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1975 Sandown 250

The 1975 Sandown 250 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars 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). It was the tenth running of the race which would become the "Sandown 500" and was Round 2 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34.

Classes

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Car competed in four classes:[1]

  • 3001 c.c. and over[1]
  • 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c.[1]
  • 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c.[1]
  • Up to 1300 c.c.[1]

Results

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Position[2] Drivers No.[1] Car Entrant[1] Class Class pos. Laps
1 Peter Brock 05 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Gown-Hindhaugh Eng. Dev. 3001 c.c. and over 1 130
2 Bob Morris 11 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Ron Hodgson-Endrust Racing Team 3001 c.c. and over 2 130
3 John Pollard, Bryan Thomson 6 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Garry and Warren Smith 3001 c.c. and over 3 128
4 Rod McRae, Russ McRae 23 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Dustings of Burwood 3001 c.c. and over 4 128
5 John Stoopman 7 Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 J. Stoopman 3001 c.c. and over 5 125
6 Bernie McClure, Brian Reed 19 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Bendigo Motor Co. 3001 c.c. and over 6 121
7 Colin Bond 2 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 3001 c.c. and over 7 120
8 Nick Louis 30 Mazda RX-3 Mazda Dealers Victoria 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 1 120
9 Craig Bradtke 34 Mazda RX-3 Rotary Rebuild 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 2 120
10 Barry Seton 28 Ford Capri GT 3000 B. Benson 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 3 119
11 Jim Murcott, Rod Stevens 41 Ford Escort RS2000 Brian Wood Ford 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 1 119
12 Geoff Perry 32 Datsun 260Z 2+2 John Roxburgh Motors 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 4 118
13 Bob Holden 43 Ford Escort RS2000 Bob Holden - Shell Racing 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 2 116
14 Michael Stillwell, Geoff Brabham 36 Ford Escort RS2000 B. S. Stillwell Ford 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 3 115
15 Don Holland 33 Mazda RX-3 Penrith Mazda Centre P/L 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 5 113
16 Gary Cooke 47 Mazda RX-3 Dave Montgomery Motors 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 4 113
17 Peter Lander 58 Morris Cooper S P. Lander Up to 1300 c.c. 1 113
18 Max McGinley 59 Honda Civic Astoria Honda - Bentleigh Up to 1300 c.c. 2 113
19 Ray Molloy 56 Morris Clubman GT Ray Molloy Motors, Preston Up to 1300 c.c. 3 112
20 Ross Wemyss 26 Mercedes-Benz 280E Hobson White Motors P/L 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 6 110
21 John Lord 54 Morris Cooper S Lordco Australia Pty Ltd Up to 1300 c.c. 4 109
22 Ian Wells 85 Honda Civic I. Wells Up to 1300 c.c. 5 108
23 Bill Evans 61 Datsun 120Y Datsun Racing Team Up to 1300 c.c. 6 107
24 David Crowther 62 Alfa Romeo GT Junior Freds Treads Pty Ltd Up to 1300 c.c. 7 104
25 John Ainsley 75 Mazda 1300 James Mason Motors Up to 1300 c.c. 8 104
26 Philip George 31 Datsun 240K James Mason Motors 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 7
DNF Frank Porter 49 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Clemens Sporting Car Services 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 95
DNF Ray Gulson 42 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV R. Gulson 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 86
DNF J Laing-Peach, G Moore 37 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Ron Hodgson-Endrust Racing Team 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 79
DNF Allan Grice 12 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Craven Mild Racing 3001 c.c. and over 70
DNF Wayne Renfrey 38 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Gil Gordon Alfa - Geelong 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 70
DNF Bob Forbes, Wayne Negus 16 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 B. Forbes Automotive 3001 c.c. and over 68
DNF Lynn Brown Mazda RX-3 James Mason Motors 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 67
DNF David Clement 35 Mazda RX-3 Eurocars Pty Ltd 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 64
DNF Graeme Blanchard 9 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Graeme Blanchard Holden 3001 c.c. and over 55
DNF Murray Carter 18 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop M. Carter 3001 c.c. and over 18
DNF Fred Gibson 46 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Alfa Romeo Dealers Aust. 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 52
DNF Geoff Wade 60 Ford Escort GT 1300 Peter Mac's Towing Up to 1300 c.c. 45
DNF Robin Dudfield 55 Alfa Romeo GT Junior Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Aust. Up to 1300 c.c. 39
DNF Terry Wade 65 Morris Cooper S Mini Bits Up to 1300 c.c. 36
DNF Geoff Newton 29 Ford Capri GT 3000 G. Newton 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c 31
DNF Roger Bonhomme 73 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team Up to 1300 c.c. 31
DNF Stuart Saker 22 Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 S. C. Saker 3001 c.c. and over 30
DNF Allan Moffat 25 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop Allan Moffat Racing 3001 c.c. and over 26
DNF David Geddes 21 Chrysler Valiant Charger D. Geddes 3001 c.c. and over 25
DNF Caroline O'Shanesy 70 Morris Cooper S C. O'Shanesy Up to 1300 c.c. 18
DNF Jim Keogh 4 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop 3001 c.c. and over 12
DNF Paul Bernasconi 40 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Alfa Romeo Dealers Aust. 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. 12
DNF Ron Dickson 8 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 M. Wright Motors 3001 c.c. and over 6
DNF Ken Harrison 69 Ford Escort GT 1300 Ken Harrison Shell Racing Up to 1300 c.c. 5
DNF Peter Janson 17 Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 Masseys Holden 3001 c.c. and over 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Official Programme, Sandown 250 & Marlboro 100, Sept 14th (1975)
  2. ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 98&99
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Preceded by Sandown 250
1975 		Succeeded by
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