Sandown Raceway
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Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne
, Victoria
, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.
was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program. Redevelopment began not long after World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500
for the first time in 1964
.
and Bruce McLaren
. Throughout the 1960s and 70s the race meetings continued to attract international stars along with the best of Australia's drivers.
Australia's traditional Holden
/Ford rivalry really surfaced at the track in the late 1960s and through the 1970s and continues to the present day. From 1968 to 1980 almost every major touring car race held at the circuit was won be those driving either a Holden or a Ford.
1984 saw the first appearance of Group A touring cars and an extension of the track to 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) to comply with FIA
regulations for minimum track length for World Championship events. It also saw the first 500 km race held at the circuit. Named the Castrol 500
, it was Round 3 of the 1984 Australian Endurance Championship
and along with the circuit changes some $600,000 had been spent relocating the pits from its original place between turns two and three to its now permanent place coming onto the main straight. Peter Brock and Larry Perkins
took their Holden Dealer Team
Commodore
to a one lap victory. It was the last of Brock's record nine wins in the Sandown Enduro. In 1989 the 3.9km International Circuit was abandoned and the track reverted back to 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi), though not by using the original 8 turn layout but a modified 13 turn course. This was achieved by simply bypassing the largely unpopular tight and twisty infield section that had been in use since 1984 and using only the re-configured International (outer) Circuit.
The 1990, 1993 and 1994 events had no major sponsor and were underwritten by circuit promoter and former Formula 5000
star Jon Davison.
On 2 December 1984, Sandown held the last round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship
. The race, known as the 1984 Sandown 1000, was won by Stefan Bellof
and Derek Bell
in their Rothmans Porsche 956
. This race was the first FIA World Championship motor racing event to be held in Australia.
The next (and only other) FIA World Sportscar Championship race held in Australia was also held at Sandown on 20 November 1988. This was the 1988 360km of Sandown Park
, the final round of the 1988 World Sports-Protype Championship, which was won by Jean-Louis Schlesser
and Jochen Mass
driving their Sauber
Mercedes
C9.
race which was first held in 1964
and to date was last held in 2007. Traditionally the domain of touring cars, the race has also been held for Series Production cars from 1968
–1972
and GT Sports Cars
in 2001
and 2002
. Peter Brock
is the most successful driver of the Sandown Enduro with nine outright wins including seven in a row from 1975 to 1981. The race itself wasn't always run over a 500 km distance. The first two races ran for six hours while the next two ran for just three. Race distance was 250 km from 1970 until 1975. This was increased to 400 km in 1976 and stayed that way until 1983. It was changed for the last time in 1984 with an increase to 500 km.
event as part of their calendar until 1998. The race was then held as a sprint round until 2000, then as three 150 km races with pit stops in 2001 and 2002. The event was won by Todd Kelly
in 2001 and by Marcos Ambrose
in 2002. They returned to the 500 km format in 2003 with a sponsorship deal with Betta Electrical and have been a large part of the series since. The 2003 event was won by Mark Skaife
and Todd Kelly
for the Holden Racing Team
. In 2004 it was won by Marcos Ambrose
and Greg Ritter
in a Pirtek-backed Stone Brothers Racing
Falcon. In 2005, it was won by Craig Lowndes
and Frenchman Yvan Muller
in a Betta Electrical backed Falcon. In 2006, Ford Performance Racing got its maiden endurance victory with Mark Winterbottom
and Jason Bright
. In 2007, the major sponsor of the Sandown 500 is Just-Car Insurance and the event is called the Just Car Insurance 500, and was won by Craig Lowndes, his fourth victory, and Jamie Whincup
.
For the 2008 season, the 500 kilometre endurance race has been moved to the Phillip Island
. Sandown remains on the calendar, but will host a regular sprint race format. The 2008 event from 7 to 9 June was known as the Midas 400.
s and was also headlined by the Biante Touring Car Masters
. 2009 was the 18th running of the event and was attended by the patron of the VHRR, Sir Jack Brabham.
season.
on six occasions, the last being in 1978
, seven years before the event became part of the FIA Formula One World Championship
in 1985
. Two World Drivers' Champions were winners of the AGP at Sandown, Jack Brabham
in 1964
and the late Jim Clark
in 1968
.
