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1993 Sandown 6 Hour

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]

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

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]   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

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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
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