a variation of the Toyota Corolla. Each generation of the Corolla had a corresponding version of the Sprinter.... |
109 | 50 | |
DNF | 3 | 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 Toyota Sprinter The Toyota Sprinter was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota as a variation of the Toyota Corolla. Each generation of the Corolla had a corresponding version of the Sprinter.... |
101 | 53 | |
DNF | 1 | 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 | 94 | 3 | 2 |
DNF | 1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | Graham Lusty Peter Janson |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 83 | 33 | |
DNF | 1 | 45 | Lester Smerdon | Lester Smerdon Warren Jonsson |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 83 | 37 | |
DNF | 2 | 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 | 82 | 47 | |
DNF | 1 | 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 ,... Drew Price |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 77 | 4 | 4 |
DNF | 1 | 4 | Lansvale Smash Repairs 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 | 76 | 20 | |
DNF | 1 | 42 | Lusty Engineering | John Lusty Bernie Stack |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 66 | 27 | |
DNF | 1 | 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... |
Alan Jones Denny Hulme Denny Hulme Denis Clive "Denny" Hulme, OBE was a New Zealand racing driver, the 1967 Formula One World Champion for the Brabham team.... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 65 | 2 | 10 |
DNF | 1 | 2 | Alf Grant | Alf Grant Tim Grant |
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 65 | 36 | |
DNF | 1 | 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... |
64 | 44 | |
DNF | 3 | 75 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers Garry Jones |
Toyota Corolla | 60 | 52 | |
DNF | 3 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | 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... 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 | 59 | 46 | |
DNF | 1 | 3 | Search for a Champion | Peter Gazzard Rick Bates |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 57 | 35 | |
DNF | 1 | 25 | 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... |
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.... Mark McLaughlin |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 53 | 1 | 5 |
DNF | 1 | 29 | Alcair Air Conditioning | Wayne Park John English |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 51 | 29 | |
DNF | 1 | 8 | Caltex CXT Racing Team 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... |
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... Graeme Crosby Graeme Crosby Graeme Crosby is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand. A supremely versatile rider, Crosby holds the distinction of having won the Daytona 200, the Imola 200, the Suzuka 8 Hours, and the Isle of Man TT.... |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 44 | 15 | |
DNF | 1 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 37 | 26 | |
DNF | 1 | 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... |
Graham Moore Garry Rogers |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 0 | 22 | |
DSQ | 1 | 41 | Tony Mulvihill | Tony Muvihill Glenn McIntyre Dave Barrow |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 18 | 39 | |
Statistics
- Pole Position - #10 Klaus Niedzwiedz - 2:13.94
- Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 2:15.46 (new lap record)
- Average Speed - 150 km/h
External links
- CAMS Manual Reference to Australian Titles
- Bathurst 1990 at www.touringcarracing.net
- Official Race Results
- Images from the 1990 Tooheys 1000 Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 29 December 2008