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The 1989 .05 500 was an endurance race for Stefan Bartholomaeus, The Sandown 500 never shown on TV, www.v8sleuth.com.au
Retrieved 17 November 2021 The race was won by Jim Richards and Mark Skaife driving a Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R for Nissan Motor Sport. It was the last race in Australia for six time " Sandown 500" winner and defending race winner Allan Moffat who retired at the end of 1989.
The 1989 .05 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars
Group A is a set of motorsport regulations administered by the FIA covering production derived vehicles intended for competition, usually in touring car racing and rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles w ...
. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
on 10 September 1989 over 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, a total distance of 499 km. It was the 24th " Sandown 500". The race was sponsored by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation with the race name referencing the blood alcohol limit for driving on Victorian roads.Retrieved 17 November 2021 The race was won by Jim Richards and Mark Skaife driving a Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R for Nissan Motor Sport. It was the last race in Australia for six time " Sandown 500" winner and defending race winner Allan Moffat who retired at the end of 1989.
Classes
Cars competed in three classes:Official Program, .05 - 500, Sandown, September 10, 1989 * Class A: 2501cc & over * Class B: 1601cc-2500cc * Class C: under 1600ccTop Ten Shootout
The Top Ten Shootout, which determined the final grid order of the fastest ten cars from Qualifying, was run on a wet track. As a result, times were between 5 and 12 seconds slower than the drivers qualifying times.Official results
Notes
* Pole Position - #17 Dick Johnson - 1:20.61 * Fastest Lap - #6 Andrew Miedecke - 1:17.02See also
1989 Australian Touring Car season
The 1989 Australian Touring Car season was the 30th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
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References
Further reading
*Australian Auto Action, September 22, 1989, pages 16–19 & 25-35 *Australian Touring Car Racing Annual, 1989, pages 62–66 {{DEFAULTSORT:1989 .05 - 500 Motorsport at Sandown 1989 in Australian motorsport Pre-Bathurst 500