The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship was the seventh running of the Australian Endurance Championship. It began on 9 September 1990 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 3 November at the Eastern Creek Raceway after three rounds. The championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3A Touring Cars.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship. The series consisted of three rounds with one race per round. TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver Nissan Motorsport Australia Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 1 Jim Richards Mark Skaife Alf Grant Racing Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 2 Alf Grant Tim Grant Search for a Champion Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 3 Rick Bates Peter Gazzard Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 4 Trevor Ashby Steve Reed Mobil 1 Racing Ford Sierra RS500 05 Peter Brock David Parsons Andrew Miedecke Andy Rouse 6 Peter Brock Charlie O'Brien Andrew Miedecke David Parsons Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 7 Brad Jones Neil Crompton 16 Win Percy Allan Grice Neil Crompton Caltex CXT Racing Ford Sierra RS500 8 Colin Bond Graeme Crosby 19 Ken Mathews John Mathews Allan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS500 9 Klaus Niedzwiedz Gregg Hansford Pierre Dieudonné 10 Klaus Niedzwiedz Frank Biela Pierre Dieudonné Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 11 Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera John Holmes Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 12 Ray Lintott Garry Rush Terry Shiel Bob Forbes Racing Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 13 Kevin Bartlett Russell Ingall Rohan Onslow 21 Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow Murray Carter Ford Sierra RS500 14 Murray Carter Matt Wacker Toyota Team Australia Toyota Supra Turbo A 15 John Smith Drew Price Peter McKay Mark Poole Corolla FX-GT 70 Peter McKay Paul Stokell John Faulkner Mike Dowson 71 John Faulkner Neal Bates John Smith Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 17 Dick Johnson John Bowe 18 Jeff Allam Paul Radisich John Bowe Bob Jones Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 19 Bob Jones Heather Spurle Benson & Hedges Racing Ford Sierra RS500 20 Alan Jones Denny Hulme Gary Brabham David Brabham 25 Tony Longhurst Mark McLaughlin Alan Jones Lusty Engineering Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 22 Graham Lusty Peter Janson 42 John Lusty Bernie Stack Chris Lambden Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 23 Chris Lambden Greg Crick Des Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 26 Garry Rogers Graham Moore Paul Fordham Terry Finnigan Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 27 Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds Playscape Racing Ford Sierra RS500 28 Kevin Waldock Mike Preston Andrew Bagnall 38 Andrew Bagnall Robbie Francevic Wayne Douglass Racing Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 29 Wayne Park John English Glenn Seton Racing Ford Sierra RS500 30 George Fury Drew Price David Sears 35 Glenn Seton George Fury Drew Price Colin Bond Laurie Donaher Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 32 Laurie Donaher Mark Ducquet Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 33 Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart Ray Gulson BMW 635 CSi 34 Ray Gulson Graham Gulson Ian Carrig BMW 635CSi 36 Ian Clark Ian Carrig Peter Hudson Brian Callaghan Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 37 Brian Callaghan Barry Graham Commodore VL SS Group A 43 Brian Callaghan Jr John Gerwald Jason Bargwanna Everlast Battery Services Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 39 Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson Mark Petch Racing Ford Sierra RS500 40 Gianfranco Brancatelli Robb Gravett Mulvihill Motorsport Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 41 Tony Mulvihill Glenn McIntyre Dave Barrow Paul Trevathan Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 44 Paul Trevathan Andrew McDowell Lester Smerdon Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 45 Lester Smerdon Graham Jonsson Garry Willmington Performance Toyota Supra Turbo 46 Garry Willmington Bryan Thomson John Bourke Phil Ward Racing Mercedes-Benz 190E 51 Phil Ward John Goss M3 Motorsport BMW M3 52 Peter Doulman John Cotter Mike Twigden BMW 323i 53 Mike Twigden Brian Bolwell David Pullen Bryce Racing BMW M3 54 Brett Riley Craig Baird David Sala Toyota Corolla 72 David Sala Richard Vorst Bob Holden Motors Toyota Sprinter AE86 73 Bob Holden Mike Conway Corolla 74 Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch 75 Dennis Rogers Llynden Reithmuller Garry Rogers Peter Verheyen Toyota Sprinter AE86 76 Peter Verheyen Ron Searle Russell Becker John Vernon Speedtech Motorsport Toyota Sprinter AE86 78 Geoff Full David Ratcliff Daryl Hendrick Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV 86 Daryl Hendrick Joe Sommariva

Results and standings

Race calendar The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship consisted of three rounds. Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinner(s)CarTeamReport 1 Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 9 September Glenn Seton George Fury Ford Sierra RS500 Glenn Seton Racing Report 2 Tooheys 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 30 September Win Percy Allan Grice Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Holden Racing Team Report 3 Nissan Sydney 500 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 10 November Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Perkins Engineering Report

Drivers Championship Points were awarded 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions.

Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Pts 1 Glenn Seton 1st Ret 2nd 35 2 Larry Perkins Ret 3rd 1st 32 2 Tomas Mezera Ret 3rd 1st 32 2 Peter Brock 4th 4th 3rd 32 5 George Fury 1st Ret 5th 28 6 Kevin Waldock 3rd 6th 7th 22 6 Andrew Miedecke 4th 11th 3rd 22 8 Win Percy Ret 1st 20 8 Allan Grice 1st 20 10 Mike Preston 3rd 6th 18 11 Charlie O'Brien 2nd 11th 10th 16 11 Drew Price 5th Ret 5th 16 13 Jeff Allam Ret 2nd 15 13 Paul Radisich Ret 2nd 15 13 Colin Bond Ret 2nd 15 16 David Parsons 4th 11th 10th 11 17 Andy Rouse 4th 10 17 Gary Brabham 4th 10 17 David Brabham 4th 10 20 John Smith 5th Ret 19th 8 20 Neil Crompton Ret 5th 8 20 Brad Jones 5th 8 20 Andrew Bagnall Ret 7th 7th 8 24 Garry Willington 6th 20th Ret 6 24 Bryan Thomson 6th 20th 6 24 Tony Longhurst Ret 6th 6 24 Alan Jones Ret 6th 6 28 Paul Trevathan 7th 23rd 4 28 Andrew McDowell 7th 23rd 4 28 Robbie Francevic Ret 7th 4 28 Chris Lambden 9th 9th Ret 4 28 Greg Crick 9th 9th 4 33 Bob Pearson 15th 8th 3 33 Bruce Stewart 15th 8th 3 33 Geoff Full 8th 22nd 21st 3 33 David Ratcliff 8th 22nd 21st 3 33 Bill O'Brien 8th 3 33 Brian Sampson 8th 3 39 Trevor Ashby Ret 9th 2 39 Steve Reed Ret 9th 2 41 Bob Jones 10th 26th 1 41 Heather Spurle 10th 26th 1 41 Klaus Niedzwiedz Ret 10th 1 41 Frank Biela 10th 1 41 Pierre Dieudonné 10th 1 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Pts

References

External links Official V8 Supercar site Images from the Bathurst round of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship