1982 Castrol 400
The 1982 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Sandown Raceway circuit in Victoria on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity:
- Class A : Up to 1600 cc
- Class B : 1601 - 2000 cc
- Class C : 2001 - 3000 cc
- Class D : 3001 - 6000 cc
There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship and the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.
Allan Moffat's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International Mazda RX-7 was the first outright win by a car from a Japanese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race.
Results
[edit]Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 43 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Stuyvesant International | D | 109 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Re-Car Racing | D | 109 |
3 | ![]() | 17 | Ford XE Falcon | Palmer Tube Mills | D | 108 |
4 | ![]() ![]() | 25 | Holden Commodore VH SS | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | D | 108 |
5 | ![]() | 37 | Mazda RX-7 | Eurocars Mazda | D | 107 |
6 | ![]() ![]() | 11 | Holden VC Commodore | Sound Wave Discos | D | 106 |
7 | ![]() ![]() | 16 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Re-Car Racing | D | 106 |
8 | ![]() | 56 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan Motor Company | C | 106 |
9 | ![]() ![]() | 19 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Citizen Watches | D | 105 |
10 | ![]() | 31 | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | D | 105 |
11 | ![]() | 10 | Jaguar XJS | John Goss Racing | D | 104 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Cadbury Schweppes | D | 103 |
13 | ![]() ![]() | 36 | Ford XD Falcon | Everlast Batteries Service | D | 103 |
14 | ![]() ![]() | 40 | Mazda RX-7 | Strongbow Racing Team | D | 103 |
15 | ![]() ![]() | 23 | Ford XD Falcon | Alf Grant Racing | D | 102 |
16 | ![]() | 34 | Mazda RX-7 | John Duggan | D | 101 |
17 | ![]() ![]() | 21 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Roadways Racing | D | 98 |
18 | ![]() ![]() | 61 | Toyota Celica | Chickadee Chicken | B | 98 |
19 | ![]() | 33 | Mazda RX-7 | Gerry Burges | D | 97 |
20 | ![]() ![]() | 66 | Alfa Romeo GTV | Beninca Motors | B | 96 |
21 | ![]() ![]() | 49 | Mazda RX-3 | J. Myhill | C | 95 |
22 | ![]() ![]() | 68 | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | Country Dealer Team | A | 94 |
23 | ![]() ![]() | 76 | Mitsubishi Colt | Eastside Mitsubishi | A | 94 |
24 | ![]() | 74 | Isuzu Gemini PF50 | P. Boston | A | 93 |
25 | ![]() | 97 | Mitsubishi Lancer | I. Wells | A | 91 |
26 | ![]() | 59 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Jag Parts | B | 91 |
27 | ![]() | 87 | Isuzu Gemini | 1.6 Litre Touring Car Association | A | 90 |
28 | ![]() | 64 | Ford Escort | Bob Holden Motors | B | 80 |
29 | ![]() | 83 | Isuzu Gemini PF50 | L. Smerdon | A | 75 |
Other starters included the following: | ||||||
DNF | ![]() | 2 | Ford XE Falcon | Masterton Homes P/L | D | |
DNF | ![]() | 05 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | D | |
DNF | ![]() | 7 | Ford XE Falcon | Alan Jones | D | |
DNF | ![]() ![]() | 9 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Nine Network Racing Team | D | |
DNF | ![]() | 13 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Cadbury Schweppes | D | |
DNF | ![]() | 18 | Ford XE Falcon | Murray Carter John Sands Racing | D | |
DNF | ![]() | 22 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Cullen Automotive Industries | D | |
DNF | ![]() | 27 | Mazda RX-7 | Alan Jones | D | |
DNF | ![]() ![]() | 32 | Holden VC Commodore | Scotty Taylor Racing | D | |
DNF | ![]() ![]() | 38 | Holden VC Commodore | Gawler Body Works | D | |
DNF | ![]() ![]() | 42 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Stuyvesant International | D | |
NC | ![]() ![]() | 52 | Ford Capri | Hulcraft Autos | C | |
DNF | ![]() | 55 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan Motor Company | C | |
DNF | ![]() | 63 | Ford Escort | Bob Holden Motors | B | |
DNF | ![]() ![]() | 71 | Toyota Corolla Levin | A. Surplice | A | |
DNF | ![]() | 78 | Isuzu Gemini | C. Bellman | A | |
DNF | ![]() | 90 | Ford Escort | B |
References
[edit]- Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982
- Racing Car News, September 1982
- The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982
- The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988