1983 Castrol 400
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The 1983 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 11 September 1983.[1] The race was staged over 129 laps of the 3.1km circuit, totalling 399.9km.[1] It was Round 3 of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 3 of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.[2]
The race, which was the 18th annual Sandown long distance race,[3] was won by Allan Moffat driving a Mazda RX-7.[1]
Contents
Classes
As a round of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship, cars competed in two classes: [4]
Results
Top 10 Qualifiers
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 05 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team |  Peter Brock |
Holden VH Commodore SS | 1:10.7 |
| 2 | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Dick Johnson |
Ford XE Falcon | 1:10.7 |
| 3 | 6 | STP Roadways Racing | Allan Grice |
Holden VH Commodore SS | 1:10.7 |
| 4 | 3 | Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd | David Parsons |
Holden VH Commodore SS | 1:11.3 |
| 5 | 15 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | George Fury |
Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 1:11.4 |
| 6 | 43 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing |  Allan Moffat |
Mazda RX-7 | 1:11.5 |
| 7 | 31 | JPS Team BMW |  Jim Richards |
BMW 635 CSi | 1:11.7 |
| 8 | 2 | Masterton Homes | Steve Masterton |
Ford XE Falcon | 1:12.3 |
| 9 | 50 | Petrolon Slick 50 | Peter McLeod |
Mazda RX-7 | 1:12.5 |
| 10 | 11 | Soundwave Discos | Garry Rogers |
Holden VH Commodore SS | 1:12.6 |
Race
| Position [1] | Drivers [1] | No. | Car [1] | Entrant | Class | Laps [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 43 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Over 3000cc | 129 |
| 2 | Jim Richards | 31 | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | Over 3000cc | 129 |
| 3 | Warren Cullen Ron Harrop |
22 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Cullen Automotive Industries | Over 3000cc | 127 |
| 4 | Murray Carter | 18 | Mazda RX-7 | Valentine Greetings | Over 3000cc | 126 |
| 5 | Terry Shiel | 37 | Mazda RX-7 | Eurocars (Northside) | Over 3000cc | 123 |
| 6 | Gregg Hansford Gary Waldon |
42 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Over 3000cc | 122 |
| 7 | Johnnie Walker Gene Cook |
32 | Mazda RX-7 | Johnnie Walker | Over 3000cc | 120 |
| 8 | Scotty Taylor Kevin Kennedy |
24 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Scotty Taylor Holden | Over 3000cc | 119 |
| 9 | Lawrie Nelson | 59 | Ford Capri V6 | Capri Components | Up to 3000cc [1] | 119 |
| 10 | Barry Jones Peter Dane |
41 | Mazda RX-7 | BF Goodrich Australia Ltd | Over 3000cc | 119 |
| 11 | Terry Ryan Graham Storah |
42 | Mazda RX-7 | Over 3000cc | 113 | |
| 12 | John White | 61 | Isuzu Gemini | John White | Up to 3000cc | 108 |
| 13 | Joe Beninca Peter Beninca |
46 | Alfa Romeo GTV | Up to 3000cc | 90 | |
| NC [5] | Andrew Harris [5] Gary Cooke [5] |
9 | Ford XE Falcon [5] | Andrew Harris | Over 3000cc | |
| NC [5] | John Craft [5] Don Smith [5] |
56 | Ford Capri V6 [5] | Up to 3000cc | ||
| DNF [6] | Allan Grice [6] Colin Bond [6] |
6 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | STP Roadways Racing | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [6] | Andrew Manson [6] [6] Geoff Manson |
48 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | Roger Manson Holden | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [1] | Christine Gibson [1] | 60 | Nissan Pulsar EXA [1] | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Up to 3000cc [1] | |
| DNF [6] | David Parsons [6] Peter Janson [6] |
3 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [5] | Dick Johnson [5] | 17 | Ford XE Falcon [5] | Palmer Tube Mills | Over 3000cc | 1 [1] |
| DNF [7] | Fred Gibson [7] | 16 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo [7] | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [6] | Garry Rogers [6] Clive Benson-Brown [6] |
11 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | Soundwave Discos | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF | George Fury [7] | 15 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo [7] | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [5] | Jim Fanenco [5] Tony Hubbard [5] |
40 | Ford XE Falcon [5] | Over 3000cc | ||
| DNF [6] | Jim Keogh [6] Leo Leonard [6] |
12 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | Team Toshiba | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [5] | Mike Imrie [5] Graeme Treasure [5] |
57 | Ford XE Falcon [5] | CDT Performance Vehicles | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [6] | Peter Brock [6] | 05 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF | Peter McLeod [1] | 50 | Mazda RX-7 [1] | Petrolon Slick 50 | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF | Ron Dickson [8] Bob Stevens |
21 | Mazda RX-7 | Over 3000cc | ||
| DNF [6] | Rusty French [6] Alan Browne [6] |
4 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | John Sands Racing | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [6] | Steve Harrington [6] | 14 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | STP Roadways Racing | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [5] | Steve Masterton [5] | 2 | Ford XE Falcon [5] | Masterton Homes | Over 3000cc | |
| DSQ [6] | John Harvey [6] Peter Brock [6] |
25 | Holden VH Commodore SS [6] | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Over 3000cc | 127 [1] |
| DNS [7] | Craig Bradtke [7] Bob Holden [7] |
62 | Toyota Celica [7] | Up to 3000cc |
Note:
- The total number of starters has not yet been ascertained
- There were 16 finishers in the race [7]
- Peter Brock took over the car of John Harvey after his own car suffered brake problems.[1] The Brock/Harvey car placed third,[1] but was subsequently disqualified due to the unauthorized driver change.[6]
Statistics
- Pole Position - #05 Peter Brock - (Holden VH Commodore) - 1:10.7 [1]
- Race time - 3 hrs 20 mins 0.4 secs [1]
- Fastest lap - #43 Allan Moffat - (Mazda RX-7) - 1:10.9 [1] (new lap record)
Notes & references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Wayne Webster, Endurance Championship Round Three - Sandown Park, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 294 & 295
- ↑ Wayne Webster, Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, page 288
- ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-8
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Australian Title Conditions - The Australian Endurance Championship, 1983 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 95
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The racing history, 1989, page 311
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 Stewart Wilson, Holden - The official racing history, 1988, page 358
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Bill Tuckey, The enduros begin: and so do the politics, James Hardie 1000 1983/84, pages 62 to 73
- ↑ Tuckey, page 69 makes reference to the "Dickson / Stevens Mazda" making a pit stop on lap 4 without giving further details
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See Also
| Preceded by | Sandown 400 1983 |
Succeeded by 1984 Castrol 500 |
