1982 Castrol 400

The 1982 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Sandown Raceway circuit in Victoria on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity:

  • Class A : Up to 1600 cc
  • Class B : 1601 - 2000 cc
  • Class C : 2001 - 3000 cc
  • Class D : 3001 - 6000 cc

There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship and the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.

Allan Moffat's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International Mazda RX-7 was the first outright win by a car from a Japanese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race.

Results
Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps
1 Allan Moffat 43 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D 109
2 Allan Grice 4 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 109
3 Dick Johnson 17 Ford XE Falcon Palmer Tube Mills D 108
4 John Harvey
Gary Scott		 25 Holden Commodore VH SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D 108
5 Terry Shiel 37 Mazda RX-7 Eurocars Mazda D 107
6 Charlie O'Brien
Clive Benson-Brown		 11 Holden VC Commodore Sound Wave Discos D 106
7 Garry Rogers[1]
Ron Wanless		 16 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 106
8 Fred Gibson 56 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motor Company C 106
9 Greg Toepfer
Ken Matthews		 19 Holden VH Commodore SS Citizen Watches D 105
10 Jim Richards 31 BMW 635 CSi JPS Team BMW D 105
11 John Goss 10 Jaguar XJS John Goss Racing D 104
12 Peter Janson 3 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D 103
13 Bill O'Brien
Brian Sampson		 36 Ford XD Falcon Everlast Batteries Service D 103
14 Peter McLeod
Peter Dane		 40 Mazda RX-7 Strongbow Racing Team D 103
15 John French
Alf Grant		 23 Ford XD Falcon Alf Grant Racing D 102
16 John Duggan 34 Mazda RX-7 John Duggan D 101
17 Steve Harrington
Garth Wigston		 21 Holden VH Commodore SS Roadways Racing D 98
18 Graeme Bailey
Steve Land		 61 Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken B 98
19 Gerry Burges 33 Mazda RX-7 Gerry Burges D 97
20 Peter Beninca
Joe Beninca		 66 Alfa Romeo GTV Beninca Motors B 96
21 James Myhill
John Bundy		 49 Mazda RX-3 J. Myhill C 95
22 Jim Faneco
Allan Gough		 68 Isuzu Gemini ZZ Country Dealer Team A 94
23 Ian Burrell
Rob Shute		 76 Mitsubishi Colt Eastside Mitsubishi A 94
24 Peter Boston 74 Isuzu Gemini PF50 P. Boston A 93
25 Ian Wells 97 Mitsubishi Lancer I. Wells A 91
26 Martin Power 59 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Jag Parts B 91
27 Brian Winsall 87 Isuzu Gemini 1.6 Litre Touring Car Association A 90
28 Tony Mulvihill 64 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B 80
29 Lester Smerdon 83 Isuzu Gemini PF50 L. Smerdon A 75
Other starters included the following:
DNF Steve Masterton 2 Ford XE Falcon Masterton Homes P/L D
DNF Peter Brock 05 Holden VH Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D
DNF Bob Morris 7 Ford XE Falcon Alan Jones D
DNF Colin Bond
Kevin Bartlett		 9 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Nine Network Racing Team D
DNF David Parsons 13 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D
DNF Murray Carter 18 Ford XE Falcon Murray Carter John Sands Racing D
DNF Warren Cullen 22 Holden VH Commodore SS Cullen Automotive Industries D
DNF Alan Jones 27 Mazda RX-7 Alan Jones D
DNF Allan Taylor
Kevin Kennedy		 32 Holden VC Commodore Scotty Taylor Racing D
DNF Bernie Stack
Keith Poole		 38 Holden VC Commodore Gawler Body Works D
DNF Gregg Hansford
Lucio Cesario		 42 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D
NC John Craft
Barry Seton		 52 Ford Capri Hulcraft Autos C
DNF George Fury 55 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motor Company C
DNF Bob Holden 63 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B
DNF Alexandra Surplice
Doug Clark		 71 Toyota Corolla Levin A. Surplice A
DNF Craig Bellman 78 Isuzu Gemini C. Bellman A
DNF Arthur Abrahams 90 Ford Escort B

References
  1. Garry Rogers Motorsport
  • Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982
  • Racing Car News, September 1982
  • The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989
  • The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988

See also
Preceded by
1981 Hang Ten 400		 Sandown 400
1982		 Succeeded by
1983 Castrol 400
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