1990 Australian Endurance Championship

1990 Australian Endurance Championship

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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

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Win Percy & Allan Grice won the Bathurst round of the championship in a Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship. The series consisted of three rounds with one race per round.

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

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship consisted of three rounds.

Rd.	Race title	Circuit	City / state	Date	Winner(s)	Car	Team	Report
1	Sandown 500	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	9 September	Template:Flagicon Glenn Seton Template:Flagicon George Fury	Ford Sierra RS500	Glenn Seton Racing	Report
2	Tooheys 1000	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	30 September	Template:Flagicon Win Percy Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Larry Perkins Template:Flagicon Tomas Mezera	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	Perkins Engineering	Report

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions.

Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Pts 1 Glenn Seton 1st Ret 2nd 35 2 Larry Perkins Ret 3rd 1st 32 2 Tomas Mezera Ret 3rd 1st 32 2 Peter Brock 4th 4th 3rd 32 5 George Fury 1st Ret 5th 28 6 Kevin Waldock 3rd 6th 7th 22 6 Andrew Miedecke 4th 11th 3rd 22 8 Win Percy Ret 1st 20 8 Allan Grice 1st 20 10 Mike Preston 3rd 6th 18 11 Charlie O'Brien 2nd 11th 10th 16 11 Drew Price 5th Ret 5th 16 13 Jeff Allam Ret 2nd 15 13 Paul Radisich Ret 2nd 15 13 Colin Bond Ret 2nd 15 16 David Parsons 4th 11th 10th 11 17 Andy Rouse 4th 10 17 Gary Brabham 4th 10 17 David Brabham 4th 10 20 John Smith 5th Ret 19th 8 20 Neil Crompton Ret 5th 8 20 Brad Jones 5th 8 20 Andrew Bagnall Ret 7th 7th 8 24 Garry Willington 6th 20th Ret 6 24 Bryan Thomson 6th 20th 6 24 Tony Longhurst Ret 6th 6 24 Alan Jones Ret 6th 6 28 Paul Trevathan 7th 23rd 4 28 Andrew McDowell 7th 23rd 4 28 Robbie Francevic Ret 7th 4 28 Chris Lambden 9th 9th Ret 4 28 Greg Crick 9th 9th 4 33 Bob Pearson 15th 8th 3 33 Bruce Stewart 15th 8th 3 33 Geoff Full 8th 22nd 21st 3 33 David Ratcliff 8th 22nd 21st 3 33 Bill O'Brien 8th 3 33 Brian Sampson 8th 3 39 Trevor Ashby Ret 9th 2 39 Steve Reed Ret 9th 2 41 Bob Jones 10th 26th 1 41 Heather Spurle 10th 26th 1 41 Klaus Niedzwiedz Ret 10th 1 41 Frank Biela 10th 1 41 Pierre Dieudonné 10th 1 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Pts

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External links

• Official V8 Supercar site
• Images from the Bathurst round of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship