A report on Sandown Raceway
Motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately 25 km south east of the city centre.
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Peter Brock
8 linksAustralian motor racing driver.
Australian motor racing driver.
Along with his record at the Bathurst race, Brock also claimed victory in the traditional lead up race to Bathurst, the Sandown 500, nine times, including a string of seven consecutive wins from 1975 until 1981.
Allan Moffat
7 linksCanadian-Australian racing driver known for his four championships in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 500/1000.
Canadian-Australian racing driver known for his four championships in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 500/1000.
Allan Moffat and Jon Leighton drove a Ford Cortina Lotus to fourth place in the 1964 Sandown 6 Hour International at Melbourne's Sandown Park.
Sandown 500
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The Sandown 500 was an annual endurance motor race which was staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from 1964 to 2019.
Holden Dealer Team
6 linksHolden's semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1986, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s.
Holden's semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1986, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s.
However, due to teething troubles with this new homologation special, the Holden Dealer Team struggled against the two-car Moffat Ford Dealers team, with Allan Moffat winning both the 1977 ATCC title and also the big one, the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst, though Peter Brock, driving for former racer and Melbourne Holden dealer Bill Patterson, gave the A9X Hatchback a dream racing debut when his privately entered car won the 1977 Hang Ten 400 at Sandown Park.
Australian Grand Prix
8 linksAnnual motor racing event which is under contract to host Formula One until 2035.
Annual motor racing event which is under contract to host Formula One until 2035.
Brabham won the Grand Prix three times, McLaren twice, Clark twice, the second was his last major victory before his untimely death, winning a highly entertaining battle with Chris Amon at the 1968 Australian Grand Prix at Sandown Raceway.
1984 Castrol 500
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The 1984 Castrol 500 was an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1984.
Supercars Championship
7 linksTouring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations, governing the sport.
Touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations, governing the sport.
Due to the shorter track length of Sandown Raceway, the race is only 500 km and runs for between three and four hours.
Jim Clark
3 linksBritish Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.
British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.
This included winning the 1968 Australian Grand Prix at the Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne where he defeated the Ferrari 246T of Chris Amon by just 0.1 seconds after 55 laps of the 3.1 km (1.92 mi) circuit, the closest finish in the history of the Australian Grand Prix.
Sandown SuperSprint
1 linksThe Sandown SuperSprint (known for sponsorship reasons as Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint) is a Supercars motor racing event held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
5 linksMotor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
Motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
The Phillip Island 500 replaced Sandown's Sandown 500 as the annual V8 Supercar 500 km race, an event which was later reinstated for 2012.