[William Dale Jr]

1986 Under 2 Litre Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 1 - Sandown Park, VIC (13/4/1986)

Circuit Length: 3.9 km
Race Distance: 12 laps

The inaugural race of the Under 2 Litre championship was on the same card as round 3 of the ATCC. A couple of expected entries didn't arrive - including John Giddings' Nissan Gazelle - so the field was padded out with production cars. It was a reasonably exciting race between the factory Toyotas, with John Smith continuing the team's record-setting streak of wins after team-mate Drew Price retired on the last lap.

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	11	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch	25m27.5s			2m00.5s	1
2	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	12 laps			2m04.8s	3
3			David Ratcliff	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	12 laps			2m06.8s	5
4			Peter Fitzgerald	Mitsubishi Starion	12 laps				8
5			Roland Hill	Holden Commodore VK
6			Mike Freeman	Toyota Celica				2m08.5s	6
			Geoff Newton	Holden Commodore VK					9
			Daryl Hendrick	Isuzu Gemini				2m12.8s	7
DNF	16	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	11 laps	throttle cable		2m02.1s	2
DNF			John White	Isuzu Gemini		engine		2m05.1s	4
ENT			John Giddings	Nissan Gazelle