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Round 1 of 10 in the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||||||
Date | 3–5 February 1995 | |||||||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
Venue | Sandown International Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Rain | |||||||||||||
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The 1995 Sandown ATCC round was the opening round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 February at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. It consisted of two 28-lap races and the "Dash for Cash" - a 3-lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole was taken by John Bowe and the overall round was won by Larry Perkins.
In pre-season testing, defending champion Mark Skaife sustained injuries which forced him out of the opening round. Gibson Motorsport made no effort to replace Skaife for this round, instead leaving Jim Richards as the sole Gibson Motorsport competitor on the grid for the weekend.
Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Grid |
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1 | 2 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | 3 | 1 |
2 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 3 | 2 |
3 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 3 | 3 |
4 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 3 | 4 |
5 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 3 | 8 |
6 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 3 | 6 |
7 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 3 | 5 |
8 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 3 | 10 |
9 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 3 | 9 |
10 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | 3 | 6 |
Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 28 | 41min 22.719sec | 4 | |
2 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 28 | + 12.634 s | 5 | |
3 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 28 | + 15.636 s | 10 | |
4 | 2 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | 28 | + 28.171 s | 8 | |
5 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | + 29.970 s | 1 | |
6 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | 28 | + 43.006 s | 11 | |
7 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | + 56.566 s | 2 | |
8 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | 28 | 1:22.516 s | 18 | |
9 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | 27 | + 1 lap | 19 | |
10 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 3 | |
11 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
12 | 12 | Greg Crick | Perkins Engineering | 27 | + 1 lap | 12 | |
13 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 7 | |
14 | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 14 | |
15 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 26 | |
16 | 34 | Claude Giorgi | Claude Giorgi Racing | 25 | + 3 laps | 20 | |
17 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 24 | + 4 laps | 16 | |
Ret | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 11 | Steering | 6 | |
Ret | 6 | Allan Grice | Pinnacle Motorsport | 10 | Accident | 13 | |
Ret | 3 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | 6 | Accident | 15 | |
Fastest lap: Larry Perkins (Perkins Engineering) - 1:25.799 | |||||||
Sources: [1] | |||||||
Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | 39min 20.270sec | 5 | |
2 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 28 | + 6.915 s | 1 | |
3 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 28 | + 25.841 | 2 | |
4 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | + 36.168 s | 7 | |
5 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | 28 | + 47.291 s | 11 | |
6 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 28 | + 59.146 s | 18 | |
7 | 12 | Greg Crick | Perkins Engineering | 28 | + 1:01.474 s | 12 | |
8 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 28 | + 1:03.167 s | 3 | |
9 | 2 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | 28 | + 1:10.916 s | 4 | |
10 | 6 | Allan Grice | Pinnacle Motorsport | 28 | + 1:22.753 s | 19 | |
11 | 3 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | 27 | + 1 lap | 20 | |
12 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 13 | |
13 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 15 | |
14 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 6 | |
15 | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 14 | |
16 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 17 | |
17 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | 25 | + 3 laps | 8 | |
18 | 34 | Claude Giorgi | Claude Giorgi Racing | 23 | + 5 laps | 16 | |
Ret | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | 0 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 0 | Accident | 10 | |
Fastest lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563 | |||||||
Sources: [1] | |||||||
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