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, and Richard Lloyd Racing, opted not to attend this event. Unlike the previous World Endurance Championship race held at Sandown in

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which included an invitation class for cars that competed in the Australian GT and

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championships, the Lucas Supersprint was open to WSPC cars only. The only local entry was the Bernie van Elsen entered Veskanda

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rules as well as conforming to IMSA regulations.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). † - The #26 Veskanda-Chevrolet of John Bowe and Dick Johnson was disqualified for using more fuel than the regulations allowed.

Statistics

* Pole Position - Jean-Louis Schlesser - Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:28.620 * Fastest Lap - Jean-Louis Schlesser - Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:33.580 * Average Speed - 144.355 km/h

References

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