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1993 Sandown 6 Hour

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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.[1] The race was won by Peter Fitzgerald and Brett Peters, driving a Porsche 968 CS.[2]

Classes

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Cars competed in six classes:[3]

The defining parameters of the six classes have not yet been ascertained.

Qualifying

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The fastest lap in Qualifying was set by Gregg Hansford, driving a Mazda RX-7, with a lap time of 1:25.06.[4]

Results

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Blitzkrieg! Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, pages 26 &27 (race report)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Colin Young, Porsche powers home in debut, Melbourne Age, 22 February 1993
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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

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  • Sandown Shakedown, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1993, page 39