1982 Castrol 400

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English The 1982 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Sandown Raceway circuit in Victoria on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity:

• Class A : Up to 1600 cc
• Class B : 1601 – 2000 cc
• Class C : 2001 – 3000 cc
• Class D : 3001 – 6000 cc

There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship and the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.

Allan Moffat's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International Mazda RX-7 was the first outright win by a car from a Japanese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race.

Results

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
1	Template:Flagicon Allan Moffat	43	Mazda RX-7	Peter Stuyvesant International	D	109
2	Template:Flagicon Allan Grice	4	Holden VH Commodore SS	Re-Car Racing	D	109
3	Template:Flagicon Dick Johnson	17	Ford XE Falcon	Palmer Tube Mills	D	108
4	Template:Flagicon John Harvey Template:Flagicon Gary Scott	25	Holden Commodore VH SS	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	D	108
5	Template:Flagicon Terry Shiel	37	Mazda RX-7	Eurocars Mazda	D	107
6	Template:Flagicon Charlie O'Brien Template:Flagicon Clive Benson-Brown	11	Holden VC Commodore	Sound Wave Discos	D	106
7	Template:Flagicon Garry Rogers Template:Flagicon Ron Wanless	16	Holden VH Commodore SS	Re-Car Racing	D	106
8	Template:Flagicon Fred Gibson	56	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	Nissan Motor Company	C	106
9	Template:Flagicon Greg Toepfer Template:Flagicon Ken Matthews	19	Holden VH Commodore SS	Citizen Watches	D	105
10	Template:Flagicon Jim Richards	31	BMW 635 CSi	JPS Team BMW	D	105
11	Template:Flagicon John Goss	10	Jaguar XJS	John Goss Racing	D	104
12	Template:Flagicon Peter Janson	3	Holden VH Commodore SS	Cadbury Schweppes	D	103
13	Template:Flagicon Bill O'Brien Template:Flagicon Brian Sampson	36	Ford XD Falcon	Everlast Batteries Service	D	103
14	Template:Flagicon Peter McLeod Template:Flagicon Peter Dane	40	Mazda RX-7	Strongbow Racing Team	D	103
15	Template:Flagicon John French Template:Flagicon Alf Grant	23	Ford XD Falcon	Alf Grant Racing	D	102
16	Template:Flagicon John Duggan	34	Mazda RX-7	John Duggan	D	101
17	Template:Flagicon Steve Harrington Template:Flagicon Garth Wigston	21	Holden VH Commodore SS	Roadways Racing	D	98
18	Template:Flagicon Graeme Bailey Template:Flagicon Steve Land	61	Toyota Celica	Chickadee Chicken	B	98
19	Template:Flagicon Gerry Burges	33	Mazda RX-7	Gerry Burges	D	97
20	Template:Flagicon Peter Beninca Template:Flagicon Joe Beninca	66	Alfa Romeo GTV	Beninca Motors	B	96
21	Template:Flagicon James Myhill Template:Flagicon John Bundy	49	Mazda RX-3	J. Myhill	C	95
22	Template:Flagicon Jim Faneco Template:Flagicon Allan Gough	68	Isuzu Gemini ZZ	Country Dealer Team	A	94
23	Template:Flagicon Ian Burrell Template:Flagicon Rob Shute	76	Mitsubishi Colt	Eastside Mitsubishi	A	94
24	Template:Flagicon Peter Boston	74	Isuzu Gemini PF50	P. Boston	A	93
25	Template:Flagicon Ian Wells	97	Mitsubishi Lancer	I. Wells	A	91
26	Template:Flagicon Martin Power	59	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Jag Parts	B	91
27	Template:Flagicon Brian Winsall	87	Isuzu Gemini	1.6 Litre Touring Car Association	A	90
28	Template:Flagicon Tony Mulvihill	64	Ford Escort	Bob Holden Motors	B	80
29	Template:Flagicon Lester Smerdon	83	Isuzu Gemini PF50	L. Smerdon	A	75
	Other starters included the following:
DNF	Template:Flagicon Steve Masterton	2	Ford XE Falcon	Masterton Homes P/L	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Peter Brock	05	Holden VH Commodore SS	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Bob Morris	7	Ford XE Falcon	Alan Jones	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Colin Bond Template:Flagicon Kevin Bartlett	9	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Nine Network Racing Team	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon David Parsons	13	Holden VH Commodore SS	Cadbury Schweppes	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Murray Carter	18	Ford XE Falcon	Murray Carter John Sands Racing	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Warren Cullen	22	Holden VH Commodore SS	Cullen Automotive Industries	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Alan Jones	27	Mazda RX-7	Alan Jones	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Allan Taylor Template:Flagicon Kevin Kennedy	32	Holden VC Commodore	Scotty Taylor Racing	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Bernie Stack Template:Flagicon Keith Poole	38	Holden VC Commodore	Gawler Body Works	D
DNF	Template:Flagicon Gregg Hansford Template:Flagicon Lucio Cesario	42	Mazda RX-7	Peter Stuyvesant International	D
NC	Template:Flagicon John Craft Template:Flagicon Barry Seton	52	Ford Capri	Hulcraft Autos	C
DNF	Template:Flagicon George Fury	55	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	Nissan Motor Company	C
DNF	Template:Flagicon Bob Holden	63	Ford Escort	Bob Holden Motors	B
DNF	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Surplice Template:Flagicon Doug Clark	71	Toyota Corolla Levin	A. Surplice	A
DNF	Template:Flagicon Craig Bellman	78	Isuzu Gemini	C. Bellman	A
DNF	Template:Flagicon Arthur Abrahams	90	Ford Escort		B

References

• Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83
• CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982
• Racing Car News, September 1982
• The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982
• The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989
• The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988

See also

• 1982 Castrol 400 – full race