1995 Sandown ATCC round

1995 ATCC Round 1

Event Information
Round 1 of 10 in the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date	3–5 February 1995
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Venue	Sandown International Raceway
Weather	Rain
Results
Race 1 Distance 28 laps 88.2 km Pole position John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 1:12.811 Winner Larry Perkins Castrol Racing 41:22.719
Race 2 Distance 28 laps 88.2 km Winner John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 39:20.270
Round Results First Larry Perkins Castrol Racing 37 pts Second John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 30 pts Third Wayne Gardner Coca-Cola Racing 30 pts

The 1995 Sandown ATCC round was the opening round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 February at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. It consisted of two 28-lap races and the "Dash for Cash" - a 3-lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole was taken by John Bowe and the overall round was won by Larry Perkins.

Background

In pre-season testing, defending champion Mark Skaife sustained injuries which forced him out of the opening round. Gibson Motorsport made no effort to replace Skaife for this round, instead leaving Jim Richards as the sole Gibson Motorsport competitor on the grid for the weekend.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EF Falcon	1:12.810
2	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EF Falcon	1:13.110
3	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EF Falcon	1:13.270
4	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VR Commodore	1:13.410
5	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VR Commodore	1:13.590
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VR Commodore	1:13.650
7	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EF Falcon	1:13.660
8	2	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VR Commodore	1:13.900
9	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VR Commodore	1:13.930
10	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VR Commodore	1:13.980
11	25	Tony Longhurst	Longhurst Racing	Ford EF Falcon	1:14.460
12	12	Greg Crick	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	1:15.180
13	6	Allan Grice	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:15.310
14	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing	Ford EB Falcon	1:15.490
15	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	1:15.780
16	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:16.100
17	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:16.390
18	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	Holden VP Commodore	1:16.390
19	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	1:16.420
20	34	Claude Giorgi	Claude Giorgi	Ford EB Falcon	1:20.570
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Dash for Cash

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Grid
1	2	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	3	1
2	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	3	2
3	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	3	3
4	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	3	4
5	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	3	8
6	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	3	6
7	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	3	5
8	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	3	10
9	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	3	9
10	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	3	6

Race 1

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	28	41min 22.719sec	4
2	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	28	+ 12.634 s	5
3	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	28	+ 15.636 s	10
4	2	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	28	+ 28.171 s	8
5	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	28	+ 29.970 s	1
6	25	Tony Longhurst	Longhurst Racing	28	+ 43.006 s	11
7	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	28	+ 56.566 s	2
8	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	28	1:22.516 s	18
9	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	27	+ 1 lap	19
10	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	27	+ 1 lap	3
11	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	27	+ 1 lap	9
12	12	Greg Crick	Perkins Engineering	27	+ 1 lap	12
13	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	27	+ 1 lap	7
14	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing	26	+ 2 laps	14
15	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	26	+ 2 laps	26
16	34	Claude Giorgi	Claude Giorgi Racing	25	+ 3 laps	20
17	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	24	+ 4 laps	16
Ret	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	11	Steering	6
Ret	6	Allan Grice	Pinnacle Motorsport	10	Accident	13
Ret	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	6	Accident	15
Fastest lap: Larry Perkins (Perkins Engineering) - 1:25.799
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Race 2

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	28	39min 20.270sec	5
2	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	28	+ 6.915 s	1
3	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	28	+ 25.841	2
4	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	28	+ 36.168 s	7
5	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	28	+ 47.291 s	11
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	28	+ 59.146 s	18
7	12	Greg Crick	Perkins Engineering	28	+ 1:01.474 s	12
8	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	28	+ 1:03.167 s	3
9	2	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	28	+ 1:10.916 s	4
10	6	Allan Grice	Pinnacle Motorsport	28	+ 1:22.753 s	19
11	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	27	+ 1 lap	20
12	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	27	+ 1 lap	13
13	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	27	+ 1 lap	15
14	25	Tony Longhurst	Longhurst Racing	27	+ 1 lap	6
15	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing	26	+ 2 laps	14
16	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	26	+ 2 laps	17
17	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	25	+ 3 laps	8
18	34	Claude Giorgi	Claude Giorgi Racing	23	+ 5 laps	16
Ret	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	0	Accident	9
Ret	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	0	Accident	10
Fastest lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563
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Championship standings after the event

• After Round 1 of 10. Only the top five positions are included.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Larry Perkins	37
2	Wayne Gardner	30
3	John Bowe	30
4	Peter Brock	20
5	Dick Johnson	18