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1990 Australian Touring Car season

The 1990 Australian Touring Car season was the 31st year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

There were 12 touring car race meetings held during 1990; an eight-round series, the 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); a support programme event at the 1990 Australian Grand Prix and a three-round series of long-distance races, nicknamed 'enduros', which counted towards both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

Season review

After two years domination by Dick Johnson Racings Ford Sierras, 1990 was to prove much of an upset year with race victories spread across seven teams with Nissan and Holden teams taking wins off the massed privateer Ford teams. The arrival of the 4WD, twin turbo Nissan Skyline GT-R towards the end of the Australian Touring Car Championship was enough for Jim Richards to take Nissan's first title in a four driver showdown again Ford Sierra threesome, Dick Johnson, Peter Brock and the surprising Colin Bond who had won the Lakeside and Mallala rounds of the ATCC. Glenn Seton took his first race wins as a team owner beginning with the Sandown 500, while the Holden Racing Team took a memorable Bathurst win for Win Percy and Allan Grice outlasting the GT-R and the pack of tyre frying Sierras on a day of attrition. Larry Perkins underlined Holden's return to form by winning Eastern Creek Raceways first major touring car race at the end of the season.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1990 Australian touring car season consisted of 12 events.

DateSeriesCircuitCity / stateWinnerTeamCarReport
25 Feb[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 1Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesJim RichardsNissan Motorsport AustraliaNissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R
11 Mar[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 2Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaDick JohnsonShell Ultra-Hi RacingFord Sierra RS500
25 Mar[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 3Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaDick JohnsonShell Ultra-Hi RacingFord Sierra RS500
8 Apr[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 4Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaJim RichardsNissan Motorsport AustraliaNissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R
6 May[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 5Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandColin BondCaltex CXT RacingFord Sierra RS500
10 Jun[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 6Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South AustraliaColin BondCaltex CXT RacingFord Sierra RS500
24 Jun[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 7Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaPeter BrockMobil 1 RacingFord Sierra RS500
15 Jul[ATCC](1990-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 8Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesJim RichardsNissan Motorsport AustraliaNissan Skyline R32 GT-R
9 SepSandown 500 [AEC](1990-australian-endurance-championship) Round 1Sandown International RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaGlenn Seton
George FuryPeter Jackson RacingFord Sierra RS500[report](1990-sandown-500)
30 SepTooheys 1000 [AEC](1990-australian-endurance-championship) Round 2Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesWin Percy
Allan GriceHolden Racing TeamHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV[report](1990-tooheys-1000)
3-4 NovAnsett Air Freight ChallengeAdelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaGlenn SetonPeter Jackson RacingFord Sierra RS500
10 Nov[Nissan Sydney 500](1990-nissan-sydney-500) [AEC](1990-australian-endurance-championship) Round 3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesLarry Perkins
Tomas MezeraPerkins EngineeringHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV[report](1990-nissan-sydney-500)

Australian Touring Car Championship

Main article: 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship

Australian Endurance Championship

Main article: 1990 Australian Endurance Championship

Sandown 500

Main article: 1990 Sandown 500

Tooheys 1000

Main article: 1990 Tooheys 1000

Nissan Sydney 500

Main article: 1990 Nissan Sydney 500

Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Main article: 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Ansett Air Freight Challenge

The Ansett Air Freight Challenge was a support event at the 1990 Australian Grand Prix meeting. Nissan Motorsport Australia had intended to run two of the new 4WD, twin-turbo Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R's at the meeting, but were reduced to just one car after Mark Skaife rolled his GT-R at Brewery Bend (turn 10) during practice.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2
AUS Glenn Seton30Peter Jackson RacingFord Sierra RS5003**1**
AUS Dick Johnson17Shell Ultra Hi RacingFord Sierra RS5006**2**
GBR Win Percy16Holden Racing TeamHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SVDNF**3**
AUS Alan Jones20Benson & Hedges RacingFord Sierra RS5004**4**
GBR Chris Lambden23BeaurepairesNissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R8**5**
AUS Wayne Park29Wayne ParkHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV7**6**
AUS Ray Lintott12Ray LintottFord Sierra RS50010**7**
AUS Joe Sommariva28Joe SommarivaHolden VL Commodore SS Group A SV11**8**
NZL John Faulkner71Toyota Team AustraliaToyota Corolla FX-GT14**9**
AUS Murray Carter14NetcommFord Sierra RS50017**10**
AUS Peter Brock05Mobil 1 RacingFord Sierra RS500DNF**DNF**
AUS Colin Bond8Caltex CXT RacingFord Sierra RS5005**DNF**
AUS Tony Longhurst25Benson & Hedges RacingFord Sierra RS500DNF**DNF**
AUS John Bowe18Shell Ultra Hi RacingFord Sierra RS5002**DNF**
NZL Jim Richards2Nissan Motorsport AustraliaNissan Skyline R32 GT-R1**DNF**
AUS Phil Ward51Phil Ward RacingMercedes-Benz 190E9
AUS Mark Skaife3Nissan Motorsport AustraliaNissan Skyline R32 GT-RDNS**DNS**

References

Linked articles contain additional references.

References

  1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57lR9reo-v8 1990 Australian Grand Prix Mark Skaife Crash]
  2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8kJtMZsH3M 1990 Ansett Air Freight Group A Challenge R1 Adelaide]
  3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrL3ms24jys 1990 Ansett Air Freight Group A Challenge R2 Adelaide]
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