The winners (and year) of the AGP held at Sandown Raceway are:
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.
History
Sandown RacecourseSandown Racecourse
Sandown Racecourse is one of the four horse racing venues located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Built for the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, it is the only metropolitan racecourse built in the 20th century and was opened before a crowd of 52,000, in June 1965.Sandown Racecourse is situated 25...
was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program. Redevelopment began not long after World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500
Sandown 500
The Sandown 500 is an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia between 1964 and 2011. It was typically held in September, the month before Australia’s premier endurance race, the Bathurst 1000. The “500” was not run in 1966, 1967, 1999, 2000, 2008,...
for the first time in 1964
1964 Sandown 6 Hour International
The 1964 Sandown 6 Hour International was an endurance race for saloon cars complying with FIA Group 1 regulations.The event was held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria on 29 November 1964 and was the genesis of what we now know as the Sandown 500....
.
Motor racing
When Sandown first opened in 1962 it held the Sandown International Cup, which featured world-famous drivers such as Stirling MossStirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE FIE is a former racing driver from England...
and Bruce McLaren
Bruce McLaren
Bruce Leslie McLaren , born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor....
. Throughout the 1960s and 70s the race meetings continued to attract international stars along with the best of Australia's drivers.
Australia's traditional Holden
Holden
GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...
/Ford rivalry really surfaced at the track in the late 1960s and through the 1970s and continues to the present day. From 1968 to 1980 almost every major touring car race held at the circuit was won be those driving either a Holden or a Ford.
1984 saw the first appearance of Group A touring cars and an extension of the track to 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) to comply with FIA
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...
regulations for minimum track length for World Championship events. It also saw the first 500 km race held at the circuit. Named the Castrol 500
1984 Castrol 500
The 1984 Castrol 500 was an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1984. The event was open to Group C Touring Cars, competing in two engine capacity classes, Up to 3000cc and Over 3000cc. It also included a class for Group A cars which were to...
, it was Round 3 of the 1984 Australian Endurance Championship
Australian Endurance Championship
The Australian Endurance Championship was first contested in 1981, as a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for car manufacturers. Replacing the Australian Championship of Makes , it was decided over a series of endurance races for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations.In the...
and along with the circuit changes some $600,000 had been spent relocating the pits from its original place between turns two and three to its now permanent place coming onto the main straight. Peter Brock and Larry Perkins
Larry Perkins
Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:...
took their Holden Dealer Team
Holden Dealer Team
The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...
Commodore
Holden VK Commodore
The Holden VK Commodore was introduced in 1984 and replaced the VH. It was the first Commodore to have plastic bumpers and introduced rear quarter windows for a six-window design as opposed to the four-window design on previous Commodore models...
to a one lap victory. It was the last of Brock's record nine wins in the Sandown Enduro. In 1989 the 3.9km International Circuit was abandoned and the track reverted back to 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi), though not by using the original 8 turn layout but a modified 13 turn course. This was achieved by simply bypassing the largely unpopular tight and twisty infield section that had been in use since 1984 and using only the re-configured International (outer) Circuit.
The 1990, 1993 and 1994 events had no major sponsor and were underwritten by circuit promoter and former Formula 5000
Formula 5000
Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula...
star Jon Davison.
On 2 December 1984, Sandown held the last round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship
1984 World Sportscar Championship season
The 1984 World Endurance Championship season was the 32nd FIA World Sportscar Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C and Group B formulas, running cars in three classes known as C1, C2, and B...
. The race, known as the 1984 Sandown 1000, was won by Stefan Bellof
Stefan Bellof
Stefan Bellof was a racing driver who is famous for setting the fastest lap ever on the Nordschleife configuration, at the Nürburgring, setting the time in a Porsche 956 in 1983...
and Derek Bell
Derek Bell (auto racer)
Derek Reginald Bell MBE is a former racing driver from England who was extremely successful in sportscar racing, winning five times at Le Mans. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams...
in their Rothmans Porsche 956
Porsche 956
The Porsche 956 was a Group C sports-prototype racing car designed by Norbert Singer and built by Porsche in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship...
