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The 1983 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 11 September 1983.[1] The race was staged over 129 laps of the 3.1km circuit, totalling 399.9km.[1] It was Round 3 of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 3 of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.[2]

The race, which was the 18th annual Sandown long distance race,[3] was won by Allan Moffat driving a Mazda RX-7.[1]

Classes

As a round of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship, cars competed in two classes: [4]

  • Up to 3000 cc [4]
  • Over 3000 cc [4]

Results

Top 10 Qualifiers

Pos No Team Driver Car Time
Pole 05 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Australia Peter Brock Holden VH Commodore 1:10.7
2 17 Palmer Tube Mills Australia Dick Johnson Ford XE Falcon 1:10.7
3 6 STP Roadways Racing Australia Allan Grice Holden VH Commodore 1:10.7
4 3 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd Australia David Parsons Holden VH Commodore 1:11.3
5 15 Nissan Motorsport Australia Australia George Fury Nissan Bluebird Turbo 1:11.4
6 43 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing Canada Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7 1:11.5
7 31 JPS Team BMW New Zealand Jim Richards BMW 635 CSi 1:11.7
8 2 Masterton Homes Australia Steve Masterton Ford XE Falcon 1:12.3
9 50 Petrolon Slick 50 Australia Peter McLeod Mazda RX-7 1:12.5
10 11 Soundwave Discos Australia Garry Rogers Holden VH Commodore 1:12.6

Race

Position [1] Drivers [1] No. Car [1] Entrant Class Laps [1]
1 Allan Moffat 43 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing Over 3000cc 129
2 Jim Richards 31 BMW 635 CSi JPS Team BMW Over 3000cc 129
3 Warren Cullen
Ron Harrop 		22 Holden VH Commodore Cullen Automotive Industries Over 3000cc 127
4 Murray Carter 18 Mazda RX-7 Valentine Greetings Over 3000cc 126
5 Terry Shiel 37 Mazda RX-7 Eurocars (Northside) Over 3000cc 123
6 Gregg Hansford
Gary Waldon 		42 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing Over 3000cc 122
7 Johnnie Walker
Gene Cook 		32 Mazda RX-7 Johnnie Walker Over 3000cc 120
8 Scotty Taylor
Kevin Kennedy 		24 Holden VH Commodore Scotty Taylor Holden Over 3000cc 119
9 Lawrie Nelson 59 Ford Capri V6 Capri Components Up to 3000cc [1] 119
10 Barry Jones
Peter Dane 		41 Mazda RX-7 BF Goodrich Australia Ltd Over 3000cc 119
11 Terry Ryan
Graham Storah 		42 Mazda RX-7 Over 3000cc 113
12 John White 61 Isuzu Gemini John White Up to 3000cc 108
13 Joe Beninca
Peter Beninca 		46 Alfa Romeo GTV Up to 3000cc 90
NC [5] Andrew Harris [5]
Gary Cooke [5] 		9 Ford XE Falcon [5] Andrew Harris Over 3000cc
NC [5] John Craft [5]
Don Smith [5] 		56 Ford Capri V6 [5] Up to 3000cc
DNF [6] Allan Grice [6]
Colin Bond [6] 		6 Holden VH Commodore [6] STP Roadways Racing Over 3000cc
DNF [6] Andrew Manson [6]
[6] Geoff Manson 		48 Holden VH Commodore [6] Roger Manson Holden Over 3000cc
DNF [1] Christine Gibson [1] 60 Nissan Pulsar EXA [1] Nissan Motorsport Australia Up to 3000cc [1]
DNF [6] David Parsons [6]
Peter Janson [6] 		3 Holden VH Commodore [6] Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd Over 3000cc
DNF [5] Dick Johnson [5] 17 Ford XE Falcon [5] Palmer Tube Mills Over 3000cc 1 [1]
DNF [7] Fred Gibson [7] 16 Nissan Bluebird Turbo [7] Nissan Motorsport Australia Over 3000cc
DNF [6] Garry Rogers [6]
Clive Benson-Brown [6] 		11 Holden VH Commodore [6] Soundwave Discos Over 3000cc
DNF George Fury [7] 15 Nissan Bluebird Turbo [7] Nissan Motorsport Australia Over 3000cc
DNF [5] Jim Fanenco [5]
Tony Hubbard [5] 		40 Ford XE Falcon [5] Over 3000cc
DNF [6] Jim Keogh [6]
Leo Leonard [6] 		12 Holden VH Commodore [6] Team Toshiba Over 3000cc
DNF [5] Mike Imrie [5]
Graeme Treasure [5] 		57 Ford XE Falcon [5] CDT Performance Vehicles Over 3000cc
DNF [6] Peter Brock [6] 05 Holden VH Commodore [6] Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Over 3000cc
DNF Peter McLeod [1] 50 Mazda RX-7 [1] Petrolon Slick 50 Over 3000cc
DNF Ron Dickson [8]
Bob Stevens 		21 Mazda RX-7 Over 3000cc
DNF [6] Rusty French [6]
Alan Browne [6] 		4 Holden VH Commodore [6] John Sands Racing Over 3000cc
DNF [6] Steve Harrington [6] 14 Holden VH Commodore [6] STP Roadways Racing Over 3000cc
DNF [5] Steve Masterton [5] 2 Ford XE Falcon [5] Masterton Homes Over 3000cc
DSQ [6] John Harvey [6]
Peter Brock [6] 		25 Holden VH Commodore [6] Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Over 3000cc 127 [1]
DNS [7] Craig Bradtke [7]
Bob Holden [7] 		62 Toyota Celica [7] Up to 3000cc

Note:

  • The total number of starters has not yet been ascertained
  • There were 16 finishers in the race [7]
  • Peter Brock took over the car of John Harvey after his own car suffered brake problems.[1] The Brock/Harvey car placed third,[1] but was subsequently disqualified due to the unauthorized driver change.[6]

Statistics

Notes & references

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Wayne Webster, Endurance Championship Round Three - Sandown Park, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 294 & 295
  2. ^ Wayne Webster, Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, page 288
  3. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-8
  4. ^ a b c Australian Title Conditions - The Australian Endurance Championship, 1983 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 95
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The racing history, 1989, page 311
  6. ^ 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 ai Stewart Wilson, Holden - The official racing history, 1988, page 358
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bill Tuckey, The enduros begin: and so do the politics, James Hardie 1000 1983/84, pages 62 to 73
  8. ^ Tuckey, page 69 makes reference to the "Dickson / Stevens Mazda" making a pit stop on lap 4 without giving further details
Preceded by Sandown 400
1983 		Succeeded by
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