1988 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 7 - Sandown Park, VIC (29/5/1988)
Circuit Length: 3.90 km
Race Distance: 32 laps
Weather: Overcast
A dry/wet qualifying session leaves Miedecke on pole from Bowe, after rain costs Johnson a chance at beating the OXO driver's lap. However, Miedecke's pole is for naught, as the clutch gives up on the run to the first corner. From there, Johnson is never headed. Bond charges from a low grid spot before retiring. Bowe spins at the second haripin early allowing Longhurst through to second, but he soon retakes the place. A thrilling dice between Jim Richards and Allan Moffat sees the BMW pass the Sierra in the twisty section, before the ANZ car blasts back past down the straight, repeating the sequence for several laps. Fury has an exciting ride when he arrives at turn one with a punctured tyre, while Longhurst retires from third on the last lap. Perkins puts a Commodore onto an ATCC podium for the first time since the Sandown round the previous year, behind the dominant Shell Sierras.
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position | |
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1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 0h59m16.04s | | 1m48.49s | 1m47.02s | 3 | |
2 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | John Bowe | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 0h59m23.82s | | 1m49.21s | 1m46.97s | 2 | |
3 | 11 | Holden Special Vehicles | Larry Perkins | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 1h00m10.43s | | 1m51.07s | 1m49.43s | 7 | |
4 | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h00m10.73s | | 1m51.34s | 1m48.74s | 4 | |
5 | 1 | Mobil 1 Racing | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | B | 1h00m14.04s | | 1m51.55s | 1m49.65s | 8 | |
6 | 8 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Bagnall | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h00m27.40s | | 1m50.98s | 1m50.51s | 10 | |
7 | 26 | Kalari Transport | Tony Noske | Holden Commodore VK | A | 31 laps | | 1m53.04s | 1m52.73s | 11 | |
8 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Motorsport | George Fury | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | A | 31 laps | | 1m49.97s | 1m48.74s | 5 | |
9 | 36 | Everlast Automotive | Bill O'Brien | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 31 laps | | 1m54.18s | 1m54.85s | 12 | |
10 | 14 | Netcomm Australia | Murray Carter | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 31 laps | | 1m54.28s | 1m54.91s | 13 | |
11 | 22 | Lusty Engineering P/L | Graham Lusty | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 31 laps | | 1m53.42s | 1m56.11s | 16 | |
12 | 24 | Jagparts Racing | Gerald Kay | Holden Commodore VK | A | 31 laps | | 1m56.43s | 1m55.38s | 15 | |
13 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | BMW M3 | B | 30 laps | | 1m52.58s | 1m49.93s | 9 | |
14 | 87 | Sommariva Concrete | Joe Sommariva | BMW 635CSi | A | 30 laps | | 2m00.11s | 2m03.64s | 24 | |
15 | 32 | Toyota Team Australia | John Smith | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch | C | 29 laps | | 2m00.09s | 2m01.99s | 23 | |
16 | 31 | Toyota Team Australia | Drew Price | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch | C | 29 laps | | 2m01.42s | 2m00.96s | 22 | |
17 | 86 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | C | 29 laps | | 2m04.49s | 2m05.13s | 26 | |
18 | 46 | Sunliner Campmobiles | Tony Hunter | Holden Commodore VK | A | 28 laps | | 2m00.34s | 1m59.21s | 20 | |
19 | 78 | Brian Bolwell | Brian Bolwell | BMW 323i | B | 28 laps | | 2m04.36s | 2m04.77s | 25 | |
20 | 88 | Dale Smart | Dale Smart | Holden Gemini PF60 | C | 27 laps | | 2m08.73s | 2m09.07s | 27 | |
21 | 42 | Steve Williams | Steve Williams | Holden Commodore VK | A | 25 laps | | 1m58.75s | 1m58.94s | 19 | |
DNF | 3 | Freeport Motorsport | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 31 laps | differential | 1m49.41s | 1m49.03s | 6 | |
DNF | 28 | Capri Components | Lawrie Nelson | Ford Mustang | A | 25 laps | | 1m55.83s | 1m56.52s | 18 | |
DNF | 29 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe | C | 22 laps | broken axle | 2m00.06s | 1m59.88s | 21 | |
DNF | 44 | Mulvihill Motorsport | Tony Mulvihill | Holden Commodore VK | A | 16 laps | | 1m55.11s | 1m55.06s | 14 | |
DNF | 4 | Caltex CXT Racing | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 5 laps | headgasket | 1m50.20s | 1m56.16s | 17 | |
DNF | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 0 laps | clutch | NTR | 1m46.41s | 1 | |