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]	Porsche 968 CS	239
2	C			John Smith [1] 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			Trimbole Rohan Cooke [1]	Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	220
7	A			Mark Brame [1] Henry Draper [1]	Suzuki Swift GTi	220
8	S			Peter Whitaker [1] Calvin Gardiner [1] Geoff Forshaw [1]	Toyota MR2	218
9	B			Hardman Stone Targett	Hyundai Lantra	215
10	A			Bogut Howard Crombie	Suzuki Swift GTi	214
11	T		Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson [1] Cameron McConville [1] Steven Johnson [1]	Ford Laser TX3 4WD	214
12	B	18 [1]		Murray Carter [1] Morriss Morriss	Nissan Pulsar SSS	213
13	S	28 [1]		Wood Craig Janssen	Nissan NX Coupe	211
14	T			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