1993 Sandown 6 Hour

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

Cars competed in six classes:[3]

• Class A[3]
• Class B[3]
• Class C[3]
• Class D[3]
• Class S[3]
• Class T[3]

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.[4]

Results

Pos.[3]	Class[3]	No.	Team	Drivers[3]		Car[3]	Laps[3]
1	C	4[1]		Peter Fitzgerald[2] Brett Peters[2] Nicholas Leutwiler		Porsche 968 CS	239
2	C	5		John Smith[1] Geoff Morgan Kevin Waldock[2]		Porsche 968 CS	239
3	T	7[1]		John Bowe[1] Garry Waldon[1]		Mazda RX-7	238
4	T	1[1]		Charlie O'Brien[2] Gregg Hansford[2]		Mazda RX-7	238
5	C	8[1]		Ian Palmer[1] Wayne Gardner[1] Ross Palmer[2]		Honda NSX	234
6	T	41		John Trimbole Rohan Cooke[1]		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	220
7	A	42		Mark Brame[1] Henry Draper[1]		Suzuki Swift GTi	220
8	S	2		Peter Whitaker[1] Calvin Gardiner[1] Geoff Forshaw[1]		Toyota MR2	218
9	B	53		Steve Hardman David Stone Jon Targett		Hyundai Lantra	215
10	A	21		Danny Bogut Peter Howard Owen Crombie		Suzuki Swift GTi	214
11	T	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson[1] Cameron McConville[1] Steven Johnson[1]		Ford Laser TX3 4WD	214
12	B	18[1]		Murray Carter[1] John Morriss Phil Morriss		Nissan Pulsar SSS	213
13	S	28[1]		David Wood Stephen Craig Peter Janssen		Nissan NX Coupe	211
14	T	23		Ryan Dutton Runciman		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	210
15	A	33		Sala Swaine Zagame		Toyota Corolla SX	210
16	B	16		Peter McLeod[1] Glenn Clark[1] Peter Janson[1]		Citroën BX	193
17	B	22	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Steven Richards[1] Melinda Price[1] Paul Fordham[1]		Nissan Pulsar SSS	185
NC	C	50		Kevin Burton[1] Peter Vorst[1] Mark Gibbs[1]		Ford EB Falcon S	179
NC	D	9		Jim Baird[1] Mark Larmour[1] Kent Youlden[1]		Ford Falcon XR8	79
DNF	A	21		Ferrier Parsons Robson		Suzuki Swift GTi	137
DNF	B	11		Renato Muscat		Hyundai Lantra	107
DNF	T	6		Thomson Sala 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

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