. This race was the first FIA World Championship motor racing event to be held in Australia.
The next (and only other) FIA World Sportscar Championship race held in Australia was also held at Sandown on 20 November 1988. This was the 1988 360km of Sandown Park
1988 360km of Sandown Park
The 1988 Lucas Supersprint was the eleventh and final round of the 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place at Sandown Raceway, Victoria, Australia on November 20, 1988....
, the final round of the 1988 World Sports-Protype Championship, which was won by Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jean-Louis Schlesser is a French racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his successful wins of many different competitions...
and Jochen Mass
Jochen Mass
Jochen Richard Mass is a former race car driver from Germany.He participated in 114 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 14, 1973 at the British Grand Prix...
driving their Sauber
Sauber
Sauber F1 Team is a Swiss Formula One team. It was founded in the 1970s by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993....
Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz M117 engine
The Mercedes-Benz M117 engine family is an OHC design with 2 valves per cylinder V8 automobile engine made by Mercedes-Benz between 1969 and 1992.-Technical details:-Applications:...
C9.
Sandown 500
The circuit was also the home to the famous Sandown EnduranceSandown 500
The Sandown 500 is an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia between 1964 and 2011. It was typically held in September, the month before Australia’s premier endurance race, the Bathurst 1000. The “500” was not run in 1966, 1967, 1999, 2000, 2008,...
race which was first held in 1964
1964 Sandown 6 Hour International
The 1964 Sandown 6 Hour International was an endurance race for saloon cars complying with FIA Group 1 regulations.The event was held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria on 29 November 1964 and was the genesis of what we now know as the Sandown 500....
and to date was last held in 2007. Traditionally the domain of touring cars, the race has also been held for Series Production cars from 1968
1968 Datsun 3 Hour Trophy
The 1968 Datsun 3 Hour Trophy was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 15 September 1968...
–1972
1972 Sandown 250
The 1972 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was held on 10 September 1972 over 130 laps of the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 250 miles...
and GT Sports Cars
Australian Nations Cup Championship
The Australian Nations Cup Championship was a motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 2000 to 2004.-History:...
in 2001
2001 Clarion Sandown 500
The 2001 Clarion Sandown 500 was an Australian motor race for Sports and Production Cars which drew its entries from those competing in the Australian Nations Cup Championship and Australian GT Production Car Championship...
and 2002
2002 Sandown 500
The 2002 Sandown 500 was an Australian motor race for Production Cars which drew its entries from those competing in the Australian Nations Cup Championship and Australian GT Production Car Championship...
. Peter Brock
Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...
is the most successful driver of the Sandown Enduro with nine outright wins including seven in a row from 1975 to 1981. The race itself wasn't always run over a 500 km distance. The first two races ran for six hours while the next two ran for just three. Race distance was 250 km from 1970 until 1975. This was increased to 400 km in 1976 and stayed that way until 1983. It was changed for the last time in 1984 with an increase to 500 km.
V8 Supercars
With the creation of the V8 Supercars series, they included the Sandown 500Sandown 500
The Sandown 500 is an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia between 1964 and 2011. It was typically held in September, the month before Australia’s premier endurance race, the Bathurst 1000. The “500” was not run in 1966, 1967, 1999, 2000, 2008,...
event as part of their calendar until 1998. The race was then held as a sprint round until 2000, then as three 150 km races with pit stops in 2001 and 2002. The event was won by Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly is a V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. He is the older brother of former V8 Supercar and Bathurst 1000 champion, Rick Kelly. He drove for the Holden Racing Team from 2003 until 2007, and Jack Daniel's Racing in 2008...
in 2001 and by Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose is a championship winning Australian racing car driver. He currently drives the #9 Stanley Black & Decker Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
in 2002. They returned to the 500 km format in 2003 with a sponsorship deal with Betta Electrical and have been a large part of the series since. The 2003 event was won by Mark Skaife
Mark Skaife
Mark Stephen Skaife OAM is an Australian motor racing driver. Skaife is a five time winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, including its predecessor the Australian Touring Car Championship. He is also a six-time winner of Australia's most prestigious domestic motor race, the Bathurst 1000...
and Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly is a V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. He is the older brother of former V8 Supercar and Bathurst 1000 champion, Rick Kelly. He drove for the Holden Racing Team from 2003 until 2007, and Jack Daniel's Racing in 2008...
for the Holden Racing Team
Holden Racing Team
The Holden Racing Team is a Melbourne based motor racing team. HRT is the most successful V8 Supercar racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race the Bathurst 1000 seven times...
. In 2004 it was won by Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose is a championship winning Australian racing car driver. He currently drives the #9 Stanley Black & Decker Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
and Greg Ritter
Greg Ritter
Greg Ritter is an Australian racing driver. He was the winner of the 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship. and shared the winning drive at the 2004 Betta Electrical 500-Career results:-External links:*...
in a Pirtek-backed Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team...
Falcon. In 2005, it was won by Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes is a multi-championship winning Australian racing driver. He is a three-time V8 Supercar champion and five-time winner of Australia's most famous motor race, the Bathurst 1000...
and Frenchman Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...
in a Betta Electrical backed Falcon. In 2006, Ford Performance Racing got its maiden endurance victory with Mark Winterbottom
Mark Winterbottom
Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom, is a racing driver who has competed in the V8 Supercar category since 2003. He currently drives for the Ford Performance Racing team...
and Jason Bright
Jason Bright
Jason Bright is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the V8 Supercar series.-Australia:...
. In 2007, the major sponsor of the Sandown 500 is Just-Car Insurance and the event is called the Just Car Insurance 500, and was won by Craig Lowndes, his fourth victory, and Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup is Australian auto racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar, driving for TeamVodafone. He is a two-time V8 Supercars champion and three-time Bathurst 1000 winner.-Early career:...
.
For the 2008 season, the 500 kilometre endurance race has been moved to the Phillip Island
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
. Sandown remains on the calendar, but will host a regular sprint race format. The 2008 event from 7 to 9 June was known as the Midas 400.
EasterNats
Easternats was a car festival held at the race track annually. It attracted a large number of entrants for the show'n'shine and various other events. It comprised usually a turn out of 750 entered vehicles. This event has since been discontinued.Historic Sandown
Historic Sandown is an annual event held at the circuit on the first weekend of November. Promoted by the VHRR (Victorian Historic Racing Register) and run by the MG Car Club of Victoria, it is a highly successful event which in 2009 attracted a record 400+ historic racing cars including touring cars, MG racers and Formula FordFormula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
s and was also headlined by the Biante Touring Car Masters
Touring Car Masters
The Touring Car Masters is an Australian motor racing series open to modified touring cars manufactured between 01 January 1963 and 31 December 1976. It evolved out of a previous series for CAMS Group N Touring Cars but with a greater degree of modifications permitted to improve safety, reliability...
. 2009 was the 18th running of the event and was attended by the patron of the VHRR, Sir Jack Brabham.
Athletics Victoria
Twice annually Athletics Victoria hold a road race as a part of the AV Cross CountryCross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
season.
Australian Grand Prix
Sandown Raceway has held the Australian Grand PrixAustralian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix is a motor race held annually and is held to be the pinnacle of motor racing in Australia. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been held 76 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. Since 1985 the race has...
on six occasions, the last being in 1978
1978 Australian Grand Prix
The 1978 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula 5000 race held on 10 September at the Sandown International Raceway.It was the forty third Australian Grand Prix held and it was the Golden Anniversary AGP with the first being run in 1928...
, seven years before the event became part of the FIA Formula One World Championship
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
in 1985
1985 Formula One season
The 1985 Formula One season was the 36th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1985 Formula 1 World Championship which commenced on 7 April 1985 and ended on 3 November 1985 after sixteen races. World Championship titles were awarded for both Drivers and Manufacturers.-Season...
