1990 Nissan Sydney 500
The 1990 Nissan Sydney 500 was a 500 kilometre touring car race held on 10 November 1990 at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was open to Group 3A Touring Cars, was the final round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. The race was the first touring car event held at Eastern Creek Raceway.
Divisional structure
Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions.Division 1
Division 1, for cars of 3001cc and Over engine capacity, featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines and Toyota Supras and V8 Holden Commodores.Division 2
Division 2, for cars of 1601 to 3000cc engine capacity, was composed of BMW M3s, a BMW 323i and a Mercedes-Benz 190E.Division 3
Division 3, for cars of Up to 1600cc engine capacity, was composed various models of Toyota Corolla and Toyota Sprinter.Official results
Race results as follows:Pos. | Div. | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual. Pos. |
1 | 1 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 125 | 2 |
2 | 1 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 125 | 4 |
3 | 1 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 124 | 6 |
4 | 1 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 7 |
5 | 1 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 9 |
6 | 1 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 3 |
7 | 1 | 28 | Playscape Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 12 |
8 | 1 | 33 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 | 16 |
9 | 1 | 4 | Lansvale Racing Team | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 | 11 |
10 | 1 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 121 | 10 |
11 | 1 | 12 | Ray Lintott | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 121 | 13 |
12 | 1 | 26 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 121 | 14 |
13 | 1 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 120 | 15 |
14 | 1 | 42 | Lusty Engineering | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 119 | 20 |
15 | 2 | 51 | Phil Ward Racing | ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 118 | 23 |
16 | 2 | 54 | Bryce Racing | ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | 117 | 26 |
17 | 1 | 2 | Alf Grant | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 117 | 24 |
18 | 1 | 45 | Lester Smerdon | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 116 | 25 |
19 | 3 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 115 | 28 |
20 | 2 | 53 | Brian Bolwell Racing | ![]() ![]() | BMW 323i | 111 | 29 |
21 | 3 | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Sprinter | 111 | 30 |
22 | 1 | 32 | Hersonne Engineering | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 109 | 34 |
23 | 3 | 76 | Peter Verheyen | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Sprinter | 109 | 36 |
24 | 3 | 72 | David Sala | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Corolla | 106 | 32 |
DNF | 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 123 | 5 |
DNF | 2 | 52 | M3 Motorsport | ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | 109 | 22 |
DNF | 3 | 75 | Bob Holden Motors | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Corolla | 75 | 31 |
DNF | 1 | 21 | Bob Forbes Racing | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 64 | 8 |
DNF | 1 | 19 | Caltex CXT Racing | ![]() ![]() | Ford Sierra RS500 | 64 | 27 |
DNF | 1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 52 | 21 |
DNF | 1 | 1 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 51 | 1 |
DNF | 1 | 29 | Wayne Park | ![]() ![]() | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 49 | 19 |
DNF | 3 | 74 | Bob Holden Motors | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Corolla | 44 | 33 |
DNF | 1 | 46 | Garry Willmington Performance | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Supra Turbo | 24 | 18 |
DNF | 1 | 23 | Beaurepairs Racing | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 18 | 17 |
DNF | 3 | 73 | Bob Holden Motors | ![]() ![]() | Toyota Sprinter | 8 | 35 |
Statistics
- Pole Position - #1 Jim Richards - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R - 1:35.26
- Fastest Lap - #11 Larry Perkins - Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV - 1:37.84
- Winners' average speed - 140.61 km/h