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1985 Castrol 500

Endurance race

The 1985 Castrol 500 was an endurance race for "Group A" Touring Cars staged at the Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit in Victoria on 15 September 1985. Race distance was 129 laps of the 3.878 km (1.928 mi) circuit, totaling 500.262 km.

The event was Round 3 of both the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. There were 36 starters, of which 21 were classified as finishers.

The race was won by the JPS Team BMW 635 CSi of Australian Touring Car Champion Jim Richards, and his co-driver Tony Longhurst. It was Longhurst's first major win in Australian touring car racing. JPS Team BMW made it a 1-2 finish when their second car, driven by Neville Crichton and on-loan Nissan team driver George Fury finished only a few seconds behind. Finishing in third place was the surprising Toyota Supra of Peter Williamson and 1985 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series winner Tomas Mezera.

The 1985 Castrol 500 was the first time since 1972 that neither Peter Brock or Allan Moffat had won the Sandown enduro. 1984 Castrol 500 winner Brock, who claimed pole position with a time of 1:52.3 in his Holden Dealer Team VK Commodore SS, suffered engine failure after 41 laps, while Moffat, who was without a drive in 1985 due to Mazda not racing in Group A, was part of the ABC television commentary team.

Classes

The field was divided into three classes according to engine displacement.

Class A : 3001 cc to 6000 cc
Class B : 2001 cc to 3000 cc
Class C : Up to 2000 cc

Results

Top 10 Qualifiers

Pos	No.	Entrant	Driver	Car
05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	AUS Peter Brock	Holden VK Commodore SS	1:52.3
6	Roadways Racing Services	AUS Allan Grice	Holden VK Commodore SS	1:52.4
17	Palmer Tube Mills	AUS Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang GT	1:52.4
1	JPS Team BMW	NZL Jim Richards	BMW 635 CSi	1:52.7
55	Mark Petch	NZL Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	1:52.9
43	Mitsubishi Ralliart	AUS Peter Fitzgerald	Mitsubishi Starion turbo	1:53.3
7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	AUS John Harvey	Holden VK Commodore SS	1:53.7
42	Mitsubishi Ralliart	AUS Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion turbo	1:54.4
31	JPS Team BMW	AUS George Fury	BMW 635 CSi	1:54.4
3	K. Baigent	NZL Neal Lowe	BMW 635 CSi	1:54.4

Race

Position	Class	No.	Entrant
A	1	JPS Team BMW	NZL Jim Richards
AUS Tony Longhurst	BMW 635 CSi	129
A	31	JPS Team BMW	NZL Neville Crichton
AUS George Fury	BMW 635 CSi	129
B	44	Peter Williamson Toyota	AUS Peter Williamson
AUS Tomas Mezera	Toyota Supra	127
B	47	Network Alfa	AUS Colin Bond
AUS Gregg Hansford	Alfa Romeo GTV6	126
A	36	Lusty Engineering Pty Ltd	AUS Graham Lusty
AUS Ken Lusty	Holden VK Commodore SS	123
A	39	Sleepy Head Bedding Co.	NZL Graeme Bowkett
NZL Wayne Wilkinson	Holden VK Commodore SS	123
A	14	Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange Co.	NZL Denny Hulme
AUS Ray Smith	Holden VK Commodore SS	121
A	13	Grellis Marketing	AUS Ray Ellis
AUS Bernie McLure	Holden VK Commodore SS	120
C	61	Toyota Team Australia	AUS Ray Cutchie
NZL John Faulkner	Toyota Sprinter	115
C	57	Bob Holden Motors	AUS Bob Holden
NZL Glenn Clark	Toyota Sprinter	115
C	58	Bob Holden Motors	AUS David Ratcliffe
AUS Don Smith	Toyota Sprinter	114
C	88	J. White	AUS John White
AUS Les Szreniawski	Isuzu Gemini ZZ	112
B	45	Alfa City	AUS Ray Gulson
AUS Frank Porter	Alfa Romeo GTV6	111
B	53	Hulcraft Auto	AUS John Craft
AUS Les Grose	Ford Capri	107
B	52	Hulcraft Auto	AUS Pat Hogbin
AUS John Hogbin	Ford Capri	102
C	64	K. Harrison	AUS Ken Harrison
AUS Ian Wells	Ford Escort	100
B	42	Mitsubishi Ralliart	AUS Kevin Bartlett
AUS Peter McKay	Mitsubishi Starion turbo	100
B	50	J. L. Hazelton	AUS Laurie Hazelton
AUS Jerry Stauberg	Ford Capri	100
A	17	Palmer Tube Mills	AUS Dick Johnson
AUS Larry Perkins	Ford Mustang GT	92
C	66	Jagparts Racing	AUS Lorraine Orchard
AUS Paul Taylor	Triumph Dolomite	84
B	54	Melbourne Clutch & Brake Service	AUS Brian Sampson
AUS Garry Waldon	Mitsubishi Starion turbo	51
A	41	B. Jones	AUS Barry Jones
AUS Tony Mulvihill	Holden VK Commodore SS	92
A	24	Jagparts Racing	AUS Gerald Kay
AUS Martin Power	Holden VK Commodore SS	92
A	12	G. Willmington	AUS Gary Willmington
NZL Peter Janson	Jaguar XJS	81
A	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	AUS John Harvey
AUS David Parsons	Holden VK Commodore SS	78
A	6	Roadways Racing Services	AUS Allan Grice
AUS Warren Cullen	Holden VK Commodore SS	68
C	60	Toyota Team Australia	AUS John Smith
AUS Drew Price	Toyota Corolla	66
B	49	J. Bundy	AUS John Bundy
AUS Norm Carr	Mazda RX-7	65
B	55	Mark Petch	NZL Robbie Francevic
AUS John Bowe	Volvo 240T	60
B	43	Mitsubishi Ralliart	AUS Peter Fitzgerald
AUS Brad Jones	Mitsubishi Starion turbo	50
A	21	Erle McRae Motor Sport	AUS Charlie O'Brien
AUS Andrew Miedecke	BMW 635 CSi	50
A	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	AUS Peter Brock
NZL David Oxton	Holden VK Commodore SS	41
A	28	Capri Components	AUS Laurie Nelson
AUS Bill O'Brien	Ford Mustang	41
A	20	J. Keogh	AUS Jim Keogh
AUS Garry Rogers	BMW 635 CSi	39
A	3	K. Baigent	NZL Kent Baigent
NZL Neal Lowe	BMW 635 CSi	38
C	56	M. Minear	AUS Mike Minear
AUS Paul Elliott	Volvo 360 GLT	22

Notes

Pole Position: #05 Peter Brock - Holden Commodore (VK) - 1:52.3
Fastest Lap: Dick Johnson / Larry Perkins - Ford Mustang - 1:53.6 (New lap record)
Race Time: 4:12:26.4

References

Australian Motor Racing Year, 1985/86
James Hardie 1000, 1985/86
Official Programme, Castrol 500, 14 and 15 September 1985
The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989
The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988

References

Barry Naismith, Bathurst 1985/86, page 77
Official Programme, Castrol 500, September 14 and 15, 1985

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