. Two World Drivers' Champions were winners of the AGP at Sandown, Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham
Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name....
in 1964
1964 Australian Grand Prix
The 1964 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at Sandown International Raceway on 9 February 1964. The race had 19 starters.It was the twenty ninth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round six of the 1964 Tasman Series. Defending winner Jack Brabham won his third and last AGP.- Classification...
and the late Jim Clark
Jim Clark
James "Jim" Clark, Jr OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965....
in 1968
1968 Australian Grand Prix
The 1968 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at Sandown International Raceway on 20 February 1968.It was the thirty third Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round seven of the 1968 Tasman Series...
.
The winners (and year) of the AGP held at Sandown Raceway are:
- 19641964 Australian Grand PrixThe 1964 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at Sandown International Raceway on 9 February 1964. The race had 19 starters.It was the twenty ninth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round six of the 1964 Tasman Series. Defending winner Jack Brabham won his third and last AGP.- Classification...
– Jack BrabhamJack BrabhamSir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name....
– Brabham BT7A - 19681968 Australian Grand PrixThe 1968 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at Sandown International Raceway on 20 February 1968.It was the thirty third Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round seven of the 1968 Tasman Series...
– Jim ClarkJim ClarkJames "Jim" Clark, Jr OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965....
– Lotus 49TLotus 49The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was designed around the Cosworth DFV engine that would power most of the Formula One grid through the 1970s and was the first successful Formula One car to feature the engine as a... - 19721972 Australian Grand PrixThe 1972 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for cars complying with the Tasman Formula, which admitted both Formula 5000 and 2 litre racing cars. The race, which was held at Sandown International Raceway on 20 February 1972, had 19 starters....
– Graham McRaeGraham McRaeGraham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap...
– Leda GM1 - 19731973 Australian Grand PrixThe 1973 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars, the former class incorporating Formula 5000 cars...
– Graham McRaeGraham McRaeGraham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap...
– McRae GM2Graham McRaeGraham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap... - 19761976 Australian Grand PrixThe 1976 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula 5000 race held at the Sandown International Raceway and was held on 12 September.It was the forty first Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round one of the 1976 Australian Drivers' Championship...
– John Goss – Matich A53 - 19781978 Australian Grand PrixThe 1978 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula 5000 race held on 10 September at the Sandown International Raceway.It was the forty third Australian Grand Prix held and it was the Golden Anniversary AGP with the first being run in 1928...
– Graham McRaeGraham McRaeGraham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap...
– McRae GM3Graham McRaeGraham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap...
Lap Records
As of September 2011. Unless otherwise stated records are for the current circuit.| Class | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outright (Original Circuit - 1962-84 - 3.1km) | ||||
| Formula 5000 Formula 5000 Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula... |
 Alfredo CostanzoAlfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo is a retired Australian racing driver.The Italian-Australian was Australia's foremost domestic open wheeler driver in the late 70s and early 80s, proving equally adapt at winning races in the powerful Formula 5000 class as much as the nimble Formula Pacific cars that replaced them... |
McLaren M26 McLaren M26 The McLaren M26 was a Formula One racing car designed by Gordon Coppuck for the McLaren team, to replace the aging McLaren M23 model. The car was designed to be a lighter and lower car than its predecessor, with a smaller frontal area and narrower monocoque... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
1:00.6 | 22 February 1981 |
| Outright (International Circuit - 1984-88 - 3.9km) | ||||
| Group C Sportscar Group C Group C was a category of motorsport, introduced by the FIA in 1982 for sports car racing, along with Group A for touring cars and Group B for GTs.... |
 Jean-Louis SchlesserJean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser is a French racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his successful wins of many different competitions... |
Sauber C9 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz M117 engine The Mercedes-Benz M117 engine family is an OHC design with 2 valves per cylinder V8 automobile engine made by Mercedes-Benz between 1969 and 1992.-Technical details:-Applications:... |
