James Hardie Building Products AMSCAR Series
Round 4 (31/7/1988)
Circuit Length: 1.946 km
Weather: Sunny
Johnson is in the commentary booth instead of a car for the final AMSCAR round, while Brock once again enters three BMWs. The ex-Sampson/Hunter/Trevethan Starion has its first run in Xerox Shop hands.
Heat 1
Race Distance: 10 laps
Longhurst comfortably wins the first heat, while Bond fights an ill-handling Sierra on his way to third. The AMSCAR title goes down to the last heat with Bond in a commanding position.
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position | |
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1 | 3 | Freeport Motorsport | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 8m55.92s | | 0m52.00s | 0m51.42s | 1 | |
2 | 1 | Mobil 1 Racing | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | B | 8m56.58s | | 0m52.32s | 0m51.96s | 3 | |
3 | 2 | Caltex CXT Racing | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 8m57.70s | | 0m52.06s | 0m51.48s | 2 | |
4 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | BMW M3 | B | 8m58.96s | | 0m52.82s | 0m52.44s | 4 | |
5 | 7 | Mobil 1 Racing | Neil Crompton | BMW M3 | B | 8m59.74s | | 0m52.82s | 0m52.72s | 5 | |
6 | 47 | Brian Callaghan | Brian Callaghan | Holden Commodore VK | A | 9m14.44s | | 0m53.82s | 0m52.68s | 6 | |
7 | 42 | Steve Williams | Steve Williams | Holden Commodore VK | A | 9m39.38s | | 0m56.64s | 0m56.56s | 10 | |
8 | 29 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe | C | 9m39.74s | | 0m56.42s | 0m56.18s | 8 | |
9 | 27 | Craig Kinmonth | Craig Kinmonth | Holden Commodore VK | A | 9m44.98s | | 0m56.28s | 0m56.48s | 9 | |
10 | 79 | Marc Ducquet | Marc Ducquet | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | 9m51.50s | | 0m57.22s | 0m58.72s | 13 | |
11 | 51 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | 9m51.84s | | 0m56.98s | 0m57.82s | 11 | |
DNF | 39 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Trevor Ashby | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 6 laps | | 0m54.06s | 0m53.28s | 7 | |
DNS | 6 | The Xerox Shop | Scotty Taylor | Mitsubishi Starion | A | | | | 0m58.48s | 12 | |
Heat 2
Race Distance: 20 laps
Status quo from the first heat; Longhurst wins from Richards, Bond fights his Caltex Sierra all the way to third place, locking up the AMSCAR title.
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | | | |
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1 | 3 | Freeport Motorsport | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 17m54.12s | | 0m52.34s | | | |
2 | 1 | Mobil 1 Racing | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | B | 17m54.74s | | 0m52.86s | | | |
3 | 2 | Caltex CXT Racing | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 18m04.60s | | 0m52.38s | | | |
4 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | BMW M3 | B | 18m11.02s | | 0m53.06s | | | |
5 | 7 | Mobil 1 Racing | Neil Crompton | BMW M3 | B | 18m14.92s | | 0m53.86s | | | |
6 | 47 | Brian Callaghan | Brian Callaghan | Holden Commodore VK | A | 18m21.72s | | 0m53.70s | | | |
7 | 39 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Trevor Ashby | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 18m26.04s | | 0m54.26s | | | |
8 | 29 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe | C | 19 laps | | 0m56.22s | | | |
9 | 42 | Steve Williams | Steve Williams | Holden Commodore VK | A | 19 laps | | 0m56.20s | | | |
10 | 27 | Craig Kinmonth | Craig Kinmonth | Holden Commodore VK | A | 19 laps | | 0m56.32s | | | |
11 | 79 | Marc Ducquet | Marc Ducquet | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | 18 laps | | 0m56.32s | | | |
DNS | 51 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | | | | | | |
DNS | 6 | The Xerox Shop | Scotty Taylor | Mitsubishi Starion | A | | | | | | |