1993 Sandown 6 Hour

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

The 1993 Sandown 6 Hour was an endurance race for production cars which was staged at Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia on Sunday, 21 February 1993.[1] The race was won by Peter Fitzgerald and Brett Peters, driving a Porsche 968 CS.[2]

Classes

Cars competed in six classes:[3]

The defining parameters of the six classes have not yet been ascertained.

Qualifying

The fastest lap in Qualifying was set by Gregg Hansford, driving a Mazda RX-7, with a lap time of 1:25.06.[4]

Results

Pos.[3] Class[3] No. Team Drivers[3] Car[3] Laps[3]
1 C 4[1] Australia Peter Fitzgerald[2]
Australia Brett Peters[2]Australia Nicholas Leutwiler 		Porsche 968 CS 239
2 C 5 Australia John Smith[1]
Australia Geoff Morgan
Australia Kevin Waldock[2] 		Porsche 968 CS 239
3 T 7[1] Australia John Bowe[1]
Australia Garry Waldon[1] 		Mazda RX-7 238
4 T 1[1] Australia Charlie O'Brien[2]
Australia Gregg Hansford[2] 		Mazda RX-7 238
5 C 8[1] Australia Ian Palmer[1]
Australia Wayne Gardner[1]
Australia Ross Palmer[2] 		Honda NSX 234
6 T 41 Australia John Trimbole
Australia Rohan Cooke[1] 		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 220
7 A 42 Australia Mark Brame[1]
Australia Henry Draper[1] 		Suzuki Swift GTi 220
8 S 2 Australia Peter Whitaker[1]
Australia Calvin Gardiner[1]
Australia Geoff Forshaw[1] 		Toyota MR2 218
9 B 53 Australia Steve Hardman
Australia David Stone
Australia Jon Targett 		Hyundai Lantra 215
10 A 21 Australia Danny Bogut
Australia Peter Howard
Australia Owen Crombie 		Suzuki Swift GTi 214
11 T 17 Dick Johnson Racing Australia Dick Johnson[1]
Australia Cameron McConville[1]
Australia Steven Johnson[1] 		Ford Laser TX3 4WD 214
12 B 18[1] Australia Murray Carter[1]
Australia John Morriss
Australia Phil Morriss 		Nissan Pulsar SSS 213
13 S 28[1] Australia David Wood
Australia Stephen Craig
Australia Peter Janssen 		Nissan NX Coupe 211
14 T 23 Australia Ryan
Australia Dutton
Australia Runciman 		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 210
15 A 33 Australia Sala
Australia Swaine
Australia Zagame 		Toyota Corolla SX 210
16 B 16 Australia Peter McLeod[1]
Australia Glenn Clark[1]
United Kingdom Peter Janson[1] 		Citroën BX 193
17 B 22 Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Steven Richards[1]
Australia Melinda Price[1]
Australia Paul Fordham[1] 		Nissan Pulsar SSS 185
NC C 50 Australia Kevin Burton[1]
Australia Peter Vorst[1]
Australia Mark Gibbs[1] 		Ford EB Falcon S 179
NC D 9 Australia Jim Baird[1]
Australia Mark Larmour[1]
Australia Kent Youlden[1] 		Ford Falcon XR8 79
DNF A 21 Australia Ferrier
Australia Parsons
Australia Robson 		Suzuki Swift GTi 137
DNF B 11 Australia Renato
Australia Muscat 		Hyundai Lantra 107
DNF T 6 Australia Thomson
Australia Sala
Australia Showers 		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 87
  • Race time of winning car: 6-00:09.72[3]
  • Fastest race lap: 1:25.84 – Bowe/Waldon (Mazda RX-7)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Blitzkrieg! Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, pages 26 &27 (race report)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Colin Young, Porsche powers home in debut, Melbourne Age, 22 February 1993
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Sandown 6 Hour, Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, page 26 (results table – does not include first names of drivers)
  4. ^ Graham Smith, Hansford wins pole in Mazda, Sunday Age, 21 February 1993

Further reading

  • Sandown Shakedown, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1993, page 39
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