1:33.580 | 20 November 1988 |
| Outright (Current - 3.1km) | ||||
| Outright |  Roger Williams |
McRae GM1 Graham McRae Graham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
1:08.33 | 9 November 2003 |
| Racing Cars | ||||
| Historic Formula 5000 Formula 5000 Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula... |
Roger Williams |
McRae GM1 Graham McRae Graham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
1:08.33 | 9 November 2003 |
| Formula Holden Formula Holden Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category.-History:Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8 litre Buick V6 engine as it was then utilised in the new versions of the Holden Commodore... |
Simon Wills Simon Wills Simon Wills is a former racing driver. He won Class B of the British Formula Three Championship in 1996. He won the 1998 New Zealand Grand Prix. He was the Australian Driver's Champion in both 1999 and 2000. He won the V8 Supercar Development Series in 2001... |
Reynard Reynard Motorsport Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer. Initially based at Bicester and latterly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula Three, Formula 3000 and Indy... 94D Holden |
1:08.35 | 24 June 1999 |
| Formula 3 Australian Formula 3 The Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for FIA Formula Three racing cars and is now the official Australian Drivers' Championship. Growing out of Australian Formula 2 racing into a series for the first time in 1999, it has grown into the premier Australian... |
James Winslow James Winslow James Winslow is a British racing driver. He is the winner of four motorsport championships and currently competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series and the Australian Drivers' Championship.-2004-2008:... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... F307 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG... |
1:08.8893 | 10 September 2011 |
| Formula 2 | Barry Ward |
Reynard Reynard Motorsport Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer. Initially based at Bicester and latterly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula Three, Formula 3000 and Indy... |
1:14.47 | 19 May 1991 |
| Formula Ford Australian Formula Ford Championship The Australian Formula Ford Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It has been held annually since 1970, originally as a national series, and later as the 'Driver-to-Europe' series... |
Chaz Mostert |
Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011B Ford Duratec Ford Duratec engine The Duratec is a range of four, five, and six-cylinder gasoline engines produced by the Ford Motor Company, used in Ford, Mazda, Volvo, Caterham, Morgan, Tiger, Ginetta cars and by specialist engine tuner Cosworth.... |
1:14.62 | 2 August 2009 |
| Formula Ford Australian Formula Ford Championship The Australian Formula Ford Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It has been held annually since 1970, originally as a national series, and later as the 'Driver-to-Europe' series... 1600 |
Luke Ellery |
Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 010 Kent engine Ford Kent engine The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. Originally developed in 1959 for the Ford Anglia, it is an in-line four-cylinder engine with a cast-iron cylinder head and block.-Pre-Crossflow:... |
1:18.39 | 23 May 2010 |
| Formula Vee Formula Vee Formula Vee is a popular open wheel, single seater junior motor racing formula, with relatively low costs in comparison to Formula Ford or Formula BMW.... 1192 |
Jason Kerr |
Sabre Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 01 |
1:31.33 | 31 July 2004 |
| Formula Vee Formula Vee Formula Vee is a popular open wheel, single seater junior motor racing formula, with relatively low costs in comparison to Formula Ford or Formula BMW.... 1600 |
Ben Porter |
Checkmate JP02 | 1:26.92 | 25 July 2010 |
| Superkart Australian Superkart Championship The Australian Superkart Championship is a motor racing series run in Australia under the auspicies of CAMS under their Superkart regulations. The karts race on full size Australian circuits and in 2010 the series is scheduled to race at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Morgan Park Raceway and... |
Scott Ellis |
Anderson Anderson Racing Karts Anderson Racing Karts is a manufacturer of open-wheel racing cars, specifically Superkarts. Andersons have won championships in all parts of the racing world and are current holders of European Superkart Championship, as well as titles in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand.... Maverick-Safe |
1:19.69 | 1 November 2005 |
| Sports Cars | ||||
| GT Australian GT Championship The Australian GT Championship is a CAMS-sanctioned national title for drivers of GT cars, held annually from 1960 to 1963, from 1982 to 1985 and from 2005. Each championship up to and including the 1963 title was contested over a single race and those after that year over a series of races... |
Max Twigg |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 911 GT3 The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS... |
