1991 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500
The 1991 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held on 8 September 1991 at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia over 161 laps of the 3.10 km "long" circuit, totalling 499 km. The race was the first round of both the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The race was won by first time winners Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow and the Bob Forbes Racing team in just their second race since taking delivery of the team's new Gibson Motorsport developed Nissan Skyline GT-R. With six classified it was the smallest number of classified finishers in the history of the Sandown 500 touring car race.
Results
Top 10 Qualifiers
Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the Sandown 500, the top 10 qualifiers were:
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Glenn Seton |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:14.17 |
| 2 | 4 | GIO Racing | Mark Gibbs |
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 1:14.66 |
| 3 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:14.67 |
| 4 | 11 | Mobil 1 Racing | Larry Perkins |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:14.73 |
| 5 | 16 | Holden Racing Team |  Win Percy |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:15.38 |
| 6 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.39 |
| 7 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Neil Crompton |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:16.43 |
| 8 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Alan Jones |
BMW M3 Evolution | 1:17.27 |
| 9 | 26 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | NA |
| 10 | 13 | Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. | Bob Jones |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | NA |
Race
| Pos.[1] | Class | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 4 | GIO Racing | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow |
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 161 |
| 2 | B | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Alan Jones Peter Fitzgerald |
BMW M3 Evolution | 155 |
| 3 | A | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Brett Peters |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 152 |
| 4 | A | 26 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick John White |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 144 |
| 5 | C | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | Ron Searle Don Griffiths |
Toyota Corolla | 141 |
| 6 | C | 78 | Speedtech Motorsport | Geoff Full Paul Morris |
Toyota Sprinter | 122 |
| DNF | A | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton Gregg Hansford |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 146 |
| DNF | A | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke Tomas Mezera |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 133 |
| DNF | A | 21 | Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd. | Bob Jones Ed Lamont |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 |
| DNF | A | 7 | Holden Racing Team | Neil Crompton Brad Jones |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 103 |
| DNF | A | 11 | Mobil 1 Racing | Larry Perkins Peter Brock Tomas Mezera |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 103 |
| DNF | C | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Dennis Rogers |
Toyota Corolla | 103 |
| DNF | A | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy Allan Grice |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 101 |
| NC | C | 76 | Bob Holden Motors | Mike Conway Calvin Gardiner |
Toyota Sprinter | 97 |
| DNF | A | 31 | Peter Hudson | Peter Hudson Ian Carrig Ian Clark |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 56 |
Statistics
- Pole Position - 1:14.17 - #30 Glenn Seton - Ford Sierra RS500
- Fastest Lap - 1:15.74 - #4 Mark Gibbs - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
See also
References
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92, pages 240-245 & 297
External links
| Preceded by 1990 Sandown 500 |
Sandown 500 1991 |
Succeeded by 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 |