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]

Classes

Cars competed in six classes:^[3]

Class A^[3]
Class B^[3]
Class C^[3]
Class D^[3]
Class S^[3]
Class T^[3]

The defining parameters of the six classes have not yet been ascertained.

Qualifying

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

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

^ ^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)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Colin Young, Porsche powers home in debut, Melbourne Age, 22 February 1993
^ ^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)
^ Graham Smith, Hansford wins pole in Mazda, Sunday Age, 21 February 1993

Classes

Qualifying

Results

References

Further reading