1:12.05 | 22 May 2010 |
| Porsche Cup Australian Carrera Cup Championship The Australian Carrera Cup Championship is a sports car racing championship open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia and sanctioned by CAMS as an Australian Championship... |
Martin Wagg |
Porsche 993 Supercup Porsche 993 The Porsche 993 is the company's internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between late 1993 and early 1998, replacing the 964... |
1:16.84 | 8 October 2000 |
| Porsche 944 Porsche 944 The Porsche 944 is a sports car built by Porsche from 1982 to 1991. It was built on the same platform as the 924, although 924 production continued through 1988. The 944 was intended to last into the 1990s, but major revisions planned for a 944 S3 model were eventually rolled into the 968 instead,... |
Jed Comad |
Porsche 944 Porsche 944 The Porsche 944 is a sports car built by Porsche from 1982 to 1991. It was built on the same platform as the 924, although 924 production continued through 1988. The 944 was intended to last into the 1990s, but major revisions planned for a 944 S3 model were eventually rolled into the 968 instead,... |
1:25.31 | 23 May 2009 |
| MG Cars | Mort Fitzgerald |
MGB V8 Roadster MG MGB The MGB is a sports car launched by MG Cars in May 1962 to replace the MGA. Introduced as a four-cylinder roadster, a coupé with 2+2 seating was added in 1965... |
1:16.40 | 17 April 2005 |
| Touring Cars | ||||
| V8 Supercar V8 Supercar V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations... |
Garth Tander Garth Tander Garth Tander is a multiple-championship winning Australian motor racing driver. Since 1998 Tander has been a competitor in touring car racing series V8 Supercar Championship Series. Tander was the 2007 series champion for the HSV Dealer Team and is a three-time winner in Australia's most... |
Holden VE Commodore | 1:09.85 | 2 August 2009 |
| V8 Development Series | Steve Owen |
Holden VZ Commodore | 1:11.35 | 8 June 2008 |
| Sports Sedans Australian Sports Sedan Championship The Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Australian Sports Sedan regulations... |
Darren Hossack Darren Hossack Darren Hossack, , is a multiple-championship winning Australian race car driver. Hossack currently competes in Sports Sedans and Superkarts.-Early career:... |
Audi A4 Audi A4 The first generation Audi A4 debuted in 1994, with production starting November 1994. It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat . It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive... -Chevrolet 6.0 V8 Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
1:08.56 | 2 March 2008 |
| Aussie Racing Cars Aussie Racing Cars Aussie Racing Cars is an Australian motor racing category. Essentially a motorcycle powered Silhouette racing car class, it was created by former Touring car racer Phil Ward, influenced by the American Legends category.... |
Nick Lowe |
AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... -Yamaha |
1:22.52 | 15 September 2007 |
| Commodore Cup Commodore Cup The Commodore Cup is an Australian motor racing series. The series, a one-make series originally devised by Victorian racers Maurie Platt and David Gittus, is named for the car all competitors must use in competition, the Holden Commodore. Eligibility is limited to specific Commodore models.... |
Geoff Emery |
Holden VS Commodore Holden VS Commodore The Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995, was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. The VS Commodore served as a mechanical update of the second generation architecture, destined to assist sales before the all-new VT model... |
1:22.17 | 24 October 2010 |
| Saloon Cars | Tim Rowes |
Holden VT Commodore Holden VT Commodore The Holden VT Commodore, Berlina, and Calais are the tenth iteration of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors... |
1:23.83 | 24 October 2010 |
| V8 Utes V8 Utes The V8 Ute Racing Series is an Australian motor racing series for utilities, derived from the Australian Production Car Championship. It was conceived in 2000 by PROCAR chief Ross Palmer and launched March 2001, as V8 Brute Utes, at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide... |
Glenn McNally |
Holden SS Ute Holden Ute The Holden Ute is a coupe utility built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, since 2000. Before then, Holden had marketed their Commodore-based utility models under the Holden Utility and Holden Commodore utility names, although the term “Holden Ute” was also used in their... |
1:24.55 | 2 August 2009 |
| Production Cars | Stewart Kostera |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 1:20.74 | 24 October 2010 |
| HQ Holdens | John Alessi |
Holden HQ | 1:34.71 | 19 July 2003 |
| Trucks | ||||
| Truck racing Truck Racing Truck racing is a form of motor racing which involves modified versions of heavy tractor units on racing circuits.The sport started in England in 1984 with the first race held at Donington Park and enjoyed great success, but declined in the 1990s. However, in the last few years the profile of... |
Rodney Crick |
Volvo N12 | 1:38.37 | 17 April 1994 |