1990 Australian Endurance Championship

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
Mobil 1 Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	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
Holden Racing Team	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	16	Win Percy Allan Grice Neil Crompton
Caltex CXT Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	8	Colin Bond Graeme Crosby
Caltex CXT Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	19	Ken Mathews John Mathews
Allan Moffat Enterprises	Ford	Sierra RS500	9	Klaus Niedzwiedz Gregg Hansford Pierre Dieudonné
Allan Moffat Enterprises	Ford	Sierra RS500	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
Bob Forbes Racing	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	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
		Corolla FX-GT	71	John Faulkner Neal Bates John Smith
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	17	Dick Johnson John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	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
Benson & Hedges Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	25	Tony Longhurst Mark McLaughlin Alan Jones
Lusty Engineering	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	22	Graham Lusty Peter Janson
Lusty Engineering	Holden	Commodore VL SS Group A SV	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
Playscape Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	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
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford	Sierra RS500	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
Brian Callaghan	Holden	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 Raicng	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
		Corolla	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 finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

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

External links

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[1] CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport

[2] Clarke, Andrew (December 1990). "Worker's Compensation". Racing Car News. Chevron Publishing Group: 44–48.

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