1975 Sandown 250

The 1975 Sandown 250 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 1975. Race distance was 130 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, totalling 403.8 km (250.9 mi) The field was divided into four classes according to engine displacement: [1]

  • Class A : 3001cc and over
  • Class B : 2001cc to 3000cc
  • Class C : 1301cc to 2000cc
  • Class D : Up to 1300cc

The race was Round 2 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

Results
Position [2] Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Class Pos. Laps
1 Peter Brock 05 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 1 130
2 Bob Morris 7 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 2 130
3 John Pollard, Bryan Thomson 11 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 3 128
4 Rod McRae, Russ McRae 9 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 4 128
5 John Stoopman 16 Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 A 5 125
6 Bernie McClure, Brian Reed 94 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 6 121
7 Colin Bond 2 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team A 7 120
8 Nick Louis 23 Mazda RX-3 B 1 120
9 Craig Bradtke 22 Mazda RX-3 B 2 120
10 Barry Seton 28 Ford Capri GT 3000 B 3 119
11 Jim Murcott, Rod Stevens 41 Ford Escort RS2000 C 1 119
12 Geoff Perry 32 Datsun 260Z 2+2 B 4 118
13 Bob Holden 13 Ford Escort RS2000 C 2 116
14 Michael Stillwell, Geoff Brabham 36 Ford Escort RS2000 C 3 115
15 Don Holland 6 Mazda RX-3 B 5 113
16 Gary Cooke 21 Mazda RX-3 B 6 113
17 Peter Lander 58 Morris Cooper S D 1 113
18 Max McGinley 52 Honda Civic D 2 113
19 Ray Molloy 56 Morris Clubman GT D 3 112
20 Ross Wemyss 66 Mercedes-Benz 280E B 7 110
21 John Lord 54 Morris Cooper S D 4 109
22 Ian Wells 53 Honda Civic D 5 108
23 Bill Evans 68 Datsun 120Y D 6 107
24 David Crowther 62 Alfa Romeo GT Junior D 7 104
25 John Ainsley 75 Mazda 1300 D 8 104
26 Philip George 77 Datsun 240K B 8
DNF Frank Porter 49 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV C 95
DNF Ray Gulson 42 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV C 86
DNF J Laing-Peach, G Moore 37 Triumph Dolomite Sprint C 79
DNF Allan Grice 12 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 70
DNF Wayne Renfrey 79 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV C 70
DNF Bob Forbes, Wayne Negus 4 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 68
DNF Lynn Brown 24 Mazda RX-3 B 67
DNF David Clement 35 Mazda RX-3 B 64
DNF Graeme Blanchard 19 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 55
DNF Murray Carter 18 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop A 18
DNF Fred Gibson 8 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV C 52
DNF Geoff Wade 60 Ford Escort GT 1300 D 45
DNF Robin Dudfield 55 Alfa Romeo GT Junior D 39
DNF Terry Wade 65 Morris Cooper S D 36
DNF Geoff Newton 31 Ford Capri GT 3000 B 31
DNF Roger Bonhomme 74 Datsun 1200 D 31
DNF Stuart Saker 81 Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 A 30
DNF Allan Moffat 25 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop A 26
DNF David Geddes 88 Chrysler Valiant Charger A 25
DNF Caroline O'Shanesy 59 Morris Cooper S D 18
DNF Jim Keogh 29 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop A 12
DNF Paul Bernasconi 26 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV C 12
DNF Ron Dickson 3 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 6
DNF Ken Harrison 80 Ford Escort GT 1300 D 5
DNF Peter Janson 17 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 A 1

References
  1. The Melbourne Age, 15 September 1975
  2. Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 98&99
Preceded by
1974 Sandown 250		 Sandown 250
1975		 Succeeded by
1976 Hang Ten 400
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