1990 Australian Endurance Championship
The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship was the seventh running of the Australian Endurance Championship. It began on 9 September 1990 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 3 November at the Eastern Creek Raceway after three rounds. The championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3A Touring Cars.
Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship. The series consisted of three rounds of with one race per round.Team | Manufacturer | Car model | No | Driver |
Nissan Motorsport Australia | Nissan | Skyline R32 GT-R | 1 | Jim Richards Mark Skaife |
Alf Grant Racing | Nissan | Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 2 | Alf Grant Tim Grant |
Search for a Champion | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 3 | Rick Bates Peter Gazzard |
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 4 | Trevor Ashby Steve Reed |
Mobil 1 Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 05 | Peter Brock David Parsons Andrew Miedecke Andy Rouse |
Mobil 1 Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 6 | Peter Brock Charlie O'Brien Andrew Miedecke David Parsons |
Holden Racing Team | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 7 | Brad Jones Neil Crompton |
Holden Racing Team | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 16 | Win Percy Allan Grice Neil Crompton |
Caltex CXT Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 8 | Colin Bond Graeme Crosby |
Caltex CXT Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 19 | Ken Mathews John Mathews |
Allan Moffat Enterprises | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 9 | Klaus Niedzwiedz Gregg Hansford Pierre Dieudonné |
Allan Moffat Enterprises | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 10 | Klaus Niedzwiedz Frank Biela Pierre Dieudonné |
Perkins Engineering | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 11 | Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera |
John Holmes Motorsport | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 12 | Ray Lintott Garry Rush Terry Shiel |
Bob Forbes Racing | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 13 | Kevin Bartlett Russell Ingall Rohan Onslow |
Bob Forbes Racing | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 21 | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow |
Murray Carter | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 14 | Murray Carter Matt Wacker |
Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Supra Turbo A | 15 | John Smith Drew Price Peter McKay Mark Poole |
Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Corolla FX-GT | 70 | Peter McKay Paul Stokell John Faulkner Mike Dowson |
Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Corolla FX-GT | 71 | John Faulkner Neal Bates John Smith |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 17 | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 18 | Jeff Allam Paul Radisich John Bowe |
Bob Jones | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 19 | Bob Jones Heather Spurle |
Benson & Hedges Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 20 | Alan Jones Denny Hulme Gary Brabham David Brabham |
Benson & Hedges Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 25 | Tony Longhurst Mark McLaughlin Alan Jones |
Lusty Engineering | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 22 | Graham Lusty Peter Janson |
Lusty Engineering | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 42 | John Lusty Bernie Stack |
Chris Lambden | Nissan | Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 23 | Chris Lambden Greg Crick Des Wall |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 26 | Garry Rogers Graham Moore Paul Fordham |
Terry Finnigan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 27 | Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds |
Playscape Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 28 | Kevin Waldock Mike Preston Andrew Bagnall |
Playscape Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 38 | Andrew Bagnall Robbie Francevic |
Wayne Douglass Racing | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 29 | Wayne Park John English |
Glenn Seton Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 30 | George Fury Drew Price David Sears |
Glenn Seton Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 35 | Glenn Seton George Fury Drew Price Colin Bond |
Laurie Donaher | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A | 32 | Laurie Donaher Mark Ducquet |
Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 33 | Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart |
Ray Gulson | BMW | 635 CSi | 34 | Ray Gulson Graham Gulson |
Ian Carrig | BMW | 635CSi | 36 | Ian Clark Ian Carrig Peter Hudson |
Brian Callaghan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 37 | Brian Callaghan Barry Graham |
Brian Callaghan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A | 43 | Brian Callaghan Jr John Gerwald Jason Bargwanna |
Everlast Battery Services | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 39 | Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson |
Mark Petch Raicng | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 40 | Gianfranco Brancatelli Robb Gravett |
Mulvihill Motorsport | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 41 | Tony Mulvihill Glenn McIntyre Dave Barrow |
Paul Trevathan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A | 44 | Paul Trevathan Andrew McDowell |
Lester Smerdon | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 45 | Lester Smerdon Graham Jonsson |
Garry Willmington Performance | Toyota | Supra Turbo | 46 | Garry Willmington Bryan Thomson John Bourke |
Phil Ward Racing | Mercedes-Benz | 190E | 51 | Phil Ward John Goss |
M3 Motorsport | BMW | M3 | 52 | Peter Doulman John Cotter |
Mike Twigden | BMW | 323i | 53 | Mike Twigden Brian Bolwell David Pullen |
Bryce Racing | BMW | M3 | 54 | Brett Riley Craig Baird |
David Sala | Toyota | Corolla | 72 | David Sala Richard Vorst |
Bob Holden Motors | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 73 | Bob Holden Mike Conway |
Bob Holden Motors | Toyota | Corolla | 74 | Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch |
Bob Holden Motors | Toyota | Corolla | 75 | Dennis Rogers Llynden Reithmuller Garry Rogers |
Peter Verheyen | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 76 | Peter Verheyen Ron Searle Russell Becker John Vernon |
Speedtech Motorsport | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 78 | Geoff Full David Ratcliff |
Daryl Hendrick | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 86 | Daryl Hendrick Joe Sommariva |
Results and Standings
Race Calendar
The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship consisted of three rounds.Rd. | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner | Car | Team | Report |
1 | Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 9 September | Glenn Seton George Fury | Ford Sierra RS500 | Glenn Seton Racing | Report |
2 | Tooheys 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 30 September | Win Percy Allan Grice | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | Holden Racing Team | Report |
3 | Nissan Sydney 500 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 10 November | Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | Perkins Engineering | Report |