1993 Sandown 6 Hour

The 1993 Sandown 6 Hour was an endurance race for production cars which was staged at Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia on Sunday, 21 February 1993.^[1] The race was won by Peter Fitzgerald and Brett Peters, driving a Porsche 968 CS.^[2]

Classes

Cars competed in six classes: ^[3]

• Class A ^[3]
• Class B ^[3]
• Class C ^[3]
• Class D ^[3]
• Class S ^[3]
• Class T ^[3]

The defining parameters of the six classes have not yet been ascertained.

Qualifying

The fastest lap in Qualifying was set by Gregg Hansford, driving a Mazda RX-7, with a lap time of 1:25.06.^[4]

Results

Pos. [3]	Class [3]	No.	Team	Drivers [3]		Car [3]	Laps [3]
1	C	4 [1]		Peter Fitzgerald [2] Brett Peters [2] Nicholas Leutwiler		Porsche 968 CS	239
2	C	5		John Smith [1] Geoff Morgan Kevin Waldock [2]		Porsche 968 CS	239
3	T	7 [1]		John Bowe [1] Garry Waldon [1]		Mazda RX-7	238
4	T	1 [1]		Charlie O'Brien [2] Gregg Hansford [2]		Mazda RX-7	238
5	C	8 [1]		Ian Palmer [1] Wayne Gardner [1] Ross Palmer [2]		Honda NSX	234
6	T	41		John Trimbole Rohan Cooke [1]		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	220
7	A	42		Mark Brame [1] Henry Draper [1]		Suzuki Swift GTi	220
8	S	2		Peter Whitaker [1] Calvin Gardiner [1] Geoff Forshaw [1]		Toyota MR2	218
9	B	53		Steve Hardman David Stone Jon Targett		Hyundai Lantra	215
10	A	21		Danny Bogut Peter Howard Owen Crombie		Suzuki Swift GTi	214
11	T	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson [1] Cameron McConville [1] Steven Johnson [1]		Ford Laser TX3 4WD	214
12	B	18 [1]		Murray Carter [1] John Morriss Phil Morriss		Nissan Pulsar SSS	213
13	S	28 [1]		David Wood Stephen Craig Peter Janssen		Nissan NX Coupe	211
14	T	33		Ryan Dutton Runciman		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	210
15	A			Sala Swaine Zagame		Toyota Corolla SX	210
16	B			Peter McLeod [1] Glenn Clark [1] Peter Janson [1]		Citroën BX	193
17	B		Garry Rogers Motorsport	Steven Richards [1] Melinda Price [1] Paul Fordham [1]		Nissan Pulsar SSS	185
NC	C			Kevin Burton [1] Peter Vorst [1] Mark Gibbs [1]		Ford EB Falcon S	179
NC	D			Jim Baird [1] Mark Larmour [1] Kent Youlden [1]		Ford Falcon XR8	79
DNF	A			Ferrier Parsons Robson		Suzuki Swift GTi	137
DNF	B			Renato Muscat		Hyundai Lantra	107
DNF	T			Thomson Sala Showers		Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	87

• Race time of winning car: 6-00:09.72 ^[3]
• Fastest race lap: 1:25.84 - Bowe/Waldon (Mazda RX-7) ^[3]

References

1. Blitzkrieg! Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, pages 26 &27 (race report)
2. Colin Young, Porsche powers home in debut, Melbourne Age, 22 February 1993
3. Sandown 6 Hour, Australian Auto Action, 5 March 1993, page 26 (results table – does not include first names of drivers)
4. Graham Smith, Hansford wins pole in Mazda, Sunday Age, 21 February 1993

Further reading

• Sandown Shakedown, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1993, page 39