1995 Sandown ATCC round

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.

1995 ATCC Round 1
Event Information
Round 1 of 10 in the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date3–5 February 1995
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueSandown International Raceway
WeatherRain
Results
Race 1
Distance 28 laps 88.2 km
Pole position John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing		 1:12.811
Winner Larry Perkins
Castrol Racing		 41:22.719
Race 2
Distance 28 laps 88.2 km
Winner John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing		 39:20.270
Round Results
First
37 pts
Second
30 pts
Third
30 pts

Background

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.

Race results

Qualifying
Pos No Name Team Car Time
1 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:12.810
2 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.110
3 30 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.270
4 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore 1:13.410
5 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.590
6 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.650
7 35 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.660
8 2 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 1:13.900
9 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.930
10 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.980
11 25 Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:14.460
12 12 Greg Crick Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 1:15.180
13 6 Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.310
14 47 John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:15.490
15 3 Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:15.780
16 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.100
17 49 David Attard Alcair Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390
18 38 Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390
19 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:16.420
20 34 Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Ford EB Falcon 1:20.570
Sources:

Dash for Cash
Pos No Name Team Laps Grid
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

Race 1
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
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]

Race 2
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
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 Retired 9
Ret 30 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Retired 10
Fastest Lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563
Sources:[1]

Championship standings after the event
  • After Round 1 of 10. Only the top five positions are included.
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