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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. The race was won by Peter Fitzgerald and Brett Peters, driving a Porsche 968 CS.

Classes

Cars competed in six classes:

  • Class A
  • Class B
  • Class C
  • Class D
  • Class S
  • Class T

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.

Results

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps
1 C 4 Australia Peter Fitzgerald
Australia Brett PetersAustralia Nicholas Leutwiler
Porsche 968 CS 239
2 C 5 Australia John Smith
Australia Geoff Morgan
Australia Kevin Waldock
Porsche 968 CS 239
3 T 7 Australia John Bowe
Australia Garry Waldon
Mazda RX-7 238
4 T 1 Australia Charlie O'Brien
Australia Gregg Hansford
Mazda RX-7 238
5 C 8 Australia Ian Palmer
Australia Wayne Gardner
Australia Ross Palmer
Honda NSX 234
6 T 41 Australia John Trimbole
Australia Rohan Cooke
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 220
7 A 42 Australia Mark Brame
Australia Henry Draper
Suzuki Swift GTi 220
8 S 2 Australia Peter Whitaker
Australia Calvin Gardiner
Australia Geoff Forshaw
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
Australia Cameron McConville
Australia Steven Johnson
Ford Laser TX3 4WD 214
12 B 18 Australia Murray Carter
Australia John Morriss
Australia Phil Morriss
Nissan Pulsar SSS 213
13 S 28 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
Australia Glenn Clark
United Kingdom Peter Janson
Citroën BX 193
17 B 22 Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Steven Richards
Australia Melinda Price
Australia Paul Fordham
Nissan Pulsar SSS 185
NC C 50 Australia Kevin Burton
Australia Peter Vorst
Australia Mark Gibbs
Ford EB Falcon S 179
NC D 9 Australia Jim Baird
Australia Mark Larmour
Australia Kent Youlden
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
  • Fastest race lap: 1:25.84 – Bowe/Waldon (Mazda RX-7)

References

  1. ^ Blitzkrieg! Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, pages 26 &27 (race report)
  2. ^ Colin Young, Porsche powers home in debut, Melbourne Age, 22 February 1993
  3. ^ 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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