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.Blitzkrieg! Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, pages 26 &27 (race report) The race was won by Peter Fitzgerald and Brett Peters, driving a Porsche 968 CS.Colin Young, Porsche powers home in debut, Melbourne Age, 22 February 1993
Classes Cars competed in six classes:Sandown 6 Hour, Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, page 26 (results table – does not include first names of drivers) Class A Class B Class C Class D Class S Class T
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.Graham Smith, Hansford wins pole in Mazda, Sunday Age, 21 February 1993
Results Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps 1 C 4 Peter Fitzgerald Brett Peters Nicholas Leutwiler Porsche 968 CS 239 2 C 5 John Smith Geoff Morgan Kevin Waldock Porsche 968 CS 239 3 T 7 John Bowe Garry Waldon Mazda RX-7 238 4 T 1 Charlie O'Brien Gregg Hansford Mazda RX-7 238 5 C 8 Ian Palmer Wayne Gardner Ross Palmer Honda NSX 234 6 T 41 John Trimbole Rohan Cooke Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 220 7 A 42 Mark Brame Henry Draper Suzuki Swift GTi 220 8 S 2 Peter Whitaker Calvin Gardiner Geoff Forshaw 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 Cameron McConville Steven Johnson Ford Laser TX3 4WD 214 12 B 18 Murray Carter John Morriss Phil Morriss Nissan Pulsar SSS 213 13 S 28 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 Glenn Clark Peter Janson Citroën BX 193 17 B 22 Garry Rogers Motorsport Steven Richards Melinda Price Paul Fordham Nissan Pulsar SSS 185 NC C 50 Kevin Burton Peter Vorst Mark Gibbs Ford EB Falcon S 179 NC D 9 Jim Baird Mark Larmour Kent Youlden 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 Fastest race lap: 1:25.84 – Bowe/Waldon (Mazda RX-7)
References
Further reading Sandown Shakedown, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1993, page 39