1990 Australian Endurance Championship

1990 Australian Endurance Championship

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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. The championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3A Touring Cars. ^[1]

Teams and drivers

Win Percy & Allan Grice won the Bathurst round of the championship in a Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship. The series consisted of three rounds with one race per round.

Team	Manufacturer	Car model	No	Driver
Nissan Motorsport Australia	Nissan	Skyline R32 GT-R	1	Jim Richards Mark Skaife
Alf Grant Racing	Nissan	Skyline HR31 GTS-R	2	Alf Grant Tim Grant
Search for a Champion	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	3	Rick Bates Peter Gazzard
Lansvale Racing Team	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	4	Trevor Ashby Steve Reed
Mobil 1 Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	05	Peter Brock David Parsons Andrew Miedecke Andy Rouse
			6	Peter Brock Charlie O'Brien Andrew Miedecke David Parsons
Holden Racing Team	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	7	Brad Jones Neil Crompton
			16	Win Percy Allan Grice Neil Crompton
Caltex CXT Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	8	Colin Bond Graeme Crosby
			19	Ken Mathews John Mathews
Allan Moffat Enterprises	Ford	Sierra RS500	9	Klaus Niedzwiedz Gregg Hansford Pierre Dieudonné
			10	Klaus Niedzwiedz Frank Biela Pierre Dieudonné
Perkins Engineering	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	11	Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera
John Holmes Motorsport	Ford	Sierra RS500	12	Ray Lintott Garry Rush Terry Shiel
Bob Forbes Racing	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	13	Kevin Bartlett Russell Ingall Rohan Onslow
			21	Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow
Murray Carter	Ford	Sierra RS500	14	Murray Carter Matt Wacker
Toyota Team Australia	Toyota	Supra Turbo A	15	John Smith Drew Price Peter McKay Mark Poole
		Corolla FX-GT	70	Peter McKay Paul Stokell John Faulkner Mike Dowson
			71	John Faulkner Neal Bates John Smith
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	17	Dick Johnson John Bowe
			18	Jeff Allam Paul Radisich John Bowe
Bob Jones	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	19	Bob Jones Heather Spurle
Benson & Hedges Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	20	Alan Jones Denny Hulme Gary Brabham David Brabham
			25	Tony Longhurst Mark McLaughlin Alan Jones
Lusty Engineering	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	22	Graham Lusty Peter Janson
			42	John Lusty Bernie Stack
Chris Lambden	Nissan	Skyline HR31 GTS-R	23	Chris Lambden Greg Crick Des Wall
Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	26	Garry Rogers Graham Moore Paul Fordham
Terry Finnigan	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	27	Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds
Playscape Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	28	Kevin Waldock Mike Preston Andrew Bagnall
			38	Andrew Bagnall Robbie Francevic
Wayne Douglass Racing	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	29	Wayne Park John English
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	30	George Fury Drew Price David Sears
			35	Glenn Seton George Fury Drew Price Colin Bond
Laurie Donaher	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A	32	Laurie Donaher Mark Ducquet
Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	33	Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart
Ray Gulson	BMW	635 CSi	34	Ray Gulson Graham Gulson
Ian Carrig	BMW	635CSi	36	Ian Clark Ian Carrig Peter Hudson
Brian Callaghan	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	37	Brian Callaghan Barry Graham
		Commodore VL SS Group A	43	Brian Callaghan Jr John Gerwald Jason Bargwanna
Everlast Battery Services	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	39	Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson
Mark Petch Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	40	Gianfranco Brancatelli Robb Gravett
Mulvihill Motorsport	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	41	Tony Mulvihill Glenn McIntyre Dave Barrow
Paul Trevathan	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A	44	Paul Trevathan Andrew McDowell
Lester Smerdon	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	45	Lester Smerdon Graham Jonsson
Garry Willmington Performance	Toyota	Supra Turbo	46	Garry Willmington Bryan Thomson John Bourke
Phil Ward Racing	Mercedes-Benz	190E	51	Phil Ward John Goss
M3 Motorsport	BMW	M3	52	Peter Doulman John Cotter
Mike Twigden	BMW	323i	53	Mike Twigden Brian Bolwell David Pullen
Bryce Racing	BMW	M3	54	Brett Riley Craig Baird
David Sala	Toyota	Corolla	72	David Sala Richard Vorst
Bob Holden Motors	Toyota	Sprinter AE86	73	Bob Holden Mike Conway
		Corolla	74	Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch
			75	Dennis Rogers Llynden Reithmuller Garry Rogers
Peter Verheyen	Toyota	Sprinter AE86	76	Peter Verheyen Ron Searle Russell Becker John Vernon
Speedtech Motorsport	Toyota	Sprinter AE86	78	Geoff Full David Ratcliff
Daryl Hendrick	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	86	Daryl Hendrick Joe Sommariva

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship consisted of three rounds.

Rd.	Race title	Circuit	City / state	Date	Winner(s)	Car	Team	Report
1	Sandown 500	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	9 September	Glenn Seton George Fury	Ford Sierra RS500	Glenn Seton Racing	Report
2	Tooheys 1000	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	30 September	Win Percy Allan Grice	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	Holden Racing Team	Report
3	Nissan Sydney 500	Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	10 November	Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	Perkins Engineering	Report

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions. ^[2]

Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Pts 1 Glenn Seton 1st Ret 2nd 35 2 Larry Perkins Ret 3rd 1st 32 2 Tomas Mezera Ret 3rd 1st 32 2 Peter Brock 4th 4th 3rd 32 5 George Fury 1st Ret 5th 28 6 Kevin Waldock 3rd 6th 7th 22 6 Andrew Miedecke 4th 11th 3rd 22 8 Win Percy Ret 1st 20 8 Allan Grice 1st 20 10 Mike Preston 3rd 6th 18 11 Charlie O'Brien 2nd 11th 10th 16 11 Drew Price 5th Ret 5th 16 13 Jeff Allam Ret 2nd 15 13 Paul Radisich Ret 2nd 15 13 Colin Bond Ret 2nd 15 16 David Parsons 4th 11th 10th 11 17 Andy Rouse 4th 10 17 Gary Brabham 4th 10 17 David Brabham 4th 10 20 John Smith 5th Ret 19th 8 20 Neil Crompton Ret 5th 8 20 Brad Jones 5th 8 20 Andrew Bagnall Ret 7th 7th 8 24 Garry Willington 6th 20th Ret 6 24 Bryan Thomson 6th 20th 6 24 Tony Longhurst Ret 6th 6 24 Alan Jones Ret 6th 6 28 Paul Trevathan 7th 23rd 4 28 Andrew McDowell 7th 23rd 4 28 Robbie Francevic Ret 7th 4 28 Chris Lambden 9th 9th Ret 4 28 Greg Crick 9th 9th 4 33 Bob Pearson 15th 8th 3 33 Bruce Stewart 15th 8th 3 33 Geoff Full 8th 22nd 21st 3 33 David Ratcliff 8th 22nd 21st 3 33 Bill O'Brien 8th 3 33 Brian Sampson 8th 3 39 Trevor Ashby Ret 9th 2 39 Steve Reed Ret 9th 2 41 Bob Jones 10th 26th 1 41 Heather Spurle 10th 26th 1 41 Klaus Niedzwiedz Ret 10th 1 41 Frank Biela 10th 1 41 Pierre Dieudonné 10th 1 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

References

1. CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport
2. Clarke, Andrew (December 1990). "Worker's Compensation". Racing Car News. Chevron Publishing Group: 44–48.

External links

• Official V8 Supercar site
• Images from the Bathurst round of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship