1989 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 8 - Oran Park, NSW (9/7/1989)
Missing from this race was Brad Jones. The day after the Winton round, the Mobil team was at the Victorian track trying out drivers for the enduros. Former 500cc motorcycle world champion Barry Sheene was one of the drivers, but unfortunately he spun the car exiting the esses in the tricky, greasy, cold conditions, nosing the car hard into the pit wall. The damage was bad enough for the team to declare the shell a write off, and with Brock's new car not yet ready there was no car for Jones for the finale.
Qualifying saw Brock set the pace, taking what was widely reported as his 50th ATCC pole position. Johnson was 3 tenths back in second, knowing he only had to finish third to lock up the title even if Bowe won. Again, this is a race that I once-upon-a-time had on tape, but someone accidentally recorded Tora! Tora! Tora! over it... What I do know is that after an hour of racing, Brock crossed the line to take his first win since Surfers in 1986, while Johnson came across second to wrap up ATCC number five.
Circuit Length: 2.62 km
Race Duration: 1 hour (49 laps)
Weather: Overcast
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position |
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1 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h00m45.89s | | 1m12.54s | 1m10.71s | 1 |
2 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h00m49.24s | | 1m12.15s | 1m11.01s | 2 |
3 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | John Bowe | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h00m49.98s | | 1m12.74s | 1m11.53s | 4 |
4 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h01m19.65s | | 1m13.41s | 1m11.76s | 6 |
5 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h01m35.68s | | 1m12.76s | 1m11.46s | 3 |
6 | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h01m35.79s | | 1m13.84s | 1m12.87s | 9 |
7 | 2 | Nissan Motorsport | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | A | 1h01m47.96s | | 1m13.10s | 1m11.60s | 5 |
8 | 3 | Nissan Motorsport | George Fury | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | A | 1h01m52.04s | | 1m13.81s | 1m12.75s | 8 |
9 | 27 | Mark Petch Motorsport | Robbie Francevic | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h01m59.14s | | 1m14.35s | NTR | 37 |
10 | 12 | Nissan Motorsport | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | A | 48 laps | | 1m14.52s | 1m14.55s | 14 |
11 | 37 | Brian Callaghan | Brian Callaghan | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 48 laps | | 1m15.49s | 1m14.33s | 12 |
12 | 4 | Caltex CXT Racing | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 47 laps | | 1m13.87s | 1m12.91s | 10 |
13 | 24 | Jagparts Racing | Gerald Kay | Holden Commodore VK | A | 47 laps | | 1m16.83s | 1m16.41s | 20 |
14 | 35 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Steve Reed | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 47 laps | | 1m17.24s | 1m15.82s | 18 |
15 | 19 | Caltex CXT Racing | Ken Mathews | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 47 laps | | 1m16.67s | 1m15.89s | 19 |
16 | 46 | Riethmuller Pentecost Racing | Llynden Riethmuller | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 46 laps | | 1m17.56s | 1m16.98s | 23 |
17 | 55 | Blast Dynamics | Kevin Waldock | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 46 laps | | 1m17.16s | 1m15.22s | 17 |
18 | 68 | Garry Willmington | Garry Willmington | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 46 laps | | 1m15.93s | 1m14.59s | 15 |
19 | 28 | Sommariva Concrete | Joe Sommariva | BMW 635CSi | A | 46 laps | | 1m18.91s | 1m19.11s | 27 |
20 | 52 | Aust. Sports Sedan Assoc | John Cotter | BMW M3 | B | 45 laps | | 1m18.58s | 1m17.43s | 24 |
21 | 29 | Capri Components | Laurie Nelson | Ford Mustang | A | 45 laps | | 1m19.22s | 1m19.10s | 26 |
22 | 31 | Toyota Team Australia | John Smith | Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe | C | 45 laps | | 1m19.91s | 1m19.61s | 28 |
23 | 78 | Team Madison Racing | Michael Adcock | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | 45 laps | | 1m21.45s | 1m22.13s | 34 |
24 | 33 | Toyota Team Australia | Brooke Tatnell | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch | C | 44 laps | | 1m21.01s | 1m21.07s | 32 |
25 | 45 | Clive Smith | Clive Smith | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 44 laps | | 1m19.47s | 1m20.40s | 30 |
26 | 51 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | 43 laps | | 1m23.11s | 1m24.12s | 36 |
27 | 32 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch | C | 43 laps | | 1m19.56s | 1m19.71s | 29 |
28 | 99 | Richard Scarf | Rick Scarf | Holden Commodore VK | A | 41 laps | | 1m20.93s | 1m21.66s | 33 |
29 | 49 | The Xerox Shop | Roger Hurd | Mitsubishi Starion | A | 35 laps | | 1m19.53s | 1m18.92s | 25 |
DNF | 36 | Bob Forbes Corporation P/L | Mark Gibbs | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 34 laps | timing chain | 1m16.00s | 1m14.37s | 13 |
DNF | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | Chris Lambden | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 34 laps | crashed | 1m16.58s | 1m14.99s | 16 |
DNF | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 31 laps | turbo bracket | 1m14.44s | 1m13.80s | 11 |
DNF | 39 | David Sala | David Sala | Nissan Gazelle | C | 30 laps | engine | 1m20.32s | 1m20.40s | 31 |
DNF | 14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 23 laps | | 1m15.61s | 1m16.62s | 21 |
DNF | 48 | Mistic Products | Wayne Park | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 18 laps | engine | 1m17.61s | 1m16.69s | 22 |
DNF | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 14 laps | alternator | 1m13.50s | 1m12.72s | 7 |
ENT | 10 | Phil Ward Auto Services | Phil Ward | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | B | | | | | |
ENT | 13 | Bob Holden | Bob Holden | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | | | | | |
ENT | 22 | Lusty Engineering Pty Ltd | Graham Lusty | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | | | | | |
ENT | 60 | Everlast Battery Service | Bill O'Brien | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | | | | | |
ENT | 77 | Barbagallo Motor Sport | Alf Barbagallo | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | | | | | |
ENT | 96 | Barbagallo Motor Sport | Tim Slako | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | | | | | |